Sector
Wellnes Industries
Wellnes Industries is focused on the creation and improvement of new products, processes, services and differential solutions related to sport, health and nutrition
We generate and transfer knowledge and innovative technology to improve the competitiveness of companies and social welfare.
Which sectors we are targeting
Contact
Xavi Catasús
Head of Business Development Wellness Industries
Degree in Geological Sciences at the University of Barcelona. He has developed practically his entire professional career since 1994 in the Health sector linked to ICT. Initially in consultancy and pre-sales tasks and, later, evolving towards more commercial (less technical) tasks as head of a business unit and commercial management. He has experience in the entire sales cycle of products, software solutions and services, medical devices, etc. He currently works as a Business Development Manager in the Wellness sector.
- Tel. +34 637 816 439
- xavi.catasus[at]eurecat.org
Francesc Massana
Head of Health and Sports Markets
- Tel. +34 689 62 61 75
- francesc.massana[at]eurecat.org
José Antonio Gago
Medical Devices Business Manager
- Tel. +34 639 32 04 93
- joseantonio.gago[at]eurecat.org
Highlighted projects
YB-METAGENCODE
Reformulation of the genotyping technique using xMAP technology, which is capable of analysing multiple Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) variants to be used in generating dietary plans tailored to the needs of each individual, and customised face creams based on their genes.
WIISEL
Development of a research and flexible tool to collect and analyze parameters of the walk and relate them to the risk of falling of elderly people.
TRUSTsroke
The TRUSTroke project proposes a novel platform based on artificial intelligence, trustworthy by design and privacy-preserving, to assist clinicians, patients and caregivers in the management of acute and chronic phases of ischemic stroke.
The project is based on the integration of clinical and patient-reported data, outcomes and experiences for a trustworthy assessment of disease progression and risks, enabling more personalised and effective stroke management, as well as providing inter-hospital benchmarking and sharing of best practices.
News of the Wellness Industries
New biodegradable bioplastics from agri-food waste for high added-value medical applications
The PHASAL project is fashioning new biodegradable bioplastics from agri-food waste for medical applications such as transdermal patches and [...]
Eurecat has over 200 patents and nine spin-offs
The Eurecat technology centre has over 200 patents for highly innovative industrial, digital, biotech and sustainability technologies and has set up [...]
Generative AI, gene sequencing and editing and biomanufacturing some of the biotech trendsetters for 2024 says Eurecat
The burgeoning potential of generative artificial intelligence is set to play a leading role in the healthcare industry in [...]
Eurecat points to generative artificial intelligence as the technology trendsetter for 2024
The Eurecat technology centre predicts that 2024 will be the year of exploiting generative artificial intelligence which will yield [...]
The University of Barcelona and Eurecat will promote research and technological innovation in the food and health sector
The University of Barcelona, through the Torribera Food Campus, and the and the Eurecat technology centre have signed a [...]
Ebro-based Kenshô and Eurecat research fermentation technologies for sustainable production of products such as sake and miso
Ebro-based company Kenshô and the Eurecat technology centre have teamed up to examine solid-phase fermentation for more sustainable manufacturing [...]