Consortium member of Embalagem do Futuro® wins National Innovation Award 2026
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Consortium member of Embalagem do Futuro® wins National Innovation Award 2026

PetriTag®, a paper-based smart label developed by AlmaScience as part of the Embalagem do Futuro® Mobilizing Agenda, has been honored with the National Innovation Award (PNI) 2026, in the “Agriculture, Food and Beverages” category. This distinction recognizes the pioneering nature of the solution, as well as the contribution of AlmaScience and the partners of PPS11…

Double International Recognition for the 260g Glass Bottle
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Double International Recognition for the 260g Glass Bottle

The 260G bottle, developed by Vidrala in collaboration with the LiDA Laboratory in Design and Arts at Politécnico de Leiria, as part of PPS04 – New glass packaging for more sustainable food and beverage products, under the Embalagem do Futuro® Mobilizing Agenda, has been honored with one of the most prestigious international awards, the Red…

BITCLIQ Forum 2026 – “Packaging, Data and Decision-Making at the Point of Consumption
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BITCLIQ Forum 2026 – “Packaging, Data and Decision-Making at the Point of Consumption

The BITCLIQ Forum 2026 – “Packaging, Data, and Decision-Making at the Point of Consumption” – took place on May 20 at the GS1 Portugal offices in Lisbon. This event brought together companies and experts to discuss the future of packaging as a true data infrastructure within the agri-food supply chain. The meeting provided a forum…

Embalagem do Futuro® took part in SIAL Canada, North America’s largest food and agribusiness trade fair.
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Embalagem do Futuro® took part in SIAL Canada, North America’s largest food and agribusiness trade fair.

The event, which took place between 29 April and 1 May, highlighted the collaborative work of the consortium of 79 organisations working together to innovate with sustainable and technologically advanced solutions in the packaging sector. In this competitive and global context, the presence of Embalagem do Futuro® is particularly significant: it demonstrates technological capability, strategic…

Packaging of the Future® at Packaging Innovations & Empack 2026
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Packaging of the Future® at Packaging Innovations & Empack 2026

Packaging of the Future® was present on 11 and 12 February 2026 at the Packaging Innovations & Empack trade fair, held at the NEC Birmingham in the United Kingdom, which brought together thousands of professionals and specialists to share knowledge, trends and innovation in the packaging sector. This participation was promoted by NERLEI CCI –…

Packaging of the Future in NERLEI CCI “Desafios” Magazine

Packaging of the Future in NERLEI CCI “Desafios” Magazine

The March 2025 issue of Desafios – Regional Development magazine, owned by NERLEI CCI, includes an interview with VANGEST’s CEO, Nuno Cipriano, Leader of the Packaging of the Future ® Mobilizing Agenda, entitled “…COLLABORATION IN PROCESS SHARINGAND RESOURCES LEADS TO GREATER OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY…”. Imagens: March 2025 Desafios magazine – NERLEI CCI

Packaging for the Future on Antena 1’s 90 Seconds of Science Program

Packaging for the Future on Antena 1’s 90 Seconds of Science Program

The Packaging of the Future® was the highlight of the interview with Prof. Ana Vera Machado, the University of Minho’s representative in this Mobilizing Agenda, in episode 49th of the program “90 Segundos de Ciência” (90 Seconds of Science), which was broadcast by Antena 1 radio station on March 10, 2025. During the interview, it…

Packaging of the Future in “Moldes e Plásticos” magazine

Packaging of the Future in “Moldes e Plásticos” magazine

The magazine “Moldes e Plásticos”, a supplement to the newspaper Região de Leiria, Issue 4482 of February 20, 2025, gives great prominence to the Packaging of the Future®, with several articles of the event held on December 3, 2024 “Presentation of Results of the Packaging of the Future®“, a report of Plasdan’s role in this…

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries tests PPS14’s Farm2Fork Traceability
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries tests PPS14’s Farm2Fork Traceability

Frutas Classe, a member of the Embalagem do Futuro® consortium, attended one of the world’s most important events in the agricultural sector, Fruit Attraction 2024, which took place in Madrid from October 8th to 10th. During the exhibition, the Frutas Classe stand was visited by the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, who had the opportunity…

PPS14 – Farm2Fork Traceability presents Strawberry 4.0 at the 2024 edition of the Fundão Agricultural Innovation Fair
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PPS14 – Farm2Fork Traceability presents Strawberry 4.0 at the 2024 edition of the Fundão Agricultural Innovation Fair

On October 10, of 2024, Embalagem do Futuro® was at the Fundão Agricultural Innovation Fair, through its partner Bitcliq Technologies, leader of PPS14 “Farm2Fork Traceability”. Invited by the Blockchain.pt Agenda and the TICE.PT Association, Bitcliq Technologies presented the PPS14 project at the “Traceability and Valorization of the Agri-Food Chain” session, on the “Supply and Distribution…