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BIOPAINT SRL
Via Ribes 5 - 10010 Colleretto Giacosa (TO), ITALY
Telephone: 39 0125538907
Fax: +390125538908
E-mail: fgirardo@biopaint.it
Web site: www.biopaint.it
Contact: Franceco Girardi (General Director)
At a Glance
Status: SME, Laboratory
Date of foundation: 2005
Main Activity
Biofouling of marine surfaces by micro- and macro-organisms is a severe problem that needs to be solved. Antifouling coatings were developed in the past containing tributyl tin (TBT), which has then been banned due to its harmful effects on marine life. New paints have then been developed containing heavy metals, which were also shown to have negative effects on aquatic habitats, or organic compounds belonging to the main families of pesticides and herbicides (booster biocides), whose environmental fate and bioaccumulation potential has not been clarified yet.
The aim of this research is to discover and/or develop innovative, eco-compatible antifouling ingredients for marine paints. The problem is approached through 3 parallel and innovative strategies, which regards:
the selection of eco-compatible organic antifouling agents among the biogenic biocides and "booster" biocides already described in the literature; the development of innovative antifouling paints containing hydrolytic enzymes immobilized on polymeric material; the development of innovative antifouling paints consisting of biocompatible agents able to sequester or degrade chemical mediators (organic and inorganic) involved in bacterial cell aggregation on the surfaces.
Company Strengths
NETWORKING: In order to carry out its research, the company collaborates with two Italian Universities:
The University of Viterbo - Faculty of Agriculture - Department of Agrobiology and Agrobiochemistry
The University of Bologna - Faculty of Engineering - Department of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science
Sector
BIOTECHNOLOGY
MEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
-Genomics
-Immunology
-Nanotechnology
-Diagnostics
-Bioinformatics
-Drug delivery&Medical services
FOOD BIOTECHNOLOGY
-Research&Development
Type of Cooperation
GENERAL CO-OPERATION
-DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PROJECTS
COMMERCIAL COOPERATION
- COMMERCIAL INTERMEDIARY(DISTRIBUTOR, GENERAL AGENT)
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