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
Acoustic methods for solid food texture evaluation (cheese, watermelon, pasta, etc.)
Analysis of chemical compositions and qualitative characteristics of lipid fractions of pig carcasses and thighs
Analysis of contaminants and allergens in raw materials and finished products, flavour analysis, analysis of simple and complex carbohydrates
Analysis of grape, fruits and food processing left-overs
Analysis of packaging regulations
Analysis of possible reuse and recycle of packaging materials
Analysis of standards and regulations: laws and guidelines for protected, typical and biological raw material
Analytical methods for detection of allergens of vegetal origin and hidden allergens in food products
Analytical methods for detection of microbial contamination in food (bacteria, viruses, moulds, yeasts)
Analytical methods for the detection of nanoparticles (metal nanoparticles, nanofibres and nanocapsules) in raw materials and finished products
Analytical methods for the evaluation of the effects of industrial processing on nutritional value of foods
Assessment of the environmental impact (LCA) of one or more packagings
Characterization of polymeric material by differential scanning calorimetry and NMR
Characterization of soluble fibre in functional food
Chemical analyses for food quality and safety (off-flavours, plasticizers)
Chemical and chemo-physical analysis on meat and vegetal products
Colour analysis with destroing and non-destroying techniques
Consultation for techniques of Design of experiments (DoE)
Contamination analysis of pre- and post-extrusion recycled material
Design of new molecular markers for assisted selection (MAS) for vegetal products
Determination of the protein variation during product processing (i.e. dairy and meat products)
Development of new active and intelligent packaging
DNA samples: preparations and conservation from vegetal materials and plants
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
Extraction and analytical methods for nutrients and functional elements
Fast and non-destructive spectroscopic methods and chemometrics for food quality evaluation
Film thermoformation and food packaging in modified atmosphere
Food decontamination and enzyme deactivation: high pressure homogenization, gas-plasma, pulsed electric fields
Food safety: analytical methods to evaluate the occurrence of toxic natural substances, process and environmental contaminanst
Gas permeability reduction in packaging materials
Global migration analysis of one or more packagings
High resolution and solid phase nuclear magnetic resonance to assess food composition
In silico evaluation of potentially xenoestrogenic compounds
Intruments and services for precision agriculture
Kits for the determination of contaminants, pesticides and pathogens in raw materials
Life cycle assessment for food packaging
Mechanical tests on packaging and packaging materials
Molecular DNA analysis of vegetal materials