Objectives
The general objective of the project is structural and functional organization of the National Institute of Research&Development for Food Bioresources - IBA Bucharest by developing of R&D activity.
The specific objectives of the project are:
- Building and equipments acquisition within 5 laboratories in new fields: sensorial analysis, colloidal biochemistry, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), nutrition and chromatography;
- Building and equipments acquisition within 3 R&D new field pilot plants: fruits and vegetables processing, meat processing and cereal and flours processing, respectively within pilot tests and production Department;
- Structural and functional organization of a new department for interdisciplinary researches (in the field of economics, social and environment - “consumer sciences”);
- Building and equipments acquisition within a Documentation and Dissemination Office (DDO): conference hall, library, information and dissemination activity;
- Building laboratories and offices for the existing activities: physic-chemical laboratory, microbiology laboratory, molecular analyses laboratory (PCRs – PCR and electrophoresis), packaging laboratory, Elisa laboratory, OCS.HACCP/IBA certification body, GMO dissemination centre and nutrition centre, administrative.
The strategic objectives of the project are:
- Increasing of quality and efficiency of R&D activity in IBA Bucharest
- Increasing of professional competence and partnership with industry
- Increasing of Romanian food industry competitiveness through research and innovation