{"id":233,"date":"2025-07-16T14:03:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T14:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gf-lab.eu\/about\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T09:40:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T09:40:16","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gf-lab.eu\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row unlock_row_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;189035&#8243;][vc_column][vc_single_image media=&#8221;235&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;alpha-anim&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;211725&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;873300&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;left-t-right&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;190061&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-210407&#8243; heading_semantic=&#8221;h5&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h5&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;148400&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]COMPANY[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-570332&#8243; heading_semantic=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;800&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;839510&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]GF-LAB[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text text_color=&#8221;color-570332&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;154340&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]<strong>GroutFreezLab<\/strong> is a spin-off company officially recognised by the <span class=\"text-token-text-primary font-semibold\">Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca<\/span>. It was established through the synergy between researchers from the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at <span class=\"text-token-text-primary font-semibold\">Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca<\/span>, <span class=\"text-token-text-primary font-semibold\">Politecnico di Milano<\/span>, industry partners, and professional consultants.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;right-t-left&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;183081&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-183155&#8243; heading_semantic=&#8221;h5&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h5&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;561577&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]OUR[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-570332&#8243; 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