On May 28, 2015 the Center of Excellence for white and green technology was opened at the Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences of the SUA. It is a unique research institute consisting of several laboratories equipped with superior instrumentation technology. The invitation for the opening was accepted by the Rector of the SUA Dr.h.c. Prof. Ing. Peter Bielik, PhD., and by the Director of the Institute of Chemistry SAS (Slovak Academy of Sciences) Bratislava, Ing. Miroslav Koóš, DrSc. The opening were also attended by the experts from the FBFS.