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DANIEL DE LA PUENTE

Head of EU Projects

CNTA

San Sebastian, Spain

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I’ve led P&L, secured €70M+ in EU R&D funds, managed BD teams, closed 150+ contracts, and led 8 EU projects.

My organisation

CNTA

CNTA

Research center

San Adrián, Spain

CNTA, the National Centre for Food Safety and Technology is a private non-profit business association. Since 1981, the aim of this technological research centre is to the development and innovation of the agrifood industry, offering technical support to improve their quality and competitiveness. CNTA acts as a key provider for knowledge, innovation and R&D&I services for over 900 industries (over 490 of which are associated members of CNTA). CNTA’s core activities are aimed at:  Developing, managing and coordinating R&D&I projects both individually and in collaboration with industry, associations, universities, administrations, etc.  Providing analytical services: physic-chemical, instrumental, quality control, microbiology and biotechnological, packaging and environmental to support the food sector to comply with industrial quality and food safety requirements. In total, more than 200 analytical techniques (145 of which are certified) are offered to the agrifood sector.  Providing the agrifood sector with the technical assistance to produce safe, healthy and quality food.
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About me

Head of EU Projects

My CV revolves around R&D from almost all angles: I've managed a P&L of a US company focused on raising non-dilutive, government R&D funds for Small Business; I've managed Business Development teams and closed around 150 service contracts; I've worked for 10 years w/ and for high-performing grant writing teams raising almost 70 million eur in R&D funds for European SMEs; I've been Project Manager of 8x EU funded projects.

Probably my best skill is a well-balance compromise between business and technical knowledge. My top business achievement has been to run a P&L covering BBDD, services provided, financial and legal aspects. My technical knowledge comes from a double degree, 4 years in academia, and hundred of R&d projects managed for industries and their business models. My technical comfort zone is a triangle of agriculture/food, environment/pollution and energy/biomaterials.

  • Agrobiodiversity

  • Protein

  • CEA (Controlled Environment Agriculture)

  • Diets

  • Circularity

  • CircularCities

  • Microbiome

  • Data

  • Standardization

  • Bioinnovation

  • Rural

  • Phytosanitary

  • Biotechnology

  • Ageing

  • Holistic

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Skills

  • Business
  • R&D
  • agriculture
  • Food
  • Environment
  • Circularity
  • cluster 6
  • FARM2FORK
  • CIRCBIO

Interests

  • Agrifood
  • Proteincrops
  • FoodAI
  • VerticalFarming
  • digital
  • Food packaging
  • healthy diets
  • Consumer data
  • consumer studies
  • consumer acceptance
  • food service
  • precision fermentation
  • biotechnology
  • Microbiome

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Areas of activity

Food systemsBioeconomyPackaging

Region

ES-NAVARRA

THEMATIC GROUPS INTEREST

TG- Circular PackagingTG-By-products in Circular Food Systems

Marketplace (1)

  • Project cooperation

    Food contact coated recycled cellulose trays

    Development of recycled cellulose-based trays with a compostable/recyclable biopolymer coating for barrier food packaging.

    • Circular bioeconomy
    • Looking for partners
    • Proposal in preparation
    • Circular packaging solutions
    • Food and Agri-food circular system
    • 1st Call December 2025 (max 2,5 years)
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    DANIEL DE LA PUENTE

    Head of EU Projects at CNTA

    San Sebastian, Spain