Materials & Packaging

Pablo Sosa Domínguez

Biodegradable food-freshness smart label

SpainEvidence: high confidenceChecked July 2026

Pablo Sosa Domínguez co-developed biodegradable smart labels that signal food freshness in real time. Their biosensor component responds to bacterial growth on food, offering consumers and suppliers a packaging-based check that can cut unnecessary disposal and reduce exposure to spoiled food.

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What Pablo did

Co-developed biodegradable smart labels that detect bacterial growth with Pilar Granado and Luis Chimeno.

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Why it matters

Sosa Domínguez and his co-inventors won the People's Choice award at the EPO's 2025 Young Inventors Prize.

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Living-status check

Spain's Patent and Trademark Office reported Sosa Domínguez's June 2025 EPO Young Inventors Prize award, positive dated evidence he was alive in 2025.