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A new era in Food Security

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The food industry has adopted photonic technologies as a key element for food safety . This involves the incorporation of monitoring elements such as advanced cameras, thermal or hyperspectral sensors , which are usually combined with technologies such as Artificial Vision or Deep Learning . In this webinar organized by our consortium coordinator secpho , we could discover the latest news in food security from Ainia Centro Tecnológico, Atria Innovation, BCB , Animal Food Science Group from the UAB, Hamamatsu Photonics, MacsaID, Nulab (startup of CNTA) and Zabala Innovation Consulting . For those of you who...
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Review FoodPackLab Event Activities 2019

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FoodPackLab is funded by the European Union’s COSME Programme (2014-2020). It promotes the collaboration between food processing , packaging and photonics innovation clusters in the EU in order to identify and develop solutions to problems arising during the food processing and packaging stage that limit the food shelf life before being thrown out. In 2019, the consortium members have taken a large step towards by organizing three innovative workshops in an international and cross-sectorial context successfully. The first FoodPacklab innovation workshop took place in Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH) in...
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Food, Photonics & Packaging Events in 2020

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In order to address challenges within the food and packaging industries such as prevention of food waste, improvement and assurance of quality and shelf life of food, FoodpackLab encourages the collabroation between food processing, packaging and photonics clusters within the EU. The programme focuses on cross-sectorial collabroation and fosters the exchange of experience and building of new partnerships between different stakeholders. To accomplish our mission, we are always looking for new international partners to connect clusters, companies and R&D centres working in the food, packaging and...
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FoodPackLab visiting the AIPIA World Congress 2019

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In November, our FoodPackLab consortium member Packaging Cluster , as well as one of our collaborating clusters Pack4Food , had the opportunity to attend the AIPIA World Congress 2019, the Intelligent Packaging Congress held in Amsterdam. This annual congress is managed by the Intelligent Packaging Association of the Netherlands and enjoyed a great participation of more than 350 attendees this year. The AIPIA World Congress is highlighted by its dynamism, since you could visit different stands where the Association’s partners exhibited their latest technologies focused on the packaging sector. At the same...
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South Africa opens its doors to our strategic partner Vitagora

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In September 2019, our strategic partner Vitagora visited South Africa in the framework of a joint mission organized by the South-African French Embassy and the regional council of Burgundy-Franche-Comté , the region where Vitagora’s headquarters are located. The mission was focused on innovation in the wine sector and was strengthened by the long-lasting partnership that exists between the French region Burgundy-Franche-Comté and the South-African Western Cape Province. This mission was a great opportunity for Vitagora’s managing director Christophe Breuillet to meet and visit local organizations , like...
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FoodPackLab visiting international events for Sustainable and Smart Packaging

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The FoodPackLab consortium member Packaging Cluster as well as 2 of our collaborating clusters, the Danish Knowledge Centre for Food Innovation VIFU and Pack4Food will visit international events for Sustainable and Smart Packaging . Such events are essential to keep on being up to date on the latest trends and recent technologies and to raise awareness about the FoodPackLab internationalization strategy among involved SME’s and R&D Centres. The objective is to extend the FoodPackLab network and to build further strategic partnerships with other organization involved packaging sector . Next week, there...
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The Food and Beverage Market Entry Handbook for India

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As India is the first selected FoodPackLab territory for potential collaborations with third countries, we would like to share this Practical Guide to the Market in India for European Agri-food Products and Products with Geographical Indications . This document has been prepared for the Consumers, Health, Agriculture and Food Executive Agency (Chafea) acting under the mandate from the European Commission. The Handbook is intended to be a reference document for those agri-food producers who are planning to enter, or are in the process of entering, the Indian market. This Handbook provides step-by-step guide...
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South Africa as 2nd selected territory for potential collaborations with third countries

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Apart from India, South Africa is the 2nd selected FoodPackLab territory for potential collaborations with third countries , according to the market research and survey among SMEs from 7 FoodPackLab networks, which constitute the Partnership for FoodPackLab strand 2 (consisting of FoodPackLab consortium and collaborating clusters).
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Strategic Partnership with innovation food cluster Vitagora

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As result of the third international FoodPackLab event in Paris, the consortium has established a strategic partnership with the French food innovation cluster Vitagora . The final event was a full success thanks to the inter-cluster collaboration between the consortium member Systematic Paris-Region and Vitagora.
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FoodPackLab Collaborating Cluster: Welcome OPTOSCANA / CNR-IFAC!

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The Institute of Applied Physics “Nello Carrara” (IFAC) is part of the Italian National Research Council (CNR) , which is the main public organisation pursuing research and innovation in Italy. IFAC is also the legal entity which acts as the coordinator of the Regional Photonics Cluster of Tuscany "OPTOSCANA" , including about 120 enterprises, research centres and other organisations, many of them active in the Photonics field. Recently, CNR-IFAC became part of the National Competence Center Artes 4.0 (Advanced Robotics and enabling digital Technologies and Service) providing services to Italian companies...
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