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Eurecat develops nutraceutical ingredient to enhance body composition and metabolic health in menopausal women

2024-10-25T12:49:00+02:00October 17th, 2024|Food, Nutrition and Health, Press Notes|

The Eurecat technology centre has developed a multi-ingredient amino acid to ameliorate the impact of overweight, obesity and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in the health of menopausal women where the build-up of belly fat can lead to metabolic disorders and increase the risk of cardiovascular disease which accounts for 47 percent of deaths in [...]

Quantum artificial intelligence one of the trends which will transform AI technologies

2024-10-25T12:44:18+02:00October 10th, 2024|Big Data, Events, ICT, Press Notes|

Today’s second day of the AI & Big Data Congress pointed to the growth in capabilities which quantum computing will bring to artificial intelligence systems as one of the most promising technology trends over the next five years since they will exponentially increase the speed of data processing. “During the congress, and especially today, [...]

AI & Big Data Congress confirms expectations of unstoppable growth in artificial intelligence

2024-10-25T12:42:29+02:00October 9th, 2024|Big Data, Events, ICT, Press Notes|

The 10th AI & Big Data Congress has showcased the potential of generative artificial intelligence across a range of sectors and applications over the course of a conference which has additionally unpacked sustainability and the impact of its legal regulation in Europe from the standpoint of the businesses, organisations and individuals who use it [...]

Artificial intelligence and robotics drive the transformation of the textile industry

2024-10-25T12:31:47+02:00September 26th, 2024|Autonomous and professional robotics, Big Data, Materials Processing and Capital Equipment, New Manufacturing Processes, Press Notes, Textile|

Artificial intelligence and robotics are driving the transformation of the textile industry as demonstrated during a special session on advanced manufacturing in this field. The event addressed new use cases of new technologies to enhance efficiency in the industry’s production system along with the changes being rolled out in aspects such as quality control. [...]

Catalan firm Enkitek robotises fruit harvesting in soilless agriculture with technological support from Eurecat

2024-10-25T12:24:49+02:00September 23rd, 2024|Autonomous and professional robotics, Food, Press Notes|

The Catalan company Enkitek with the technological support of Eurecat has designed a robot for monitoring fruit and vegetable crops in soilless agriculture, checking their quality and point of ripeness and harvesting them. The system adds to traditional labour operations by enhancing their productivity through the combination of various Industry 4.0 technologies such as [...]

Eurecat and Hospital Sant Joan de Déu design social robot to help children and teenagers with palliative needs at home

2024-09-24T10:56:21+02:00September 16th, 2024|Autonomous and professional robotics, Health, Press Notes|

The Eurecat technology centre and Hospital Sant Joan de Déu have designed a desktop social robot to help paediatric palliative patients at home. It enables remote monitoring of the patient’s symptoms and streamlines communication between professionals and the family. The Jana robot consists of a structure built with 3D printing and a tablet connected [...]

Centre for Omic Sciences to address the role of microbiota in nutritional, clinical and environmental studies

2024-09-24T10:54:51+02:00September 12th, 2024|Food, Health, Omics sciences, Press Notes|

This October, the second Symposium of the Centre for Omic Sciences, a joint unit of the Eurecat technology centre and Rovira i Virgili University (URV), will address the latest advances in understanding microbiota and their role in clinical studies in various fields of health, nutritional interventions and the environment with academic and industry experts. [...]

Eurecat rolls out robotics solution for advanced recycling of electric vehicle batteries

2024-09-24T10:53:23+02:00September 9th, 2024|Autonomous and professional robotics, Press Notes|

As part of the European Free4Lib project, the Eurecat technology centre has developed a demonstrator of a collaborative robotics solution for advanced dismantling and recycling of electric vehicle batteries. It is designed to improve the efficiency and safety of the process, cut operating costs, ensure the extraction of valuable materials from the batteries and [...]

Study shows the potential of precision nutrition to improve eating habits and health by targeting each type of metabolism

2024-09-24T10:48:11+02:00August 22nd, 2024|Nutrition and Health, Press Notes|

A study on personalised nutrition run by the Eurecat technology centre points to the potential of nutritional recommendations aimed at uniform groups of people based on their metabolic affinities to improve their eating habits and optimise their health. The study, which is part of the Preventomics project, harnesses omics analysis combined with genetics and [...]

Clinical trial of artificial intelligence software to detect lung cancer in unreported X-rays begins

2024-09-24T10:44:52+02:00August 7th, 2024|E-Health, Health, Press Notes|

Parc Taulí kicked off this July a multisite clinical trial to validate artificial intelligence software that detects lung cancer in unreported chest X-rays. This tool, dubbed Optimal XR, is designed to prevent potentially malignant lung nodules, which are not currently diagnosed in time because the X-rays have not been examined by a radiologist, from [...]

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