Welcome to QIB Extra
Improving the productivity of our customers to ensure the quality and safety of their products
Professor Mike Peck Joins QIB Extra
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New Rapid Method for Coffee Authentication
QIB Extra is pleased to announce a new rapid analysis for the screening of Arabica coffee
Analysis of Food Bioactives
Determination of levels of plant bioactives such as anthocyanins
Microbiology
Expertise in major food-borne bacterial pathogens including C.botulinum
Food Quality
Food quality; shelf-life, authenticity, texture analysis and product consistency
Authentication
Rapid screening methods for detecting substitution of undeclared material in foods
Nutritional Information Solutions (NIS)
National Collection of Yeast Cultures (NCYC)
Applied Research and Analytical Services for Industry
What We Do
QIB Extra carries out bespoke research for food, health and allied industries.
QIB Extra offers a rapid confidential service that can take the form of short-term contract research, consultancies or large applied research projects. We use our expertise and equipment to solve problems for our customers. Most of our work is in the form of short research projects or consultancies.
We use expertise and facilities to solve problems and investigate potential issues. Facilities include state of the art analytical equipment that are found within our high-level research environment.
Coffee Authentication
QIB Extra is pleased to announce a new rapid analysis for the screening of Arabica coffee.
Analysis of Food Bioactives
Food Bioactives, particularly plant-based bioactives, are the focus of intense research with regards to their beneficial health properties.
Microbiology
Food Safety is an essential part of product manufacture. QIB extra has expertise in the major bacterial pathogens of concern and can help with process validation with regards to ensuring safety guidelines are met.
Food Quality
QIB Extra can help you in all aspects of food quality; shelf-life, authenticity, texture analysis and product consistency.
Nutritional Information Solutions (NIS)
New legislation requires producers to label all foods with nutritional composition data. NIS can provide software to enable you to calculate your nutritional information from your recipe ingredients or if preferred can calculate the nutritional information for you.
Stats and Analysis
We offer access to a team of professional statisticians who will aim to give understandable answers to your data analysis questions or problems as well as help you design experiments.
NCYC
National Collection of Yeast Cultures (NCYC) offers a number of commercial services including contract R&D, yeast identification, DNA fingerprinting and safe deposit.
Authentication
Utilizing the expertise of the Analytical Sciences Unit at Quadram Institute, QIB Extra is able to offer rapid screening methods for detecting substitution of undeclared material in foods.
More about our services
We were very impressed by the way the contractual process has been handled by QIB Extra. Thank you for sorting it out so promptly!
Latest News
01/12/2018
QIB Extra's office will be closing for Christmas 2018. Click on 'Read More' for details on when we will be open for business.
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23/11/2018
Available through QIB Extra is the Quadram Institute Bioscience (QIB) germ-free (Axenic) facility to unravel the cross-talk taking place between the body and the organisms (microbiota) that reside within it.
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Industry News
Mon, 10 Dec 2018
GÃ Puds and Happy Egg owner Noble Foods has won planning permission to extend its factory in Lincolnshire.
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Mon, 10 Dec 2018
Breakfast cereal manufacturer Weetabix has been given the green light to build a new production line at its manufacturing plant in Corby, Northamptonshire.
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Mon, 10 Dec 2018
Birmingham-based Premium Halal Meat & Poultry has recalled some of it Direct Poultry Products because they have been produced without approval.
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