PARTNER PROFILE FORM CONTACT INFORMATION Organisation Name Slovak Agriculture University Type of organization Research institute SME* Industry Contact person Peter Massányi, DVM, PhD. University Other Department Address Department of Animal Physiology Trieda A. Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra Telephone Fax +421-37-6414 284 +421-37-6415 387 Web site http:// www.uniag.sk E-mail massanyi@yahoo.com * Your enterprise is an SME if: -it has less than 250 employees -it has either an annual turnover not exceeding €50M, or an annual balance sheet total not over €43M -it is less than 25% owned by a non SME (unless these are financial investors, such as banks or venture capitalists EXPERTISE OFFERED Keywords specifying the expertise Description of the expertise Main researchers and expertise (name, surname, academic degree) Experience in international cooperation and partnership (SMEs, universities, research institutes) Physiology, environment, food chain, blood biochemistry, food sciences, biotechnology Research is focused on biomedical sciences, biotechnology and food science. Department has two laboratories dealing with blood biochemistry and evaluation of spermatozoa motility parameters. Researchers analyze mainly the effects of various toxicants of environment and food chain in relation to physiological parameters in farm and wild animals. Monitoring of heavy metal concentration in wild animals is also one of the research topics. All studies are realized in vivo and also in vitro. Factors affecting reproductive parameters are evaluated using fine micromorphometric methods and computer assisted semen analyzer (CASA). Jozef Bulla, Prof. Ing. DrSc. Jaroslav Kováčik, prof. Ing. PhD. Peter Massányi, doc. DVM. PhD. http://www.geocities.com/massanyi/CV.html Norbert Lukáč, Ing. PhD. Adriana Kolesárová, Ing. PhD. Marcela Capcarová, PhD. National Institute of Chemial Safety, Budapest, Hungary Pedagocical University, Krakow, Poland West Virginia University, Georgetown, USA VeterinarUniversitat, Wien, Austria Mendel University, Brno, Czech Republic → International projects (last 5 years - Title of project, source of funds, duration) Please, indicate if you were/are coordinator, partner or subcontractor EXPECTATIONS Target consortium Please, indicate the topic title from the work programme Szent Istvan University, GATE, Godollo, Hungary Universita degli Studi di Milano, Italy Investigation the reproductive toxicity of metal ions (Ni, Cd, Pb, Co) with morphological and cell biological methods in vivo and in vitro; Slovak-Hungarian Inter-Government Project; 2005 – 2006 (Dr. Zsolt Forgács) In vitro biological studies of interactions between toxic elements and electromagnetic (ionizing and non–ionizing) radiation on the cells of reproductive organs; SlovakHungarian Inter-Government Project; 2007 – 2008 (Dr. Zoltán Somosy) The effect of heavy metals on the semen (spermatozoa) antioxidant status; Slovak-Hungarian Inter-Government Project; 2005 – 2006 (Prof. Dr. László Bárdos) Improving animal health, product quality and performance of organic and low input livestock systems integration of breeding and innovative →