New free on-line portal on new technologies in alimentary processing

HighTech Europe (HTE), in which the Irta is the only Spanish representative, is a network of excellence in alimentary processing that gathers 22 European partners between which find centres of R&D, federations and SMEs. The main aim of this network of excellence is to improve the innovation and the introduction of new technologies in the alimentary productive sector European. HTE Is a European project initiated in May of 2009 with official ending in December of 2013. The back continuity of the project is foreseen through the participation of miscellaneous of his members in the consortium Foodbest, proposal that will present in the future announcement of the Knowledge Innovation Communities (KIC) in feeding from the years 2015-16.

HTE Has developed the ITP (Interactive Technology Portal), an on-line portal on new technologies and innovation in the field of processing of foods. This portal, created to give service to the SMEs, is thought for technical personnel and of R&D. The portal includes a guide for the innovation, informative index cards on new technologies, profiles of companies and centres of R&D related with these technologies, and location of available infrastructures in Europe. Part of the available information gives answer to the industrial needs detected in different subsectores of the alimentary industry (dairy, cárnico, vegetal, etc.) by means of the realisation of more than 100 interviews to companies to European level. The information is available in English, although the service of research (similar to a common searcher) allows the entrance of words in Spanish to facilitate like this the research.

ITP Wants to be a door of entrance to opportunities of collaboration between centres and companies to European level, so much was for European projects like national. In March of 2011 was created the platform of members associated to HTE (Associated Membership Platform-AMP) with the purpose to facilitate synergies in this sense. At present more than 70 organisations form part of this platform (roughly 45% are companies).

To register to the ITP and use it gratuitamente from 1 May 2013, has to contact with: coordinator@hightecheurope.eu.