CRIECS is THE
Research Center for Innovation on Circular Economy and Health.
WHO WE ARE. projects
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CRIECS

The “Research Center for Innovation on Circular Economy and Health” was established in 2023 at Rieti. The Center consists of three partners: the University of Tuscia, Sapienza University of Rome and the Science and Technology Park of Upper Lazio.

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People

Lecturers, Technicians, Researchers and PhD students involved in the Center’s activities

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Equipment

Innovative and Experimental Equipment

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Lines of Research

Activity Groups with Specific Goals

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Stakeholders

Between University, Research Center and Companies Involved

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PROJECTS.

CRIECS – LIOO – INFRADIGIT

The University of Tuscia has set up at Rieti, partly in collaboration with Sapienza University of Rome and the Science and Technology Park of Upper Lazio, on the premises of the Industrial Consortium of Lazio, a highly innovative research hub that operates, from a multidisciplinary perspective, on different production chains such as agribusiness, with particular reference to the olive-oil sector, green chemistry and clean energy, as well as (by Sapienza) the health-wellness sector.

At the Rieti Campus of the University of Tuscia, three projects are underway:

The Research Center for Innovation on Circular Economy and Health (CRIECS) in which Sapienza University of Rome – Upper Lazio Science and Technology Park are involved .

CRIECS

The Laboratory of Innovation in the Olive-Oil Supply Chain (LIOO) – University of Tuscia

LIOO

The Infrastructure of Digital Agriculture and Mechatronics for Research and Innovation in the Agrifood Supply Chain (INFRADIGIT), in which the Alto Lazio Science and Technology Park and the Lazio Industrial Consortium are involved

INFRADIGIT

STRENGTHS OF THE PROJECTS:

  • Waste reduction and by-product reuse.
  • Energy efficiency and environmental sustainability
  • Supply chain traceability and transparency
  • Innovation and development of new business models
  • Production optimization and cost reduction
  • Improving the quality of the final product
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ADDITIONAL BENEFITS

  • Technology transfer to area enterprises to foster innovation and increase the competitiveness of operators in domestic and international markets
  • Theattraction to the area of new industrial and economic entities capable of starting new production in the areas covered by the research or developing activities with existing players
  • The development of academic spinoffs and innovative startups on the topics being researched, including involving new industrial partners
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Lines of Research

CRIECS

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LIOO

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INFRADIGIT

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