CONSULTING SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS SECTOR
In addition to our extensive research activity, our group provides various services to the scientific community and business sector, such as trace element analysis in environmental and clinical samples, scientific advice to corporations for solving technical problems, and training of personnel.
GETEE has extensive professional experience developing different analytical methodologies. Therefore, one of our objectives is the sharing of these developments with society through a number of services provided to the business sector and public institutions:
ANALYSIS
The instrumental techniques available in our laboratories for sample pre-treatment and determination (molecular spectroscopy, atomic spectrometry, liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry) are available for performing various types of analysis in several matrices:
Determination
of metallic and non-metallic elements in:
Water (tap
water, fresh water, seawater, waste water)
Clinical
samples (blood, urine, hair, etc.)
Food
Environmental
solid samples (soils, riverine/marine sediments, sludge)
Speciation studies
The continuous requirements on toxic metallic forms by international organizations and governments have increased the interest on the determination of different chemical forms (species) of the elements. Our laboratory has developed a number of analytical methodologies for assessing organometallic species (speciation studies) in various environmental and clinical samples, such as:
Chromium speciation: determination of Cr(III) and Cr(VI)
Tin
speciation: determination of butylated tin species (TBT, DBT and MBT)
Mercury
speciation: determination of inorganic mercury (Hg(II)) and
methyl-mercury
Arsenic
speciation: determination of inorganic arsenic (As(III) and As(V)) and
organic arsenic (MMA, DMA, AsB and AsC)
Selenium
speciation: determination of inorganic selenium (Se(IV) and Se(VI)) and
organic selenium (SeMet and SeCys)
Antimony speciation: determination of inorganic antimony (Sb(III) and
Sb(V)) and organic antimony (TMSb)
Determination of metals bound to proteins in food
Determination of metals bound to metallothionein-like proteins in
biological samples
Food fortification and bioavailability studies
of essential and trace elements
GETEE has participated in different projects in food fortification and
in the
study of the bioavailability of essential/trace elements in cow's milk,
breast milk and infant formula (Cu, Fe, I, Se and Zn), seaweed (As, Br,
Co, Cr, I, Mn and Zn) and meat (I and Se). These studies have
contributed to the development of new functional foods by the business
sector.
TRAINING SERVICES
Due to the scientific knowledge and teaching experience of GETEE's lecturers and research staff, we can offer various technical courses to professional staff from private laboratories and the business sector who wish to update their knowledge and their skills.
We offer specialized courses on:
Molecular and
atomic spectrometry
Trends in
sample preparation methods
Quality control
Specialized
analytical techniques
CONSULTING SERVICES
GETEE also provides consulting services to the business sector or institutions concerning the development and application of different analytical techniques or procedures:
Consulting on technological formation
Consulting on
analytical developments, and implantation of new analytical methods and
quality control systems
R&D
consulting services