The CTNS was created in 2008 as a non profit private foundation on the initiative of ACC1ó, the Universitat Rovira i Virgili and the Parc Tecnològic del Camp as part of the Catalan network of technology centres. Its aim was to support the Catalan nutrition and health industry with RDI activities.

The CTNS provides the food industry with technological and scientific services in all aspects of food consumption and health. Particular emphasis is given to the field of functional foods, products that reduce or prevent risk factors for some pathologies and which therefore affect our health.

The CTNS works in the areas of technical assistance, the development of RDI projects and technological services for the food sector. These services include ensuring food safety by complying with current regulations and validating the efficacy of functional foods from the moment of design to the human intervention studies. All the services are provided to ensure that the nutritional or health claims comply with EU regulations and are comprehensible to consumers.