The Eurecat technology centre is taking part in the SPARTA collaborative community which is to devise and implement cooperative research and innovation actions to enhance European cybersecurity in areas such as health, energy, finance, transport and industry. The SPARTA project’s main goals are to drive key innovation in this field, provide the resources needed to [...]
The Eurecat technology centre is coordinating the European LIFE REWATCH project which is demonstrating on a pilot scale a new system for treating wastewater from the petrochemical industry in one of DOW Chemical Ibérica’s production plants in Tarragona. The system makes it possible to obtain high-quality reclaimed water which can be reused in the same [...]
The Eurecat technology centre is a partner in a Catalan consortium led by the Guttmann Institute which has brought new technologies such as artificial intelligence, interactive digital video and neuromodulation into rehabilitation treatments and cognitive stimulation for patients with brain damage. The project comes under the RIS3CAT Nexthealth Community sponsored by ACCIÓ, the agency for [...]
Carmaker SEAT has kicked off its Industry 4.0 Academy training programme in partnership with the Eurecat technology centre’s Eurecat Academy specialist training service for professionals and the University of Barcelona’s IL3 Institute for Lifelong Learning. This is a pilot smart factory education project for production line workers designed to equip them with the skills they [...]
Researchers from the Parc Taulí Research and Innovation Institute (I3PT) and the Eurecat technology centre are to begin a three-month pilot test to identify nodules which may be indicators of potential lung cancer on X-rays using deep learning technology. The initiative is part of the LuCaDAlert (Lung Cancer CAD Alert) project which has developed algorithms that can detect lung cancer nodules in chest [...]
The Eurecat technology centre is taking part in the LIFE BIOGASNET project that will develop a technology to improve the quality of the biogas produced in waste treatment plants and wastewater treatment plants in order to reduce the carbon footprint of the energy cycle and promote the circular economy. “Increasing the number and improving the sustainability of energy [...]
The Eurecat technology centre has today hosted the presentation of the first project using big data analysis and artificial intelligence to prevent epidemics by helping to predict, identify and mitigate their spread. Technical coordination will be provided by the Center for Innovation in Data tech and Artificial Intelligence (CIDAI). The project is to use advanced digital technology to deliver new mathematical [...]
The fifth XPatient Barcelona Congress, to be held online on 29-30 September, will address new technological solutions and success stories impacting the improvement of the patient experience and will underscore the learnings of patients and professionals during the COVID-19 health crisis. The health crisis caused by coronavirus has sped up the digitalisation of health, something that fosters [...]
A probiotic ingredient for weight control, developed by ADM Biopolis and supported by scientific evidence from studies conducted by the Eurecat technology centre, has been recognised as the Ingredient of the Year at the international NutraIngredients Award in the weight management category. Called Bifidobacterium lactis BPL1, this probiotic shows efficacy in reducing waist circumference and body fat in the stomach [...]
The Hartmann Group and the Eurecat technology centre have devised a new smart dressing using bio-inks which enable colorimetric detection of bacterial infections. The project is called K-BacTrack and has been funded by the Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI) as part of its R&D Projects work strand. “The idea is to enhance the quality of life of [...]
