The smart packaging developed by the Portuguese consortium is one of three finalists in the Sustainability category of PMMI’s “2026 Technology Excellence Awards,” with the winners to be announced in October during the PACK EXPO International trade show in Chicago. The Intelligent and Sustainable Fish Transportation System with PetriTag®, developed as part of the PPS11…
The Embalagem do Futuro® Agenda has been selected as a finalist in the 2026 Sustainability Awards, organised by Packaging Europe, in the “Thinking Big” category – one of the most prestigious international accolades in the field of packaging sustainability. Also in the “Research and Development” category, the bio-coating for food contact on cardboard packaging, developed…
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…
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…
Polythecnic University of Leiria has published the e-book resulting from the study carried out as part of PPS08 in its repository. This report presents a graphical analysis of the key findings from a survey conducted among households in the Leiria region, focusing on the separation of used packaging and intentions regarding the use of reverse…
The kick-off meeting for the Embalagem do Futuro® project was held on September 20, 2022. In the presence of all the Consortium members, it was possible to present the project, its governance model, the Processes, Products, and Services (PPS), as well as exchange ideas and suggestions. The presentation was made by Pedro Gago, VANGEST, and…
Prime Minister António Costa and Ministers António Costa Silva, Elvira Fortunato, Marta Temido and Ana Abrunhosa attended the signing of the first 13 contracts of the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR) Mobilizing Agendas in Lisbon, on 23 July 2022. Embalagem do Futuro® project, represented by VANGEST CEO, was one of the 13 agendas that signed…
The consortium that submitted the Embalagem do Futuro® Expression of Interest to Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR) Notice No. 01/C05-i01/2021 in September 2021 managed to reverse the negative decision proposal, obtaining a “Very Good” rating and became “Selected Eligible”. As a result, the consortium could apply for IAPMEI Notice No. 02/C05-i01/2022. This project brings together…