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
Assessment of the environmental impact (LCA) of one or more packagings
Biomarker identification to assess the effects of bioactive components in humans
Characterization of polymeric material by differential scanning calorimetry and NMR
Chemical analyses for food quality and safety (off-flavours, plasticizers)
Clinical requirements analysis
Comparative numerical analysis
Consultation for techniques of Design of experiments (DoE)
Contamination analysis of pre- and post-extrusion recycled material
Development of new active and intelligent packaging
Diagnostic biomedical equipments: "selection of the conditioning"
Diagnostic biomedical equipments: 2D and 3D alignment of Radiological Data
Diagnostic biomedical equipments: calibration and performance verification
Diagnostic biomedical equipments: cross-validation, repeatability and reliability studies
Diagnostic biomedical equipments: design of communication protocols and integration between components and instrumentations
Diagnostic biomedical equipments: design of experimental protocols and clinical trials
Diagnostic biomedical equipments: field evaluation
Diagnostic biomedical equipments: hardware and sensors design, for analysis, storage and transmission
Diagnostic biomedical equipments: Segmentation of fluoroscopy data
Diagnostic biomedical equipments: software design for signals elaboration
Diagnostic biomedical equipments:design of recognition and classification algorithms
Effect of migration from packaging to food and vice-versa: analysis and study
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 microorganism development on raw materials and packaged foods
Evaluation of packaging mechanical resistance with numeric simulation and experimental trials
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)
Film thermoformation and food packaging in modified atmosphere
Functional compounds characterization from raw materials, ingredients, food and food industry left-overs
Gas permeability reduction in packaging materials
Global migration analysis of one or more packagings
Human studies for the validation of nutritional/health claims (including analysis of biological samples and statistical analysis of the results)
Life cycle assessment for food packaging
Market survey and consumer trends towards functional foods
Mathematical modelling for product/process optimization
Mechanical tests on packaging and packaging materials