Magnetic Resonance in Food Science

Molecular Imaging and NMR LabThe Lab is highly specialized and instruments are applied to analyze liquid and semi-liquid samples (Bruker Avance 600 MHz equipped with Bruker probes QXI, BBO e HRMAS) and micro-imaging studies (MRI, Bruker Avance 300MHz). Analysis and services are provided for structural and functional studies on purified biological molecules and macro-molecules, both on in vitro and in vivo investigation (Bruker Avance 300MHz, probe 2.5 Micro for protonic signal acquisition, water-cooled gradient system XYZ and gradient strength 2.5 G/cm/A). A wide array of application are performed, including food science, environmental, and biomedical sectors. The lab also supports several projects for enterprise clusters aiming at developing molecular traceability systems for agri-food products and new diagnostic systems for human and animal health application. 

Porto Conte RicerchePorto Conte Ricerche, established in 1995, is a subsidiary of Sardegna Ricerche, the public agency that supports the Regional Administration in its policies and actions fostering research, innovation and technology development. The company manages the local centre of the Technology Park of Sardinia in Alghero.Porto Conte Ricerche currently hosts 21 enterprises and organizations operating in the following sectors: ICTs, Biomedicine, Health technologies and Industrial biotechnologies, employing about 80 staff overall. Owned by the University of Sassari, the Research Centre covers an area of 3.5 ha including 11,000 m² of indoor areas, with three separate modern buildings surrounded by Mediterranean vegetation. Two buildings house labs, offices, plants and equipments, the library, meeting rooms, a videoconferencing room, classrooms and facilities; the third building hosts the Auditorium, a guest house, and a cafeteria.  Regione SardegnaSardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Sardinia is one of the five Italian autonomous regions the only region administered by special statute of autonomy. This statute, second only to the Italian Constitution, gives the region the right to create its own laws in a wide number of domains and to carry out regional administrative functions.Regione Sardegna,  is investing  into R&D programs focusing on specific  key-areas such as ICT, Alternative Energy, Biotechnologies and Biomedicine, aiming at enhancing the social and economic development of the Island. Three Summer Schools are being supported by  Regione Sardegna this year, as well as  a number of different training activities, with the aim to establish permanently these International Schools and have them cross-linked with other training programs available abroad.   Sardinia Science and Technology ParkOriginating from the joint commitment of the Autonomous Regional Government of Sardinia and the European Union, Polaris, the Science and Technology Park of Sardinia, is a system of advanced facilities and services fostering innovation, development and the industrialization of research. The Park is managed by Sardegna Ricerche – the regional R&TD agency which set it up. With two main centers and more than 60 tenant companies and research canters, it is one of the largest science parks in Italy, ranking first among Italian technology parks as to number of biotech tenants. Polaris specializes in three areas: Information and Communication Technologies, Biotechnologies and Renewable energies. The Park promotes the region’s economic development by leveraging on technology innovation and knowledge. It supports companies, research centers and agencies wishing to carry out research and experimental production in their respective sectors. In particular, it is open to entrepreneurs and researchers wishing to set up new companies or pursue innovative projects exploiting the results of research. 

Peter Belton – University of East Anglia (Norwich – UK)Emeritus Professor of ChemistryMore Henk Van As – Wageningen University (Wageningen - The Netherlands)Associate Professor, Director Wageningen NMR CentreMore Luca Laghi – University of Bologna (Bologna, Italy)Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences and TechnologiesMore Roberto Anedda – Porto Conte RicercheResearcher, NMR and Imaging LaboratoryMore