Between March 19 and 20, the II Projects Seminar CCTE-UDT was held in the auditorium of the Technological Development Unit of the Universidad de Concepción. About 40 people from different departments within the center participated in the activity.

This event is biannual and the main objective is the presentation of the main results of R&D works. This is the second version of the activity, where 34 projects were presented.

The projects presented are focused on different themes such as the handling of hazardous waste, creation of liquid fuels from forest biomass to generate electricity, packaging and forest production of biodegradable containers, thermoformed biodegradable packaging and inhibitors of pathogenic and saprophyte microorganisms, development of biodegradable thermoplastic materials from algae, development of a new type of excipient for diabetic patients, among others.