Area: Social Challenges

Development of new recycled materials from waste of multilayer pet containers for footwear, toy and construction applications – RECImPET

29.1 million tonnes of plastic waste is being generated within Europe on an annual basis, 17.8 million tonnes of which pertain to packaging. Within the latter, still over 7 million tonnes are incinerated while 3.3 million tonnes are disposed of in landfill sites, thus having an impact on the environment and the sustainability of the planet.

Research for the valorization of children’s product safety on the markets – SAFEVALOR

Safety is a key factor for children's products and decisive in the consumers' purchase decision, especially in the case of products for babies and young children, like toys or childcare articles.

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Development of realistic Biomodels with complex pathologies for surgery planning or training through Digital Anatomy Printing – DAP4MED

Survey of the working methods to develop realistic biomodels through digital anatomy printing to be considered either in planning of complex surgery or in training.

“New skills to face the risks of counterfeiting in consumer goods for children” CounterRisk European Project

European CounterRisk project “New skills to face the risks of counterfeiting in consumer goods” Counterfeit products are harmful to both companies’ economy and consumers’ health. In the case of children’s products, counterfeiting seriously impair health of the most vulnerable consumers, children. The EUIPO’s “Qualitative Study on Risks Posed by Counterfeits to [...]

Advanced production of biodiesel from animal waste using supercritical technology – LIFE Superbiodiesel

In Europe more than 17 million tons of animal by-products (SANDACH) are processed, which produces 2.85 million tons of animal fat. Part of this animal fat processed in Europe is just disposed of in rubbish tips or it is incinerated.

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Business models in the context of the circular economy: videos on real cases.

The circular business models have aroused great interest recently. Although their benefits are remarkable, the process involved in a transition to a circular business model is, for many entrepreneurs and companies, a changeover that entails a lot of uncertainty. Some of the most common questions asked are related to the resulting implications of the final business model, what skills and knowledge we need, how our value chain partners will respond, how long, how much effort and money will be required.

Research into children’s skills in the use of technological toys in order to generate and rapidly transfer design guidelines to companies – TECH-TOYS INTERACTION

Research into children’s skills in the use of technological toys in order to generate and rapidly transfer design guidelines to companies – TECH-TOYS INTERACTION The TECH-TOYS INTERACTION R&D project (which is of a non-economic nature) arose from needs expressed by toy manufacturing companies in the Community of [...]

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Open platform for therapeutic leisure for the prevention and rehabilitation of neurodegenerative diseases – PREVENTEC

The objective of the PREVENTEC project is to develop and implement a platform for prevention, tele-assistance and tele-rehabilitation, aimed at patients with neurodegenerative diseases and their family circle, in order to provide them with comprehensive and interdisciplinary care, as well as to promote a virtual community in which they can expand their environment by putting the different socio-health professionals involved, other users, caregivers, friends and family members in contact with one other.

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Research into the suitability of childcare articles for high-demand markets – PUERIPLUS

The purpose of the PUERIPLUS project is to investigate how articles designed a priori for domestic use behave in other non-domestic contexts.

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Valorization of alcoholic wastes to produce H2 to be used in the sustainable generation of electricity – ECOELECTRICITY

El objetivo general del proyecto es diseñar y construir una planta piloto basada en tecnologías catalíticas de reformado que permita el aprovechamiento energético de fracciones alcohólicas impuras (purgas) procedentes de las industrias alcoholeras (destilerías y de producción de bioetanol), que por su composición presentan un bajo valor comercial. [...]

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