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Young entrepreneurship as a driver of transformation

Almost 50 start-ups from 16 countries
Networking between science, start-ups and industry leaders

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Around 2,900 exhibitors from more than 50 countries

Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke opens IFAT Munich on 30 May
Three questions for Stefan Rummel, Managing Director of Messe München

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Greenback Recycling Technologies (‘Greenback’), an advanced recycling technology company focused on creating certified circular solutions for plastic waste, has announced the appointment of Ellen de Kreij as a Non Executive Director to its Board of Directors.

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DSM, a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials, announces its portfolio of reworkable and repulpable barrier coating resins for the food and non-food packaging industry. Now manufacturers have an alternative to traditional, less eco-friendly LDPE coatings.

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The quantum magnetometer from Q.ANT enables high-precision magnetic field measurements. Its compact size and operation at room temperature open up a whole range of new applications in science and industry.

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The European Commission released today a communication on ‘Boosting biotechnology and biomanufacturing in the EU’. The publication was a positive sign for the members of the Circular Choices coalition, a group of 20 EU trade associations representing providers of renewable products and energy solutions – wood, fibre-based, paper, products and packaging, bioenergy industries – supported by EU forest owners and managers.
Circular Choices coalition members gathered today in Brussels for a public event to discuss the need to sustain their sector’s global leadership in innovation as well as its role in the EU ‘open strategic autonomy’, which aims to balance security and competitiveness while limiting external dependencies.

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Soul Machines, the leader in Biological AI-powered Digital People™, today unveiled "Digital Marilyn," a groundbreaking new project in partnership with Authentic Brands Group (Authentic). This innovative, interactive experience merges Soul Machines' proprietary Biological AI technology with Marilyn Monroe's iconic likeness, offering both fans and brands a unique and personalized engagement opportunity. The company will provide an exclusive first look at Digital Marilyn at SXSW in Austin, Texas, on March 8, 2024.

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The industrial sector is in the grip of copilot fever. But corporate security managers are not always so enthusiastic. In the latest episode of the Industrial AI podcast, the hosts talk to Jens Wonneberger of Mann+Hummel.

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EIT Digital and 12 other leading European education, research and technology organizations, announce the launch of "EMAI4EU" a major four-year project to train professionals in the field of emotion artificial intelligence.

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The investment, made through Syensqo’s venture capital fund, will contribute to bring more sustainable products and processes to market

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Times change. They always have. Against the backdrop of current technological innovations – above all the explosion of new AI solutions – a more profound change in the labour market is now emerging.

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Arkema becomes a shareholder of the start-up Tiamat, spun off from the CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique) in 2017 and a pioneer in sodium-ion battery technology. This investment will enable the Group to accelerate the development of technical solutions adapted to these batteries, which do not use lithium. The Group is once again demonstrating its willingness to be a key player in battery materials, offering a unique range of products adapted to all energy storage technologies.

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EIT Digital is thrilled to announce a strategic collaboration with the AI, Data and Robotics Association (ADRA), aimed at propelling Europe to the forefront of the global AI industry. EIT Digital is a Knowledge and Innovation Community of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union.

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In a breathtaking showdown against 190 countries, Moldova's Robotics Team has once again made its nation proud by clinching the GOLD medal in the Innovation and Engineering category and a SILVER medal for the Renewable Energy Innovation Project at the FIRST Global 2023 held in Singapore from October 6-10. This remarkable victory follows the team's outstanding performance in 2019 when the National Robotics team secured three medals at the "FIRST Global" competition in Dubai.

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SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, is highlighting today at The Battery Show North America 2023, in Booth #2905, its latest breakthroughs in advanced polymers and specialty engineering resins for potential use in electric vehicle (EV) batteries and energy storage systems.

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SABIC has been named a winner of the 2023 R&D 100 Award, a global science and innovation competition, for its innovative solution, demonstrating how the company is continuing to invest in technology and innovation across multiple industries to help its global customers develop and deliver winning solutions.

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Solvay, a global market leader in high-performance materials, and Shanghai Shengjian Environment Technology Co. Ltd. have signed a strategic partnership framework agreement to strengthen their business relations and expand into new markets. Based on over 10 years of mutual success in important segments of the semiconductor, FPD, solar power and other growth industries, the partners will intensify their collaboration across all fields of new product and new application development, market development, technical exchange and material supply.

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KRAIBURG TPE is about to launch an innovative new technology: Thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) for applications in the drinking water and sanitary industry that are in compliance with the strict KTW-BWGL standard, which will become binding for TPEs from March 2025 as well. These outstanding compounds are intended to be used for seals, sealings and components such as showerheads and meet all relevant requirements in the European Union for final products that come into contact with cold water, warm water and, for the first time, hot water.

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The new grade meets the automotive sector's demand for material solutions to protect electric batteries from fire hazards

Solvay, a leading global supplier of specialty materials, has announced the launch of SolvaLite® 716 FR, an innovative fast-curing epoxy prepreg system designed for a wide range of structural parts and reinforcements in premium battery electric vehicles (BEVs).

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Exclusive soil release polymer technology that simplifies formulators’ lives by eliminating the need for additional thickeners

Provides excellent extra cleaning benefits for improved cleaning power of laundry detergents
High renewable carbon content enables high-performing eco detergents

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