BIOPOLY Webinar: From Waste to Performance: Designing Bio-Based Polymers for Real Applications
In their second webinar, the BIOPOLY Cluster will explore how various feedstocks can be transformed into high-performance bio-based polymers for practical applications. During the session, researchers and industry experts from BIOPYRANIA, POLYMEER, and POLYMERS-5B will discuss the conversion of waste streams, such as brewers’ spent grain, agri-food residues, and woody biomass, into advanced materials for use in sectors […]
IX International Seminar on Biopolymers and Sustainable Composites
On 4–5 March 2026, POLYMEER was featured at the IX International Seminar on Biopolymers and Sustainable Composites, organised by AIMPLAS – Technological Institute of Plastics. The event brought together more than 150 attendees and over 20 speakers, confirming its role as a key meeting point at both national and European level in the field of […]
Unlocking the circular potential of bio-based waste in Europe
Europe’s transition towards a circular and climate-neutral economy depends not only on reducing waste, but on rethinking how waste itself can become a valuable resource. A recent report commissioned by the European Environment Agency (EEA) and developed by Magellan Circle and 3drivers provides a comprehensive assessment of the potential to enhance the circularity of bio-based […]
How BIO-MI is bringing sustainable bioplastics from lab to pilot scale
BIO-MI Ltd. is a Croatian SME with strong expertise in research, development, and industrial processing of sustainable, bio-based polymer materials. The company focuses on the development of biodegradable, compostable, and recyclable thermoplastic materials through advanced R&D activities, including material design, formulation, and performance optimisation, while ensuring compatibility with existing industrial processing technologies. BIO-MI’s in-house infrastructure […]
Newsletter #3. Season’s Greetings from POLYMEER!
UNIROMA’s role in developing sustainable polymer blends
Sapienza University of Rome (UNIROMA1), founded in 1303, is one of the world’s oldest and largest universities. Its main campus in Rome, along with sites in Latina and Rieti, hosts a vibrant academic community of 125,332 students, including nearly 12,000 international students. Sapienza offers a comprehensive range of programs, with 311 Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees, […]
The EU Bioeconomy Strategy
Last week, the European Commission adopted a new strategy to guide Europe’s bioeconomy towards a cleaner, more competitive, and more sustainable future. The 2025 Bioeconomy Strategy is an update of the 2012 bioeconomy strategy and its 2018 revision. For projects such as POLYMEER, which transform brewers’ spent grain (BSG) — a waste by-product — into […]
How UNIPG is turning brewer’s waste into the future of bioplastics
POLYMEER started from an idea by Assunta Marrocchi and Ombretta Marconi at the University of Perugia, aiming to transform brewer’s spent grain (BSG) – the brewing industry’s largest by-product, accounting for ≈85% of brewing residues – into innovative, sustainable bio-based polymers for applications in agriculture, automotive textiles, and tertiary packaging. UNIPG driving research and coordination […]
Introducing the BIOPOLY Cluster: Accelerating Innovation in Bio-based Polymers
Date: 6 November 2025 Time: 11:00h – 12:30h (CET) Registration: link The BIOPOLY Cluster unites three pioneering projects—POLYMEER, POLYMERS-5B, and BIOPYRANIA—all funded under the same Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking topic “Development of Novel, High-Performance Bio-based Polymers and Co-polymers” (HORIZON-JU-CBE-2023-R-04). The projects share a core mission: to accelerate the transition to a sustainable, circular bio-economy […]