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
Analysis of chemical compositions and qualitative characteristics of lipid fractions of pig carcasses and thighs
Analysis of grape, fruits and food processing left-overs
Analysis of standards and regulations: laws and guidelines for protected, typical and biological raw material
Analysis of the physical, rheological, chemical, microbial, and sensorial properties during storage
Analytical tests for shelf-life characterization
Characterization of products of microbial origin: biomass, metabolites, natural antibiotics. Conversion and transformation processes of food an by-products
Chemical and chemo-physical analysis on meat and vegetal products
Combined stabilization strategies to enhance shelf-life and food safety
Definition of product specifications and analytical methods of verification
Design of experiment (DoE) and Food Design to study interaction between formulation and process conditions
Design of new molecular markers for assisted selection (MAS) for vegetal products
Determination of the protein variation during product processing (i.e. dairy and meat products)
DNA samples: preparations and conservation from vegetal materials and plants
Effects of packaging on the evolution of food microbial population
Experimental studies of formulations and processes: use of bioactive components from out-streams or by-products
Improvement of process efficiency for saving direct and indirect costs
In silico evaluation of potentially xenoestrogenic compounds
Innovative strategies for microbial control: the use of natural antimicrobials and thermal treatments
Input-output correlations to assess operational parameters
Interaction between food microorganisms and gut microbiota
Intruments and services for precision agriculture
Kits for the determination of contaminants, pesticides and pathogens in raw materials
Lab trails and scale-up to pilot plants of experimental production diagrams; check of the physical, chemical and sensorial characteristics
Marker identification for the instrumental detection of desired or undesired microflora: set up of markers or indicators
Microbial analysis, challenge tests, instrumental analyses
Microbial kinetics during food storage
Microbial response to environmental stress: optimization of microbial performance
Microbial strain selection for food production: enzymatic, physiological, and genetic characterization
Microbial strain selection: technological characterization
Microbiological activity in food: risk analysis
Modulation of microbial growth and shelf-life evaluation as a function of formulation and storage condition
Molecular analyses for the identification of pathogens and spoilage microorganisms and the evaluation of their impact on final product,
Molecular DNA analysis of vegetal materials
Monitoring of chemical, physical, and biochemical characteristics (enzymatic activity and kinetics) during storage
Non-conventional thermal and non-thermal technologies for product stabilization, extraction, and conservation
Numerical simulation to define process-product interaction
On-farm rapid methods for quality assessment of dairy and meat products
On-line bank "Cerealab" as informatics instrument to support assisted selection (MAS) for vegetal production
On-line product control feasibility for process optimization
Operator practical training for process control and lab tests