FOODHAY research infrastructure

The research infrastructure Open Innovation FOOD & Health Laboratory (FOODHAY) is a large national research infrastructure project, which has received a 51.5 M DKK grant from the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Sciences. The consortium behind FOODHAY will contribute a similar amount, bringing the total investment to approx. 103 M DKK.

The consortium comprises Aarhus University, the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen University, Arla and the Danish Technological Institute and the purchased research facilities will be distributed among them.

This provides new opportunities for Danish food researchers and businesses to produce new knowledge, technology and innovative solutions in the field of food and ingredients – in addition to supporting the research cooperation between the universities.

So far, the following equipment has been purchased and put to use at the DTU National Food Institute under the auspices of FOODHAY:

Platform 1: Biomarker and Screening Platform

Food Health Effect Lab
Analytical Liquid Chromatography
Histology Slide Scanner

Food Microbio Lab
Colon Model System
Maldi-TOF Biotyper
Plasma Mutagenesis Platform
Microdroplet Culture System
Digital PCR
Microaerophilic Workstation
Shimadzu UV-2600i
Droplet Generation Device
Fluorescence Activated Droplet Sorting platform

Platform 2: Proteomics and Metabolomics Platform

Food Analysis Lab
Antioxidants and pigments UPLC
FTIR Spectrometer
Raman Microscope
pH-stat Titration
LC Orbitrap Mass Spectrometer
Protein Purification System
Vilber FUSION-FX
ICP-OES
Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy

Platform 3: Food Biophysics Platform

Food Design Lab
Biostat fermentors
SEC-Mals
Supercritical CO2 system
Twin Screw Extruder
High Voltage Food Treatment System
ESR spectrometer
Rheofermenter
Rapid Fat Analyzer
Oxygen/Water Transmission Tester
Subcritical Water Extraction System

Read more about Foodhay at food.au.dk/foodhay