---
title: "Press Release - AlmaScience"
description: "The latest news and events from AlmaScience and the Sustainable Innovation Ecosystem."
url: "https://almascience.pt/news/press-release"
date: "2026-10-16T05:29:11+00:00"
language: "en-GB"
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# Press Release

 [ ![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)

 [ ![New AlmaScience associates]()

 ](https://almascience.pt/news/press-release/almascience-strengthens-r-d-investment-to-accelerate-sustainable-innovation-in-industry)##  [ AlmaScience Strengthens R&D Investment to Accelerate Sustainable Innovation in Industry ](https://almascience.pt/news/press-release/almascience-strengthens-r-d-investment-to-accelerate-sustainable-innovation-in-industry)

  [Press Release](https://almascience.pt/news/press-release)    30 March 2026  11 minutes read

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

AlmaScience, a collaborative innovation laboratory dedicated to developing sustainable functional materials and green electronics solutions, has been directing its resources towards strengthening the competitiveness of Portuguese industry and has invited new companies to join its Sustainable Innovation Ecosystem.

MEXT: Mota-Engil Next, TMG Automotive and Super Bock Group are the latest strategic members, representing, respectively, key sectors of the Portuguese economy: construction and infrastructure, the automotive industry, and beverages.

 [ Read more > ](https://almascience.pt/news/press-release/almascience-strengthens-r-d-investment-to-accelerate-sustainable-innovation-in-industry)

 [ ![AlmaScience’s PetriTag® Wins Expo Fish Portugal 2025 Innovation Prize, Opens Call for Industrial Pilots in Seafood & Cold Chain]()

 ](https://almascience.pt/news/press-release/petritag-wins-innovation-prize)##  [ AlmaScience’s PetriTag® Wins Expo Fish Portugal 2025 Innovation Prize, Opens Call for Industrial Pilots in Seafood & Cold Chain ](https://almascience.pt/news/press-release/petritag-wins-innovation-prize)

  [Press Release](https://almascience.pt/news/press-release)    16 December 2025  6 minutes read

- [ Innovation ](https://almascience.pt/component/tags/tag/innovation)
- [ Food waste ](https://almascience.pt/component/tags/tag/food-waste)
- [ PetriTag® ](https://almascience.pt/component/tags/tag/petritag-r)

AlmaScience, a collaborative innovation lab **dedicated to partnering with industry to commercialize early-stage sustainable technologies**, today announced that its biodegradable food safety sensor, **PetriTag®**, has been awarded the **Expo Fish Portugal 2025 Innovation Prize** in the "New Equipment, Solutions, and Digital Services" category.

 [ Read more > ](https://almascience.pt/news/press-release/petritag-wins-innovation-prize)

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