La Institució CERCA és el mitjà propi i servei tècnic de l’Administració de la Generalitat de Catalunya per al seguiment, suport i facilitació de l’activitat dels centres de recerca del sistema CERCA.

Constituïda com a fundació el 16 de juny de 2010, té per missió garantir un desenvolupament adequat del sistema de centres de recerca català; afavorir i maximitzar les sinergies, la coordinació entre els centres i la cooperació estratègica; millorar el posicionament, la visibilitat i l’impacte de la recerca duta a terme i facilitar la interlocució amb els diferents agents públics i privats.

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Thermoresponsive Gels Based on Cross-Linked Polymer-Grafted Cellulose Nanocrystals 

Folkesson, Matilde; Wesseler, Justus Paul; Pierucci, Carolina; Rader, Chris; Weder, Christoph; Ianiro, Alessandro; Berrocal, José Augusto (Publication date: 2026-03-20)

Stimuli-responsive nanocomposite hydrogels have garnered significant interest as alternatives to conventional hydrogels, enabling the engineering of stimuli-responsive behavior and network connectivity through composition ...

A machine learning framework for California vineyard water status monitoring using sUAS Imagery and short-term meteorological data 

Gao, Rui; Alsina, Maria Mar; Torres-Rua, Alfonso F.; Hipps, Lawrence; Kustas, William P.; Anderson, Martha; Nieto, Héctor; McElrone, Andrew J.; Knipper, Kyle; Bambach Ortiz, Nicolas; Castro, Sebastian J.; Prueger, John H.; Alfieri, Joseph; McKee, Lynn G.; White, William A.; Gao, Feng; Coopmans, Calvin; Gowing, Ian; Agam, Nurit; Sanchez, Luis; Dokoozlian, Nick (Publication date: 2026-03-14)

Efficient irrigation management is essential for sustainable crop production under increasing temperatures and tightening water supplies. In vineyards, water status significantly influences vine growth, yield, and fruit ...

The use of Diathermic Syncope® for stunning cattle 

EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW); Nielsen, Søren Saxmose; Alvarez, Julio; Boklund, Anette; Dippel, Sabine; Dorea, Fernanda; Figuerola, Jordi; Herskin, Mette S.; Miranda Chueca, Miguel Angel; Nannoni, Eleonora; Nonno, Romolo; Riber, Anja B.; Stahl, Karl; Stegeman, Jan Arend; Thulke, Hans-Hermann; Tuyttens, Frank; Michel, Virginie; Winckler, Christoph; Raj, Mohan; Velarde, Antonio; Vyssotski, Alexei; Van der Stede, Yves; Manakidou, Aikaterini (Publication date: 2026-02-26)

The EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW) was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the use of Diathermic Syncope® (DTS) for stunning cattle. A dossier was provided by the applicant as the basis for an assessment ...

Soil Management Effects on Grapevine Water Uptake Depth in a Mediterranean Vineyard 

Ruiz, Itxaso; Schwendenmann, Luitgard; Barbeta, Adrià; Lehmann, Marco M.; Parmo, Roberto; Aizpurua, Ana (Publication date: 2026-03-09)

In Mediterranean vineyards, soils are often managed with tillage or herbicides to limit weed growth and competition for resources. However, with rising concerns about water scarcity and climate change, cover crops are being ...

Association of Planetary Health Diet Indices with Diet Composition, Nutritional Quality and Environmental Impacts in Italian Adults 

Tucci, Massimiliano; Martini, Daniela; Godos, Justyna; Olvera-Moreira, Marco A.; Fresán, Ujué; Giampieri, Francesca; Frias-Toral, Evelyn; Villacres, Raynier Z.; Vitale, Marilena; Giosuè, Annalisa; Stranges, Saverio; Iacoviello, Licia; Ruggiero, Emilia; Bonaccio, Marialaura; Grosso, Giuseppe (Publication date: 2025-12-30)

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Sustainable diets are increasingly recognized as a key strategy to promote human health while reducing environmental impacts. The Planetary Health Diet (PHD) provides a global framework for sustainable ...

Development of a Protoplast-Mediated TransformationSystem for Monilinia fructicola: A Tool for FunctionalGenomics 

López Sánchez-Ortiz, Anselmo; Hahn, Matthias; Gómez, María; Torres, Rosario; Vall-llaura Espinosa, Nuria (Publication date: 2025-11-28)

Monilinia fructicola is a major causal agent of brown rot in stone fruit and is recognised as the most aggressive species within thegenus Monilinia. Despite its economic impact, the molecular basis of its pathogenicity ...

A review on the genus Draeculacephala with a focus on Draeculacephala robinsoni 

López-Gómez, R.; Morente, M.; Boucherf, A.; Spadavecchia, G.; Lago, C.; Moreno, A.; Mazzoni, V.; Rossi Stacconi, M.V.; Sabaté, Jordi; Cornara, D.; Fereres, A. (Publication date: 2026-03-03)

The recent introduction in Europe of Draeculacephala robinsoni Hamilton (1967), an alien sharpshooter species vector of Xylella fastidiosa (Xf) and originally native to North America, poses an additional threat to European ...

SET-M33 peptide as a selective in vitro antimicrobial agent against the porcine respiratory pathogen Glaesserella parasuis 

Pereira Lourenço, Ana L.; el Khatab, Oussama Rouam; Falciani, Chiara; Pini, Alessandro; Aragon, Virginia; Cerdà-Cuéllar, Marta; Kochanowski, Karl (Publication date: 2026-02-18)

As we face the threat from bacterial pathogens that are resistant to many conventional antibiotics, many current research efforts focus on expanding our arsenal of antimicrobial compounds. However, identifying use cases ...

Innovative plant-based drinks produced by pulse spray drying: An approach on physicochemical properties and microbial assessment 

Dantas, Adriana; Piella-Rifà, Marc; Gou, Pere; Jofré, Anna; Quinteros Gilli, Gisela Julieta; Felipe, Francisco Javier (Publication date: 2026-02-23)

The growing demand for sustainable and nutritious dairy alternatives has driven interest in plant-based beverages, particularly in powdered formats that enhance shelf life and transportability. This study investigated the ...

High Hydrostatic Pressure-Assisted Extraction Enhances Protein Recovery and Techno-Functional Properties of Brewer’s Spent Grain Protein Isolate 

Gokulakrishnan, Marisami; Trigka, Christina; Sabeña, Gerard; Gisbert, Enric; BOU, RICARD (Publication date: 2026-03-07)

Brewer’s spent grain (BSG) is a major by-product of brewing industries and a potential protein source for valorisation. Conventional protein extraction methods often yield low protein recovery and poor techno-functional ...

Macrolide resistance determinants and their associations in streptococci from selected livestock and wildlife species from Catalonia, Northeast Spain 

López de Egea, Guillem; González-Díaz, Aida; Aragon, Virginia; Cabezón, Oscar; Guédon, Gérard; Berbel, Dàmaris; Cadenas-Jiménez, Irene; Espunyes, Johan; Planellas, Marta; Domínguez, M. Ángeles; Leblond-Bourget, Nathalie; Ardanuy, Carmen (Publication date: 2026-03-16)

The increasing macrolide resistance in Streptococcus spp. causing human and animal infections in the last decades is a concern for global health. The objectives of this study were to analyze the macrolide resistance rates ...

Insectary Plant Species Preferences of Predators and Parasitoid Families in a Mediterranean Horticultural Agroecosystem 

Gómez Marco, Francesc; Denis Lopez, Carmen; Gabarra, Rosa; Costa, Valmir A.; Molina, Paula; Riudavets, Jordi; ARNÓ, JUDIT (Publication date: 2026-03-05)

The use of insectary plants to provide alternative food and shelter resources for enhancing natural enemy activity has been established as a common practice in IPM. Candidate flowering plant species have been screened and ...

Wild birds drive the introduction, maintenance, and spread of H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b high pathogenicity avian influenza viruses in Spain, 2021–2022 

Cho, Andrew Y; Lee, Dong-Hun; Fusaro, Alice; Giussani, Edoardo; Pastori, Ambra; Agüero, Montserrat; Majo, Natalia; Bertran, Kateri (Publication date: 2026-01-30)

The 2021–2022 high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) epizootic was the worst ever recorded in Europe in general and in Spain in particular. Between December 2021 and November 2022, H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b HPAI viruses caused ...

Immunomodulatory activities of bovine host defense peptides (HDPs): context-dependent roles in inflammation and immune priming 

Saubi, Cristina; Meade, Kieran G.; Travé-Asensio, Sergi; Garcia-Fruitos, Elena; Arís, Anna (Publication date: 2026-01-14)

Background Maintaining immune homeostasis is essential for livestock health and productivity, particularly in the face of infection or stress. Host defense peptides (HDPs), including β-defensins and cathelicidins, are key ...

Characterization of a Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae aerosol infection model in pigs 

Garcia Morante, Beatriz; De Abreu, Cipriano; Underwood, Gregory; Lara-Puente, Jesus Horacio; Pieters, Maria (Publication date: 2024-11-04)

The purpose of the present study was to develop and characterize an experimental aerosol model for Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M. hyopneumoniae) infection and respiratory disease in pigs. The experiment was carried out to ...

Cultivos de invierno de cereal y leguminosa para optimizar la producción de proteína de forraje ecológico en explotaciones de vacuno de leche 

Doltra, Jordi; Roig, Carme; Serra Gironella, Joan (Publication date: 2025-11)

En base a los resultados del ensayo, se ha encontrado que el forraje de invierno puede generar reducciones significativas de hasta un 30% en las necesidades de compra de proteína. La conclusión es que, la optimización ...

Resalliance: fent xarxa per augmentar la resiliència al canvi climàtic 

Martínez-Rodríguez, Cristian; Funes, Inmaculada; Casadó-Tortosa, Armand; Sánchez, Elisenda; de Herralde, Felicidad (Publication date: 2025-12)

La regió mediterrània es troba entre les més vulnerables als impactes del canvi climàtic, amb una exposició creixent a sequeres prolongades, incendis forestals, desertificació i pèrdua de biodiversitat. Davant d’aquest ...

La detección de insectos en los productos almacenados: perspectiva actual y futura sobre el diagnóstico molecular 

Urbaneja Bernat, Pablo; Marginedas Catalán, Lucas; Riudavets, Jordi; Agusti, Nuria (Publication date: 2025-08-12)

El proyecto INSECT-FREE financiado por el Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, la Agencia Estatal de Investigación y la Unión Europea, pretende desarrollar un nuevo test molecular de fácil utilidad y fiable como herramienta ...

LIFE FERTI-WISE: la fertilización de precisión que llega al agricultor a través de los ensayos On-Farm 

Uribeetxebarria, Asier; García, Alma Mª; Estévez, Braulio; Domingo Olivé, Francesc; Solé Boronat, Pau; Paredes, Vanessa; Nafría, David; Olivas del Rey, Almudena; Valentín, Francisco; Armesto, Ana Pilar; Gómez, Ander; Aizpurua, Ana (Publication date: 2025-11-25)

La transición hacia una agricultura más sostenible y eficiente en el uso de los recursos es hoy una prioridad para la Unión Europea. Uno de los grandes retos de la Estrategia 'De la Granja a la Mesa' es la gestión adecuada ...

LIFE FERTI-WISE: la fertilización de precisión que llega al agricultor a través de los ensayos On-Farm 

Uribeetxebarria, Asier; Garcia, Alma Mª; Estévez, Braulio; Domingo Olivé, Francesc; Solé Boronat, Pau; Paredes, Vanessa; Nafría, David; Olivas del Rey, Almudena; Valentín, Francisco; Armesto, Ana Pilar; Gómez, Ander; Aizpurua, Ana (Publication date: 2025-10)

La transición hacia una agricultura más sostenible y eficiente en el uso de los recursos es hoy una prioridad para la Unión Europea. Uno de los grandes restos de la Estrategia 'De la Granja a la Mesa' es la gestión adecuada ...

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