CETIM continues its strategic positioning and since May 2020 we are part of ATIGA (Intersectoral Technological Alliance of Galicia). This association is made up of the Galician technology centres recognized at state level. It was created in 2012 on the initiative of AIMEN, ANFACO-CECOPESCA and CTAG, and was later joined by GRADIANT (in 2013) ENERGYLAB and ITG (in 2015) and now CETIM in 2020. ATIGA is...
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At the end of April, the info-days of the European LIFE and BBI calls were held. For the first time in its history, and due to the measures taken by all countries to fight the coronavirus pandemic, these events have been held virtually. Despite the virtual nature of the conferences, they have been very useful for the CETIM team - who participated both from our...
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The chemical industry is designing a more sustainable future by investing in more sustainable and biodegradable processes and products and by using raw materials from renewable sources. This strategic plan is also the new roadmap of Cromogenia, a Spanish chemical company referring to national and international level, with which CETIM Technological Centre carries out several R&D projects such as Hormiplast, Powerplast or Novacell. We spoke...
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CETIM was one of the entities invited to participate in the forum about the Galician Strategy of Circular Economy 2019-2030 held last December 20 at the Cidade da Cultura (Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña). The event served as a public presentation of the Galician Strategy of Circular Economy 2020-2030, the Xunta de Galicia’s new roadmap to make Galicia a reference in the change of development...
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Between November 20 and 22, CETIM researchers María del Mar Castro López and Alicia Bañón Goiriz participated in the XXV Galician-Portuguese Chemistry Encounter, invited by our collaborator José Luis Francisco Fuentes, secretary of the Official College of Chemists of Galicia and responsible of Cellulose R&D in ENCE. Mar Castro López, co-authored the poster "Lignina - it is possible to guarantee quality", led by Pedro Calvo Criado,...
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The company Fundación Tecnológico de Investigación Multisectorial has been a beneficiary of the FSE, whose objective is to promote sustainability and quality of employment, and thanks to which it has hired young beneficiaries of the National Youth Guarantee System, supporting the reduction of the Youth unemployment rate in Spain through Hiring Promotion (the contract was formalized on October 1, 2019). For this, it has had the...
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LIFE DrainRain project has entered its validation phase with satisfactory initial results. The general objective of this project, co-financed by the European Commission under LIFE Program, is to test the treatment of runoff waters through a new integral system of permeable pavement and in-situ treatment of water for reuse. Since September 2016, the project consortium has carried out work on two main lines: laboratory tests to develop...
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On October 3, CETIM Techonogical Centre organizes in its facilities the Conference "Innovative Public Purchase and Pre-Commercial Public Purchase as tools for innovation in the construction sector" First level speakers from the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (MICINN), the Galician Innovation Axencia (GAIN) and the Centre for Technological and Industrial Development (CDTI) will present experiences and future actions in CPI and CPP of their respective...
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