Main directions

INCDTIM Cluj-Napoca promotes the concept of excellence of products and services in scientific research, innovation and technology transfer in the context of sustainable development. Based on the mission: “INCDTIM Cluj-Napoca, leader in providing top quality products and services in research, development, innovation and production in the fields of energy and stable isotopes application, environment, health and quality of life, innovative materials and processes, biotechnology and information technology“, the institute develops projects in leading-edge fields capable of ensuring the competitiveness necessary for its successful integration in the European Research Area.

D1. Materials science and nanotechnology

  • Development of advanced materials and micro/nano structures for depollution, energy harvesting and storage, nanomedicine, catalysis.
  • Innovative nanostructured coatings for energy, health and electronics.

D2. Isotope separation and labelled compounds

  • 15N, 13C, 18O isotope separation.
  • Custom isotopic labelling.
  • Prototyping and construction of installations for isotope separation, including know-how transfer and consultancy.

D3. Circular economy and green technologies

  • Research in green energy: hydrogen technology, solar energy systems, and energy storage.
  • Development of advanced technologies for pollutants removal.
  • Waste-to-value for water depollution, food, civil engineering and agriculture.

D4. Food safety and authentication

  • Development of new models for isotopic, elemental and molecular fingerprinting of food and beverage.
  • Food authentication based on metabolomics and AI-based omics approaches.
  • Advanced detection of acknowledged and emerging contaminants along the entire food chain.

D5. Advanced engineering

  • State-of-the-art solution for custom engineering, high energy physics detectors.
  • Applications in microwaves techniques, radio-communication, plasma medicine and photonic devices.

D6. Optics and Quantum Technologies

  • Laser technology for photonic devices.
  • Quantum communications and in-house quantum optics equipment.
  • Materials modelling and software development for quantum applications.

D7. Innovative biomedical research

  • Novel drug delivery systems and pharmaceutical formulations.
  • Bioelectronic medicine and biosensors.