Database providing access to the High Technology Network's industrial research offering: research competences, type of analyses and tests available at the Laboratories. Companies can consult the Catalogue to find Laboratories and researchers that match their needs.
Competence
Acoustic methods for solid food texture evaluation (cheese, watermelon, pasta, etc.)
Analysis of contaminants and allergens in raw materials and finished products, flavour analysis, analysis of simple and complex carbohydrates
Analysis of standards and regulations: laws and guidelines for protected, biological raw material, and processing
Analytical methods for detection of allergens of vegetal origin and hidden allergens in food products
Analytical methods for detection of microbial contamination in food (bacteria, viruses, moulds, yeasts)
Analytical methods for the detection of nanoparticles (metal nanoparticles, nanofibres and nanocapsules) in raw materials and finished products
Analytical methods for the evaluation of the effects of industrial processing on nutritional value of foods
Biomarker identification to assess the effects of bioactive components in humans
Characterization of products of microbial origin: biomass, metabolites, natural antibiotics. Conversion and transformation processes of food an by-products
Characterization of soluble fibre in functional food
Colour analysis with destroing and non-destroying techniques
Combined stabilization strategies to enhance shelf-life and food safety
Design of new molecular markers for traceability of specific varietal components
Effects of industrial processes on the nutritional qualities of foods
Effects of packaging on the evolution of food microbial population
Evaluation of dietary habits of the population in order to identify risk behaviours and prevention strategies
Evaluation of molecular transformations during food processing
Evaluation of the interactions between food matrix and bioactive components
Evaluation of the organoleptic characteristics of food bioactive components and related food
Evaluation of the physical, chemical, and microbial characteristics of products
Extraction and analytical methods for nutrients and functional elements
Extraction of bioactive components from food waste (polyphenols, omega3 and omega6 fatty acids)
Fast and non-destructive spectroscopic methods and chemometrics for food quality evaluation
Food decontamination and enzyme deactivation: high pressure homogenization, gas-plasma, pulsed electric fields
Food safety: analytical methods to evaluate the occurrence of toxic natural substances, process and environmental contaminanst
Food traceability by evaluation of functional components
Food traceability by genetic analysis
Food traceability by spectroscopic techniques, NMR, proteomic and peptidomic methods for the identification of ingredients or contaminants
Functional compounds characterization from raw materials, ingredients, food and food industry left-overs
Genetic methods for varietal identification
High resolution and solid phase nuclear magnetic resonance to assess food composition
Human studies for the validation of nutritional/health claims (including analysis of biological samples and statistical analysis of the results)
Innovative strategies for microbial control: the use of natural antimicrobials and thermal treatments
Interaction between food microorganisms and gut microbiota
Marker identification for the instrumental detection of desired or undesired microflora: set up of markers or indicators
Market survey and consumer trends towards functional foods
Mathematical modelling for product/process optimization
Methods for the specific and varietal identification based on single components within blends
Microbial analysis, challenge tests, instrumental analyses
Microbial response to environmental stress: optimization of microbial performance