The event “Using agricultural by-products to produce organic soil improvers through composting – AgroWasteCompost”, organized by “Evritika Kellaria” with the support of ena Development Consultants and in collaboration with the Department of Molecular Biology & Genetics of Democritus University of Thrace, was completed successfully.
The event took place on Friday, June 3, 2022, at the “Zafeiris Ampas” Amphitheater of the School of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences of Democritus University of Thrace in Orestiada.
Welcome addresses were given by the Dean of the School of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences of Democritus University of Thrace, Mr. Spyridon Galatsidas, the Head of the Department of Agricultural Development of Democritus University of Thrace, Mr. Christos Chatzisavvidis, and the representative of the Special Managing Authority of Eastern Macedonia & Thrace, Ms. Konstantina Athanasiou.
The main purpose of the event was to present the results to date of the particularly important research carried out by the Laboratory of Applied Microbiology & Biotechnology of the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics of Democritus University of Thrace, on behalf of and in collaboration with “Evritika Kellaria S.A.”, under the measure “Investment Plans for Innovation, Research & Development in the RIS3 priority sector” of the Operational Program “Eastern Macedonia & Thrace” (NSRF 2014–2020).
The presentations were opened by the CEO of Evritika Kellaria S.A., Mr. Vasileios Charovas, with a short presentation of the company's history and future.
Participants also had the opportunity to learn about the available and upcoming financing tools for supporting similar and other business ventures, in the talk by the General Manager of ena Development Consultants, Mr. Dimitris Bardakidis.
During the main presentations of the information event, Associate Professor of Democritus University of Thrace Mr. Ioannis Kourkoutas and PhD Candidate of the Department of Molecular Biology & Genetics of Democritus University of Thrace Ms. Ioanna Karapantzou presented the important work of the Laboratory of Applied Microbiology & Biotechnology, with an emphasis on the “AgroWasteCompost” project and the particularly encouraging results so far of the research being carried out within it.
The event was organized by #enaevents, a service of ena Development Consultants that designs and delivers corporate, educational, conference and informational events, in person, hybrid and remote, in the physical and digital world.
The #enaevents team would like to thank everyone who helped organize the event, the audience and the representatives of the University Community who honored us with their presence, and finally all the speakers for their extremely interesting presentations.
