AZTI-Tecnalia has become a trustee of the  Basque Culinary Center (BCC) Foundation, signing a joint agreement aimed at technological research and development in the fields of culinary sciences, nutrition and food technologies.

AZTI-Tecnalia and the Basque Culinary Center have come together to develop one of the most ambitious projects in Europe in the field of gastronomy and food. The Basqe technological centre will provide this project with all its scientific knowledge in food research and cede its technological installations to BCC students undertaking research, degree projects and PhD theses. Amongst the resources that AZTI-Tecnalia provides the Foundation with is a pilot plant where food processes are reproduced at a pre-industrial scale, microstructure laboratories and a sensorial analysis laboratory, as well as an experimental centre designed for developing new culinary technologies.

Training of skilled staff

The training of professionals in culinary sciences is another of the pillars of the agreement. Scientists from AZTI-Tecnalia will take part as teaching and research staff at the Faculty of Culinary Sciences, and will participate in the development of Training Courses in gastronomy. AZTI-Tecnalia researchers will also take part in drawing up the areas of research that the Centre of Research and Innovation in Culinary Sciences is to develop.

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Translation: Basque Research

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