Press Notes

New telemedicine app monitors patients’ mechanical ventilation therapy

2019-07-19T07:26:39+02:00June 7th, 2019|E-Health, Press Notes|

The company OXIGEN salud, the Eurecat technology centre (a member of Tecnio) and the Lleida Biomedical Research Institute are developing a new telemedicine app dubbed MyVENT, which will allow for improved monitoring of patients’ mechanical ventilation therapy. The aim of the initiative is to improve the provision of healthcare resources to patients and provide support [...]

AI and Big Data are to be applied to Barcelona’s sewer system to generate information on neighbourhood behaviour

2019-07-17T08:21:29+02:00May 30th, 2019|ICT, Press Notes, Smart Management Systems|

The Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA), the Eurecat technology centre, the Barcelona Institute of Regional and Metropolitan Studies (IERMB) Consortium, s::can Iberia (a small-scale manufacturer of online sensors) and Barcelona Ciclo del Agua (BCASA, the public water-utility provider) are all taking part in SCOREwater, a European project that aims to contribute to digital transformation [...]

New app involves multiple sclerosis patients in the decision-making process for their treatment

2019-07-17T08:10:25+02:00May 29th, 2019|E-Health, Press Notes|

The Eurecat technology centre (a member of Tecnio) has developed Seleccionem, an app aimed at helping patients with multiple sclerosis choose the treatment option that best fits their preferences. The app is used in conjunction with AQuAS, a website for shared decision-making that is designed to help patients make decisions regarding the treatment of multiple [...]

Eurecat is advancing towards the creation of complex 3D sheet metal parts without a die

2019-05-27T07:28:38+02:00May 23rd, 2019|Fires, New Manufacturing Processes, Press Notes|

The 3D ISF (Incremental Sheet Forming) technology developed by the Eurecat technology centre makes it possible to manufacture complex sheet metal parts for prototypes or short runs for the automotive industry. This breakthrough removes the need for high levels of investment in costly moulds to form sheet metal using stamping or deep drawing processes. ISF [...]

Eurecat wins an award for recycling carbon fibres and generating new, lighter materials for the transport industry

2019-05-27T15:15:40+02:00May 9th, 2019|Composite material, Railway, Fires, Press Notes|

The Eurecat technology centre (a member of Tecnio) and the companies TRC (Thermal Recycling Composites) and MENZOLIT have taken home the prize for “Best Example of Successful Collaboration in the Circular Economy” at this year’s ChemPlast Awards. The accolade was given in recognition of their work in recycling carbon fibres from discarded composites and using [...]

Big data is being used to test the sailing abilities of a new vessel designed to serve oil and gas rigs and offshore wind farms

2019-05-27T14:57:17+02:00May 8th, 2019|Big Data, Press Notes, ICT|

The Eurecat technology centre (a member of Tecnio) is to lend its knowledge in the field of big data to the Barcelona-based company MP Engineering, in order to enable the analysis of mass data on the atmospheric conditions in various locations throughout the world’s oceans. The aim is to reproduce the sailing conditions for a [...]

The dome of the Hesperia Barcelona Tower Hotel is now home to OVNEW, the first restaurant equipped with 3D audio

2019-05-27T14:59:29+02:00April 25th, 2019|Audiovisual Technologies, Press Notes|

Hesperia Hotels & Resorts has teamed up with top chefs Jon Giraldo and Jaime Lieberman to open OVNEW, a new experiential restaurant located in the iconic dome at the Hesperia Barcelona Tower Hotel. In this unique gastronomic space, which opens today, more than 60 speakers provide a fully immersive experience thanks to the Sfëar 3D [...]

Eurecat will offer 19 pre-doctoral contracts this year as part of the Vicente López scholarship programme

2019-05-27T14:34:42+02:00April 24th, 2019|Press Notes, Training|

The Eurecat technology centre (a member of Tecnio) has opened the second round of applications for the Vicente López scholarship programme, which will offer 19 pre-doctoral contracts this year. The aim of the programme is to promote the production of doctoral theses and increase scientific knowledge in the fields of industry, digital technology and biotechnology, [...]

Eurecat develops a pioneering system for designing anatomical models in silicone

2019-05-27T15:04:50+02:00April 11th, 2019|Fires, New Manufacturing Processes, Press Notes|

At this week’s Advanced Factories trade fair, the Eurecat technology centre (a member of Tecnio) has unveiled a new, pioneering 3D printing technology that makes it possible to create bespoke anatomical models in silicone. The models can be made from monocomponents or biocomponents and are aimed at the biomedical and healthcare industries. According to Raffaele [...]

Technological innovation will enable the development of personalized and healthier nutrition

2019-04-24T13:50:03+02:00April 5th, 2019|Nutrition and Health, Press Notes, Health|

“Personalization is at the cutting edge of the food industry and will enable the creation, over the next few years, of functional foods and beverages” that offer specific health-oriented benefits to particular groups of consumers based on genetic, metabolic, lifestyle-related and other factors, according to Francesc Puiggròs, the scientific director of the Biotechnology Department at [...]

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