Improving cold chain logistics with a temperature monitoring label

Project Information

Svalinn

Grant agreement ID: 965598

DOI

10.3030/965598

Project closed

EC signature date 17 January 2021

Start date 1 February 2021

End date 31 January 2024

Funded under

• Horizon 2020 Framework Programme

Total cost

€ 3 490 653,75

EU contribution

€ 2 443 457,63

Coordinated by

TIVE TAG NORWAY AS
Norway

Periodic Reporting for period 2 - Svalinn (Improving cold chain logistics with a temperature monitoring label)

Reporting period: 2022-02-01 to 2024-01-31

Summary of the context and overall objectives of the project

For the pharmaceutical and food logistics industries, temperature control during transport is vitally important. Inadequate temperature control is responsible for significant financial losses annually across these industries, since products exposed to temperature extremes can be rendered useless or even dangerous to consumers. Existing solutions rely on costly, complicated methods with significant drawbacks. The EU-funded Svalinn project is developing a cutting-edge automated temperature logger with the capacity to provide a full temperature and location log for every shipment throughout its journey. The goal is to significantly reduce losses during transport and ensure products reach consumers intact.

Work performed from the beginning of the project to the end of the period covered by the report and main results achieved so far

R&D related to temperature logger with additional environmental sensors and battery. Prototype testing done, together with activities within the following areas: production planning, supply chain development, IPR, market monitoring, communication activities, sales and marketing preparation, business innovation and commercialization plan development and project management.

Progress beyond the state of the art and expected potential impact (including the socio-economic impact and the wider societal implications of the project so far)

The consortium is developing and commercializing a highly cost-effective and highly automated temperature logger with additional environmental sensors.