The "Centre d'Etude et de Valorisation des Algues" (CEVA), created in 1982 and doubly qualified ITA (Institut Technique Agricole) and ITAI (Institut Technique Agro-Industriel), is a French technology and innovation centre dedicated to algae, marine plants and marine biotechnology, in a triptych Environment, Culture, Valorisation.
CEVA offers its expertise (consulting, monitoring, training, auditing, experimentation, R&D, etc.) to the players in the sector (local authorities, R&D centre, project leaders, manufacturers, etc.) on environmental issues, health and food safety, and securing the sourcing/quality of raw material supplies. It is involved in initiating, advising and supporting R&D projects and economic development in the exploitation of algae (micro and macro), spirulina and halophytic plants for a wide range of markets: human nutrition, ingredients, intermediate food products, food supplements, cosmetics, bioremediation of liquid or gaseous effluents, biofuels, fertilizers and biostimulants, biomaterials.
CEVA, through structured operational competences, is thus organized around 3 Poles: Ecology & Environment (EENVI), Aquaculture & Sourcing (AQUAS) and Innovation & Products (INPRO). It works in close collaboration with public and private stakeholders in the setting up and implementation of projects, be it in the monitoring of the quality of coastal waters and marine natural heritage, dimensioning, development of cultivation methods and techniques, biomass recovery and treatment processes, development of processes and products from laboratory to pilot scale.
Le CEVA, au travers de compétences opérationnelles structurées, est ainsi organisé autour de 3 Pôles : Ecologie & Environnement (EENVI), Aquaculture & Sourcing (AQUAS) et Innovation & Produits (INPRO). Il travaille en étroite collaboration avec les parties prenantes publiques et privées dans le montage et la réalisation des projets, que ce soit dans le suivi de la qualité des eaux littorales et du patrimoine naturel marin, le dimensionnement, le développement des méthodes et des techniques de cultures, les procédés de récupération et de traitement des biomasses, l’élaboration de procédés et de produits de l’échelle laboratoire à l’échelle pilote.
