Resources

Interdisciplinary & multicultural Team

Our multidisciplinary and multilingual team is specialized in national, international, cross-sectoral and supranational cooperation with +20 years of experience in international programmes and projects. 

Our team and associates have been working in several EU projects funded from Structural Funds 2007-2013, INTERREG IVC, 7FP, Central Europe acting as a Project Manager, Project Director, Coordinator of international cooperation, external expert, cluster manager, business science animator, among others with regional and national governments, international organizations, business associations, clusters, innovation networks and scientific institutions.

Some facilities and resources available

• Fully furnished exnzyme collection

• Enzyme assisted extractors

• Supercritical CO2 extractors

• Subcritical H2O extractors

• Microwaves-assisted extractors

• Lignin fractionation systems

• Lignin depolimerization

• Dual-beam UV-Vis spectrophotometers with measuring cell temperature programmer

• Microencapsulator for the inclusion of bioactives in beads and microcapsules to increase shelf-life and bioavailability

• Nanosizer Litesizer 500 analyzer for the measurement of the dimensions and size distribution of nanoparticles and the determination of the zeta potential

• Bench-top freeze dryers

• Focused microwave system for conducting chemical reactions and the synthesis of materials 

• Potentiostat and Galvanostat Multichannel Biologic sas

• AMEL Mod. DX 51 Galvanostat Potentiostat

• TOC-5000A TOC analyzer

• ISCO thermoreactors for COD determination in water

• Mineraliser

• Distiller for nitrogen measurement

• Ionic chromatograph

• UV-VIS Spectrophotometer

• Laser particle size analyzer

• Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer graphite furnace

• HPLC

• Microtox

• BOD5 meter

• OUR Test meter

• Autoclave

• Jar-Test device

• Millesimal meters for mortar and concrete expansion tests

• Heidolph Unimax 1010 orbital shaker

• Bench-top centrifuge MPW with fixed angle rotor

• Rotary evaporators 

• Pressure-cycle extractor 500 cc with 0.75 kW coaxial compressor

• Thermocryostats

• Temperature programmer for thermocryostat

• Big Incubator / chiller (90 liters)

• Well freezers 

• Refrigerators

• Microwave oven multimodale

• Bench-top dryer with forced air convection

• Analytical balances 

• UV-Vis spectrophotometer with double beam and double monochromator

• Bench photometer for the analysis of polyphenols content

• Electronic humidity meter

• pH meters

• Turbidimeters

• Dual channel digital thermometer with Pt probes

• Homogenizer / Dispenser Ultra Turrax 

• Luxmeter with radiometric probes 

• UV-A / UV- lamps

• Device for conducting germination / growth tests

• Franz's cell for permeability measurements

• Glass vacuum filtering system

• Diaphragm vacuum pump

• Mechanical stirrer rod with speed indicator and set of impellers

• Vibrating shaker

• Multistirrer magnetic stirrers

• Jacketed glass containers of various sizes

• Scaling-up tools up to 100 kg

• Accelerated olding tests for shelf-life extimation

• Cosmetic tests

• Antioxidant power tests

• Polyphenols content tools

• Membrane technology equipments for wastewater treatment