National Projects

Development of smart labels using contactless technology. The SmartLabels project is an inter-cluster and trans-autonomous initiative with the aim of developing smart labels using contactless technology, to offer improvements in functionalities in the packaging sector such as product traceability or counterfeit control systems. To this end, NFC antennas have been developed using printed electronics taking into account the geometry of the packaging. An application has also been designed and implemented to read these antennas and verify the authenticity of the products. Eurecat participates in the project through its Functional Printing & Embedded Devices Unit, which has [...]

Technical feasibility study to evaluate the application of disruptive technologies in the water subsector. The IoT-IA CWP project aims to analyze how the application of the Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) can allow overcoming defined challenges in the water subsector. The beneficiary sector will be the Comprehensive Water Cycle Exploitation Services, which encompasses several points in the value chain and opens up the possibility of incorporating these technologies that will improve current decision-making and monitoring systems. Other goals of the project are to: Submit 2 R&D projects in regional, national or European financing [...]

Integration of organic solar cells and flexible batteries for the generation of green energy. The GAIAPrint project aims to produce flexible organic photovoltaic modules (OPV) with state-of-the-art materials for the production of clean energy, as well as to complement its storage with low-cost printed batteries. In this sense, the integration of these two emerging technologies in the field of printed electronics in ultra-low-power electronics systems is proposed in order to promote the generation of new, more autonomous and sustainable connected sensors. The development of ultra low consumption electronics will be carried out in a way that [...]

Development of a proof of concept to monitor heavy metals and interfering elements in seawater. The SEAWIZARD project aims to research and develop a proof of concept for monitoring heavy metals such as lead, mercury or cadmium in seawater, as well as key interfering elements such as temperature or pH, at much smaller temporal and spatial scales than currently possible. As a result, a new concept of marine environmental sensing will be built upon the convergence of dissimilar technologies, such as printed electronics, materials and environmental science and artificial intelligence (AI). This improvement will make it [...]

Boosting the food industry towards a more intelligent, predictive, prescriptive managent model with a lower environmental impact. The ALIMENTE21 project aims to increase the availability and efficiency of resources, both industrial and raw materials, of the food industry, as well as its production processes. This boost is applied to the multiple links of the value chain, while guaranteeing the safety and quality of procedures. The mission of ALIMENTE21 is to research and develop cutting-edge solutions based on artificial intelligence, big data, edge computing and digital twin, with the aim of advancing the food industrial organization towards [...]

Network of excellence in data-based enabling technologies. The AI4ES project is born with the vision of becoming the Spanish benchmark in research, development and transfer of those digital technologies that allow intelligent data processing and analysis. The objective of AI4ES is to promote the economy based on data and artificial intelligence at a national level, facilitating the transfer of capacities, results and technologies to the productive fabric, providing innovative solutions and services that require secure and reliable access to data, efficient processing, analysis advanced, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. These technologies range from the storage and [...]

Development of new alternative sources of animal feed to study the feasibility of obtaining feed and animal feed products for birds, based on alternative protein sources. The C3 Project formulates and develops animal feed products based on an alternative protein source such as insects. Moreover, the project aims to characterize in detail the nutrient composition of the by-products to identify and select those that allow maximum efficiency, and at the same time, optimize the by-product as a protein ingredient for the formulation of high biological value feed. The use of insects as an alternative protein represents [...]

Development and standardization of the mycoremediation of hydrocarbon polluted soils. The Torres Quevedo project evaluates the performance of this technology in a systematically manner with soils of different texture, with different inoculum substrates addition and under different environmental conditions (temperature and humidity). One of the main outputs of the project is the release of a mycoremediation implementation guide to help companies and organisations during the application of this treatment. Mycoremediation is a technique which is currently under development. One of the principal obstacles to become a reference technology is the lack of consensus on the ideal [...]

Development of a device for capturing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) through a chemical reaction that converts carbon dioxide into carbonate with the objective to fight against climate change and reduce greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The CAPTACO2 project develops an innovative device that uses special polysulfone membranes which manage to obtain a capture solution inside and produce the conversion of carbon dioxide into carbonate. During the first phase of development, the CAPTACO2 project has tested different membranes configurations and capture solutions in order to maximise the efficiency of the process. The most efficient configuration has been [...]

Development and classification of new healthier food products According to the level of nutritional labelling Nutriscore. The NUTRISCORE project aims to improve the nutritional classification of meat derivatives defined by the participating companies to achieve a better position with respect to competing products in the consumer. For this, it will be based on the development of ingredient formulation strategies and adaptations of the manufacturing processes of the SAME ones. The main objectives of the project are: Diagnosis of the current situation of meat derivatives according to the visual nutritional classification system Nutriscore. Identification of opportunities to [...]

Development of tools to understand the dynamics of infection by SARS-CoV-2, and for other potential pathogens in the future, through the methodology of epidemiology based on the analysis of wastewater. The EpiSars project optimizes molecular methodologies for the monitoring and evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater from different sources, such as hospitals, residences or livestock production. The new solutions promoted by the project contribute in the short term to the control and prevention of coronavirus transmission, to the identification of emerging strains, to the surveillance of virus circulation and the impact of the vaccine, thus improving health [...]

The Specialization and Competitiveness Project (PECT) Ebre Bioterritori promotes and facilitates the systemic transition (technical-economic and social), towards a model of sustainable exploitation of natural capital, articulating a stable innovation environment in the whole of Terres de l'Ebre (Baix Ebre, Monstià, Terra Alta and Ribera d'Ebre counties). The project is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) of the European Union, within the framework of the ERDF Operational Program of Catalonia 2014-2020, an objective of investment in growth and employment. The systemic change driven by the project implies that the innovation structures are set up [...]

Artificial Intelligence (AI) embedded on surfaces and applications of the habitat sector. The ARIES project studies the combination of hybrid, flexible and rigid electronics with the application of gesture recognition technology, using Artificial Intelligence in products from the habitat sector with the objective to adapt and adapt them to the new needs detected in the market. In this way, the project also allows that these products become intelligent objects capable of being integrated into the Internet of Things (IoT), as well as connectivity 4.0, and responding to the concerns shown by the population related to the [...]

Creation of a dynamic ecosystem in digital health in Bages that generates a new model of more efficient and quality health and social care in the region, and that, at the same time, is exportable to other territories in a shared agenda format. The Specialization and Territorial Competitiveness Project (PECT) BAGESS “Big Data, Analytics, Management and Strategy in Health and Social”, has the objective of improving the quality of life and the social inclusion of people with dependency and chronic diseases, converting them into active agents of their own health. Additionally, the project promotes an economic [...]

Development of an innovative method of predictive maintenance in smart lighting which reacts to certain events. The PREDALIN project designs and develops a new disruptive software with the objective of improving decision-making and incorporating the concepts of Predictive Maintenance and Optimisation of Tasks in street lighting systems, as well as implementation at a “pilot” scale. The implementation of advanced systems for the detection of anomalies, predictive maintenance and optimization of resources constitutes a capable tool to minimize the associated costs and the Loss of resources (material, human and energy) derived from problems, or bad decisions, in [...]