A collection of case histories of successful collaborations between High Technology Network Laboratories and businesses. These are tangible and customisable examples of the application of new technologies, products, or services that show how industrial research can meet the needs of innovation.

Results: 92

Use of innovative technologies and additional natural ingredients in the pig supply chain

Improve the nutritional profile of Italian Charcuterie

The project has developed innovative technologies for the production of fresh and processed pork products featured of high nutritional quality. Plant extracts, sources of omega-3 fatty acids and natural antioxidants, have been incorporated into pigs’...

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JUMP an advanced sensor platform to renew practices and enjoyment of sports, wellness, rehabilitation and educational play.

Advanced platform for sports, rehabilitation and play.

The JUMP project has developed and tested a sensorized platform based on an intelligent platform of force that, through the support of cameras for tracking, is able to provide information on sports performance through effective, ergonomic and usable...

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IRRAOP: prototype for the degradation of residual pesticides

Sustainable management of pesticides

Italy is one of the world's largest consumers of pesticides. IRRAOP solves the problem of the management of pesticide residues in sprayer tanks: to date there are no validated and effective systems or services able to avoid the dispersion of these...

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BLOOD DRAW DEVICE FOR SMALL ANIMALS

From an idea to the prototype by 3D printing

The design was made in the Solidworks environment, based on the disclaimers provided by the customer. The overall layout has been designed to ensure the dependent movement of the two syringes, the one that withdraw blood and the one that mix blood...

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Interoperability for enterprise networks / Support and instruments for interoperability and integration in standard based enterprise networks

Collaboration turns digital

The service and instruments offered seek to support ICT and manufacturing companies in solving interoperability issues connected to eBusiness and the use of international standards in collaborations among firms and between firms and Public...

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VIRTUAL PROTOTYPING for industrial design (VIP Lab)

Industrial design and User Experience

VIP Lab offers a human-centered design service based on an immersive 3D experience for viewing complex products and systems and simulating its behavior within an interactive virtual environment. The 3D models of the product can be displayed in 1:1...

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BIOMASS DISP - Biomass dispenser for anaerobic digestion plants

Improvement of methane yield from waste biomass

The dispenser system BIOMASS DISP mainly consists of a completely isolated fiberglass tank, a submersible pump, pipes connecting to the water supply to the plant and biogas and a bioactive catalyst Biocat + . The system is fed with water from the...

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Ceramics for biomedical Sector / Bioinert ceramics

With that smile you can tell what you want!

ENEA, Faenza Research Laboratories, offers bioinert and biocompatible ceramic materials ( zirconia (ZrO2) e alumina (Al2O3) based composites), suitable to be applied in dental and orthopaedic implant sector and as surgical ceramic blades. ENEA has...

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NIR spectroscopy for rapid analysis of food (example on wine)

Non-destructive analysis in less than a minute

NIR spectroscopy is a rapid and cheap technique for the analysis of food samples, which do not have to be "prepared", but can be analyzed as they are. In this context, the CHIMSLAB research group of BIOGEST-SITEIA has already successfully implemented...

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Analysis of hyperspectral images

Hyperspectral imaging: what? how much? where?

The hyperspectral images acquired in the near infrared (NIR) range combine the advantages of spectroscopy and imaging, enabling to obtain a sort of "chemical photography" of the sample in which the sample aspects hardly visible or not visible to the...

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Analysis of color images for the characterization of food products

A photo to analyze the sample

The common digital color photographs or the RGB images acquired by a desktop scanner can be processed in order to extract "information" on the characteristics of the sample. Such characteristics may concern the chemical composition of the sample, if...

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Local therapy and tissue regeneration Polymeric scaffolds for tissue regeneration and in situ controlled release of drugs

The active biomolecule in-situ

Biopharmanet-tec has developed an innovative system for tissue repair and the local release of drugs stimulating regeneration, based on physically modified chitosan. Biocompatible and biodegradable scaffolds are prepared to be applied locally, to act...

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HOLOCLAR® Advanced Therapy for corneal regeneration

Stem cells for corneal regeneration

Holoclar® is a product of tissue engineering for advanced therapies consisting of an ex vivo reconstructed autologous human corneal epithelium containing stem cells, indicated for the reconstruction of the corneal surface in patients with limbal stem...

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Chemotherapy with thin film implants Polymeric film for the controlled release of anticancer drugs after tumor resection

At the site of the primary tumor

Biopharmanet-TEC developed an innovative drug delivery system for the local delivery of anticancer drugs, i.e. a biodegradable polymer thin film. Biocompatible, biodegradable polysaccharide-based film were developed for direct application at the...

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Antibiotic Pulmonary Therapy Respirable microparticles of aminoglycoside antibiotics for lung infections

The antibiotic only where is needed

The technology for the pulmonary administration of antibiotic drugs in the inhaled powder form is an alternative to administration by nebulization. Therespirable microparticles with high content of aminoglycoside antibiotic were prepared for spray...

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Sensing floors and Visual sensor network

Sensorised floors and visual sensor networks

Hardware and software design of behaviour recognition and analysis systems starting from data provided by innovative sensor networks, such as the new sensorised floors, or traditional, such as visual sensors, static and PTZ cameras and KINECT. With...

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Secondary raw material recovery from agro-food waste

Reduction of waste managemen costs, highly valuable chemicals production

Some agro-food waste products maintain several compounds even after their processing for dietary uses. By using advanced technologies, it is possible to recover specific molecules that can be employed, once extracted and purified, as secondary raw...

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Methods for allergenic species detection

Platform for detection of allergens in complex food matrices

The method developed allows for the detection of allergenic ingredients in food, through an indirect DNA-based analysis. In particular, we refer to the ingredients listed in Annex III of the EU Directive 1169/2011. The method is based on the...

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Production of porous ceramic materials

Porous ceramics: sustainable and multifunctional materials

Processes for the production of ceramic-based articles with controlled porosity in terms of volume, morphology, size, interconnection, 3D distribution. ISTEC manufactures ceramic or hybrid architectures with functional porosity (multidimensional from...

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MICRONOZZLE FOR POLYMERIC FUSE

Microsystem components

Micronozzle is a device that allow the fabrication of flexible tube made of polymeric material obtained by extrusion. The tubes are made by extrusion of a polymer melt forced to pass through a suitable nozzle size equal to the section of pipe that is...

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