New technology can prevent fruit and vegetable allergies
The Dutch company Smart Material Printing (SMP) of founder, inventor and GIQS member Dr Gregor Luthe has developed a method of processing fruit and vegetables in such a way that fewer allergic reactions occur when they are touched or consumed.
Fine dust sensors developed for extreme conditions in poultry houses
Within the BEL AIR project, a dust sensor was adapted and further developed, which can now continuously measure the fine dust concentration in the barn without any maintenance effort - an important success for the German-Dutch cooperation project.
Endotoxin dashboard developed for air quality in poultry houses
In the BEL AIR project, a cloud was set up into which all data measured in the project flow. The results of the measurements and sampling are visualised in a BEL AIR dashboard developed by Whysor.
BEL AIR project validates gentler and more reliable endotoxin test
For many years, the LAL test was the common method for analysing entotoxin samples. Within BEL AIR, however, a gentler, more sustainable and clearer analysis method has now been established with the rFC test.
BEL AIR project is expanded with new work package
An application for an extension of the INTERREG V A project BEL AIR was successful. The German-Dutch cooperation project led by GIQS e.V. had applied for funds available from the INTERREG programme in spring 2021.
TreeMania partners at “Baumpraxis” event
Four partners from the German-Dutch INTERREG project TreeMania were part of the annual "Baumpraxis" event at Schloss Dyck in Jüchen at the end of August. The one-day seminar, which was organised by the working group "Baum im Boden", dealt this year with the topic "Wurzelraum".
Website for TreeMania project launched
In the German-Dutch INTERREG project TreeMania, led by GIQS e.V. as lead partner, many of the planned activities are in full swing. Appropriately, the lead partner has now launched the project website, which documents all activities and results.
Podcast with TreeMania partner Marcel Steegh
Director Marcel Steegh from TreeMania partner Whysor B.V. is the latest guest on the Internet of Nature podcast, which was created as part of the Horizon2020 project Connecting Nature. In the eighth episode of the podcast, Marcel Steegh talks about his roots in tomato farming, his ever-changing relationship with nature, his career in the telecoms industry and how he found a new passion applying emerging IoT, sensor and Big Data technologies to better monitor the soil.
Burning Bernd launches burning ketchup on the market
Unter Begleitung von GIQS e.V. wurde mit „Burning Bernd“ pünktlich zum Beginn der Grillsaison ein neuartiges Lebensmittelprodukt auf den Markt gebracht. Der innovative Flambier-Ketchup wurde im Rahmen des INTERREG V A-Projekts FOOD2020 in einem Innovationsprojekt mit vorgelagerter Machbarkeitsstudie entwickelt. GIQS war als FOOD2020-Regionalpartner für NRW Ansprechpartner für den Leadpartner Robert Meyer Catering GmbH aus Gronau und Smart Material Printing B.V. aus Enschede.