AL-INVEST Verde News

Advances in AI for Patent Examination Highlighted at Virtual Meeting
Alicante, 12 October 2023 - On 11 October, an outstanding virtual meeting co-organised by the EUIPO and the EPO focused on the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in patent examination. EPO expert Alexander Klenner-Bajaja provided valuable insights into how AI can revolutionise the field. The session also allowed experts from

Dialogue on the forestry chain at the VII Italian-Latin American SME Forum
Bergamo, 09 October 2023 - On 3 October, the dialogue "The sustainability of the wood chain in Latin America: opportunities of a growing sector and challenges of the European export regulations", organised in the framework of the VII Italy-Latin America SME Forum, took place. The event, an initiative of the International Italo-Latin American Organisation (IILA),

AL-INVEST Verde, present at Lineapelle fair in Milan
Milan, 06 October 2023 - In the framework of the International Leather, Accessories, Components and Leather Goods Show, Lineapelle, held from 19 to 21 September in Milan (Italy), AL-INVEST Verde presented the results of the report "Environmental traceability as a tool for the competitiveness of Paraguayan meat and leather". The report is part of the technical assistance that

Diagnostic of the meat and leather value chain in Paraguay
Asunción, 05 October 2023 - AL-INVEST Verde has analysed the structure of the Paraguayan meat and leather value chain and the traceability systems implemented in the country. The results of this work are collected in the report "Environmental traceability as a tool for the competitiveness of Paraguayan meat and leather", which includes

Visit to Argentinean testing and certification laboratories to assess their capacity to comply with EU export standards.
Buenos Aires, 02 October 2023 - A team comprising AL-INVEST Verde expert chemical engineer Anahí Monier and officials from the Argentinean Undersecretariat of Industry visited a total of 21 national testing and certification laboratories from the end of August to September to assess their capacities to comply with technical standards and to evaluate their compliance with the international standards.

Great success at Green Rio 2023
Rio de Janeiro, 04 September 2023 - For the second consecutive year, in partnership with INPI Brazil, AL-INVEST Verde Component 3 (AL-INVEST Verde DPI) participated in the annual sustainable development event Green Rio 2023. The event was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 31 August to 2 September. Over the course of three days,

Component 1 successfully closed its second call for proposals for innovative projects.
Lima, 06 August 2023 - Component 1 of the AL-INVEST Verde programme successfully closed its second call for proposals for innovative projects. More than 150 proposals were received, which will be evaluated in order to announce the projects that will receive funding from the programme in the near future. AL-INVEST Verde is a programme financed by the European Union (EU) that

Strengthening Argentinean testing and certification laboratories
Buenos Aires, 27 July 2023 - The Ministry of Economy, through the Secretariat of Industry and Productive Development, and AL-INVEST Verde/Component 2 will work together with the National Quality Plan to strengthen Argentina's national laboratories in charge of the public and private quality system. To this end, AL-INVEST Verde will provide support through

Progress to strengthen sustainable livestock farming in Santa Fe, Argentina
Rosario, 26 July 2023 - The Government of Santa Fe in Argentina and Component 2 of AL-INVEST Verde presented the second phase of the joint action for the sustainability of the beef and leather value chain. Through this action, the provincial strategy for a public traceability and certification system for the beef and leather value chain will be developed.