IATA

Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technologies (CSIC)

info@iata.csic.es (+34) 963 90 0022

Introduction and objective

The Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology (IATA) is a research center of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) that was created in 1966.

With more than 50 years of history, IATA is an institute of the CSIC with the character of an 'extended faculty center', which means integrating researchers from the University of Valencia into its scientific faculty.

Its main objective is excellence research on the sustainable production of quality food, its safety, the impact on health and acceptance by the consumer.

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Main research programs

Its scientific-technical objective is to carry out research of excellence on sustainable quality food production, safety, health impact and consumer acceptance. IATA's research can be grouped into the following lines of research:

Programs

Food and process innovation
Food safety and preservation
Diet, microbiota and health
Food biotechnology

Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technologies (CSIC) news

IATA researchers demonstrate that kefir modulates intestinal receptors involved in the immune response

Fidel Toldrá, IATA researcher, awarded with the international 2025 Advanced Materials Laureate

Diet rich in plant-based fiber and protein shows health benefits for lactating women and their babies, according to a IATA study

IATA researcher Mónica Flores contributes to an EASAC report examining the potential of protein alternatives to meat

Amparo López, director of IATA, co-writes a book on micro and nanoplastics for the collection "What do we know about?" of the CSIC

IATA staff participates in the sequencing of bacterial resistance genes present in the food chain

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