The membership has approved changes to the by-laws and the Board of Directors have changed the Operating Policies to coincide with the by-laws. This completes the last steps in a review and revision process that the board has been working on for the past few years.

Germany’s Fraunhofer IVV has given details of the role it is playing in the current ECOFUNCO project looking at bio-based coating materials, including proteins, polysaccharides and cutin, derived from common plants.

Formalized mentoring structures bringing together alumni and current senior students can be of benefit in any discipline, but Michigan State University (MSU) has used an example from the School of Packaging to emphasize those benefits.

Although it is going to be virtual, we are working hard to make the 2021 Member Conference as informative and fun as a face to face event.    

Industry 4.0 has inspired development across the consumer goods, equipment, automation and packaging sectors.

IAPRI, like all associations, companies and individuals is being challenged in many ways by the Coronavirus. We have a great opportunity, not only to survive, but to thrive because of learning more ways to generate benefits for our packaging research community and have some fun too.