About us

Agri-food research and innovation centre

A private, independent research centre serving companies across the whole food chain.

Who we are

IMASDE Agroalimentaria is a private, independent research centre founded in 2000.

Our team specialises in applied research and high-value technical services: contract animal trials as a CRO, biostatistics and the management of national and European R&D projects. We work along the whole food chain, from primary production to processing and final consumer products.

Our mission

To be the strategic partner of agri-food companies, helping them optimise processes, reduce costs and stand out in the market through research.

Management team

Management

  • Jaime Sánchez Laguna

    Jaime Sánchez Laguna

    Managing Director

Consulting and innovation

  • Patricia Vázquez

    Patricia Vázquez

    Team manager

  • Daniel Martín Corral

    Daniel Martín Corral

    Team manager

  • Irene Muñoz

    Irene Muñoz

    Team manager

  • Antonio Basanta

    Antonio Basanta

    Team manager

  • Javier Viguera

    Javier Viguera

    Team manager

Animal Research Centre

  • Óscar Casabuena

    Óscar Casabuena

    Pigs and ruminants manager

  • Carlos Millán

    Carlos Millán

    Poultry, insects and pets manager

Scientific support and data analysis

  • Marta Gracia

    Marta Gracia

    Department manager

  • Guillermo Cano

    Guillermo Cano

    Department manager

Finance and administration

  • Silvia Garrido

    Silvia Garrido

    Head of financial management

  • Carolina González

    Carolina González

    Administration

Own R&D projects

Research funded through national and European calls in digital farming, sustainable livestock and animal health.

TWINBRO

Control and management system for poultry farms based on a digital twin.

Spanish Recovery Plan (PRTR)

NEXTGENFARM

Platform integrating data from different sources in intensive livestock production, modelled with machine learning.

NextGenerationEU

IDealSow

Bioinformatics applied to smart sow farms to optimise production and animal health.

State Research Agency – EU funds

LearningPig (phase I and II)

Predictive models to improve health and welfare of finishing pigs through big data analysis.

State Research Agency – NextGenerationEU

VENT-IA

Better health and welfare of weaned piglets through AI-controlled ventilation.

State Research Agency – EU funds

APPigPlan

Prediction of the optimal time to send pigs to slaughter using machine learning.

State Research Agency – PRTR

RisPorDat

Digital tools to identify risk markers of respiratory and reproductive diseases on pig farms.

State Research Agency – NextGenerationEU

SMARTBEEF

Precision livestock farming to improve productivity and sustainability of beef cattle in the Region of Murcia.

ERDF – Region of Murcia

GO SEBASTIANA

Integrated model to select, grade and market wool to make small sheep farms more profitable.

EIP-AGRI – EAFRD

GO REPROVI

Reproductive solutions to improve the economic sustainability of dairy sheep farms.

EIP-AGRI – Ministry of Agriculture

GO VACUSOS

More economically sustainable fattening of calves from extensive suckler cow farms.

EIP-AGRI – EU funds

GO GESVAC 4.0 (phase I and II)

Collaborative platform and digital tools to improve profitability and sustainability of beef cattle.

EIP-AGRI

GO SMARTFARMRANI

Precision livestock farming to make extensive Avileña-Negra Ibérica cattle farms more resilient.

EIP-AGRI

GO WELFARECUN

New fattening, transport and slaughter processes to improve rabbit welfare.

EIP-AGRI

GO CARDUNNEXT

Cardoon (Cynara cardunculus) as a vegetable coagulant for traditional PDO cheeses.

EIP-AGRI – EAFRD

Arrobadera 4.0

Sensorised mechanical system to separate slurry inside pig houses.

State Research Agency

CAMPYBRO

Control of Campylobacter in broiler flocks through a two-step strategy: nutrition and vaccination.

EU FP7-SME project

Campylobacter vectors

Role of Alphitobius diaperinus as a Campylobacter vector in poultry farms and how to prevent ingestion.

ERDF – Murcia Development Institute

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