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 packaging regulations
Analysis of possible reuse and recycle of packaging materials
Analysis of the physical, rheological, chemical, microbial, and sensorial properties during storage
Analytical tests for shelf-life characterization
Assessment of the environmental impact (LCA) of one or more packagings
Characterization of microbial components, vegetal and animal species
Characterization of polymeric material by differential scanning calorimetry and NMR
Characterization of the composition of food products
Chemical analyses for food quality and safety (off-flavours, plasticizers)
Consultation for techniques of Design of experiments (DoE)
Consumer science
Contamination analysis of pre- and post-extrusion recycled material
Definition of product specifications and analytical methods of verification
Design of experiment (DoE) and Food Design to study interaction between formulation and process conditions
Development of new active and intelligent packaging
Effect of migration from packaging to food and vice-versa: analysis and study
Evaluation of microorganism development on raw materials and packaged foods
Evaluation of packaging mechanical resistance with numeric simulation and experimental trials
Evaluation of typicality by flavour analysis, markers of authenticity and chemometrics
Experimental studies of formulations and processes: use of bioactive components from out-streams or by-products
Film thermoformation and food packaging in modified atmosphere
Gas permeability reduction in packaging materials
Global migration analysis of one or more packagings
Improvement of process efficiency for saving direct and indirect costs
Input-output correlations to assess operational parameters
Lab trails and scale-up to pilot plants of experimental production diagrams; check of the physical, chemical and sensorial characteristics
Life cycle assessment for food packaging
Mechanical tests on packaging and packaging materials
Methods to increase functional molecules and decrease undesired contaminants in local food
Microbial kinetics during food storage
Modification of technological processese to improve quality of local products
Molecular traceability and chemometrics to define food quality and tipicality
Monitoring of chemical, physical, and biochemical characteristics (enzymatic activity and kinetics) during storage
New material and technique study for bio- and eco-compatible packaging films
New materials to reduce environment impact
Non-conventional thermal and non-thermal technologies for product stabilization, extraction, and conservation
Numerical simulation to define process-product interaction
On-line product control feasibility for process optimization
Operator practical training for process control and lab tests
Optimization of processing conditions by desing of experiments (DoE) for product development