CeNTI
Welcome to CeNTI
CeNTI – Centre for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials is a Centre for Technology and Innovation (CTI), recognized by ANI - Agência Nacional de Inovação. It is a private, non-profit organisation with a multi-sectoral and multidisciplinary orientation, equipped with cutting-edge technology.
CeNTI develops, disseminates, and promotes, in a B2B approach, Research and Development (R&D) activities for industrial endogenization, product engineering, and technology transfer of disruptive technologies, in the fields of Nanotechnology, Advanced Materials and Smart Systems, to companies.
With an extensive portfolio of Research and Innovation Projects and Services, CeNTI's mission and activity stand out for supporting and boosting industrial and business technological infrastructure at both national and international level. The aim is to develop and validate new materials and value-added technologies and/or their incorporation into traditional products and markets. CeNTI also plays a crucial role in the transfer of knowledge and technology across multisectoral areas, with a focus on sectors such as Automotive and Aeronautics, Construction, Architecture and Smart Buildings, Health, Protection and Well-being, and Energy Storage and Generation.
In response to emerging challenges, CeNTI has equipped and oriented itself technologically towards the development of new disruptive solutions based on Sustainability and Bioeconomy, Energy and Decarbonisation, and Digital Transformation of Materials and Processes. By doing so, CeNTI assists its industrial partners and clients in adopting a more competitive approach to the global market and in meeting the goals and objectives established by the European Green Deal.
Shareholders
Departments
Functional Materials
Functional Surfaces
Circular Processes
Biomaterials
Nanotechnology
Functional Fibers
Thermoplastic Fibres
Functional Polymers
Regenerated Fibres
Composites
Smart Materials
Printed Eletronics
Smart Energy & Surface Engineerring
Smart Structures & Textiles
Smart Systems
Hardware
Firmware
Software
Design & Engineering
Product Design
Product Engineering
Innovation Management & Valorization
Marketing & Communication
Finance and Human Resources
Infrastructures
Clusters & Platforms
CeNTI is a member of the following joint initiatives, focusing on the main technological areas it works.
What we do?
CeNTI's Innovation team is dedicated to the research and development of new materials and products in the areas of Nanotechnology, Advanced Materials, and Smart Systems, focusing on technology transfer and creation of value-added solutions for the business ecosystem.
Facts & Numbers
2006-2023
Years of activity
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Direct contracts
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Active patent families
Active patent applications
Granted patents