Applied research
MeBioS carries out applied research in areas such as agricultural and food process engineering, postharvest technology, food chain quality and safety, and diagnostics for life sciences. This precompetitive research is typically driven by actual needs of the industry and often relies on the basic research at MeBioS.
Agricultural and food process engineering
Construction of measurement and control systems for agricultural machines, optimisation of unit operations for heat and mass transport, development of (nondestructive) techniques to measure quality attributes of agricultural products and foods
Postharvest technology
Development of controlled atmosphere storage technologies for fruit and vegetables, improvement of the postharvest quality of horticultural produce, packaging technology
Food chain safety and quality
Risk and reliability analysis of food processes from farm to fork, development of quality systems, statistical process control for the agro-food industry
Diagnostics in life sciences
Development of biosensors for allergens in foods, veterinary diseases,...
