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The world of carotenoids: colors, food and health. Summer course- Balearic Islands University, online.
The summer course “The world of carotenoids: colors, food and health”, organized by the University of the Balearic Islands, in online format, will be held soon, from July 12 to 16, 2021. Among the teachers, belonging to, most of them, … Read more
NutriLecturas reading clubs arrive to their end
Between February and May, ICTAN has hosted the reading clubs associated with the scientific dissemiantion project NutriLecturas, funded by the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT) and coordinated by Dr. Jara Pérez. This project, included on the topic “promotion … Read more
ICTAN researcher among the authors of the most cited article in the most prestigious journal of Nutrition
Begoña Olmedilla-Alonso, from the Department of Metabolism and Nutrition, are among the authors of the article “A global perspective on carotenoids: metabolism, biotechnology and benefits for nutrition and health” published in Progress in Lipid Research. This magazine, with an impact … Read more
Celebration of the International Course AECID-CSIC on nutritional labelling
During March 1st-12th the online International Course “Food nutritional labelling. Towards an efficient combination of scientific evidence, food safety and consumer information” has been developed. This course, foreseen for March 2020 and delayed due to the sanitary situation, has been … Read more
Welcome to the electronic portal of the Institute of Food Science, Technology and Nutrition (ICTAN). Our web site aims to serve as a rapid communication channel of our activities to the most diverse sectors of society, such as consumers, industry (food & drink, product development, applied nutrition, food supplements, dietetics, nutraceuticals, pharmacology, clinical, etc.), administration, and scientific community as well.
ICTAN was created in June 2010 as Institute of CSIC (Spanish National Research Council) and belongs to the Scientific Area of Food Science and Technology. ICTAN headquarters is placed in the premises of CSIC Campus at the Ciudad Universitaria in Madrid.
Our ongoing mission is the generation, dissemination of new fundamental and applied scientific knowledge of quality and its transfer to the productive sector at local, national and European scales. Our commitment is also to promote excellence for new professionals demanding training, and/or for established scientists requiring to broaden or update their knowledge. ICTAN is willing to deploy R&D activities in the forefront of international knowledge and become a worldwide reference center to meet society needs in the area of food production and human well-being through nutrition.
