BIOVEGEN participates in the Containers and Packaging Working Group of the Food for Life-Spain and Packnet Platforms

BIOVEGEN participated on September 17 in a new meeting of the “Containers and Packaging” Working Group of the Food for Life-Spain and Packnet Platforms. The meeting, in which representatives of companies, research centers and the Administration itself participated, was aimed at expanding information about the situation of different calls for R&D financing, contacting collaborating entities and learning first-hand about ongoing projects. and project proposals in which to engage in collaboration.

Participation in this Working Group is part of the collaboration maintained between FOOD FOR LIFE-SPAIN and BIOVEGEN with the objective of generating projects, R&D activities and energizing public-private collaboration.

ORDER OF THE DAY

• Welcome and brief presentation of the attendees
• Collaboration proposals. New projects and networking:
  • “Inks for printing cardboard as food contact material. Risk assessment and regulatory situation.” José Juan Rodríguez, Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB).
  • “New sustainable solutions in food packaging: NEWPACK Project.” Jorge Barriobero, Ctic Cita.
  • “Financing opportunities for the packaging of tomorrow.” María Prieto, PKF Inncome.
  • “Sustainability, innovation and omnichannel in flexible packaging.” María Lara, Sealed Air
  • “Are our reusable plastic containers safe?” Raquel Requena, Food Contact & Packaging Laboratory – AIMPLAS.
  • “Paper batteries as a sustainable energy source for Smart packaging.” Marc Castellarnau, Fuelium and Àlex Brossa, Packaging Cluster.
• Update of the GT lines of interest
• Training opportunities
• Current and future events of the PTF4LS
• Dates of the next WG meetings
• Requests and questions