CTAEX

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

• ACTIVITY: Agricultural and Food Research.
• LOCATION: Villafranco to Balboa Highway Km. 1.2. (06195) Badajoz.
• CONSTITUTION DATE: July 27, 2000.
• CATEGORY: Business association // National Technology Center.
• CONTACT: Ascension Ciruelos Calvo (aciruelos@ctaex.com)

• NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 47.
• INCOME: 2,500,000 euros.
• GENERAL DESCRIPTION: National Technology 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 agri-food pilot plant, physical, chemical and microbiological laboratories, experimental farm and fully equipped greenhouses.
• DATA OF INTEREST: -.

TECHNOLOGICAL SUPPLY/DEMAND:

• Physicochemical and microbiological agri-food analysis
• Agricultural trials
• Product development
• Sensory analysis
• Process control
• Project Development: training and participation in consortia for national and international calls
• Technology transfer
• Specific training

DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

• Sweeteners and sweetness enhancers / Horizon 2020
• LIFE AGROMANAGER / 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
• PHYTOSCHERRY / 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 at EUROACE / POPTEC