During this Tuesday, the mayor Francisco Azcué participated in the opening of the II Ibero-American Congress of Food 4.0 (CIAL 2026), organized by the Faculty of Food Sciences of the National University of Entre Ríos (UNER).
The meeting, which features the participation of prominent researchers from Brazil, Uruguay, Chile, Peru, and Argentina, is aimed at strengthening the links between academia, the productive sector, and public organizations, within the framework of the current challenges of Industry 4.0, Food Science and Technology, Mechatronics, Agribusiness, and Gastronomy.
In this way, Concordia continues to position itself as a host city for academic, scientific, and productive activities of international level, strengthening its presence in the events or meetings tourism market.
Upon welcoming, the mayor Azcué highlighted the importance for Concordia to be the venue for a meeting where ideas are discussed and exchanged between the productive, private, and academic sectors. “It is of great relevance to generate these spaces where the State also has a fundamental role as a generator of opportunities and tools for this to happen.”
“The challenge we have from our city is to add value to our raw material, since Concordia has it all, we are privileged in terms of production, that is why each one, from their respective place, must do their part, with commitment and working together, we will manage to improve more every day,” highlighted Azcué.
For his part, Gerardo Gentilleti, Secretary of Science, Technology and Innovation of the National University of Entre Ríos (UNER) highlighted that “we must be capable of transforming knowledge, through innovation, into results, into products and services that reach our population, with a geopolitical perspective.”
The Dean of the Faculty of Food Sciences (UNER), Daniel Capodoglio focused on the fact that the congress brings together professors and researchers from Argentina as well as Brazil, Uruguay, and a large part of the continent: “Latin American scientific integration is a political/institutional decision that translates into very concrete things,” adding that “it is no coincidence that the congress is hosted in Concordia,” for which he highlighted the presence of “the authorities that accompany us today, and each student, professor, and researcher who decided to be part of these days of work.”
During Tuesday, August 11 and Wednesday, August 12 plenary conferences, round tables, presentations of scientific and academic papers, and exhibitions of innovative technologies will take place, promoting dialogue between the scientific, academic, and productive spheres.
The meeting, which features the participation of prominent researchers from Brazil, Uruguay, Chile, Peru, and Argentina, is aimed at strengthening the links between academia, the productive sector, and public organizations, within the framework of the current challenges of Industry 4.0, Food Science and Technology, Mechatronics, Agribusiness, and Gastronomy.
In this way, Concordia continues to position itself as a host city for academic, scientific, and productive activities of international level, strengthening its presence in the events or meetings tourism market.
Upon welcoming, the mayor Azcué highlighted the importance for Concordia to be the venue for a meeting where ideas are discussed and exchanged between the productive, private, and academic sectors. “It is of great relevance to generate these spaces where the State also has a fundamental role as a generator of opportunities and tools for this to happen.”
“The challenge we have from our city is to add value to our raw material, since Concordia has it all, we are privileged in terms of production, that is why each one, from their respective place, must do their part, with commitment and working together, we will manage to improve more every day,” highlighted Azcué.
For his part, Gerardo Gentilleti, Secretary of Science, Technology and Innovation of the National University of Entre Ríos (UNER) highlighted that “we must be capable of transforming knowledge, through innovation, into results, into products and services that reach our population, with a geopolitical perspective.”
The Dean of the Faculty of Food Sciences (UNER), Daniel Capodoglio focused on the fact that the congress brings together professors and researchers from Argentina as well as Brazil, Uruguay, and a large part of the continent: “Latin American scientific integration is a political/institutional decision that translates into very concrete things,” adding that “it is no coincidence that the congress is hosted in Concordia,” for which he highlighted the presence of “the authorities that accompany us today, and each student, professor, and researcher who decided to be part of these days of work.”
During Tuesday, August 11 and Wednesday, August 12 plenary conferences, round tables, presentations of scientific and academic papers, and exhibitions of innovative technologies will take place, promoting dialogue between the scientific, academic, and productive spheres.