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Digital platform to be developed to process large-scale omics datasets using big data and artificial intelligence

2022-07-25T12:28:07+02:00July 16th, 2021|Big Data, Consulting, Omics sciences, Press Notes, Smart Management Systems, Sustainability|

The Eurecat technology centre is coordinating the European Glomicave project which is to develop a new digital platform which can process large-scale omics datasets using Big Data and Artificial Intelligence by leveraging pre-existing data to enhance our understanding of biological systems as a whole. The project, which has funding coming to €6,372,583, addresses the need to build systems which can relate genotypes, i.e. [...]

‘Costa Daurada and Terres de l’Ebre Trip&Kids’, a groundbreaking tech platform for managing family tourism, is up and running

2022-07-25T12:38:38+02:00July 6th, 2021|Innovació turística, Press Notes, Tourism|

The Platform Operation in the PECT TurisTIC in Family project, which is now in its final few months, today unveiled its main deliverable: the ‘Trip&Kids’ web app, a technology platform for managing tourism services. This new tool positions Costa Daurada and Terres de l’Ebre destinations as domestic and international pacesetters by deploying management, recommendation and gamification tools to meet the [...]

Eurecat says MWC shows foundations are in place for major growth in the digital industry and multi-sector support powered by digital transformation

2022-07-25T12:40:06+02:00July 1st, 2021|Fires, Mobile World Congress, Press Notes|

“The Mobile World Congress has shown that the foundations are in place for major growth across the digital industry and multi-sector support powered by digital transformation,” said the Eurecat, technology centre’s Business Development Director Carles Fradera today. “The Mobile World Congress has provided the opportunity to meet up again, to create and innovate and to unlock new [...]

Tourism gamification app for SMEs is best tech solution in the Miro In Cube hackathon Barcelona final

2022-07-25T12:42:36+02:00July 1st, 2021|Events, Press Notes, Tourism|

The Altour project led by Gerard Garcia Anglès, Eric Moreno Edo, Gina Stolwijk and Miquel Orozco Gavaldà has scooped first prize in the Barcelona final of the Miro In Cube tourism innovation competition. Their winning entry is a tourism gamification app in which businesses can showcase their events for active and sustainable tourism and thus raise the [...]

MWC showcases a new system using artificial intelligence to spot nodules indicative of potential lung cancer

2022-07-25T12:44:17+02:00June 30th, 2021|E-Health, Fires, Health, Mobile World Congress, Press Notes|

At this year’s Mobile World Congress, the Eurecat technology centre is showcasing a new system for identifying nodules which are indicators of potential lung cancer using a tool powered by artificial intelligence techniques and deep learning in particular. The project has been conducted with the Vall d’Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus and has been supported by CIDAI (Centre of Innovation for [...]

Cafès Cornellà brings machine learning into play to track every cup of coffee

2022-07-25T12:50:03+02:00June 29th, 2021|Big Data, Fires, Mobile World Congress, Press Notes|

Cafès Cornellà has innovated with the Eurecat technology centre to push its digitalisation process forward. It includes technologies such as the Internet of Things, advanced data analytics and machine learning to track manufacturing processes and the stages in the hospitality industry right up to the final cup of coffee. Cafès Cornellà’s digital conversion process is part of the company’s ‘Decoding Coffee’ digitalisation [...]

Robinhat and Eurecat devise a surgical cap which allows doctors to record operations

2021-07-27T11:44:22+02:00June 28th, 2021|Fires, Innovation and product development, Mobile World Congress, Press Notes|

Robinhat and the Eurecat technology centre have together devised a surgical cap for doctors and surgeons which enables live connections and recording operations so that the videos can be analysed afterwards. Its prototype will be on show for the first time at this year’s Mobile World Congress. Called RobinCam, it is a patented cap featuring [...]

Eurecat underscores Mobile Week Rupit’s key role in bringing the potential of new technology to rural areas

2022-07-25T13:19:16+02:00June 25th, 2021|Fires, Press Notes|

“Mobile Week Rupit has shown the potential of new technology in rural settings in which digital, industrial and biotechnological innovation hybridisation” can have a “disruptive effect in terms of competitiveness and sustainability,” commented Miquel Rey, Corporate Director of Business Development at the Eurecat technology centre. Miquel Rey spoke at Mobile Week Rupit about “how new technologies are [...]

CETT and Eurecat to run higher education initiatives in tourism digital and technological development

2022-07-25T13:20:34+02:00June 25th, 2021|Corporatiu, Press Notes, Tourism|

CETT, the leading higher education school in Tourism, Hospitality and Gastronomy and affiliated to the University of Barcelona, and the Eurecat technology centre are teaming up to drive innovation in higher education in the shape of programmes involving digital and technological development of tourism, hospitality and gastronomy by transferring both institutions’ skills and knowhow. The partnership will make [...]

Digitalisation and sustainability are key to the post-pandemic tourism upturn

2022-07-25T14:40:23+02:00June 22nd, 2021|Events, Innovació turística, Press Notes, Tourism|

Digitalisation and sustainability will be crucial to the post-pandemic upturn in the tourism industry. This was the conclusion at the TurisTIC Forum congress hosted by the Eurecat technology centre which was held today at the Sant Pau Art Nouveau Site in Barcelona and also online. They will have to be accompanied by rolling out disruptive solutions harnessing technologies including artificial [...]

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