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Short name : NPU
Full name : Prague University Analytical Centre II and III
Coordinator : Poustka J (VSCHT)
Funding bodies Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports: National support for R&D
Type : Research activities
start and end: 2015 - 2020
Link : https://www.rvvi.cz/cep?s=jednoduche-vyhledavani&ss=detail&n=0&h=LO1601
Country : Czech Republic
Commodity : All Animal Feed and Food
Summary : The aim of this project is to ensure the operation of a unique, integrated workplace dedicated to basic research in the area of analytical chemistry, forensic analysis, food quality, safety and authenticity, healthy nutrition, medical science, and environmental and food science, thus achieving the main goal represented by continuously increasing the quality of the non-material aspect of inhabitants of Prague, Czech Republic and European Union. Another main objective of the project is implementation of methods for toxicity testing on the model of human cell lines using the latest instrumentation, applied as tools for solving of food, environmental, medical and forensic issues. As the nature of this project, the Centres (= Prague University Analytical Centre II + Prague University Analytical Centre III), which comprise of the state-of-the-art analytical instruments, experienced internationally recognised scientists and their younger colleagues, should develop, and further support, into a functional research unit, whose expertise is defined by the fields of analytical, medicinal, environmental, forensic and food chemistry. The main objective of this project is ensuring the sustainable development of established Centres. Fact that these Centres are with its equipment, human resources and scientific focus on the European level, affects positively the functioning of the Centres. As a consequence of this factit enables further development of Centres and thus increases the competitiveness of the Czech research. A completely unique feature within the Czech Republic is that the Centres are covered by a centre for biometrology and metrology in chemistry, which coordinates the establishment of quality management systems for all developed measuring methods in the laboratories of the Centres.