LEITAT Technological Center

LEITAT is a non-profit organization, specialised in material, device and production technologies. LEITAT develops R&D activities with deep knowledge and experience in technologic transfers to several industrial sectors (chemistry & material, transport, health, packaging, energy, textile, detergency, environment, cosmetic, pharmacy, building, food, sport, maritime and security). Main activities are divided in 5 main department with the following knowledge divisions: 

• Applied Chemistry and Materials:
  • Advanced Materials including Nanomaterials, Micro & nanoencapsulation, Hollow and flat membranes, Coatings and special paintings (anticorrosives, fire retardants, oleophobics), Electronic inks printing and Physical & chemical characterization.
  • Home & Personal Care including Formulations of detergent and cosmetic products, Efficacy tests and Claims support, EU Ecolabel, Market research and Consumer tests.
  • Material Chemistry including Biopolymers, Organic composites, Inorganic composites, Polymeric composites and Surfactants, oils and fats.
  • Tribology & Metal Processing including Metal pre-treatment, Lubricity studies, Corrosion tests, Stability and foaming test and Industrial cleaning.

• Circular Economy:
  • Biotechnology including Bioprocess design, Biocatalysis & enzymes, Microbiome engineering and Microbiological control.
  • Environmental Technologies including Water reuse, Waste valorization, Air treatment, Nature based solutions, Bio-based technology, Membrane technology & product recovery and Oxidative technology. 
  • Human & Environmental Safety including Emerging contaminants, Exposure assessment, Hazard assessment (human tox & ecotox) and Human & environmental risk assessment. 
  • Novel Bioresources including By-products valorization, Insects rearing and novel sources, Biorefinery and Functional ingredients.
  • Sustainability including Sustainable production & circular business models, LCA & circularity assessment and Social science dimension.

• Energy & Engineering:
  • Additive Manufacturing / 3D Printing including Design, optimization and simulation for advanced industrial applications, AM3DP process parameters for novel materials and Strategies & systems for post-processing.
  • Energy conversion & Storage including Batteries & supercapacitors, Solar energy, Bioelectrochemical systems, Electroactive devices, Performance & reliability evaluation, Energy management and Applied photonics & electrochemistry.
  • Internet of things including Sensors & actuators, Electronics & connectivity, Diagnostic devices and Artificial intelligence.
  • Integration & Technology Adoption including Technology benchmarking, Product design & engineering, Multiphysical simulation & modelling, Validation, experimenting & testing and Industrialization support. 
  • Robotics & Automation including Manipulation, 2D/3D vision, navigation, Novel robotic processes & functionalities, Collaborative & mobile robotics and Artificial Intelligence.

• Health & Biomedicine: 
  • Antibodies engineering including Monoclonals and policlonals, Biosimilars, Humanization and Phage display libraries of VHH, scFv, Fab. 
  • Biosensors including Biomarkers analysis, Theragnostics and monitorization and Medical devices.
  • Food & Health including API research and Efficacy and safety tests (in vitro & in vivo).
  • Metabolomics & Bioanalytics including Adapted bioanalytic developments, Clinical metabolomics, Multiomics and Bioinformatics.
  • Nervous System including Neurodegeneration and neuronal regeneration, Neuropathic pain and Behavior studies. 
  • Oncology & Angiogenesis including Target discovery, Drug efficacy, Preclinical drug development and Biomarker identification. 
  • Regenerative Medicine including In vitro and in vivo preclinical studies, Studies in big and small animals, Advanced technologies for clinical imaging and Cell and pharmacological therapy.
  • Skin Health & Cosmetics including In vitro BPL safety studies, Efficacy studies and claim support and Preclinical models in dermatology.

• Advanced Technology Services: 
  • Fire Behaviour including Flame propagation, Convective, radiant and contact heat, Molten metal splashes, Persistence and characteristics of the fluids flame and Combustibility resistance of the materials inside of vehicle. 
  • Materials Aging including Radiation aging, Solar simulation, Climate aging, Natural climatic aging, Corrosion and Heat shock. 
  • Materials certification including Individual protective equipment, Sports protective equipment and Construction materials. 
  • Microscopy & Colorimetry including Optical and electronical microscopy, Photomacrography, Defect and degradation studies and Appearance/Color/ Aspect.
  • Physical & Mechanical Properties including Mechanical resistance, Abrasion, weathering and scratch tests, Impact resistance, Hardness, Rheometry/ Viscosity, Solid and liquid density, Air permeability and liquid absorption, Electrostatic charges and Color fastness and wash behaviour.