The Lab

We are a community of researchers, scientists, and academics on a mission to transform engineering innovation into industry-based solutions to the benefit of human growth, good governance, and environmental welfare.

Our lab was launched in 1974 and since then, we have developed rich experience in the field of characterization & control of automotive exhaust emissions, in close collaboration with the automotive and fuel industry as well as suppliers of exhaust after-treatment systems.

The Laboratory of Applied Thermodynamics has founded Exothermia S.A. (2007) and EMISIA S.A. (2008), two spin-off companies specialized on software engineering for exhaust aftertreatment applications and emission inventorying, emission modelling & impact assessment studies of environmental policies, respectively.

Also, in 2017 LAT established a third spin-off company Bio-based Energy Technologies P.C. (BIO2CHP P.C.) [www.bio2chp.com] to spin-out the activities in the field of bio-based renewable energy production.

The company’s primary purpose is to build on the results of the SMARt-CHP project [http://ec.europa.eu/], finalize the product development and introduce it to the market.

Exothermia S.A. was founded as a spin-off of the LAT which in 2007 as a software engineering company, offering dedicated simulation tools and services for exhaust aftertreatment applications. Its software Exothermia suite (former axisuite®) is the preferred simulation platform for major automotive OEMs and suppliers. Exothermia SA was acquired by Gamma Technologies in 2021.

e:misia (https://www.emisia.com/), was established in 2008 as a spin-off company of LAT and has grown to a fully independent private company with more than 40 expert engineers. It offers engineering, consulting services and expert software tools to the private and public sectors and is a regular consultant to the EU and other public authorities. e:misia is working on technologies to reduce harmful emissions from transport as well as on the efficient development of e-mobility concepts. Building upon decades of experience in experimental and modeling techniques, e:misia offers the whole spectrum of engineering services related to exhaust and non-exhaust related emissions, carbon-neutral fuels and greenhouse gas minimization. E-mobility related activities include the energy efficiency of electrified vehicles, electrochemical analysis of batteries, battery prototyping and testing, Life Cycle Analysis and impact assessments of electrification policy scenarios. 

Bio-based Energy Technologies P.C. (BIO2CHP P.C.) [www.bio2chp.com], is a spin-off company of LAT, established in 2017, to spin-out the activities in the field of bio-based renewable energy production.

The company’s primary purpose is to build on the results of the SMARt-CHP project [http://ec.europa.eu], finalize the product development and introduce it to the market. 

The company intends to further develop its competitive advantage (coupling fluidized bed gasification with hot gas conditioning) to explore alternative problem-solution fits with other advanced bio-based concepts, such as coupling with fuel cells, gasification and pyrolysis based bio-refineries, production of 2nd and 3rd generation bio-fuels and hydrogen, production of bio-based materials, etc.