Deretil Vitatech focuses its research and resources to innovation and creation of solutions aimed to meet the growing technological demand of the industry. Deretil Vitatech is the R&D centre that collects, organizes and studies technological information for its implementation at the lab, pilot plant and/or industrial scale. Our capacity, experience and specialization contribute to the following lines of work:
• Development of new products and businesses.
• Development of new ingredients and additives with specific functionality.
• Product design, development and functional validation.
• Discovery of natural active principles that are effective with therapeutic targets: ageing, cardiovascular, metabolic syndrome, etc.
• In vitro and in vivo tests of product functional and technological validation.
• Improvement of existing products.
• Design, development and scaling of production processes.
• Obtaining of value-added products based on food industry sub-products.
Nutraceuticals
- Development of natural extracts and healthy bioactive principles.
- Functional validation tests.
- Therapeutic and functional targets evaluated by Deretil Vitatech:
- Antioxidant capacity, protection against free radicals.
- Antimicrobial capacity.
- Cardiovascular health.
- Ageing.
- Metabolic syndrome and diabetes.
- Obesity and weight control.
- Neurodegenerative diseases.
Cosmetics
- Synthesis of allantoin derivatives.
- Plant extracts with cosmeceutical properties.
- Functional validation tests.
- Evaluated functional targets:
- Antiageing.
- Cellular regeneration.
- Sun protection.
- Anti-inflammatories.
- Preservatives used in cosmetics.
Pharmacy
- New intermediaries for pharmaceuticals.
- Pre-clinical trials involving various therapeutic targets with Caenorhabditis elegans.
Food
- Functional food:
- Natural sweeteners and preservatives.
- Inclusion and stabilization of natural products in food and beverage production.
Agriculture
- Plant development biostimulators.
- Design and formulation of products with specific functionality: disease control, pest control, etc.
- New formulations for agronutrients.
- Special fertilizers.
- Bioinsecticides from extracts.
- Ecotoxicity tests.