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Fitec presents 32 environmental projects in Proma
09/11/2004
on November 9, 2004
The fifth edition of Fitec (www.fitec.org), the space r & d in exhibition contests, organized by the Fundació Catalana per a Recerca (FCR), will present at Proma, from November 9 and 12 of the same month in Bilbao32 research projects in the field of the environment of interest business and high potential for technology transfer from universities and technological centers Spanish and foreigners.
Presentations, open to the public and with a duration of 20 minutes, will develop themes related to areas such as water, waste, pollution, air, noise, energy, natural resource management, protection of the marine environment and reforestation. Three of these projects will be showcased at IV meetings of technology transfer in the environmental Sector, of the Association Cluster of industries on the environment of the Basque country (Aclima), to be held also in Proma.
The universities and centers present are, among others: the Polytechnic University of Valencia; the Polytechnic University of Catalonia; the Institute of Sciences of the sea - CSIC; the Fatronik Foundation; the Environment Institute of the University of Girona; the Chair Ecoembes for the environment of the Polytechnic University of Madrid; the Matga group of the University of Barcelona; the University of Istanbul (Turkey); and the Inter-University Consorzio Nazionale per le Scienze Ambientali (Cinsa), of Italy.
Interested employers will have an area of contact and meeting with researchers and leaders of each project. The Fitec area will also have 24 points of information on the activities of r & d and innovation of universities and research centres. Also, it will host two free assistance training workshops aimed at entrepreneurs in the sector. Entitled business and sustainability: challenges and opportunities and 14.001 reasons for environmental management shall be borne by Carles Mendieta, director of Fundación Forum Ambiental, and Jordi Abbot, of the environmental systems consultant. Both workshops will be presented by Jordi Gríful, director of Fitec.
Related Companies or Entities
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
Ecoembalajes España, S.A.
Fundació Catalana per a La Recerca i La Innovació
Fundación Fatronik, S.A. (Tecnalia)
