2015 Yearbook -Universidad ORT Uruguay

60 AgroBeep 2015 Yearbook The objective of this project is to develop comprehensive management software that enables winegrowers to maintain systematic control over their vineyards. Project Leader: Gastón Mousques, Professor of Software Engineering. Funding: National Agency for Research and Innovation (ANII) and Bodega Pomar Duration: 12 months Process design for obtaining biofuels from microalgae The objective of this project is to optimize the production of biofuels from microalgae, using photoreactors for the process. Similar technology has been developed in other countries, but with different strains of microalgae. Project Leader: Rodrigo Achigar, Professor of Biotechnology. Funding: National Agency for Research and Innovation (ANII) and Alcoholes del Uruguay (Alur) Duration: 12 months Downstream processing in the production of a veterinary vaccine The objective of this project is to improve the downstream process in the production of a veterinary vaccine. It aims to optimize the purification of Clostridium perfringens epsilon toxin used in the production of veterinary vaccines. Principal Investigator: Mariana Ferrari, Coordinator of the Biotechnology Laboratory. Funding: National Agency for Research and Innovation (ANII) and LTA Biotechnology. Duration: 12 months. SIMON: Generation of Indices and Public Metrics for the Internet Community. The objective of this project is to provide up-to-date, high-quality measurements of Internet connectivity in the Latin American and Caribbean region. Project Leader: Nicolás Antoniello, Network Instructor. Funding: National Agency for Research and Innovation (ANII) and Latin American and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry (LACNIC) Duration: 12 months RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS INITIATED OR APPROVED IN 2015