Institutes at the Department IFA-Tulln IFA Tulln

1 institutes @ department ifa-tulln

1.1 institute biotechnology in plant production
1.2 institute natural materials technology
1.3 center analytical chemistry
1.4 institute environmental biotechnology
1.5 institute biotechnology in animal production
1.6 institute of animal nutrition, products , nutrition physiology

institutes @ department ifa-tulln
institute biotechnology in plant production

in research, institute biotechnology in plant production focuses on basic , applied research in areas plant breeding, plant genetics , phytopathology. logical overlaps between these topics plant-pathogen interaction, genetics of disease resistance , breeding research disease resistance. institute exclusively performs own research work on agricultural crop plants.

institute natural materials technology

the research focuses on utilization of natural resources of idle waste material reinforcements of polymers or use thermoplastic matrices. main processing technologies used in composites- production extrusion , injection moulding. lesser content institute applies compression moulding.

center analytical chemistry

the center analytical chemistry (cac) aiming perform cutting edge scientific research , develop advanced methods in field of (bio)analytical chemistry. cac 2 christian doppler laboratories pursuing highly interdisciplinary approach determination of chemical contaminants including mycotoxins , allergenic proteins in food. employing metabolomics based approaches cac studies entire biological systems special emphasis on plant-fungi interactions.

there 5 research groups within institute:

metabolomics , bioactive substances
mycotoxins , mycotoxin metabolism
immunoanalytics , food allergens
water analysis , quality assurance systems
molecular diagnostics

institute environmental biotechnology

focus of research activities @ institute environmental biotechnology given application of microbial metabolism safeguard quality of life , preserve natural resources. on 1 hand, emphasis put on degradation or detoxification of pollutants (in soil, water , waste) or development of monitoring methods evaluate success of restoration technologies. on other hand, best possible utilization of existing resources establishment of sustainable material cycles central aim of research conducted. practical application , process development technical implementation primary concern independent fundamental investigation of underlying microbiological activities. examples scale of fermentation processes, development of technical remediation methods , testing of innovative combined biological-physical processes (e.g. use of membrane bioprocesses) in environmental technology.

there 6 research groups established @ institute environmental biotechnology

anaerobic digestion (biogas)
contaminated land management
feed additives
fermentation , pilot plant
microbiology (incl. molecular biology) and
water , wastewater treatment

institute biotechnology in animal production

with respect methodological , research competence @ department ifa tulln institute biotechnology in animal production concentrates on advanced tissue culture technologies in vitro production of embryos.there 3 research groups @ institute biotechnology in animal production

proteomics of gametes maternal interaction
genetics of mtdna
in vitro production of embryos

institute of animal nutrition, products , nutrition physiology

the institute of animal nutrition, products, , nutrition physiology (apn) represents start of supply chain of food of animal origin. focuses on adequate feeding of agricultural livestock , significant impact of animal nutrition on quality , safety of primary products, such milk, meat , eggs. aside nutrients, special emphasis paid on secondary effects of feed , feed/food components on digestion, metabolism , health.

the institute has condensed mission , structure towards 3 intrinsic topics:

animal nutrition
animal products
nutrition physiology