Project description DEENESFRITPL Circular opportunities for the medical sector Derived from renewable feedstocks, such as starch, cellulose, vegetable oils and vegetable fats, bioplastics are plastics that can also be biodegradable. Bioplastics play a key role in the transition to a circular economy by replacing fossil with renewable resources and increasing recycling targets as well as resource and waste management efficiency. Responding to this need, the EU-funded GREEN-MAP project will enable a circular economy in hospitals – within the disposable medical device industry. It will develop novel bio-based, biodegradable polymers that can be used in medical device packaging as well as for disposable medical devices/components. Specifically, the project will form an intersectional and international research network, bringing together experts from inside and outside academia to ensure a high level and effective sharing of new knowledge. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective The ultimate research goal of the GREEN-MAP project is to enable a circular economy within the disposable medical device industry. We will develop novel bio-based, biodegradable polymers that can be used in medical device packaging, as well as for disposable medical devices/components. By combining renewable, bio-based monomers with biodegradability via industrial composting and/or anaerobic digestion and bioconversion, we will enable a sustainable path for the disposable medical device market—expected to double by 2023—ultimately leading to a circular economy.Key innovative elements include:1) use of bio-based monomers (vegetable oil), representing value added to existing biodiesel refining,2) green chemistry approach, using enzymes and alternative, low-impact catalysts,3) polymer systems (copolymers and/or blends) with highly tunable properties (mechanical, optical, barrier, hemocompatibility).Accomplishing this ambitious goal will only be possible by forming a new collaborative intersectional and international research network. Participation within the project will directly lead to diversification of skills, both research-related and transferable ones, leading to improved employability and career prospects both in and outside academia.Thus, the consortium includes academic and non-academic partners involved in each aspect of the bio-based polymer value chain: substrates/monomers, synthesis, characterization, processing, product development, and life cycle sustainability assessment. While the focus is on material development for existing disposable medical devices and their packaging, the innovative and synergistic environment fostered by consortium, and especially the secondments can lead to the development of new devices, new procedures, etc., representing potential added value of the collaboration network. International and intersectoral mobility guarantees high level and effective sharing of new knowledge. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental biotechnologybioremediationbioreactorsnatural scienceschemical sciencespolymer sciencesagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturehorticulturevegetable growingsocial scienceseconomics and businesseconomicssustainable economyengineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologybiomaterialsbiofuels Keywords biodegradable polymers renewable resources packaging medical disposables Programme(s) H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Main Programme H2020-EU.1.3.3. - Stimulating innovation by means of cross-fertilisation of knowledge Topic(s) MSCA-RISE-2019 - Research and Innovation Staff Exchange Call for proposal H2020-MSCA-RISE-2019 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme MSCA-RISE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE) Coordinator ZACHODNIOPOMORSKI UNIWERSYTET TECHNOLOGICZNY W SZCZECINIE Net EU contribution € 349 600,00 Address Al. piastow 17 70 310 Szczecin Poland See on map Region Makroregion północno-zachodni Zachodniopomorskie Miasto Szczecin Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 18 400,00 Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA Italy Net EU contribution € 151 800,00 Address Via zamboni 33 40126 Bologna See on map Region Nord-Est Emilia-Romagna Bologna Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 23 000,00 CENTRUM MATERIALOW POLIMEROWYCH IWEGLOWYCH POLSKA AKADEMIA NAUK*CMPIW PAN Poland Net EU contribution € 197 800,00 Address Ul. m curie sklodowskiej 34 41 819 Zabrze See on map Region Makroregion południowy Śląskie Gliwicki Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 9 200,00 ECOINNOVAZIONE SRL Italy Net EU contribution € 46 000,00 Address Via massimo d azeglio 51 40123 Bologna See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Nord-Est Emilia-Romagna Bologna Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 CARGILL BIOINDUSTRIAL B.V. Netherlands Net EU contribution € 27 600,00 Address Buurtje 1 2802 BE Gouda See on map Region West-Nederland Zuid-Holland Oost-Zuid-Holland Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 BUDAPESTI MUSZAKI ES GAZDASAGTUDOMANYI EGYETEM Hungary Net EU contribution € 211 600,00 Address Muegyetem rakpart 3 1111 Budapest See on map Region Közép-Magyarország Budapest Budapest Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 13 800,00 KB FOLIE POLSKA SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA Poland Net EU contribution € 92 000,00 Address Biezunska 2b 03578 Warsaw See on map Region Makroregion województwo mazowieckie Warszawski stołeczny Miasto Warszawa Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 COMPRISETEC GMBH Germany Net EU contribution € 92 000,00 Address Steinhoft 5 20459 Hamburg See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Hamburg Hamburg Hamburg Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 Partners (1) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all Partner Partner organisations contribute to the implementation of the action, but do not sign the Grant Agreement. THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY United States Net EU contribution € 0,00 Address 2036 neil avenue - bolz hall 228 43210 Columbus See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 64 400,00