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.
Centre de Recerca Matemàtica [1369]
Fundació Privada i2CAT, Internet i Innovació Digital a Catalunya [169]
Institut Català d'Investigació Química (ICIQ) [1288]
Institut Català d’Arqueologia Clàssica [2339]
IRTA. Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries [4722]
Folkesson, Matilde; Wesseler, Justus Paul; Pierucci, Carolina; Rader, Chris; Weder, Christoph; Ianiro, Alessandro; Berrocal, José Augusto (Data de publicació: 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 ...
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 (Data de publicació: 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 ...
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 (Data de publicació: 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 ...
Ruiz, Itxaso; Schwendenmann, Luitgard; Barbeta, Adrià; Lehmann, Marco M.; Parmo, Roberto; Aizpurua, Ana (Data de publicació: 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 ...
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 (Data de publicació: 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 ...
López Sánchez-Ortiz, Anselmo; Hahn, Matthias; Gómez, María; Torres, Rosario; Vall-llaura Espinosa, Nuria (Data de publicació: 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 ...
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. (Data de publicació: 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 ...
Pereira Lourenço, Ana L.; el Khatab, Oussama Rouam; Falciani, Chiara; Pini, Alessandro; Aragon, Virginia; Cerdà-Cuéllar, Marta; Kochanowski, Karl (Data de publicació: 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 ...
Dantas, Adriana; Piella-Rifà, Marc; Gou, Pere; Jofré, Anna; Quinteros Gilli, Gisela Julieta; Felipe, Francisco Javier (Data de publicació: 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 ...
Gokulakrishnan, Marisami; Trigka, Christina; Sabeña, Gerard; Gisbert, Enric; BOU, RICARD (Data de publicació: 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 ...
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 (Data de publicació: 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 ...
Gómez Marco, Francesc; Denis Lopez, Carmen; Gabarra, Rosa; Costa, Valmir A.; Molina, Paula; Riudavets, Jordi; ARNÓ, JUDIT (Data de publicació: 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 ...
Cho, Andrew Y; Lee, Dong-Hun; Fusaro, Alice; Giussani, Edoardo; Pastori, Ambra; Agüero, Montserrat; Majo, Natalia; Bertran, Kateri (Data de publicació: 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 ...
Saubi, Cristina; Meade, Kieran G.; Travé-Asensio, Sergi; Garcia-Fruitos, Elena; Arís, Anna (Data de publicació: 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 ...
Garcia Morante, Beatriz; De Abreu, Cipriano; Underwood, Gregory; Lara-Puente, Jesus Horacio; Pieters, Maria (Data de publicació: 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 ...
Doltra, Jordi; Roig, Carme; Serra Gironella, Joan (Data de publicació: 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 ...
Martínez-Rodríguez, Cristian; Funes, Inmaculada; Casadó-Tortosa, Armand; Sánchez, Elisenda; de Herralde, Felicidad (Data de publicació: 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 ...
Urbaneja Bernat, Pablo; Marginedas Catalán, Lucas; Riudavets, Jordi; Agusti, Nuria (Data de publicació: 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 ...
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 (Data de publicació: 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 ...
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 (Data de publicació: 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 ...