Discarded protein-rich food by-products will be valorised to replace plastic coating for paper and board • BioBoard promotes the recyclability and reutilization of today’s discarded food waste • Around 50% of the 50 million tons of whey produced annually in Europe is discarded • At least 200,000 (more…)
Read moreIRIS exhibits at the InterTradeIreland
IRIS Research&Development will exhibit at InterTradeIreland due to May 16th, 2013, in Dublin. InterTradeIreland is an event aimed at helping SMEs, researchers and other organisations across the island to prepare for Horizon 2020, the new EU funding instrument for innovation. IRIS will have the opportunity to hear about (more…)
Read moreIRIS Research&Development has pioneered a new tool for amateur golfers by developing a smart mobile application known as GolfBoss. GolfBoss is a new application designed for the iPhone by IRIS, providing skilled golfers with their free personal caddy and bringing greater social interaction between members. Real-time courses By signign (more…)
Read moreIRIS headquarters are located in the Mediterranean Technology Park (UPC) of Castelldefels Since 2007, IRIS designs and develops technological solutions applied in industry IRIS R&D received the fourth acknowledgement as one of ‘Best Business Initiative 2012′ and is the only awarded-company in the city of Castelldefels. IRIS has received (more…)
Read moreThe IRIS-led SAFE-BAG project research, funded by the European Community’s Seventh Framework, was widely disseminated in the R&D online magazine since a study by Purdue University states that exposing packaged liquids, fruits and vegetables to an electrical field for just minutes might eliminate all traces of foodborne (more…)
Read moreAbout 7 million tons of coated paper, paperboard and cardboard are currently manufactured annually worldwide. The standard coating material currently used is petrochemical based polyethylene (PE). Increased political, legislative and consumer pressure to reduce the dependency on fossil fuel based plastics, but also to produce recyclable solutions, (more…)
Read moreToday Smart Irrigation got the limelight at the WaterBee Open Demonstration Sessin hosted by IRIS R&D in its headquarters facilities at Castelldefels, Barcelona (Spain). After the institutional opening by local authorities, the WaterBee irrigation system was successfully demonstrated to growers and farmers by providing the real-time data from the (more…)
Read more22nd March 2013 IRIS Research&Development facilities. Mediterranean Park of Technology (PMT-UPC) Geomatics Building, Av. Carl Friedrich Gauss 11, 08860 Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain Under the World Water Day event, the WaterBee irrigation system will be demonstrated at an Open Demonstration in Castelldefels, Barcelona, as a (more…)
Read moreAdvances in Materials Science and Engineering. Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 496207, 10 pages Processing and Validation of Whey-Protein-Coated Films and Laminates at Semi-Industrial Scale as Novel Recyclable Food Packaging Materials with Excellent Barrier Properties E. Bugnicourt,1 M. Schmid,2,3 O. Mc. Nerney,1 J. Wildner,4 L. Smykala,4 A. Lazzeri,5 and P. Cinelli5 1Innovació i Recerca Industrial i Sostenible (more…)
Read moreULTRACHOC kicks off for controlling and monitoring chocolate’s tempering process by ultrasounds
February 2013.– Chocolate quality is highly dependent on a stage of the manufacturing process known as tempering. Tempering is critical for reducing processing failures and ensuring a quality end product. In simple terms, tempering involves mixing and cooling the liquid chocolate under controlled conditions to ensure that (more…)
Read moreIRIS hosts Smartmilk Open Demonstration
The SMARTMILK technology will be presented in an open demonstration due to February 27th, 2013, to share the final results of an alternative milk treatment method to pasteurisation that is based on a combination of thermosonication and pulsed electric field (PEF) technologies. IRIS R&D headquarters in Castelldefels, Barcelona (more…)
Read moreISO 9001:2008 certifies IRIS quality management
IRIS has been certified by the ISO 9001:2008, for its committment to quality and excellence across the board. ISO 9001:2008 states that the company focuses on quality as the key for its core business development and continuous improvement in relation to the management and implementation of research, development and (more…)
Read moreThe EU-funded project, which is led by IRIS since October 2012, is willing to find out the real needs of the food drying industry. In response, a questionnaire addressed to European Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) of the food drying industry has been made available in the Mild-Dry project (more…)
Read moreThe world-leading compost monitoring system
Compoball system is successfully tested at a composting plant nearby Barcelona, Spain January 25th 2013, Barcelona.- After 3 years of research and development, monitoring of the composting process is now possible thanks to the work carried out by the Compoball project team. Sixteen companies, entities and associations (more…)
Read moreFinal project Press Release EU researchers develop an instrument for in-line quality control during injection moulding January 2013.-European injection moulders have been provided with a novel instrument to monitor and control their injection moulding processes in real time. This means a significant step in the plastics moulding (more…)
Read moreLa monitorització del procés de compostatge de residus arriba a la planta de Manresa 18 de gener, Manresa.– Després de 3 anys de R+D+i, la planta de compostatge del Parc Ambiental Bufalvent de Manresa ha estat l’escenari de la presentació en públic de COMPOBALL, l’innovador sistema resultant (more…)
Read moreLocation: IRIS, Mediterranean Technology Park, Building Institute of Geomatics Av. Carl Friedrich Gauss, 11. 08860 Castelldefels (Barcelona) Agència de Residus de Catalunya, IRIS and Polytechnics University of Catalonia Friday January 25, 2013 The Compoball project consortium is pleased to invite you to the (more…)
Read moreIRIS features in the Catalan Television TV3
IRIS featured in the Catalan Television (TV3), under “El Medi Ambient” programme of Jan 9th, which was dedicated to microalgae and its potential for the future. IRIS is leading the Olipha project and is also involved in MAR3, both in the field of microalgae. Olipha project coordinator Dr. (more…)
Read moreSustainable chemistry for improved crop protection and yield in Europe January 2013.– In response to the increasing needs from the horticultural and agricultural industry for a sustainable replacement for agrochemicals, the NatuCrop project kicked off in November 2012, under the Seventh Framework Programme funded by the European (more…)
Read moreThe Smartmilk project ended in December 2012 with the delivery of a novel non-thermal processing system for milk and beverages. After two years of research, testing and demonstration, the European consortium composed by twelve companies, associations and entities achieved its objective: to develop an affordable technology and also new (more…)
Read moreOPTIMALT project ended in November 2012 with successful results, in a demostration session addressed to companies, entities and associations in the malting quality (MQ) barley sector.
Read morePrinted electronics goes on surfaces such as paper, fabrics or transparent windows 30th November 2012- Europe’s organic and large-area electronics (OLAE) organizations and R&D centers have joined forces under Thime, a EU funded project by the Seventh Framework Programme aimed at providing a novel optical instrument for (more…)
Read moreThe 3-year research project OPTIMALT will hold its final meeting on the 26th and 27th of November 2012 in Barcelona, Spain. The project coordinator IRIS will host the two-day meeting and demonstration session of the prototype measuring instrument in Barcelona. This tool has been designed and developed by the European consortium, specially (more…)
Read moreThe EU-funded project will increase the recyclability of F&B packaging materials 7 million tons of coated paper, paperboard and cardboard manufactured each year Over 40% of the 50 million tons of whey produced annually in Europe is discarded IRIS-led project involves 14 companies and research centers from (more…)
Read moreA European Commission project funded under the FP7 programme titled “NatuCrop” was launched on the 6th of November 2012. The project brings together market leading SME’s and pioneering research centres across 4 EU member states to develop technology to enhance crop yields over a 2 year programme. (more…)
Read moreIRIS emphasizes the potential of manure as an opportunity for agriculture and livestock 26th October 2012, Barcelona– The use of biogas technology in dairy and pig farms offers great benefits for rural development, for the environment and for ensuring decentralized power. It is not only an effective formula (more…)
Read moreOn October 23rd 2012, the OPTIJECT injection moulding system will be demonstrated on a Workshop addressed to companies and SMEs of the plastics sector. This event will showcase how the real time monitoring of the flow of material gives access to parameters both in terms of material (more…)
Read moreMicroalgae for the bioplastics industry
IRIS leads the development of a biopolymer made of with microalgae and olive oil wastewater 18th October 2012, Barcelona.– The potential of microalgae in the market for biopolymers. What started as food, in ancient times, is now considered a valuable component for the biotechnology industry. Besides being responsible for (more…)
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