2014 - AINS - the Cluster of Nutrition and Health

El proyecto de la Asociación Empresarial Innovadora de Nutrición y Salud ha sido apoyado por el Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio y

cofinanciado por FEDER (UE), dentro del programa de apoyo a las AEI para contribuir a la mejora de la competitividad de la industria española.



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WHERE WE ARE

Reus - Catalonia (Spain)



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WHERE WE ARE



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WHO WE ARE

The aim of AINS is to improve the competitiveness of its companies

through shared strategies that generate flows of knowledge and

collaborative innovation projects

15 food companies

(9 SME, 6 large companies)

800 million € turnover - 2.000 employees - 12 million € in R&D

+ CTNS - Technology Centre of Nutrition and Health

+ IRTA - Institute for Agro-food Research and Technology

+ URV - Rovira i Virgili University



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Company City Activity description website SME?

Andrés Pintaluba SA Reus

Manufacture, commercialization and distribution of

chemicals and additives for the feed industry www.pintaluba.com NO

Preparation, distribution, export and import of veterinary

drugs.

Biocentury SLU Quart

(Girona)

Production and distribution of dietary and weight control

products. www.bicentury.com NO

Big Drum SA Reus Ice cream industry supplier (Cones, Sleeves, Lids, Cups,

Push-up, Tubes & Cans, Gumballs, Paper). www.bigdrum.com YES

BioIbérica SA Barcelona

Production of ingredients for food, pharma and vet

industries. Production of functional foods and

nutraceuticals.

www.bioiberica.com NO

Borges SAU Reus Sale and purchase, preparation, processing and marketing

of dried nuts. www.borges.es NO

Brudy Technology SL Barcelona R&D services: research projects to create new products,

specialized in the field of polyunsaturated fatty acids. www.brudy.net YES

Camara Arrossera del

Montsià SCCL Amposta Processing, packaging, storage and marketing of rice. www.lacamara.es YES

Comercial

Agroalimentaria SL Reus Production and sale of almond cream www.joanescoda.com YES

WHO WE ARE - COMPANIES



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Company City Activity description website SME?

Costa Concentrados

Levantinos SA

Alcàsser

(Valencia)

Study and formulation of master chemical formulas for

industrial applications in the food sector. www.costa.es YES

Industrial Técnica

Pecuaria SA Barcelona Manufacture and marketing of feed additives. www.itpsa.com YES

Industrias Rodríguez SA Reus Manufacture and distribution of sweets, biscuits and

nougat. www.virginias.es YES

Laboratorios Vidal SL Tarragona Specialized laboratory services in food analysis and

technical consultancy studies. www.laboratoriosvidal.com YES

Laboratorios Ordesa SL Sant Boi de

Llobregat

Production of hydrolyzed grain, liquid milk, cereal foods

with bifidus effect and supplemented infant formulas www.ordesa.es NO

MOLEVA SA Palau

d’Anglesola Juices and juice concentrates www.dallant.com NO

Unió Corporació

Alimentària SCCL Reus Wholesale food (nuts, olive oil, wine) www.unio.coop YES

WHO WE ARE - COMPANIES



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WHO WE ARE – VALUE CHAIN

http://www.brudy.net/index.php



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Campus of International Excellence for Southern Catalonia (CEICS)

European Technology Platform Food for Life.

European Technology Platform for Global Animal Health.

European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP)

TECNIO - network of over 100 technology transfer centres

European Project BIOCLAIMS (BIOmarkers of Robustness of Metabolic

Homeostasis for Nutrigenomics-derived Health CLAIMS Made on Food)

and NutriGenomics Organisation (NuGO)

Spanish competitive-funded projects PROFIT, CENIT, Fondos

Tecnológicos, CIDEM

Agrofood Connect-EU Group

WHO WE ARE – WHAT WE DO



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WHAT WE DO

Strategic Lines

Innovation in methodologies and biomarkers to substantiate

nutritional / health claims.

Innovation in information and food safety.

Innovation in industrial technologies and processes

Innovation in ingredients, additives and functional foods

Technology, legal and trade watch

Specialized training

Strategic Plan 2010 - 13



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WHAT WE DO

Main projects / activities in 2011

Creation of a database of interesting bioactive compounds for the food industry,

linked with patents, EFSA’s opinions,…

Participation in the “UCC+i en Nutrición y Salud” (scientific culture unit funded by

FECYT aimed to provide reliable information about functional foods to consumers)

BYFUNC project - Feasibility study to obtain bioactive ingredients from byproducts,

deisgn better extraction processes and incorporate it into food matrices

Options to develop healthy pig meat products

Technology Mission to Food Valley cluster (The Netherlands)

Training courses in Biostatistics and Design of healthy foods

Participation in the Agrofood Connect-EU Group, aimed at promoting Catalan (both

business- and academic-) participation in EU FP7



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WHAT WE DO

ALIMENTASE project - Food, Health, Business and Consumer

Participation in the UCC+i scientific culture unit (social networks and digital media)

PIROPO - Study on ingredients from natural sources for the development of

products with health claims for the cosmetic sector (nutricosmetics)

OMICSME - Innovation in SMEs through omic technologies

Advantages of iron as a component of pork products for improving health in specific

population sectors

New products for sports nutrition

Analysis on new food products’ launches

Training courses in Biostatistics and Economic feasibility of RDI projects

Participation in the Agrofood Connect-EU Group




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WHAT WE DO

PARACLAIMS. Supplements, nutraceuticals, medical foods, botanicals.

iBAMEL – industrial Biotechnology-Aimed Metabolite Library.

(Cluster) Internationalisation, participation at Food Valley Expo.

CIA – Food Innovation Community

Intercluster projects’ promotion

Industrial Food Innovation Workshop

Food Trends

Bronze Medal on cluster Management Excellence

MAITRE workshop – communicating food science innovation

Participation in the Agrofood Connect-EU Group




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Y PARA EL 2014...



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PARTICIPACIÓN EN EL CLÚSTER

Ventajas:

Proponer ideas y participar en los proyectos del clúster (aprox. 5-6 anuales)

Recibir co-financiación para la participación en los proyectos (x horas de dedicación)

Recibir apoyo del cluster manager en alimentación funcional (AINS, CTNS, URV, ...)

Tener acceso a infraestructuras en condiciones preferentes (COS)

Establecer contactos con otros miembros del clúster (jornadas, brokerage

events, misiones,

innovación abierta,

Comunidad de Innovación

en Alimentación, ...)

Entrar en contacto con clústeres y empresas de otros ámbitos (Red Clústeres CAT,

Red AEIs ESP,

European Cluster

Collaboration Platform)

Acceder a formación especializada a coste reducido (aprox. 2-3 cursos / año)

Tener info relevante para la competitividad de la empresa (InnovAINS)

Obtener apoyo para la participación en proyectos europeos (Grupo Connect-EU

Agroalimentario)



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PARTICIPACIÓN EN EL CLÚSTER

Condiciones de acceso: (importes 2013 pendientes actualización asamblea 2014)

Cuota de entrada: €

Cuota anual a partir del segundo año: €

Proceso:

Solicitud de acceso (por correo electrónico a [email protected])

Aprobación por Junta Directiva (10 días) inicio relación y actividades

Ratificación formal en Asamblea anual (abril 2014 previsiblemente)



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More info:

http://ains.ctns.cat

Ignasi Papell

Cluster Manager

+34 977 300 431

[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

2014 - AINS - the Cluster of Nutrition and Health

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