&bullkatja heinze, a chemistry professor from mainz university, germany, and her luxembourg cooperation partner dr. patrick choquet have received &euro35,000 from the interregional research award for intelligent food packaging with a freshness indicator.&bullthe foil packaging that changes colour is not available to buy just yet as it is not yet patented but we are in consultation with crm group in liège, belgium, who is interested in commercialising it.&bullthe foil packaging is only suitable for food which contains protein, such as fish and cheese.&bullthe team has also developed an environmentallyfriendly coating process where even large surfaces can be covered with the intelligent materials, financed by luxembourg fonds national de la recherche.