CTAEX

CTAEX is a business association dedicated to Agricultural and Food research, with the main objective of improving the competitiveness of companies in this sector through research, innovation, and results transfer. Established in July 2000 by the initiative of agro-food companies and business associations, it currently has a wide portfolio of clients at the national and international level, with whom it develops innovation and research projects to improve their products, processes, and services. Its added value lies in the constant recycling of knowledge that allows it to offer a comprehensive, professional, and updated service. Our mission is to actively participate in achieving competitive excellence in the agro-food sector and its environment through innovation, ensuring consumer safety. It is a national technology center of reference in the agro-food sector, based on the principles of quality and marked innovative character, developing flexible actions in alliance with other public and private agents of the Science-Technology-Business system.

  • ACTIVITY: Agricultural and Food Research.
  • LOCATION: Carretera Villafranco to Balboa Km. 1.2. (06195) Badajoz.
  • DATE OF CONSTITUTION: July 27, 2000.
  • CATEGORY: Business Association // National Technology Center.
  • CONTACT: Ascensión Ciruelos Calvo (aciruelos@ctaex.com)
  • NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 47.
  • REVENUE: 2,500,000 euros.
  • GENERAL DESCRIPTION: National Technological Center Business Association.
  • BUSINESS LINES: Development of R&D projects in the agri-food sector and high-value technological services.
  • INFRASTRUCTURE: Technological Center equipped with an agro-food pilot plant, physical-chemical and microbiological laboratories, experimental farm, and fully equipped greenhouses.
  • INTERESTING DATA: -.

TECHNOLOGICAL OFFER/DEMAND:

  • Physical-chemical and microbiological agri-food analyses
  • Agricultural trials
  • Product development
  • Sensory analyses
  • Process control
  • Project development: training and participation in consortia for national and international calls
  • Technological transfer
  • Specific training
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PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT

  • Sweeteners and sweetness enhancers / Horizon 2020
  • LIFE AGROGESTOR / LIFE
  • eNEET Rural – Facilitating entrepreneurship and improving skills of NEETs living in rural areas / EEA GRANT
  • HARNESSTOM – HARNESSING THE VALUE OF TOMATO GENETIC RESOURCES FOR NOW AND THE FUTURE / Horizon 2020
  • FITOSCEREZO / SUPRA-AUTONOMIC OPERATIONAL GROUPS
  • INNOEXTRACT / SUPRA-AUTONOMIC OPERATIONAL GROUPS
  • VITINNAT / SUPRA-AUTONOMIC OPERATIONAL GROUPS

COMPLETED PROJECTS

  • Intelligent systems for quality control in fresh beef products (INDICA) (RTC-2015-4246-2) / MINECO
  • SaVECROPS / LIFE
  • ICIRBUS – Innovative Circular Business on Energy, Water, Fertilizer & Construction Industries towards a Greener Regional Economy / LIFE
  • INNOACE – Open and intelligent innovation in EUROACE / POPTEC