CENTIV GMBH

Their core work

CENTIV is a German private SME based in Syke that works at the intersection of food technology, nutrition science, and sustainable protein development. In the Stance4Health project, they contributed to building digital tools for personalized nutrition recommendations grounded in gut microbiota analysis and consumer behavior. In ALEHOOP, their focus moved to the valorization of protein-rich biomass from macroalgae and legume processing by-products into ingredients for human food, animal feed, and aquaculture. Their profile suggests a food innovation company capable of connecting nutritional science with practical product or ingredient development across the value chain.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

CENTIV's earliest H2020 work (2018) was squarely consumer-facing: personalized nutrition apps, gut microbiota data, and digital engagement tools for end users. By 2020, their focus had shifted upstream toward the raw material side of the protein supply chain — extracting value from macroalgae and legume by-products and testing those ingredients in animal feed and aquaculture. This is a meaningful pivot from human consumer nutrition technology toward sustainable protein ingredient development for both food and feed markets.

CENTIV appears to be moving toward sustainable protein ingredient development — particularly from macroalgae and legume by-products — which positions them well for the growing alternative protein and circular bioeconomy space.

How they like to work

CENTIV has participated exclusively as a consortium partner, never as project coordinator, across both of its H2020 projects. Both projects are Innovation Actions, indicating they join applied research consortia rather than basic science networks. With 33 unique partners across just 2 projects, they operate within large, diverse consortia — roughly 16 partners per project on average — suggesting they bring a specific, bounded expertise rather than acting as a generalist integrator.

CENTIV has built connections with 33 unique partners across 11 countries through just two projects, which indicates broad European reach for a small SME. Their network spans both food science institutions and agri-food industry partners, given the applied nature of the projects they joined.

What sets them apart

CENTIV is a rare small German company with demonstrated H2020 experience in both consumer nutrition technology and sustainable protein ingredient development — two areas that are increasingly converging as personalized nutrition moves toward plant-based and alternative protein diets. For a consortium needing an SME that understands both the end-consumer nutritional logic and the upstream protein supply chain, CENTIV covers an unusual breadth. Their base in Lower Saxony also places them within a strong German agri-food industrial region.

Highlights from their portfolio

• ALEHOOP
  CENTIV's largest funded project (EUR 220,514), addressing the valorization of macroalgae and legume by-products into proteins for human food and animal feed — a high-priority area for EU sustainable food systems policy.
• Stance4Health
  An unusual combination of digital health technology, gut microbiota science, and consumer behavior analysis, reflecting CENTIV's earlier capability in data-driven personalized nutrition.