One-liner: the Instituto Tecnológico del Embalaje, Transporte y Logística (Paterna) — 12,000 m² of laboratories and pilot plants (Transport Simulation Centre, RFID pilot plant, packaging manufacture/waste pilot plants) running 500+ test types for packaging, materials, transport and supply-chain founders.
What a founder gets
- Transport Simulation Centre + RFID/IoT pilot plant — validate packaging under real transport stress (vibration, drop, climatic) and test smart-logistics/sensorisation tech before deploying in the field.
- Packaging manufacture pilot plants (extrusion, injection, thermoforming, lamination) — scale a new sustainable-packaging material from lab sample to pilot-batch production.
- Recyclability testing + certification — RecyClass (plastics) and Aticelca/CEPI (paper & board); a direct compliance/access route as the EU's Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) tightens.
- Consultancy on EU packaging regulation — advisory service to interpret and prepare for the PPWR.
- "¿Quieres ser Innolaber?" — an open program inviting companies to co-develop/pilot inside ITENE's Innolab.
- Specialised training including a master's degree run jointly with IATA-CSIC (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas) — a credential/talent-pipeline route, not just testing.
- Full engagement-route detail: see the companion program page ITENE Packaging & Logistics Labs.
Who it's for
- Packaging, materials, transport, logistics and mobility startups — anyone validating a new package/material, proving recyclability, or testing supply-chain/RFID/smart-logistics/autonomous-mobility technology.
How to engage
- itene.com/contacto — direct contact form; +34 961 820 000 · info@itene.com.
- Direct test/pilot-plant contract or joint R&D project — scope work and pay per service (member rates apply).
- "Portal socios" — a dedicated partner/associate login portal on the site for member companies.
- See ITENE Packaging & Logistics Labs for the full route breakdown including subcontracting inside an IVACE grant.
Key facts
- HQ: Parque Tecnológico, C/ Albert Einstein 1, 46980 Paterna, Valencia.
- REDIT member — one of the network's 11 institutes.
- Non-economic activity plan: runs a "Plan de Actuación" of non-economic (public-good) activities backed by IVACE+i — evidence of direct GVA co-funding beyond service fees.
- Notable R&D projects (2024-26): MERLIN (multilayer packaging recycling), NIAGARA (water-treatment contamination control), Bio4HUMAN (biobased humanitarian waste solutions), EMOBCONNECT (connected/sustainable mobility), SAFARI (MXene/graphene hybrids), ECOTRON (printed-electronics footprint), RECIPOL (polyolefin decontamination), FUELGAE (microalgae biofuels), BIONANOPOLYS (nanomaterials open-innovation testbed), ENZYCLE (enzymatic plastics treatment), NEFLEXAR (recyclable flexible structures).
- Expert leads named on-site: Miriam Gallur (Materials & Packaging area manager, AGROMATTER project
coordinator), César Aliaga (Packaging & Circular Economy unit head, MERLIN coordinator), Maika Gómez (Chemical
Analysis & Materials Characterisation Labs, testing services coordinator), Carlos Fito (Environmental Safety &
Monitoring Technologies area manager, SBD4NANO coordinator) —
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Relations
- Part of: REDIT
- Runs: ITENE Packaging & Logistics Labs
- See also: Packaging-Logistics (niche)
- See also: Testbeds (support)