Chemical analysis – from atoms to biomolecules (EFNGREIN)

• Elín Soffía Ólafsdóttir, Professor
• Margrét Þorsteinsdóttir, Professor
• Óttar Rolfsson, Professor
• Pétur Orri Heiðarsson, Associate Professor
• Snorri Þór Sigurðsson, Professor

The principal aim of EFNGREIN is to secure access to state-of-the-art infrastructure for analytical chemistry for the Icelandic research community at large. 

EFNGREIN will serve both research and development activities within the diverse disciplines that are reliant upon elemental and molecular analyses.

Analytical chemistry is central to molecular research and extends across multiple research disciplines. 

Analytical chemistry can broadly be divided into qualitative screening of complex chemical mixtures, targeted quantitative analysis and structural analysis. It is used to analyse small molecules, active pharmaceutical ingredients, toxins, lipids, carbohydrates, DNA, proteins, nutrients, metabolites and other analytes. Rapid technological advances in analytical chemistry in the past decade have played a central role in transforming Icelandic academia and industry.

The EFNGREIN project will enable Iceland’s research community to address societal challenges. Analytical chemistry is central to the monitoring of Iceland’s biosphere and facilitates knowledge-based policymaking with regard to the environment and sustainability. 

EFNGREIN will support medical and biomolecular research groups within the University of Iceland, Reykjavík University, Landspitali – National University Hospital of Iceland and numerous companies that work within the health sector. 

EFNGREIN will provide a research environment for diverse multidisciplinary research projects and thereby support the education and training of individuals to be better equipped to address future challenges. The demand for employees with relevant understanding of analytical chemistry will continue to increase with investments in chemical and biochemical innovations. Many opportunities are on the horizon for innovation in the fields of chemical and biosciences, as well as biotechnology, which will strengthen the Icelandic economy going forward. Advances in these fields will rely upon improving the analytical infrastructure and the training of students and individuals within companies as well as educational and research institutions.

The EFNGREIN project will enable Iceland’s research community to address societal challenges. Analytical chemistry is central to the monitoring of Iceland’s biosphere and facilitates knowledge-based policymaking with regard to the environment and sustainability. 

EFNGREIN will support medical and biomolecular research groups within the University of Iceland, Reykjavík University, Landspitali – National University Hospital of Iceland and numerous companies that work within the health sector. EFNGREIN will provide a research environment for diverse multidisciplinary research projects and thereby support the education and training of individuals to be better equipped to address future challenges. The demand for employees with relevant understanding of analytical chemistry will continue to increase with investments in chemical and biochemical innovations. 

Many opportunities are on the horizon for innovation in the fields of chemical and biosciences, as well as biotechnology, which will strengthen the Icelandic economy going forward. Advances in these fields will rely upon improving the analytical infrastructure and the training of students and individuals within companies as well as educational and research institutions. 

• ArcticLAS
• Alvotech
• BioCule
• Genis
• University of Reykjavík
• The Icelandic Heart Association
• deCode Genetics
• Kerecis
• Landspitali – National University Hospital of Iceland
• Reykjavík University
• Marine Collagen ehf.
• Icelandic Food and Biotech R&D (Matís)
• ORF biotec
• Prímex ehf.
• Other bussinesses that focus on innovation, such as start-ups and other interested scientific parties 
   

Our collection of analytical instruments