Monthly bulleting with the novelties and news of the Technological Center of Production Technologies.
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LEITAT PARTICIPATES IN THE MIDEST FAIR 2008 IN PARIS

Midest 2008 FairThe Technological Center Leitat participated on past November in the Midest 2008 Fair, the most important hall and in the field of industrial outsourcing, celebrated in Paris. This edition was the first one to have a guest country, Spain.

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LEITAT NEW TECHNOLOGICAL PARTNER OF LA SEDA BARCELONA

Rafael Español, chairman of La Seda Barcelona, and Eusebi Cima, chairman of Foundation Leitat, have signed a collaboration agreement that establishes Leitat Foundation as a new technological partner of La Seda Barcelona. In the agreement, the grounds for the establishment of a new research center of R+D (La Seda Center, Barcelona) at the installations of the Leitat Foundation in Terrassa.

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LEITAT, TOGETHER WITH ACA AND CECOT, CONDUCTS THE STUDY FOR REUSING RESIDUAL WATERS OF TERRASSA COMING FROM EDAR, FOR INDUSTRIAL USAGE

The Technological Center Leitat and the Catalan Agency of Water agreed on October 10th the beginning of a viability study for the recycling of the exit waters from the residual waters treatment local station (EDAR) of Terrassa, for their possible usage in the local industries and nearby industrial area. In the study, CECOT also participates.

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DECEMBER 1st, 2008: DEADLINE FOR REACH PRE-REGISTRATION

REACH, the European Regulation that since its establishment last year regulates production, importation and the use of more than 40,000 chemical substances that are produced in Europe, closes, on December 1st, the pre registration period.

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LEITAT COLLABORATES WITH LOGISFASHION FOR THE IMPLANTATION OF AN EQUALITY PLAN

LogisfashionLOGIFASHION, company dedicated to logistics in the textile field, together with Leitat, has decided to establish an equality plan in their company. Regardless of the economical situation all the textile sector nowadays and the industry in general, for the chief executive Juan Manuel Manzanedo, the adoption of an equality plan in the company "it is an strategic measure: independently of the current difficult economical situation, we strongly believe in the profitability of the implementation of these measures, since they greatly improve the motivation and implication of the personnel with the company."

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SUCCESS OF THE DDM (direct digital manufacturing) CONFERENCE ORGANIZED BY LEITAT AND IQS

Near 60 people participated the past 11th of November in the DDM conference that Leitat and IQS organized jointly. Without a doubt the contents of the conference as well as the profile of the speakers motivated a wide crowd to participate. DDM is the name given to the production of serial or final use components created through processes of additive layer manufacture.

 

 

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A DELEGATION OF COTTON INCORPORATED MAKES A WORLD TOUR AND VISITS LEITAT

A delegation of the American company Cotton Incorporated paid a visit to Leitat, on November 12th. This company, dedicated to increase the demand and profitability of cotton throughout research and promotion, has made a World Tour, visiting those Centers that are famous in a world level, for their research and new opportunities that have created for the cotton sector.

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LEITAT PRESENT AT THE NODUS FAIR

The Technological Center Leitat participated past November in the Nodus Fair that is celebrated annually in Barbera del Valles. The aim of this fair is to become a meeting point for companies, universities, suppliers, as well as entities that create innovative products in the market.

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POSITIVE BALANCE OF THE TRAINING OFFER IN MATTERS OF REACH

The deadline for companies to pre register chemical substances according to the REACH regulations is coming to an end. From the Technological Center Leitat, we have developed a wide and intense training program destined to give support to companies in those tasks that involve the performance of the REACH regulations.

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THIRD EDITION OF THE EUROPEAN BIOALPINE CONVENTION

EEN The third edition of the European Bioalpine convention will take place in Geneva on the 3rd and 4th of December 2008 and will focus in the subjects of "Biocomputing and Proteomics". The event will include conferences in which speakers from the industry and academic world will participate. A Bokerage Event that will take place on the 4th of December will allow participants to its change their impressions and information during previously arranged individual meetings.

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TECHNOLOGICAL OFFERS

TITTLE (TO): New antimicrobial coating for medical implants or instruments (Ref: 08 FR 32j2 0J7D)

TITTLE (TD): Additives/Components for Building Construction Chemistry and Cementitious Pastes
(ref: 08 FR 38m5 0J13)


For additional information contact: irc@cidem.gencat.net

 

 

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Public contest of various subprograms of the National Program of Internationalization of R+D

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Outline of COPCA’s exterior scholarships

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Outline of textile reindustrialization COPCA

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Outline of CIDEM-ICF Grants

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Outline of IDAE deposit

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Outline of IDAE Deposits

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CATALONIA APPROVES THE NATIONAL AGREEMENT FOR RESEARCH AND INNOVATION (PNRI)

Catalonia's Government Council has approved the national agreement for research and innovation (PNRI), destined to promote Catalonia’s transformation towards a knowledge society, being the driving force of this change the progress from talent, science, research, technology, and innovation.

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CATALONIA SUMMONS AID CONTESTS FOR INTERVENTION IN EDUCATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS

The Department of Environmental Affairs and Housing of the Catalan Government has summoned the subventions for associations, foundations and non-profit cooperatives for the financing of intervention in the education en environmental awareness fields in matters of climate changes and investments for saving water for the time period of 2008-2009.

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THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE SUMMONS THE NATIONAL PROGRAM OF INTERNATIONALIZATION OF R+D

The Ministry of Science and Innovation has summoned, in the BOE of October 18th, 2008, the grants are responding to five subprograms of the Program of Internationalization of R+D, in the framework of the National Plan of Scientific Research, Development, and Technological Innovation (2008-2011).

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THE PLAN ACTION OF THE STRATEGY OF SAVING AND ENERGETIC EFFICIENCY COUNTS IN 2008, WITH 5,9 MILLIONS EUROS

The Government's Council has authorized the councilor of Industry, Energy and Environment, Jose Luis Navarro, to sign an agreement framework of collaboration with it the Institute for the Diversification and Energy Saving (IDAE), the framework of the interventions by the government puts in motion in this matter to comply with the agreements for climate change and clean energy.

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EFFICIENT PROBLEM SOLVING - SOLVIT NETWORK

SOLVIT even online problem solving network in which the member states of the European Union work jointly to solve in a pragmatic manner those problems caused by the incorrect implementation of the legislation related to the interior market by public authorities.

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