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. [...]
In October, Barcelona will gather more than thirty artificial intelligence experts at the 10th AI & Big Data Congress which is to address the scale of the impact of this technology and the challenges in its application, in particular issues including sustainability, creativity, sector applications and regulation. The event, which will be held on [...]
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 [...]
Catalan firm Marina Textil has partnered up with the Eurecat technology centre to roll out a circular economy project to generate a new fabric harnessing up to 88 percent of the waste that until now was thrown away during the company’s industrial process. Using this innovative technology, they estimate that up to 5,500 kg [...]
Artificial intelligence (AI) and data-driven technologies have huge potential to transform the energy sector and optimise how energy is produced, managed and used in view of the need to make headway in the transition to renewable energies, energy sovereignty and digitalisation of the entire activity chain. This is the conclusion of the eighth white [...]
Dr Josep Trueta University Hospital of Girona and the Eurecat technology centre have inked a partnership agreement to promote joint scientific research and technology development in healthcare. The projects to be fostered under this agreement concern new medical devices, clinical decision-making support tools, artificial intelligence projects, 3D printing and simulation. The agreement will also [...]
Red-fleshed apples are the ones with red skin and flesh. They belong to the Red Sun variety derived from commercial cultivation of red-fleshed “Redlove” apples originating in Switzerland, and in Catalonia they are mainly grown in Mollerussa. This red fruit stands out for its high anthocyanin content, a pigment from the flavonoid family that [...]
The spin-off Dipneo, created by the Eurecat technology centre and Mobile World Capital Barcelona, has started an investment campaign through the crowdfunding platform specialised in biotechnology and health, Capital Cell. The capital increase is intended to raise 300,000 euros to accelerate the development of an innovative medical device in the field of cardiopulmonary resuscitation [...]
The training of healthcare professionals is essential to ensure the best results and guarantee the safety of patients, especially when involving invasive procedures. In order to aid this learning, Vall d'Hebron, together with the Eurecat technology center and Medical Simulator, have developed a high-precision simulator, Winco USG, to teach punctures under ultrasound control, which [...]
The Future: Fast Forward group held the signing ceremony of the collaboration agreement with CaixaBank, the Eurecat technology centre and Telefónica in Madrid. This event, which in addition to the signing also included a round table discussion, was attended by Gonzalo Alcubilla, Corporate Banking Director at CaixaBank; Daniel Altimiras, President of Eurecat; Sergio Oslé, [...]
