FACEnetwork 2025 meeting, inspiration for the challenge ahead

It wasn’t only about participating in one of the most important gatherings for Europe’s artisan cheesemaking sector. It was also about living experiences that inspire and energize us to face the big challenge ahead: hosting the next year’s FACEnetwork Annual Meeting in the Basque Country.

i-InjLab, a smart laboratory that transforms thermoplastic injection

Leartiker has taken a decisive step towards advanced digitalisation and sustainability with the launch of i-InjLab, a smart thermoplastic injection laboratory that marks a milestone in applied research and technology transfer. This new infrastructure, subsidised by the Basque Government - Azpitek, has become a strategic tool for positioning Leartiker as a benchmark in state-of-the-art injection processes.

Delika2 and Leartiker explore the potential of shiitake in healthy eating

Delika2, a company based in Álava specialising in organic farming and the production of gourmet products made from shiitake mushrooms, has launched the DELI2 project in collaboration with the Leartiker technology centre. This R&D initiative aims to diversify and boost the production of this mushroom by developing a new line of high added-value products.

Collaborative research to tackle pulmonary hypertension associated with fibrosis

At the Leartiker technology centre, we are participating in the bmG24 project, a collaborative research initiative focused on developing new diagnostic and therapeutic tools for this specific form of pulmonary hypertension. The project focuses on identifying innovative biomarkers and validating alternative methods of clinical monitoring, with the aim of improving diagnostic accuracy and optimising response to treatment.

KIDE becomes a new collaborating partner of Leartiker

Both entities sign an agreement that strengthens cooperation between agents in the cooperative and technological environment.

DAIRY CENTRE, TRAVEL COMPANION OF THE DAIRY SECTOR “Our milk, our producers, our health”

To address the challenges of the dairy sector of Basque Country and after 15 years of operation, ESNEKI ZENTROA was created as a brand in 2021, under the leadership of the Leartiker Technology Center, to keep responding to the needs of the sector. The objective of the Dairy Centre is to strengthen and serve as a benchmark for the dairy sector, combining research, innovation, and technical knowledge to promote the quality, safety, sustainability, and competitiveness of artisanal production.

Leartiker promotes breast cancer research with its new cell culture laboratory

At the beginning of the year, Leartiker inaugurated the Applied Biomaterials Lab, a space that reinforces its commitment to biomedical research. This new working environment allows for progress to be made on projects that require specific conditions for cell culture and study, such as the one being developed by Ana Zubiarrain Laserna, a researcher in Leartiker's Health area.

SARETZEN, a collaborative network to transform the Basque rural agri-food sector

SARETZEN, an innovation project promoted and energized by the Leartiker technology center, which is committed to collaboration as an engine for change. Its objective is to provide small rural producers with new tools and knowledge that will enable them to diversify and better market their products, thus contributing to the sustainable development of their activities and the environments where they work.

2024, a year of consolidation

2024 has been a key year for Leartiker, with advances in our strategic lines of research, scientific and technological consolidation, and a renewed commitment to People, the environment and cooperation as a driver of transformation.