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Infrastructure

The project manager and the research team will have access to all the equipment and facilities needed to carry out the proposed activities. Research infrastructure UASVM Cluj-Napoca includes equipment of the highest performance, covering most of the equipment necessary for the purposes specified in the project. The most relevant laboratories and equipment for the project include:

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  • Laboratory For Testing Food Quality And Safety (https://erris.gov.ro/Laboratory--For-Testing-Food) is equipped with: Gas Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometer GCMS-QP2010, Gas Chromatograph GC-2010, UV-VIS Spectrophotometer 1700 PharmaSpec, TitroLine alpha plus TA20, HPLC with Fluorescence and UV-VIS Detection, TLC Scanner 3 – CAMAG, Solvent Extractor SER 148/3 (Soxhlet), Kjeldahl Digestion Unit - DK Series, Distillation Unit UDK 127, Small Centrifuge EBA 20, Universal Oven Model UNB 400, VV Micro Rotary Evaporator, Autoclave,   Magnetic stirrer, Colony Counter, Drying oven, Incubator, Vortex.

  • Molecular Nutrition and Proteomics Research Laboratory (https://erris.gov.ro/Molecular-Nutrition-and-omics) provide the foundation of the Nutrition Science field: Mini-PROTEAN® 3 Dodeca™ Cell, GS-800™ Calibrated Densitometer, PowerPac HC Power Supply, MicroRoto for Liquid-Pahse IEF Cell, Mini-Protean 3 Cell, Power Pac HV Power Supply, Mini Trans-Blot Electrophoretic Transfer Cell, Mini-Protean 3 Multi-Casting Chamber, Hettich centrifuge Micro 22R, Magnetic stirrer Ika, Freezer Sanyo MDF-U5186S, Thermostatic water bath Raypa, Digibath-2 BAD-6, Microbiological laminar flow hood HF safe-1200, Vortex Biosan.

  • Research Centre of Biochemistry and Agrofood Biotechnology (https://erris.gov.ro/Research-Centre-of-Biochemis) will carry out in vitro testing of bioactive molecules, using different normal and cancer cell lines. The laboratory of cell cultures is provided with a laminary flow Biosafe, a cell culture incubator, advanced microscope for transmission and fluorescence.

  • Laboratory of Food Process and Structure Engineering, Bakery Pilot Plant and Brewing Pilot Plant (https://erris.gov.ro/Laboratory-of-Food-Process-E) are equipped with: The CT3 Texture Analyzer, High-performance dispersing instrument JK-HSD-12G, Electromagnetic Sieve Shaker AS 300 control – RETSCH. Production facilities: Analytical control point for technological flow parameters, Zanolli Electric oven with in-built Proofer, 3 different baking zones, Dough Sheeter Flamic Italy, Kneader Kemper SP, Hobart Mixer Stainless steel working table. Brewing Pilot Plant will provide the brewers' spent grain biomass and Bakery Pilot Plant will support the conditions required for modeling and optimizing functional product.

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