Instituto Murciano de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario y Medioambiental

What Instituto Murciano de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario y Medioambiental does

IMIDA (Instituto Murciano de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario y Medioambiental) is a public research institute established in October 2002 under Law 8/2002 as an autonomous organism (organismo autónomo) of the Comunidad Autónoma de la Región de Murcia, Spain, attached to the Consejería de Agua, Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca. It conducts applied research, technology transfer, and specialized technical services across agricultural, livestock, aquaculture, and environmental sciences, serving the regional agricultural sector including crop producers, livestock farmers, aquaculture operators, and agri-food companies in the Región de Murcia. The institute is organized into 19 research teams across six departments—Aquaculture and Animal Production; Bioeconomy, Water and Environment; Biotechnology, Genomics and Plant Improvement; Rural Development, Oenology and Sustainable Agriculture; Plant Production and Agrotechnology; and Crop Protection—and maintains over 100 active research projects at any given time.

IMIDA operates from a main headquarters at the historic Estación Sericícola in La Alberca (Murcia), supplemented by specialized facilities in Jumilla (oenological station), San Pedro del Pinatar (marine resources center), Guadalupe (livestock improvement station), and Cehegín (grapevine variety evaluation center), plus a 53-station agrometeorological network integrated into SIAM (Sistema de Información Agraria de Murcia). Rather than commercial products, IMIDA delivers a portfolio of specialized research services and databases—SIAM, Vitis-IMIDA, FrutIMIDA, the Laboratorio Enológico, vine sanitary certification, germplasm bank, tissue culture services, the Mar Menor Observatory, and an OTRI-managed technology-transfer function—addressing regional needs in plant breeding, livestock genetics (including conservation of Chato Murciano pig, Murciana cattle, and Murciano-Granadina goat), irrigation optimization, sustainability assessment (LCA, carbon and water footprint), and aquaculture diversification.

IMIDA does not operate on commercial pricing models; it is funded primarily through public research grants (including FEDER and Fundación Séneca), regional government budget allocations, and competitive national and European research programs. Its commercial-style revenue streams—technology-transfer fees, laboratory and certification services, and variety/breed licensing—are secondary to institutional public funding, with services delivered direct-to-customer in a single regional market. The institute employs nearly 200 professionals, including research professors, doctoral researchers, technicians, and specialists, and is led by Director Andrés Antonio Martínez Bastida (appointed February 2023 via Decreto n.º 50/2023), with José Manuel Conesa Gallego as Gerente and Antonio Aroca Martínez directing the OTRI.

Name

Instituto Murciano de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario y Medioambiental

Legal name

Instituto Murciano de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario y Medioambiental

Website

https://imida.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

IMIDA is a public research institute under the Región de Murcia government, conducting agricultural, livestock, aquaculture, and environmental R&D. It serves the regional agricultural sector through 19 research teams, technology transfer, and specialized services including agrometeorological monitoring and germplasm conservation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural and Environmental Research Services

NAICS

Animal Production and Aquaculture (112)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Farm Technology Enablement & Data Integration Advisory (FMIS/ERP, IoT, Decision Support) (AFACAJAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sustainability & ESG / Carbon & Conservation Program Advisory (AFACAJAF)

Keywords

• Agricultural research services
• Environmental R&D
• Livestock genetic conservation
• Plant biotechnology breeding
• Marine aquaculture research

Headquarters

HQ city

La Alberca

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Research Services and Technology Transfer: Revenue generated through technology transfer services, specialized laboratory analysis, certification services (vine sanitary certification, germplasm bank), and consulting for the agricultural sector
2. Variety and Breed Licensing: Generation of new plant varieties and animal breeds that can be licensed to producers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

IMIDA is a public research institute that conducts applied scientific research and provides technology transfer and specialized technical services in agriculture, livestock, aquaculture, and environmental science for the agricultural and agri-food sector of the Región de Murcia, Spain. It delivers laboratory analyses (oenological laboratory), vine sanitary certification, germplasm bank and tissue culture services, agrometeorological information through SIAM, databases of vine and fruit varieties, and Life Cycle / sustainability assessments to farmers, livestock breeders, aquaculture producers, and food-industry companies.

Product overview

IMIDA is a public research institute (organismo público de investigación) with autonomous status under the Regional Government of Murcia, focused on agricultural and environmental research. Rather than a unified commercial product, IMIDA offers a portfolio of specialized research services including the SIAM agrometeorological network, Vitis-IMIDA grape variety database, FrutIMIDA fruit variety database, an oenological laboratory, vine sanitary certification, a germplasm bank, and tissue culture services. These services are delivered through 19 research teams across 6 departments covering aquaculture, bioeconomy, biotechnology, rural development, crop protection, and plant production, with each service addressing specific needs of the regional agricultural sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SIAM (Sistema de Información Agraria de Murcia) Agrometeorological information service integrating 53 weather stations across the Región de Murcia, providing data that supports irrigation efficiency and crop-management decisions for regional producers.
• Vitis-IMIDA Database of grape varieties developed by IMIDA, supporting vine research and certification activities for the wine and table-grape sectors.
• FrutIMIDA Fruit variety database providing information on fruit varieties developed or studied by IMIDA's research teams, serving regional fruit producers and breeders.
• Laboratorio Enológico (Oenological Laboratory) Oenological laboratory service located in Jumilla providing wine analysis and quality testing for regional wineries and vine growers.
• Certificación Sanitaria de Vid (Vine Sanitary Certification) Sanitary certification service for grapevines that ensures disease-free planting material for vine growers and nurseries.
• Banco de Germoplasma (Germplasm Bank) Germplasm bank preserving genetic resources of plant species important for regional agriculture, supporting conservation and breeding activities.
• Servicio de Cultivo de Tejidos (Tissue Culture Service) Tissue culture service providing plant propagation and conservation of plant genetic resources for breeders, nurseries, and conservation programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100 active research projects maintained annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Universidad Miguel Hernández de ElcheminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Educational collaboration for lectures on Animal Biotechnology and Improvement within the Master's in Agronomic Engineering, including presentation on Chato Murciano pig conservation program.
• Centro Tecnológico de la CarneminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Technical visit to meat technology center, animal reproduction facilities, livestock associations, and meat processing facilities in Galicia.
• Centro de Cualificación Turística de MurciaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Collaboration for imparting masterclass on characteristics of Segureño lamb meat within the 'Sabores de la Región de Murcia' journal series.
• Universidad de MurciacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Collaborative educational partnership for training Master's students in Biology and Technology of Reproduction. Over 30 trainee students from the Master's program participated in research activities.
• Universidad de CórdobacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration in doctoral thesis direction and educational activities in animal physiology and biotechnology.
• UCAM Universidad Católica de MurciacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration in doctoral thesis direction and educational activities.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• INRAE (Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement): France's national agrifood research institution, much larger in scale but covering the same research domains — plant breeding, livestock genetics, aquaculture, and environmental sustainability. Comparable institutional logic as a publicly funded agrifood R&D provider.
• INIA-CSIC (Centro Nacional Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria): Spain's national agricultural research body, now integrated into CSIC. Comparable in research domains but operates at nationwide scale rather than a single region, and competes with IMIDA for national and European grant funding.
• Wageningen University & Research: Leading European agrifood research organization combining university and applied-research institutes. While Netherlands-based, it is a reference benchmark for IMIDA on plant breeding, sustainable agrifood systems, and applied research commercialization.
• Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV: Germany's Fraunhofer applied-research model is the European archetype for publicly funded, mission-oriented agrifood and process R&D with industry transfer. Comparable structural template to IMIDA's public-finance, applied-research, transfer-to-clients orientation, though operating at far greater scale.

Regional players

• CEBAS-CSIC (Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura): CSIC research center also based in Murcia covering plant biology, soil science, and sustainable agriculture. Shares the same geographic context, funding ecosystem, and overlapping expertise in crop physiology and water management relevant to IMIDA.
• Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena (UPCT): Technical university in Murcia with overlapping agronomic engineering and food technology programs. Comparable as a regional academic-ecosystem actor collaborating with IMIDA on training, joint projects, and technology transfer.

Direct peers

• NEIKER (Instituto Vasco de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario): Basque Country's public agricultural research body, organized into departments covering animal health, plant production, and environmental sustainability. Operates under the same Spanish model of regional organismos públicos with technology-transfer obligations to local producers.
• IRTA (Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries): Public agricultural and food research institute of Catalonia with a similar regional-government mandate, multi-team structure, and applied R&D plus technology-transfer model. Closely comparable to IMIDA as a fellow Spanish autonomous-community research organism covering crops, livestock, aquaculture, and food science.
• Teagasc (Agriculture and Food Development Authority): Ireland's semi-state agricultural research and advisory authority with applied research, advisory, and training functions for farmers. Model is highly comparable to IMIDA: publicly funded, applied R&D plus technology transfer across crops, livestock, and rural development.
• IFAPA (Instituto Andaluz de Investigación y Formación Agraria, Pesquera, Alimentaria y de la Producción Ecológica): Andalusia's regional public agrifood and fisheries research institute. Shares IMIDA's structure of research teams spanning crop production, livestock, aquaculture, and sustainability, and serves a comparable constituency of regional farmers and processors.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/imidamurcia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/imida
• Instagraminstagram.com/imida_murcia

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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