The technology of synthesis of isotopically labeled varieties of chemical compounds has been developed by Mariusz Dziadas, graduate student at the University of Life Sciences in Poznań. His ideas can help in a simpler and faster determination of the content of chemical substances in finished products.
The scientist is waiting tests of samples to assess chemical purity, and whether the product is suitable for direct sale. Labeled chemicals can be used to study the content of substances in finished food products, cosmetics and medicines.
According to, Mariusz Dziadas, to make sure that the active substance content in the product is at the appropriate level set, for example, by the manufacturing standard, laboratory quality analysis is conducted to estimate the content of ingredients, often with labour-intensive methods.
"Innovative approach in my idea is that in order to check the content of the compound in the product, for example, paracetamol in tablets or caffeine in energy drinks, isotopically labeled equivalent of the compound is used - the chemical form which, instead of hydrogen, in its structure has deuterium, the heavier variety. These isotopes of, for example, deuterium occur naturally in nature and are in no way harmful. My technology allows to synthesize such varieties of chemical compounds in a simple and cost-effective way" - explained Mariusz Dziadas.
With this method, analytical laboratories can perform qualitative analysis in a much simpler, cheaper and more accurate way. In the case of testing food samples, such studies could be up to five times cheaper than previous methods.
The scientist carried out his research with funding from the Student Centre for Innovation and Technology Transfer in the amount of PLN 15 thousand. The idea behind the Centre is to relieve young scientist of the burden of searching for investors and intermediary, to address the business so that the innovator can focus on research.
Mariusz Dziadas is a PhD student at the University of Life Sciences in Poznań. To test his project, in 2012 he approached Mariusz Lesiecki, Innovation Manager operating in Poznań Academic Business Incubator.
"Together we found a suitable laboratory and began cooperating. If the sample we have sent them pass appropriate certification tests, we can launch production and sales"- said Lesiecki.
Student Center for Innovation and Technology Transfer is a support model for innovative ideas of undergraduate and doctoral students, created by Poznań Academic Business Incubator. For this purpose, it uses the potential of universities and business institutions, such as business incubators. It aims to improve the relations between business support institutions and students and graduate students.
Obtaining the Centre’s support is possible through Innovation Managers, who operate on three campuses in Poznań: University of Life Sciences, Adam Mickiewicz University and Poznań University of Technology. The project is co-financed by the European Union under the European Social Fund.
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