Eurecat is a private Technological Center that integrates capabilities and expertise in the areas of biotechnology, sustainability, industrial technologies, and digitization. Eurecat collaborates with the biotechnology industry on R&D projects and activities and offers advanced scientific and technological services to develop new bioactive compounds and functional products in line with the preferences of clients and users, taking into account key factors for sustainable production, with new models and advanced technologies that enhance agri-food products and processes. Biotechnology and agri-food industry 4.0, connected, intelligent, and sustainable, aimed at creating value in effective, convenient, and safe products for informed, digital users who are aware of the potential benefits of biotechnology.
- ACTIVITY: Technological Center.
- LOCATION: Catalonia.
- DATE OF ESTABLISHMENT: 2014.
- CATEGORY: Technological Center.
- CONTACT: Pedro Nadal pedro.nadal@eurecat.org
- NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 650.
- REVENUES: 50M€.
- BUSINESS DESCRIPTION: Eurecat is a private Technology Center that integrates capabilities and expertise in the areas of biotechnology, sustainability, industrial technologies, and digitization. Eurecat collaborates with the biotechnology industry on R&D activities and projects and offers advanced scientific-technological services to develop new bioactive compounds and functional products according to the preferences of clients and users, while taking into account key factors of sustainable production, with new models and advanced technologies that allow for the improvement of agri-food products and processes. Agri-food Industry 4.0, connected, intelligent, and sustainable, focused on creating value in effective, convenient, and safe products for informed, digital users who are aware of the potentials of biotechnology.
- BUSINESS LINES:
- Formulation, search, and validation of the effectiveness of new bioactive compounds
- Advanced analysis and diagnosis of biological samples using omics technologies
- Food safety and toxicity
- Validation of new biomarkers
- Customization of diets and treatments for health and cosmetics
- INFRASTRUCTURE:
- Omics Sciences Center (metabolomics, proteomics, transcriptomics, genomics)
- Nutrition and Health Unit (in vitro studies, in vivo studies, nutritional intervention studies)
- Food technology laboratories and prepared dishes
- INTERESTING FACTS: with a multidisciplinary team of over 650 professionals, Eruecat participates in more than 160 multi-technology and multi-sector competitive R&D projects and works with over 1,700 companies; it has developed more than 88 patents and participated in the creation of various spin-offs. EURECAT is structured into four differentiated areas based on its different fields of knowledge: Industrial area, Digital area, Sustainability area, and Biotechnology area.
- TECHNOLOGICAL OFFER/DEMAND:
- Specialized Services
- R&D Projects
- New bioactive compounds
- Effectiveness studies
- Studies of action mechanisms
- Stability in matrix
