General Research Services VICE-CHANCELLOR’S OFFICE FOR RESEARCH Scientific Knowledge and Technological Development The General Research Services are distributed on the three campuses of the UPV/EHU www.ehu.es/sgiker Ministry of Science and Innovation. ERDF - ESF. Basque Government. Department of Education, Universities and Research. Scientific Policy Division. Determining the denomination of origin of ciders by means of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance studies of apples. Working with the police forces in criminal investigations by means of RAMAN Spectroscopy, Electronic Microscopy and Scientific Calculation. Research in materials for bioimplants: bones, skin, dental parts, etc. Preserving the historical heritage: structure analysis of old buildings. Molecular simulations to research the toxicity of aluminium and its possible relationship with Alzheimer’s. Storm simulation on Jupiter and Saturn. Biological kinship tests. Some of the research fields in which the SGIkers have taken involved include: ENERGY - PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY - CONSTRUCTION BIODIVERSITY AND EARTH SCIENCES COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY - SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF MATERIALS - BIOTECHNOLOGY - FOOD TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES BIOMEDICINE - HEALTH AND WELL-BEING The General Research Services (SGIker) are an important driving force in the generation of scientific knowledge and technological development, which can help to transform the Basque Country in a knowledge-based society. One of the missions entrusted to the SGIkers is to foster technology transfer from the UPV/EHU as a knowledge source to companies and society in general. General Research Services Edificio Rectorado Barrio Sarriena, s/n - 48940 Leioa (Bizkaia) E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.ehu.es/sgiker Telephone: +34 94 601 5050 Mobile: +34 688 673 680 Fax: +34 94 601 3550 Bizkaia Campus: Bº de Sarriena s/n 48940 Leioa Gipuzkoa Campus: Edif. Joxe Mari Korta Avda. de Tolosa 72 20018 San Sebastián-Donostia Araba Campus: Edif. Lucio Lascaray (CIEA) Miguel de Unamuno 3 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz Central Analysis Service (Bizkaia) DNA bank (Araba)