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 standards and regulations: laws and guidelines for protected, biological raw material, and processing
Animal tests of gastrointestinal function
Behavior animal testing for learning and memory and/or locomotion
Behavior animal testing for learning and memory and/or locomotion (ISO 9001, GLP)
Behavior animal testing for learning and memory and/or locomotion with video tracking
behavior animal tests for acute and chronic pain in animal free to move
behavior animal tests for acute and chronic pain in animal free to move (ISO 9001, GLP)
behavior animal tests for acute and chronic pain in animal free to move with video tracking
Biomarker identification to assess the effects of bioactive components in humans
Biomechanical evaluations
Computed microtomography in vivo (small size)
Design of new molecular markers for traceability of specific varietal components
Dynamic histomorphometry
Dynamic imaging
Dynamic imaging (high-content, ISO 9001, GLP)
Effects of industrial processes on the nutritional qualities of foods
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 of bioactive components from food waste (polyphenols, omega3 and omega6 fatty acids)
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
Histological and immunohistochemical evaluations
Histological and immunohistochemical evaluations (ISO 9001, GLP)
Histological and immunohistochemical evaluations (quantitative computed)
Human studies for the validation of nutritional/health claims (including analysis of biological samples and statistical analysis of the results)
Identification of correlation parameters: Nutrition-tumors
Index of oxidative stress in vitro
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
Microtomography evaluation 3D and 4D in vitro, ex vivo
Molecular characterization of DNA, protein, peptides and metabolites
Optimization of raw material selection for food processing/products
Packaging, designing and testing: choice of the proper materials for the desired product