The BIOMIN Research and Innovation Network (B.R.A.I.N.) is a program created to support young and highly skilled scientists. Its aim is to foster and fund groundbreaking research projects and innovative ideas in the area of animal nutrition and animal health.
An expert jury evaluates submitted research proposals (B.R.A.I.N. Projects) and the best and most innovative projects will be realized, i.e. funded by BIOMIN. Within the last two years B.R.A.I.N. had close to a hundred applications, out of these 28 projects were carried out and successfully finished, 35 projects are currently evaluated or already conducted.
The B.R.A.I.N Internship provides skilled students the opportunity to actively participate in one of BIOMIN´s R&D projects. Students become part of a BIOMIN research team for up to a year, which establishes very often the basis for further cooperation and employment.
Dr. Kostas Mountzouris, a nutritional biotechnologist from the University of Athens, Greece was nominated the B.R.A.I.N. Award 2008 winner. He is an academic lecturer in nutritional biotechnology at the University of Athens, Greece. His primary research interests concern the study of the effects of bioactive functional food/feed components on host digestive function and gut ecology parameters such as microflora and immune function. Dr. Mountzouris received a monetary award of € 5000.- and was invited to present his paper at the World Nutrition Forum 2008.
Following papee was presented in the Biomin's 2008 World Nutrition Forum, helfd in Austria;
Clinico-pa thomorphological, serum biochemical and histologica l studies in broilers fe d ochratoxin A an d a toxin deac tivator (Mycofix PlusMTV INSIDE)
1 N.Q. Hanif*, 2 G. Kaukab , and 3 G. Muhammad
1Romer Labs, Pakistan; 2Department of Biochemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, 38040,
Department of Biochemistry, PMAS - Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, 46300, Pakistan
3Department of Vetinary Medicine and Sugery, University of Agriculture Rawalpindi, Faislabasd,
38040, Pakistan
N.Q. Hanif was also awarded for best paper, unfortunately the records got lost. We would like to request for the provision of information.
Thank you
Best regards
Prof. Dr. Ghazala Kaukab Raja
University Institute of Biochemistry & Biotechnology
Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi
Murree Road, Rawalpindi 46300
Pakistan
Email: ghazala@uaar.edu.pk