- Agri-food sector
Solutions for the agri-food sector
Sector challenges
- Innovative products and ingredients for the food of the future
- Quality and food safety
- Process automation
- Efficiency in production processes (by-product valorisation, upcycling)
- More sustainable business models
- Market and consumer insight
Our value proposition
- We integrate science, technology and market insight: applied R&D&I, advanced analytics and consumer research.
- We accelerate your product development with differentiating capabilities (in vitro dynamic digester, cell laboratory and 3D cell-line printer).
- We ensure regulatory compliance and effective risk management (expert team in food law and RREE detection tools).
- We digitalise quality and production through AI, advanced vision and sector-specific big data.
- Reference laboratories and accredited testing services, with national and international reach.
- We help ensure compliance with quality and safety standards for food, facilities and protocols.
Solutions and services
We offer solutions that integrate sustainability, digitalisation, new raw materials and products, and regulatory compliance, supported by more than 300 professionals and 21 pilot plants dedicated to innovative technologies that enable processes to be scaled up to pre-industrial levels.
R&D&I and technology
Product development and improvement
New processing/cooking methods
Functional packaging
Design of active packaging, strength, packaging-product interaction
Bioeconomy and circularity
By-product valorisation, biorefineries, efficient water use
Food law
Composition, labelling, claims and European procedures
Food safety management
HACCP/BRC/IFS, risk prediction, fraud and emerging risks
Digital platforms
Food Safety Analytics
Food safety data analysis
Digital Food Factory
Traceability and predictive models in production
NIRSpector / CHEMInspector / TERMOSEAL
Online quality control
Crop Inspection Platform
Advanced remote sensing solution designed for agri-food operations
Laboratory
Physico-chemical (contaminants, residues, nutritional composition), microbiology and food contact materials
Food safety data analysis
Technical support services (shelf life, challenge test, 24-hour crisis management)
Traceability and predictive models in production
Events
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Success stories
- 2024
BIGPREDIDATA
The company Azufrera y Fertilizantes Pallarés, S.A. (AFEPASA) has commissioned AINIA to develop strategies for the prevention of frost effects, supporting the creation of a product that helps plants combat the damage caused by this phenomenon. The project is funded by CDTI and FEDER funds under the CIEN call.
- 2024
SUPRALEM
Research and development of new alternative protein sources through the cultivation of biomass such as duckweed and microalgae. Advanced technologies have been developed under non-conventional environmental conditions, enabling biomass to be enriched with minerals such as magnesium and iron up to 10 times more than in control cultures. In addition, the production of bioactive compounds such as antioxidants, phytosterols, and omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids has been enhanced.
Technologies such as high pressure and ultrafine milling have also been implemented for cell disruption, facilitating the release of proteins and other compounds of interest, such as micro- and nanocelluloses. These technologies enable the full valorisation of biomass with specific applications. Furthermore, the protein has been isolated using scalable and sustainable techniques. The project is funded by the EU through IVACE with FEDER funds.
- 2022
RECICLADOS PALANCIA BELCAIRE
With the company Reciclados Palancia Belcaire, we have worked on the development of a fertilizer enriched with biostimulant microorganisms, from biostabilized material and compost resulting from the treatment of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste. To this end, AINIA optimized the lactic fermentation process through bioaugmentation and modification of operating variables; the bacteria present with biostimulant capacity were isolated and subjected to a microencapsulation process. The final product was tested in combination with biostabilized material, compost, and conventional fertilizer. The company received funding from the Valencian Innovation Agency to carry out this project.
Capabilities and infrastructure
- +16,500 m² of state-of-the-art facilities
- +140 ENAC-accredited tests
- Innovation room
- Training rooms and auditorium
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