CNTA (Centro Nacional de Tecnología y Seguridad Alimentaria)
Contact information
CNTA (Centro Nacional de Tecnología y Seguridad Alimentaria)
Itziar Ortega - Responsable de innovación abierta y ecosistemas
Carretera NA-134, Km 53
San Adrián - 31570
Navarra
+34 948 670 159
Areas of activities
CNTA is a leading technology centre specialized in driving the transformation of the food value chain through science, technology, and innovation. Since 1981, it has supported companies, startups, and institutions in the development, validation, and scale-up of innovative solutions that address the major challenges facing the food sector: health, sustainability, efficiency, and safety.
With advanced capabilities in biotechnology, fermentation, novel ingredients, digitalization, food quality, and food safety, CNTA serves as a bridge between research and the market, accelerating technology transfer and the adoption of innovations that deliver real impact for industry and society.
Products and services
- Development of biotechnological tools and processes (traditional, biomass and precision fermentation) to optimise and develop new ways of producing ingredients, additives and food products.
- Design, prototyping, development and optimisation of food products (meat, fish and plant-based products, fifth-range foods/ready meals, beverages, plant-based products, bakery, pastry and confectionery products, dairy products, etc.).
- Development of new technologies and application strategies for food preservation and process-water treatment.
- Advanced analysis, metabolomics and rapid screening systems, both in vitro (cell culture) and in vivo (C. elegans), to determine the detailed composition and health-related properties of ingredients and food products.
- Development of online monitoring and decision-making applications using vision and digital technologies and data science.
- Quality control and assurance, food safety and shelf life of food products.
- Scaling up, support and optimisation of industrial processes.
- Technical, legal and regulatory consultancy.
- Specialised training.
Areas of interest for future collaborations
- Food biotechnology / Fermentation
- Alternative proteins
- New ingredients
- Healthy, functional and personalised nutrition.
- Digitalisation and Industry 4.0.
- Food quality and safety.
- Sustainability and the circular economy.
- Sustainable packaging.
- Technology transfer.
- Open innovation and collaboration between companies, start-ups and technology centres.