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
Biomarker identification to assess the effects of bioactive components in humans
Effects of industrial processes on the nutritional qualities of foods
Environmental impact analysis (SIA) and integrated environmental authorization (AIA) of plants and sites
Evaluation of dietary habits of the population in order to identify risk behaviours and prevention strategies
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 of bioactive components from food waste (polyphenols, omega3 and omega6 fatty acids)
Functional compounds characterization from raw materials, ingredients, food and food industry left-overs
Human studies for the validation of nutritional/health claims (including analysis of biological samples and statistical analysis of the results)
Industrial ecodesign
IPCC guidelines for CO2 balance
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA)
Life Cycle Management (LCM)/Life Cycle Thinking (LCT)
Market survey and consumer trends towards functional foods
Mathematical modelling for product/process optimization
Optimization of raw material selection for food processing/products
Packaging, designing and testing: choice of the proper materials for the desired product
Packaging, designing and testing: shelf-life evaluation of food products and bioactive components
Preparation of the nutritional/health claims application
Product certification (EMAS) and environmental certifications (EMAS, ISO)
Risk Analysis
Selection of nutritional/health claims according to EU Regulation
Set up of in vitro methods and animal models for the evaluation of the health effects of food bioactive components