Research & Development

Our laboratory in Bolzano/Bozen has an R&D department, which explores 5 scientific areas:

• Nutrition
• Molecular screening
• Cell culture
• Microorganism culture
• Development of recombinant proteins.

Our laboratory is also equipped with scientific instruments:

• Pilot molecular screening unit
• HPLC
• Mass detector
• MiniVIDAS® immunoassay analyzer
• Pilot bioreactors
• Pilot fermenters
• Viscometer
• Chemical and biological hoods

Our research and development projects

• Research Protocol in collaboration with the Central Hospital of Bolzano, Service of Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition:
  "CHANGES IN ANTIOXIDANT STATUS, GLUCOSE METABOLISM AND BODY COMPOSITION OF OVERWEIGHT SUBJECTS WITH IMPAIRED FASTING GLUCOSE OR TYPE 2 DIABETES AFTER 12 WEEKS SUPPLEMENTATION OF Whey Protein ProLYOtin® in Diabetics (type II)- PILOT STUDY."
  Research protocol
  
  
• Research Protocols in development stage in collaboration with Andrea Hospital and the Paideia Clinic in Rome:
  • "Activity of a dietary supplement in the management of malnutrition and sarcopenia in patients suffering from advanced colorectal or gastroesophageal neoplasm, referred for chemotherapy: multicenter, prospective randomized study, controlled in single blind”
  • "Multicenter, randomized prospective, single-blind controlled study to evaluate the activity of a dietary supplement based on protein of highly purified whey (prolyotin®) for the management of malnutrition and sarcopenia in patients suffering from breast or colorectal neoplasm referred for adjuvant chemotherapy
    
    
• Scientific pilot studies have been co-financed by the Autonomous Province of Bolzano:
  • Project about extraction of the proteins of milk
  • Project about dietetic and clinical alimentation
  • Project about purification of Stevia
  • Project about purification of lactoferrin and its use in alimentation
  • Molecular screening.