About
Located in Northern Portugal, CeNTI - Centre for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials is a private, non-profit, recognized Centre for Technology and Innovation, specializing in applied Nanotechnology, Advanced and sustainable Materials, and Smart Systems.
With a multidisciplinary and multi-sectoral approach, our mission is to provide expertise and technologies that support industrial infrastructures in developing and prototyping innovative materials and products. We foster knowledge transfer across various sectors, including Automotive & Aeronautics, Construction & Smart Buildings, Health & Well-being, and Energy Production and Storage.
Circular economy and bioeconomy sectors
1 Novel circular business models to enable the just transition to a sustainable and circular economy2 Improving ecodesign of products and development of testing methods for products prioritised under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation7 Demonstration, deployment and upscaling of circular systemic solutions in cities and regions (Circular Cities and Regions Initiative)8 Bioprospecting and optimized production of the terrestrial natural products: new opportunities for bio-based sectors13 Reconstructing areas affected by conflicts: the role of the bio-based solutions14 Bioprospecting and optimised production of marine/aquatic natural products in the omics & artificial intelligence era
Resilient, inclusive, healthy and green rural, coastal and urban communities
2 Exploring and improving access to housing in rural areas and developing the houses and villages of the future
Fair, healthy and environment-friendly food systems from primary production to consumption
3 Overcoming the barriers for scaling up circular water management in agriculture6 Improving grassland management in European livestock farming systems8 Exploring the potential of controlled environment agriculture (CEA)10 Diversifying aquaculture production with emphasis on low-trophic species14 Nutrients produced by microbes utilising primarily CO2 from the air, with the support of biotechnology18 Emerging and future risks to plant health19 Open topic: Innovating for onfarm post-harvest operations, storage and transformation of crops into food and non-food products
Clean environment and zero pollution
3 Environmental biotechnology applications in service of remediation of polluted ecosystems7 Reducing pollution from the food and drink industries8 Substances of concern and emerging pollutants from bio-based industries and products: mapping and replacement
Land, ocean and water for climate action
6 Strengthening the resilience of water systems and water sector to climate and global socio-economic change impacts
Biodiversity and ecosystem services
11 Living labs and lighthouses co-creating innovative solutions for forests and freshwater ecosystems restoration