As part of the EU project BIONANOPOLYS, an innovation platform is being developed consisting of an OPEN INNOVATION TEST BED (OITB) with 14 modernised pilot plants and complementary services to support technological and economic activities. STFI is a project partner and joins the OITB with a meltblown nonwoven plant and a fibre nonwoven plant. The aim is the production of innovative nano-products from sustainably obtained raw materials for packaging and textiles as well as for the agricultural, cosmetics, pharmaceutical or food sectors.

At the end of February 2023, an Open Call was published for project proposals in which bionanomaterials can be developed, tested or scaled up. Research and industry partners can still submit their proposals until 30 April 2023! The innovative ideas must be related to bionanomaterials.  

From all proposals received, five projects from companies, universities or specialised research centres will be selected to be funded by the European Union through the project partners and have free access to the BIONANOPOLYS OITB for a limited period of time to develop bio-based materials or validate the materials produced in-house.

BIONANOPOLYS is funded by the European Union under the Horizon 2020 programme for research and innovation under project number 953206.