11 Aug 2022News
In order to reduce waste and increase food quality control and traceability, Fibrenamics - the University of Minho and José Neves, a market leader in the supply of packaging solutions for various industries and sectors, have joined forces and created a smart cardboard package, capable of communicating with the user, informing him whether the food is in good condition for consumption while allowing both the consumer and the producer to monitor the quality of the product and track it from its packaging until it is sold to the public.
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During the Webinar "Nature: Inspiring Source of Technology", Paula Ferreira, Researcher Coordinator of the CICECO laboratory, at the University of Aveiro, admitted that it is essential to look for alternatives in nature to current solutions, that can allow the maintaining, in some way, of the good operation of society and companies in particular.
Read More12 May 2022News
Exclusively for Fibrenamics, Célia Vilas Boas, Executive Director of BioRumo, gives answers to several questions about sustainability in various sectors of activity. This article corresponds to the 1st part of this interview.
Read More30 Mar 2022News
Reflecting on the development of the economy and society, there is an urgent need for real changes within both the economic and social systems. If in the past, natural resources were extracted with the objective of supplying the basic needs of human beings, today we can see that the extraction of these resources is essentially aimed at the growth of social wealth.
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In an exclusive interview for Antena 1's 90 Seconds of Science program, João Bessa talked about Fibrenamics' The Good Bottle project.
Read More06 Dec 2021News
Over the past 10 years, the Fibrenamics Association has been focusing on issues that are important and able to boost the welfare of society as well as enable greater environmental sustainability that will, in turn, reduce the human footprint on the ecosystem.
Read More10 Sep 2021News
Spin Off of Minho University - Givaware - launches refillable packaging from urban “garbage” recycling.
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The pioneer project by the Mirpuri Foundation in collaboration with Fibrenamics - Universidade do Minho captured the attention of Portuguese national press.
Read More01 Jun 2021News
A pioneer project by the Mirpuri Foundation in collaboration with Fibrenamics - Universidade do Minho led to the development of a 100% biodegradable and rapidly degrading packaging material.
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