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.
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
Social media
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
Additional questions
Areas of activity
Food systemsBioeconomyPackaging
Region
ES-NAVARRA
THEMATIC GROUPS INTEREST
TG- Circular PackagingTG-By-products in Circular Food Systems