Laboratories & Services

Laboratories

CFE research activities heavily rely on extensive fieldwork, in Portugal and other countries, encompassing wet and dry lab investigations.

CFE features well-equipped laboratories where researchers have access to a plethora of instruments crucial for studies in ecology, ecotoxicology, biotechnology, plant sciences, molecular biology, and microbiology, among other disciplines. These facilities include high-performance liquid chromatography machines, an atomic absorption spectrometer, fluorescence microscopes, imaging systems, flow cytometers, flow chambers, microplate readers, PCR and real-time PCR systems, and other smaller equipment.

Services

The CFE, through its members, provides a set of services related to the research carried out in this R&D unit, particularly in environmental impact assessment and monitoring, plant health, climate change and aquaculture. With a solid connection to the business world, especially about the genesis of companies (spin-offs and startups) with a phyto-biotechnology nature, the CFE is at the forefront of internationally recognised scientific production.

Still, in this context, the CFE frequently collaborates with various National and European agencies, including regarding the implementation of EU standards and/or legislation and support for decision-making.