The laboratory specializes in research focusing on the chemical analysis of food and by-products, the development of holistic and integrated bioprocesses through the valorization of agro-industrial by-products, the isolation and characterization of natural bioactive compounds and microorganisms, the biotechnological production of high value-added ingredients, the sustainable recovery using "green" methods, as well as the implementation of innovative technologies for the application of natural/biotechnological ingredients in food within the framework of the circular bio-economy and the development of sustainable food systems.

Indicatively, the laboratory equipment consists of:

Controlled-condition bioreactors (capacities of 2 and 3.8 L), freeze dryer, spray dryer, electrospinning/electrospraying system, Dynamic shear rheometer (TA instruments HR-10 Rheometer), texture analyzer, tensiometer for surface and interfacial measurements, HPLC (RID-DAD-FLD with fraction collector), GC-FID, Sub- and Supercritical Fluid extraction system, ATR-FTIR, Kjeldahl apparatus, Soxhlet extraction system, FOSS MilkoScan^TM Mars, rotary evaporators, high-speed homogenizer, microplate photometer, UV–Vis spectrophotometers, PCR system, controlled temperature and humidity chambers, refrigerators and freezers (−20°C, −80°C), incubators, autoclave, centrifuge, microscopes, stomacher device etc.