PLAMINPACK is biocircular!!!
The PLAMINPACK project and its partners are committed to a fully biocircular approach, embracing the entire value chain—from agriculture to food and beyond, including end-of-life solutions for products. This holistic strategy aims to drive sustainability and actively combat climate change.
University of Cadi Ayyad (UCA) is one of the first Moroccan universities. It federates more than 50 laboratories that conduct scientific research around 15 themes of great socio-economic interest in collaboration many international institutions. "Agrosciences" theme, structured around interdisciplinary scientific issues, occupies a prominent place at UCA. UCA (Prof. Amine Guendouz) has an analysis and characterization platform which brings together the large equipment necessary for physico-chemical and molecular characterization (sequencing). It also has an innovation center that accompanies research and development projects by providing the necessary support. The Agrobiotechnology and Bioengineering Research Center, Unit Labeled by the National Center for Scientific and Technical Research has all the necessary equipment for microbiology, physiology, plant growth and molecular biology.
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The University of Basilicata (UNIBAS) is the leading University of the Basilicata region, in the Southern part of Italy. Degree programs range from the Humanities, to architecture, archaeology, education, economics, and management, as well as to the STEM disciplines and are effectively connected to the research, training and third mission activities developed by the primary structures. In the framework of PLAMINPACK, UNIBAS (Prof. Patrizia Falabella ) investigate the bioconversion of waste by rearing Hermetia illucens insects and the production of functional materials from this chainwebsite for More details - description of UNIBAS
Next Technology Tecnotessile (NTT) is an Italian research company that works for the improvement of technological innovation and positive competitiveness in the textile industry, through the implementation of technology transfer and the application of more advanced solutions. Their expertise covers areas of innovative materials as well as circularity, environmental technologies and LCA studies. Since 2011 NTT is the leading managing body of OTIR2020 – TFC (Tuscany Fashion Cluster), a OTIR2020 – TFC nowadays associates around 480 companies from Tuscany region operating in the fashion value chain (textile, clothing, leather, tanning, shoe manufacturing, jewellery). In PLAMINPACK, NTT (Dr. Daniele Spinelli) leads the tasks about processing and characterization of developed materials for textile packaging applications like fruit and vegetable nets and LCA studies.website for More details - description of NTT
The University of Sfax aims for excellence in teaching and research with 19 institutions involving 5 doctoral schools, 81 reserch laboratories and 3 research centers. SFAX has just been ranked first nationally according to AD-Scientific Index 2022. SFAX has been involved since 2015 in almost 30 EU-funded research projects under ERASMUS KA1 and KA2, H2020, Horizon Europe and other European programmes. In PLAMINPACK, SFAX (Dr. Hajer Ben Hlima) is represented by the National School of Engineeers of Sfax (ENIS) with Department of Biological Engineering and Department of Informatic Engineering. The Enzymatic Engineering and Microbiology Laboratory of ENIS, involved in PLAMINPACK activities, is skilled in the valorization of natural biomolecules from marine sources in various biotechnological applications as well as studying differential transcriptomic and proteomic response of microorganism to environmental changes.
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AgroParisTech (APT)
The National Institute of Technology for Life, Food and Environmental Sciences (AgroParisTech) is a renowned French higher education institution in the field of life sciences and a component institution of Université Paris-Saclay. It addresses the global challenges of the 21st century: fostering knowledge and understanding to enable humanity to better safeguard our ecosystems, feeding populations while preserving natural resources, and sustainably managing the environment. Its areas of expertise include agricultural sciences, forestry, food technologies, biotechnologies, the environment, nutrition, health, land and natural resource management, and public policy. AgroParisTech ranks at the top of the French rankings in its academic subjects and, as part of Université Paris-Saclay, ranks 12th in the 2024 “Academic Ranking of World Universities” (ARWU).
URD ABI (Florent Allais), is a transdisciplinary unit dedicated to biomass and by-products valorization through integrated approaches combining biotechnologies, green chemistry and downstream processing. It aims at designing and optimizing value chains that go from the plant residual waste to high value-added end products such as fine chemicals (e.g., solvents, platform molecules), functional additives (e.g., antioxidants, anti-UV, antimicrobial).
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UOI is the third oldest public Greek University and one of the most renewed educational institutions in Greece. UOI has been involved since 2015 in almost 50 EU-funded research projects under H2020, Horizon Europe, COST and other European programmes (EU contribution: about 14 M€), 13 of them as coordinator (EU contribution: about 15 M€). All funded research activities are coordinated by the University of Ioannina Research Committee (UOI-RC) in accordance with National and EU financial regulations, as well as ISO 9001:2015 standards. In PLAMINPACK, UOI (Prof. Ioannis Konstantinou) is represented by the Department of Chemistry (DC). The Laboratory of Industrial Chemistry (LIC) and Laboratory of Biochemistry (LBC), involved in PLAMINPACK activities, are skilled in pollution control and assessment, characterization of materials and bioactive compounds and toxicity assessment as well as the estimation of natural products and/or compounds bioactivities using a human cell line or phytopatogenic fungi as a model.
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Albstadt-Sigmaringen University is a University of Applied Sciences with a research focus on sustainability, health and digital topics. The research sector “sustainable development – smart materials and products” is working on concepts for new materials and surfaces, on functional textiles, the optimization of buildings, production processes and e-mobility. In PLAMINPACK, ASU is represented by the Sustainable Packaging Institute (SPI) (Prof. Markus Schmid), which is part of the Faculty of Life Sciences. The SPI delves into research and teaching in the area of biogenic raw materials, process technology and process design, functional materials, smart packaging, preservation and packaging as well as bioeconomy and sustainability.
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The University of Hohenheim (UHOH) in Stuttgart, Germany, focuses on education and research in the fields of food science/technology, nutrition science, agricultural science/technology, and economics and social sciences. The Institute of Food Science and Biotechnology(ILB) stands for excellent research in the field of processing plant and animal raw materials into edible, high-quality, and healthy foods, food supplements, as well as functional, active, and valuable substances and is one of the leading institutes in this field in Germany. The Department of Food Informatics (Prof. Christian Krupitzer) operates interdisciplinary at the interface of food science, biotechnology, and informatics. The digitization of food processing is pushed in a holistic approach that includes the food supply chain, retailers/distributors, and consumers.
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A multidisciplinary consortium: 9 partners from 6 countries. The PLAMINPACK consortium is distinguished by its interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approach, as well as its strong representation of the Mediterranean region.