Οκτώβριος 2016

EU researchers have developed a new system to monitor industrial food processing in real time, an innovation that could have real commercial potential.

The EU-funded MUSE-TECH project has developed an innovative new system to monitor industrial food processing in real time by combining three different sensors into one easy-to-use tool. Positive test results suggest that the device could help food makers across a number of sectors to achieve greater processing efficiencies and ensure high standards of safety.

The Amyloid imaging to prevent Alzheimer’s disease (AMYPAD) Initiative is a research initiative aiming to improve diagnosis and management of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) through β-amyloid PET imaging. AMYPAD will apply this type of imaging to patients who are suspected to be in the early stages of AD to determine its clinical added value in diagnosis and patient monitoring and to develop data to establish its prognostic value in therapeutic clinical trials.

A German blog on innovations management estimates that between 175 and 3,000 ideas are needed to bring just one product or service to the market. Venture capitalists assume that only one out of ten investments pays, says expert Heinrich Cuypers. It seems that the benchmarks for creating a business are extremely tough. But they are not insurmountable.

Real-time monitoring of indoor air quality has been driving the technology development throughout the EU-funded project IAQSense which came to its end on August 31, 2016. Five demo boards have been developed by the project, which provide access to the features of the different technologies for applications in VOC indoor monitoring, chemical threat detection and health monitoring.

The IAQSense project has developed 5 demo boards: