{"id":16,"date":"2026-05-02T18:19:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T18:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sense4life.eu\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2026-05-05T19:46:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T19:46:43","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sense4life.eu\/?page_id=16","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:200px;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:200px;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"493\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-26 size-large\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/sense4life.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ChatGPT-Image-28.-Apr.-2026-10_47_17-1024x493.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sense4life.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ChatGPT-Image-28.-Apr.-2026-10_47_17-1024x493.png 1024w, https:\/\/sense4life.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ChatGPT-Image-28.-Apr.-2026-10_47_17-300x144.png 300w, https:\/\/sense4life.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ChatGPT-Image-28.-Apr.-2026-10_47_17-768x370.png 768w, https:\/\/sense4life.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ChatGPT-Image-28.-Apr.-2026-10_47_17-1536x740.png 1536w, https:\/\/sense4life.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ChatGPT-Image-28.-Apr.-2026-10_47_17.png 1807w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-60 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#0f0e16\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-6714f75d wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-2\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:600\"><strong>ONE SHARED MISSION<\/strong> \u2014 To transform Europe\u2019s most difficult plastic waste streams into high-value, sustainable materials and create a fully circular plastics value chain in Europe.<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-704ae32a wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-3 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#294193;font-style:normal;font-weight:900\"><strong>Sense2Sort \u2013 From Vision to Reality<br><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The idea behind <strong>Sense4Life<\/strong> began in <strong>2017<\/strong>, when I first came into contact with a supplier developing advanced sensor technologies originally intended for the medical industry. Their work with different electromagnetic wavelengths immediately sparked an idea: this technology could open entirely new possibilities for <strong>plastic recycling<\/strong>, especially in areas where conventional sorting systems were reaching their limits.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">At the time, recycling companies across Europe were searching for solutions to better identify and separate difficult plastic fractions, particularly black plastics. Various market leaders introduced approaches based on <strong>MWIR technologies<\/strong> and multi-sensor sorting systems, confirming that innovation in this field was urgently needed.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Over the following years, the concept matured. Through our involvement in another European project, we established contact with PNO Group, who recognized the potential of the idea and supported us in transforming it into a proposal for the LIFE Programme in 2024.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The proposal was successfully awarded funding, turning a long-standing vision into reality. Today, within <strong>Sense4Life<\/strong>, we are proud to work alongside four dedicated industrial partners from the <strong>recycling, automotive, and plastics industries across Europe<\/strong>, developing breakthrough sensor-based sorting technologies that can significantly improve plastic recycling efficiency and circularity.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What started as a technical idea has now become a collaborative European innovation project with the potential to reshape the future of plastic recycling.<\/strong><br><br>by Eric van Looy <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. 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