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
Biorefinery for the exploitation and valorisation of by products and waste from agrofood and feed industry
Carbon-based materials (graphene oxides, TPG, etc.)
Ceramic materials (oxides, nitrides, carbides, etc.)
Ceramic matrix composites and nanocomposites
Corrosion: protection and inhibition
Cosmetics
Design of exnzymatic processes for transformations or bioconversions: ptimization of the processing conditions and characterization of the product
Effects of industrial processes on the nutritional qualities of foods
Elastomers
Evaluation of dietary habits of the population in order to identify risk behaviours and prevention strategies
Evaluation of the functional properties of ingredients and new product formulation
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
Glass and glass-ceramic materials
Human studies for the validation of nutritional/health claims (including analysis of biological samples and statistical analysis of the results)
Magnetic materials both bulk and nano
Magnetorheological fluids
Market survey and consumer trends towards functional foods
Materials of natural origin and derived (wood, paper, cellulose, fibers, etc.)
Materials with self-diagnostic and self-healing properties
Mathematical modelling for product/process optimization
Metal matrix composites and nanocomposites
Metals: ferrous alloys (steel, cast iron)
Metals: non-ferrous alloys (aluminum, copper, nickel, titanium, magnesium, etc.)
Micro-nano materials functionalized
Microorganism selection for a particular process
Nanomaterials (filler, graphene, etc.)
New ingredients, feed, and food formulation
Optimization of fermentation and biotransformation processes
Optimization of fermentation process, study and evaluation of the nutritional and functional properties of ingredients, valorisation of ingredients and products
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
Paintings
Piezoelectric and thermoelectric materials
Polymer matrix composites and nanocomposites