With the future in our sights and innovation in our DNA, we create a culture of specialization.

Driving Innovation, Enhancing with technology.

VANGEST has been leading several R&D partnerships in key technological areas related to Moulds Engineering and Manufacturing, incorporating relevant knowledge in segments of high value markets such as design for manufacturing, composite materials, surface treatments, additive manufacturing, medical devices and software development. Today we’re part of an important R&D network of institutions and universities in Portugal and across Europe. Our R&D strategy fuels a company culture of high standards, expert know-how and innovation.
 

Recovery & Resilience Plan

logo PRR - plano de recuperação e resiliência

The Portuguese PRR is a national program with an implementation period until 2026 and will execute a set of reforms and investments that will allow the country to resume sustained economic growth. It will be financed by total resources of €16.6 billion, broken down into around €14 billion in grants and €2.7 billion in loans.

The Recovery and Resilience Plan has been organized into 20 components, which in turn comprise a total of 37 reforms and 83 investments. The twenty components and the respective reforms and investments are grouped in the RRP around three structuring dimensions: Resilience, the Climate Transition and the Digital Transition.

The Mobilizing Agendas for Business Innovation, which include the so-called Green Agendas, aim to consolidate and expand synergies between the business landscape and the scientific and technological system in Portugal, helping to increase the competitiveness and resilience of the Portuguese economy, based on R&D, innovation and the diversification and specialization of the production structure.

The amount allocated to this call for proposals is 930 million euros, of which 558 million euros for the Mobilizing Agendas for Business Innovation and 372 million euros for the Green Agendas.

 

VANGEST Agendas

The VANGEST Group is a leader in the Green AgendaPackaging of the Future and participates in two other Mobilizing Agendas, namely Produtech and INOV.AM

Packaging of the FUTURE

Green Agenda for Business Innovation
Leader: VANGEST
Entities: 79

VANGEST Companies: GRANDESIGN, CADFLOW, DISTRIM, DISTRIM 2, MOLIPOREX, EHTP e VANGEST

Start: 01/04/2022
Finish: 31/12/2025
Investment: 104 113 760,36€

PRODUTECH

Production for Reindustrialization
Leader: COLEP PACKAGING PORTUGAL
Entities: 108

VANGEST Companies: DISTRIM 2, MOLIPOREX

Start: 01/01/2022
Finish: 31/12/2025
Investment: 167 298 999,02€

INOV.AM

Additive manufacturing innovation
Leader: EROFIO
Entities: 80

VANGEST Companies: MOLIPOREX

Start: 01/07/2022
Finish: 31/12/2025
Investment: 97.838.686,11€

Packaging of the Future

The GREEN AGENDA for Business Innovation Packaging of the Future aims to research, develop, produce, and commercialize more ecological, digital, and inclusive packaging solutions globally.

It seeks to contribute to the specialization of the production profile of companies operating in the packaging sector at the national level, encouraging higher added-value and knowledge-intensive activities.

Packaging of the Future PPS Projects

The activities and initiatives of the Packaging of the Future project materialize in 19 new Products, Processes and Services (PPS) with full integration of the solutions developed and tested.

PPS 01

Food packaging made of recycled polyethylene from fossil and biological origin.

PPS 02

Clean Delivery: Lunchboxes of the Future for a Circular economy

PPS 03

REDUCE – REDesigned sUstainable ContainErs and pallets

PPS 04

New glass containers for food and beverage products more sustainable

PPS 05

New Co-Injection process for manufacturing plastic packaging incorporating recycled materials

PPS 07

Biofilm Plant + multi-layer bags with barrier to O2 100% recycled

PPS 08

Recovery of Residues with a High Degree of Purity

PPS 09

Develop new light 100% natural packaging in wood for food sector

PPS 10

New cardboard packages with unique properties for food contact and e-commerce

PPS 11

Intelligent Sustainable Fishery Transport System

PPS 12

Bgreen2Pack – New premium packaging from natural origin with incorporated fragrances

PPS 13

A New Solution for Smart Package Tracking

PPS 14

Traceability farm to fork

PPS 15

New Paradigm of Waste Collection and Citizen Awareness

PPS 16

Predictive and Preventive Maintenance Tower

PPS 17

Centre for life cycle assessment and sustainability – CLICAS

PPS 18

Sustainable packaging certification

PPS 19

Human Resources Training and Upskilling – Skills for the Future

PPS 20

Project Management, Promotion and Dissemination of the results