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title: "News - AlmaScience"
description: "The latest news and events from AlmaScience and the Sustainable Innovation Ecosystem."
url: "https://almascience.pt/news"
date: "2026-10-16T05:25:37+00:00"
language: "en-GB"
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# News

 [ ![Cold in half the time: inside the GELA pilot with Super Bock Group]()

 ](https://almascience.pt/news/case-study/cold-in-half-the-time)##  [ Cold in half the time: inside the GELA pilot with Super Bock Group ](https://almascience.pt/news/case-study/cold-in-half-the-time)

  Claudine Boeglin   [Case Study](https://almascience.pt/news/case-study)    22 September 2026  21 minutes read

- [ Sustainable Innovation Ecosystem ](https://almascience.pt/component/tags/tag/sustainable-innovation-ecosystem)
- [ Sustainability ](https://almascience.pt/component/tags/tag/sustainability)
- [ GELA ](https://almascience.pt/component/tags/tag/gela)

A cellulose-based label that halves the time a bottle takes to cool, and what happens when a 135-year-old brewer joins a materials laboratory.

 [ Read more > ](https://almascience.pt/news/case-study/cold-in-half-the-time)

 [ ![PetriTag® wins the 2026 National Innovation Award]()

 ](https://almascience.pt/news/press-release/petritag-r-wins-the-2026-national-innovation-award)##  [ PetriTag® wins the 2026 National Innovation Award ](https://almascience.pt/news/press-release/petritag-r-wins-the-2026-national-innovation-award)

  [Press Release](https://almascience.pt/news/press-release)    10 July 2026  4 minutes read

- [ Smart Packaging ](https://almascience.pt/component/tags/tag/smart-packaging)
- [ PetriTag® ](https://almascience.pt/component/tags/tag/petritag-r)

*A Portuguese innovation that promises to revolutionize food safety and reduce food waste has won the 2026 National Innovation Award.*

 [ Read more > ](https://almascience.pt/news/press-release/petritag-r-wins-the-2026-national-innovation-award)

 [ ![PetriTag® among the finalists for the 2026 National Innovation Award]()

 ](https://almascience.pt/news/press-release/petritag-r-among-the-finalists-for-the-2026-national-innovation-award)##  [ PetriTag® among the finalists for the 2026 National Innovation Award ](https://almascience.pt/news/press-release/petritag-r-among-the-finalists-for-the-2026-national-innovation-award)

  [Press Release](https://almascience.pt/news/press-release)    22 June 2026  3 minutes read

- [ Smart Packaging ](https://almascience.pt/component/tags/tag/smart-packaging)
- [ PetriTag® ](https://almascience.pt/component/tags/tag/petritag-r)

PetriTag®, a paper-based label for detecting bacterial contamination in fresh food, is among the finalists in the 4th edition of the PNI. The awards ceremony will be held on July 9 at NOVA SBE, in Carcavelos, Lisbon.

 [ Read more > ](https://almascience.pt/news/press-release/petritag-r-among-the-finalists-for-the-2026-national-innovation-award)

 [ ![Porto Business School study identifies AlmaScience as an example of a CoLAB oriented toward corporate technological innovation]()

 ](https://almascience.pt/news/press-release/porto-business-school-study-identifies-almascience-as-an-example-of-a-colab)##  [ Porto Business School study identifies AlmaScience as an example of a CoLAB oriented toward corporate technological innovation ](https://almascience.pt/news/press-release/porto-business-school-study-identifies-almascience-as-an-example-of-a-colab)

  [Press Release](https://almascience.pt/news/press-release)    27 May 2026  5 minutes read

- [ Sustainable Innovation Ecosystem ](https://almascience.pt/component/tags/tag/sustainable-innovation-ecosystem)
- [ Innovation ](https://almascience.pt/component/tags/tag/innovation)
- [ AlmaScience ](https://almascience.pt/component/tags/tag/almascience)

The first socioeconomic impact study of Collaborative Laboratories in Portugal, promoted by the Forum of Collaborative Laboratories (FCoLAB) in partnership with Porto Business School, concludes that each euro of public funding to CoLABs was associated with €2.27 of Gross Value Added in the economy. AlmaScience is cited among the examples of CoLABs that translate science into R&D roadmaps for companies.

 [ Read more > ](https://almascience.pt/news/press-release/porto-business-school-study-identifies-almascience-as-an-example-of-a-colab)

 [ ![M-ODU: Kengo Kuma's biophilic vision for Porto's industrial heritage]()

 ](https://almascience.pt/news/case-study/m-odu)##  [ M-ODU: Kengo Kuma's biophilic vision for Porto's industrial heritage ](https://almascience.pt/news/case-study/m-odu)

  Claudine Boeglin   [Case Study](https://almascience.pt/news/case-study)    28 April 2026  13 minutes read

- [ Sustainability ](https://almascience.pt/component/tags/tag/sustainability)
- [ Construction ](https://almascience.pt/component/tags/tag/construction)

M-ODU is ambitious in scale and purpose.
Armed with architectural vision (for sustainability) with effective stakeholders (for financial longevity), the complex serves as a local catalyst for community inclusion around the arts, well-being, research, and leisure.

 [ Read more > ](https://almascience.pt/news/case-study/m-odu)

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