Press Notes

Eurecat helps to drive clean technologies as a key sector in European technological sovereignty

2026-02-19T12:37:09+01:00February 13th, 2026|Press Notes, Sustainability|

The Eurecat technology centre has taken part in the second edition of the ‘Leaders Meeting Fit for the Future’ summit, which brings together leading European regions in the fields of industry and innovation, where it highlighted the opportunities offered by innovation in the strategic field of clean technologies (cleantech) for European technological sovereignty and [...]

Eurecat succeeds in recreating the acoustics of architectural spaces such as Palau Moja and of buildings that no longer exist or have undergone structural changes

2026-02-19T12:41:21+01:00February 5th, 2026|Audiovisual Technologies, Cultural and Creative Industries, Fires, Press Notes|

The technology centre Eurecat anticipates at the Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) fair, that is being held this week in Barcelona, the creation of acoustic digital twins of architectural spaces such as Palau Moja, a technology that that allows for sound recreation “even when the site no longer exists as such or has undergone structural [...]

Eurecat is seeking volunteers for a study on the effects of a nutritional supplement on knee pain

2026-02-19T12:43:00+01:00February 5th, 2026|Nutrition and Health, Press Notes|

The Eurecat technology centre is seeking 80 volunteers aged between 40 and 70 with mild and persistent knee pain to evaluate the effect of a nutritional supplement on the reduction of joint pain, one of the most prevalent conditions in the population and a major cause of disability. The project, called Agartrosis, will allow [...]

Eurecat demonstrates the neuroprotective potential of polyphenol-rich agricultural extracts obtained from red onion, chicory, and vine and olive pruning residues

2026-02-09T13:16:01+01:00January 30th, 2026|Nutrition and Health, Press Notes|

The Eurecat technology centre has demonstrated, at a preclinical level, the neuroprotective effects and cognitive performance–enhancing properties of polyphenol-rich extracts obtained from red onion skins, chicory leaves, and vine and olive pruning residues, as a starting point for the development of ingredients that can be transferred to nutritional products with beneficial effects on mental [...]

Eurecat increases technology transfer to companies and seeks investors for its spin-offs

2026-02-09T13:18:35+01:00January 28th, 2026|Fires, Press Notes|

The Eurecat technology centre has increased the transfer of technology to companies and has built a portfolio of more than 250 highly innovative patents that can be licensed to transform them into market solutions, representing growth of 11 per cent compared to 2024. It has also stepped up its activities in the valorisation of [...]

Eurecat brings together experts, activists and political leaders to address the most urgent sociopolitical consequences of climate change

2026-02-09T13:20:21+01:00January 27th, 2026|Canvi Climàtic, Events, Press Notes|

The Eurecat technology centre is leading the Cassandra conference, with the aim of addressing the most urgent sociopolitical consequences of climate change, a forum that will take place on 4 and 5 February and which constitutes an international strategic platform where industrial leaders, policymakers and civil society confront the risks and consequences arising from [...]

Biotechnology will emerge in 2026 integrating sustainability, digitalisation and food production to address emerging challenges in nutrition and health

2026-02-09T13:21:56+01:00January 19th, 2026|Nutrition and Health, Omics sciences, Press Notes|

Biotechnology is “leading a transformation that is impacting human nutrition, human and animal health, industrial processes and green agri-food”, areas which this year will be marked by innovation “integrating sustainability, digitalisation and new ways of producing ingredients and foods”, advances the Scientific Director of the Biotechnology Area of ​​the Eurecat technology center, Francesc Puiggròs. [...]

The President of the Parliament visits Eurecat to learn about the scientific and technological infrastructures and innovation projects of the centre

2026-02-09T13:23:55+01:00January 16th, 2026|Corporatiu, Press Notes|

The President of the Parliament of Catalonia, Josep Rull, visited today Eurecat’s headquarters in Cerdanyola, accompanied by the President of the technology centre, Daniel Altimiras, and its Chief Officer, Xavier López, where he had the opportunity to learn about Eurecat’s laboratories for the development of cutting-edge solutions in areas such as intelligent robotics, batteries, [...]

Thermochemical technologies, key to advancing a decarbonised circular economy model

2026-02-09T13:26:23+01:00January 14th, 2026|Press Notes, Sustainability|

The year 2026 will bring “significant advances in thermochemical technologies to continue moving towards a decarbonised circular economy model”, as they make it possible to obtain high-value products such as biofuels and biomaterials from waste management, according to the Scientific Director of Sustainability Area of Eurecat, Irene Jubany. In the field of sustainability, “one [...]

Quantum computing, intelligent robotics, innovations in biotechnology and thermochemical technologies, key trends for 2026

2026-01-30T10:03:44+01:00December 30th, 2025|Press Notes|

Growing automation “thanks to the development of agentic artificial intelligence (Agentic AI) and its deployment in specific applications such as robotics, advances in quantum computing, innovations in biotechnology such as precision fermentation and alternative proteins, and thermochemical technologies will be some of the technological trends that will evolve throughout 2026,” according to forecasts by [...]

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