16 January 202616 January 2026 Developing CO₂-Based PLGA for high performance packaging Avantium has developed an alternative PLGA polymer synthesis technique with reactive solvents that facilitate removal of water and in this way reduce the hydrolysis back reaction that limits the molecular weight
29 July 202528 July 2025 Scaling CO₂ Conversion: Advancing the HICCUPS-Process from Lab to Industry Interview with Mariana Araújo from the EU and CBE JU funded HICCUPS project
17 July 202416 July 2024 EU and CBE JU funded project HICCUPS: Website relaunched and leaflet with infographic produced HICCUPS - Highly Innovative technology demonstration for bio-based CO2 Capture and Utilization for production of bulk plastics applications
6 June 20231 June 2023 Avantium awarded €1.5 million EU grant to demonstrate the electrochemical conversion of CO2 into sustainable plastic materials The grant will be paid out in tranches to Avantium over a period of four years, starting in September 2023
27 November 201526 November 2015 Biocompatible antimicrobial extends shelf life in foam packaging Innovative technology developed by Parx Plastics is derived from bio-mimicry
11 August 201510 August 2015 Emergency medical care units outperform normal hospitals when it comes to cleanness Antimicrobial emergency medical care units of wood fiber composite