INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CARLOW-ENVIROCORE

We have a wide range of research expertise including the following areas:

• Microbiological analysis – microbial identification, microbial ecology studies, Microbiome studies, phenotypic profiling, laboratory and medium scale (20L) production of microbial cultures.

• Genetic studies – gene detection and quantification, genome analysis, genotyping, gene expression studies, genetic engineering, genetic tagging, bioinformatics.

• Protein purification and analysis.
• Plant cultivation and growth analysis.
• Organic and inorganic chemical analysis of samples.
• Soil, water and plant analysis.
• Anaerobic digestion analysis.
• High through put microbial isolation and screening.
• Laboratory scale, greenhouse scale and field scale experiments/trials.
• Microscopy – microphotography.
• Environmental modelling.
• Tissue cell culture.
• Experimental design.
• Data collection, collation and Interpretation.
• Statistical analysis of data.

But in this momento the primordial line of investigation is marine based bioplastic: Using the fish processing by-product to generate a thermoset bioplastics with properties that allow it to us used as a packaging material not only helps fish processing plants to valorise their by-products but also help mitigate the problem of plastic polution in the ocean.

enviroCORE

enviroCORE is a world class research centre in Sustainable  Bioenvironmental Technologies in the niche areas of: Ecology and Biodiversity  Studies, Phytotechnologies for Waste Treatment; Biomass Production and Plant Biotransformation;  Environmental Sensors, Bio-indicators and Biosensors; Environmental Monitoring and Risk Assessment.