Universidad de Murcia

Project Coordinator

The University of Murcia (UMU) is a public university located in the Region of Murcia. The different faculties are located in five different campuses. More than 34,000 students are enrolled in the
University and the University has national and international acknowledgments. It belongs to the program Campus Mare Nostrum 37 /38, that is the International Excellence Campus for Higher Education an Research of the University of Murcia (UM) and the University of Cartagena (UPCT). The campus is a joint effort of international organizations, research centres, technology parks, companies and the administration, which seeks to transform the Region of Murcia into a pole of international, high-quality education, science, business and culture in the Mediterranean area.

The research group that coordinates this project, leaded by Dr. Encarna Gómez Plaza, has the technical experience to carry out and offer various types of physicalchemical and sensory analyzes of grapes, musts and wines, in accordance with official methods, and which apply both to the pre-fermentation stages of the wine, as well as those that affect fermentation and those that follow its completion, prior to making the appropriate corrections.

The University of Murcia also participates in different initiatives related to Industry 4.0. The University of Murcia and the Takasago company have come together to create the Takasago Industry and Maintenance 4.0 Chair with the aim of promoting research and knowledge dissemination activities in the field of industry and maintenance 4.0.