Oscillum Biotechnology company’s Oscillum project came first Agroinnova Mercalicante AwardsIt was delivered to headquarters this Friday. Alicante food cluster. This project was recognized for its innovation in extending product shelf life with advanced active packaging solutions while assessing product safety, freshness and quality.
Thanks to this project, it is possible to track the product over the internet. color changes in labelingEach shade reflects the true condition of the products, thus providing an intuitive and effective tool for decision making. On the other hand, the reaction to these situation changes activates the applied active packaging solutions, increasing the optimum duration of the product.
The second award was given to Bumerania Robotics’ AGRai project. ecological robot is aimed at agriculture. This robot was before built to weed the land, Since it works with solar and wind energy, it does not pollute the environment. Moreover, this robot does not use any chemicals to clear weeds in the field.
The list of winners was completed with the presentation of the third prize given to the project. “liquid herbs” from Northern Food SpainImplemented in Mercalicante. This company offers 11 types of organic liquid herbs to be prepared in homes, industrial kitchens and restaurants. These aromatic herbs are mixed with sea salt and organic vinegar for their natural preservation. It can be stored for up to two years and can be stored at room temperature even after opening the package.
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These awards were created to recognize and value their work. Innovation by companies in the agri-food sector From the province of Alicante. The aim of awarding these awards is to promote research and innovation in the field of agri-food, as well as to encourage cooperation and exchange of ideas between companies in this sector. It also aims to contribute to sustainable development and continuous improvement of the sector through the promotion of innovative practices.
The jury consisted of the general manager of Mercalicante. Dolores Mejia; Member of the Employment and Development Council of the Alicante City Council, Mari Carmen from Spain; Mercasa Corporate Development and Corporate Relations Director, Maria Teresa Castillo; Chairman and founder of 1MillionBot, Andres Pedreño; and president of AlicanTEC, Antonio Sánchez Zaplana.
They preferred the awards in total eight candidate companiesIn addition to award-winning companies, Advanced Business Digitalization, Air Pro Shoots, Moondi, Mediterranean Algae and Quivia were among them. The jury evaluated issues related to the innovation and originality of the submitted project, its impact and applicability in the market, its contribution to sustainability and productivity, potential growth and scalability, cooperation and business synergies created in the action in question.
Dolores Mejía, managing director of Mercalicante, emphasized “the great potential of all the innovative projects presented in this first edition”.