Foggia secondary unit

Via Michele Protano, 1 71121 Foggia
E-mail: sergio.pelosi@ispa.cnr.it
Phone: 0881 630201

Staff Members:

• 5 researchers full time
• 2 technicians (1 FT 1 PT)
• 2 post-doc

Research Areas

• Research and technology transfer in the agricultural and agri-food sectors
• Bio-based solutions for sustainability and food safety
• Emerging and nature-inspired technologies within a hurdle-technologies approach
• Post-harvest management of fresh and minimally processed (IV range) fruits and vegetables
• Non-destructive techniques for qualitative and compositional analysis

Laboratories and Equipment

• Laboratory for fruit and vegetable processing and packaging
• Laboratory for physicochemical analyses and Computer Vision System
• Microbial collection with cryopreservation at -150°C and -80°C
• Molecular biology lab equipped with capillary sequencer
• Controlled-atmosphere chamber for fresh produce shelf-life studies
• Laboratories for microbiology, preparative activities, and general biology (under development)

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