In the second week of September, OpenScience was present at Chemometrics in Analytical Chemistry (CAC) 2024, an international reference event for advances in chemometrics within analytical chemistry. This year's CAC, held in Santa Fe, Argentina, brought together leading names in chemometrics from around the world, including José Manuel Amigo of the University of the Basque Country (Spain), Claudia Beleites of Chemometrix GmbH (Germany), and many other distinguished professionals from countries such as Chile, Iran, Italy and Brazil.
OpenScience team at Chemometrics in Analytical ChemistryThe event was enriched by the diversity of its participants, who brought a variety of perspectives within chemometrics and analytical chemistry. The program was packed with talks and papers ranging from theoretical data-processing models to practical applications of chemometrics. Besides the academic sessions, the event offered cultural tours highlighting the historical and cultural heritage of the city of Santa Fe, and culminated in a celebration full of wine, music and tango dancing.
OpenScience's Participation in Chemometrics in Analytical Chemistry (CAC)
This year, OpenScience took an active part in the event, bringing a large share of the team and presenting technological innovations at an exclusive booth. We demonstrated our in-house developed multispectral microscope, capturing images in situ and exploring potential partnerships with event participants.
We also highlight our participation with poster presentations and one oral session:
“Low-cost method using multispectral images to identify defects and impurities in coffee”, in which Daniel Lucas presented our low-cost multispectral imaging equipment, used to identify defects and impurities in green coffee, reaching an accuracy above 90%.
“Olive Oil Quality Classification Using RADIAN ASAP Mass Spectrometry”. This work, carried out in collaboration with Waters and the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA), employed advanced mass spectrometry techniques to detect adulteration and fraud in olive oil, achieving an impressive accuracy of 93%.
“Recognition of Coffee Identity in Capsules and Classification of Their Sensory Attributes”. Using the REIMS equipment provided by Waters Brazil, this study advanced the rapid identification of the chemical composition of seven different groups of coffee capsules, an important result for ensuring the authenticity of origin and the quality of coffee.
“Multispectral microscopy in the food safety of roasted and ground coffee”. This presentation highlighted a portable, low-cost device developed by OpenScience, in partnership with MAPA, for food safety in roasted and ground coffee.
Ongoing Support for Scientific Events
OpenScience is proud to support and sponsor events such as CAC, which are crucial for the dissemination of scientific and technological knowledge.
"I was very happy to receive the invitation to sponsor Chemometrics in Analytical Chemistry (CAC), because I know how important this event is for chemometrics and I had already taken part in other editions. This one in particular was organized by admirable people, such as Professors Héctor Goicoechea and Alejandro Olivieri. Supporting events like CAC is essential for OpenScience, because we believe in the importance of disseminating knowledge. Our team's participation in CAC also gives us the opportunity to encourage young talents to start their careers on the right foot at an event of this caliber, fostering the development of future leaders in science."
-Guilherme Sabin, CEO of OpenScience
Following our ongoing commitment to innovation and technological accessibility, we have already supported the VI Winter School of Chemometrics (2023), held in Brasília. We also supported Woman Tech Sim Senhor (2024), known as the largest gathering of women in technology in Brazil, which had more than 700 registered participants. Our next sponsorship will be the International Workshop on Hyperspectral Imaging at Unicamp (University of Campinas).
We look forward to seeing you there!