2018 Yearbook - Universidad ORT Uruguay

55 Training at the Central American Technological University (UNITEC) The objective of this project is to provide training and transfer knowledge on entrepreneurial incubation to the Central American Technological University, building on the entrepreneurial knowledge transfer project that the CIE carried out in 2014 with funding from the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). Project Leader: Enrique Topolansky Funding: Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE) Duration: 6 months School of Engineering Antibiotic residues in milk: technological impact on the production of dairy products and solutions for their mitigation This project aims to study the effect of processing milk containing antibiotic residues in various production processes for cheese, butter, cream, dulce de leche, whey, and powdered milk, and to propose prevention and mitigation measures. Principal Investigator: Lorena Betancor Funding: National Agency for Research and Innovation (ANII) Duration: 30 months Recombinant expression of proteins with potential for use in a tick vaccine The objective of this project is the generation of antigens for the future development of a tick vaccine. Principal Investigator: Carlos Sanguinetti Funding: National Agency for Research and Innovation (ANII and La Buena Estrella) Duration: 24 months PROJECTS INITIATED OR APPROVED IN 2018