LEITAT
Contact information
Centro Tecnológico LEITAT
Francesc Mitjans
Baldiri Reixac, 10
Barcelona
Barcelona
934020417
Areas of activities
- A. Health Biotechnology
- Areas of activity
- Biodrugs
- Biomarkers
- Cell cultures
- In vitro diagnostics
- Diagnostic imaging
- Medical devices
- Drug delivery
- Drug development
- Drug discovery
- Screening
- Cellular Therapy
- Gene Therapy
- Biomaterials and tissue therapy
- Vaccines
- Therapeutic areas
- Cosmetics
- Dermatology
- Musculoskeletal system
- Inflammatory diseases
- Immunology
- Oncology
- Digestive system and hepatology
- Respiratory and pulmonary system
- Metabolic disorders / Endocrinology
- B. Agrifood Biotechnology
- Agriculture / veterinary / environmental
- Animal health / Veterinary
- Food
- Animal Food / Feed
- Functional Food
- Substance detection
- Food safety
- C. Industrial Biotechnology
- Biofuels
- Enzymes
- Fermentation or biocatalysis
- Cell lines
- Microorganism
- Monomers and polymers
- Waste valorisation
- D. Services
- R&D services
- Bioinformatics
- Biotechnolgy kits
- Metabolomics
- Nanotechnology and in silico biology
- Proteomics
- CRO / CMO / SMO
LEITAT Technology Centre aims to collaborate with companies through research initiatives, developments and innovation pathways to add value to products, processes and tasks in different economic sectors, including the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, biomedical, cancer, biotechnology, nanotechnology and biomaterials and others.
In addition to the promotion of R+D+i, LEITAT's objectives are the technology transfer and scientific development under sustainability, responsibility, integrity and independence criteria.
Products and services
- Generation of monoclonal antibodies.
- Drug repositioning
- In vitro and in vivo pharmacological characterization of therapeutical agents
- Identification and validation of new biomarkers
- Design and characterization of tools, instruments and devices for diagnosis, prognosis and monitoring
- Characterization of antimicrobial properties, antifungal and anti dust mite
- Determination of drug levels in biological fluids
- Determination of the effectiveness of cosmetic active principles
- Implementation of ADME studies and biocompatibility
- Design and development of enzymatic and microbial bioprocesses
- Industrial microbiology: screening and isolation of microbial strains of interest
- Biofunctionality study with characterization of antimicrobial properties, anti-fungal, anti dust mite and prebiotic characteristics
- Microencapsulation of different active ingredients with wide applications in many sectors
- Determination of inorganic nanoparticles and their toxicity profile
Areas of interest for future collaborations
- Identification and validation of therapeutical targets
- Generation and characterization of new drugs
- Targeting and drug delivery
- Micro and nanoencapsulation of active ingredients
- New biosensors
- Studies of toxicology, ecotoxicology and efficacy of nanoparticles
- Development of in vitro cellular models to predict efficacy, safety and mechanism of action of compounds in development for biotech, pharmaceutical, cosmetic and chemical industries
- Extraction of the active ingredients from microalgae and renewable sources for food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries
- Design and application of bioprocesses in industrial environments:
- Substitution of conventional organic reactions
- Biocatalysts
- Biotechnological production of food ingredients
- Valorisation of by-products
- Environmental Biotechnology
- Obtention of materials (fibres, biopolymers)
- Obtaining products or chemicals (antibiotics, vitamins ...)
- Obtaining energy (Biofuels)
- Industrial microbiology:
- Isolation, selection and characterization of microorganisms with different industrial applications
- Microbiological studies
- Biofunctionality studies:
- Screening of new molecules or extracts with different biofunctionality
- Microencapsulation
- Development of micro and nanocapsules for applications in different industries: cosmetic, food, textile, detergents...
- Synthesis and processing of biopolymers
Biotech Sanitaria
| Product / Service | Type | Therapeutic area | Development phase |
|---|---|---|---|
| COVID | Biodrugs/ Drugs | Enfermedades infecciosas | R&D |
| Anti-S100A4 | Biodrugs/ Drugs | Oncología, Trastornos metabólicos / Endocrinología | R&D |
| Product / Service | Type | Therapeutic area | Development phase |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microbiome profile | Biomarkers | Oncología, Odontología, Dermatología, Sistema digestivo y hepatología, Trastornos metabólicos / Endocrinología | Preclinical |
| Tailored-made formulations with nanoencapsulated active compounds | Inmunología, Dermatología | R&D | |
| ELISA kit to detect biomarker levels (S100A4) | Biomarkers, Diagnostic | Inmunología, Oncología | Preclinical |
| ELISA kit to detect biomarker levels (S100P) | Biomarkers, Diagnostic | Inmunología, Oncología | Preclinical |
| ELISA kit to detect biomarker levels (S100A7) | Biomarkers, Diagnostic | Inmunología, Oncología | Preclinical |
| In vitro cellular model for diagnosis | Biomarkers | Enfermedades infecciosas | R&D |
| Metabolic profile | Biomarkers | Enfermedades infecciosas | R&D |
| COVID | Diagnostic | Enfermedades infecciosas | Preclinical |
Biotech Agroalimentaria
| Product / Service | Aplication | Development phase |
|---|---|---|
| food microbiome assessment | food safety, applicable to all food industries, assessment of sterilization processes on food pathogens and spoiler microorganisms, optimization of preservative strategies and packaging, shelf-life studies, optimization of fermentative processes in fermen | R&D |
| Antibiotic resistance genes detection | Food safety, applicable to all food industries, control and validation of providers, quality protocols assessment, | Validation |
| Product / Service | Development phase |
|---|---|
| Effect of feed ingredients on animal microbiome | R&D |
| Product / Service | Aplication | Development phase |
|---|---|---|
| Production of peptide-based ingredients from by-products | Functional food and feed ingredients | R&D |
| Reuse of byproducts and coproducts: production of functional products | Oils and fats / Dairy industry / Sugar, cocoa and chocolate / Fish processing and preservation / Fruit and vegetable processing and preservation | R&D |
| Plasma for sanitising | Oils and fats / Dairy industry / Sugar, cocoa and chocolate / Fish processing and preservation / Fruit and vegetable processing and preservation | R&D |
| Natural functional protein hydrolysates enriched in active peptides | Functional food and feed ingredients | R&D |
| Microencapsulation | Dairy industry / Sugar, cocoa and chocolate / Fruit and vegetable processing and preservation / Bakeries | R&D |
| Enzymatic interesterification of fats and oils | Oils and fats / Dairy industry / Sugar, cocoa and chocolate | R&D |
| Microbiological treatment of pollutants including isolation of new consortia | Treatment of soils and wastewaters | R&D |
| Complex intestinal and skin models of microbiota-cells | Determine the effect of ingredients/food/feed on microbiota and on human/animal health and well-being | R&D |
| Collagen and Keratin extraction and recovery | Functional food and feed ingredients | R&D |
| Collagen and keratin hydrolysis | Fertilizers, cosmetics, feed, etc. | R&D |
| Biofilms | Oils and fats / Dairy industry / Sugar, cocoa and chocolate / Fish processing and preservation / Fruit and vegetable processing and preservation | R&D |
| Chemical-enzymatic extraction of polyphenols | Natural food and feed preservative | R&D |