Fields of expertise
Bioeconomia

Environmental Technologies & Circular Bioeconomy

CT BETA has extensive knowledge in technologies for the treatment and recovery of solid, liquid and gaseous waste, whether of industrial or urban origin, with a special focus on the agri-food sector.
Ecology

Applied Ecology & Global Change

The main objective of this unit is to learn how to use knowledge about ecological processes to develop innovative solutions to address the negative effects of global change, including both climate change and anthropogenic impacts.
soil

Sustainable Food & Farming Systems

This unit works to increase the resilience of agricultural systems, developing strategies to adapt to and mitigate the impacts of climate change on agriculture and promoting the circular bioeconomy to ensure food security and improve soil health.

Sustainability Accounting and Optimization

The main objective of this unit is to promote better decision-making by the different actors in the quadruple helix (researchers, politicians, businesses and citizens). It does this by working on a scientific basis with environmental, economic and social indicators.

Green Digital Transition

This unit aims to contribute to the green and digital transformation of the agribusiness sector by developing web applications and other digital solutions that help the sector achieve its sustainability goals.

Governance for Sustainability

This transversal unit works to increase the impact of research and innovation at various scales and create synergies between all the actors involved, always with a special focus on the political world of public policy.

Knowledge transfer and territorial-sectoral projects

CT BETA works to promote the transfer of knowledge and innovation from the technology centre to the actors in the agri-food sector, especially in the Catalan area, including both private companies and public administrations.