Strategies for scaling up
02/26/2021
You have a fantastic new technology or novel material, but how do you scale it up and demonstrate a route to commercialisation? IAPRI members share their experiences in different areas.

Become an IAPRI Member Conference Sponsor
02/25/2021
The IAPRI Board of Directors encourages all members to consider the opportunity of becoming a sponsor of the 30th IAPRI Member Conference in 2021. Being a sponsor indicates you are willing to contribute to the packaging research community to which the IAPRI member institutes and their researchers belong.

UN’s World Food Programme head praises role of packaging and R&D at Clemson Summit
02/25/2021
The executive director of the World Food Programme (WFP), last week, opened Clemson University’s inaugural Food, Packaging & Sustainability Summit by underlining the critical importance of packaging in combatting food waste and the role that institutions such as Clemson can play in working with the WFP to find solutions.

Compostability testing for ITENE
02/26/2021
ITENE, Spain, has obtained DIN CERTCO certification to be able to carry out home compostability testing in its laboratories.

Alliance to End Plastic Waste seeking research proposals
02/22/2021
Alliance To End Plastic Waste, a nonprofit organization that brings together government, companies & community to end plastic waste in the environment is seeking your ideas to be a part of the solution

Karlstad examines recycling for food-waste LCA
02/26/2021
Karlstad University, Sweden, is funding a PhD research project looking in detail at real recycling rates for different types of food packaging, how these reduce (if at all) the overall carbon footprint of packaging, and how this in turn can be weighed in lifecycle analysis (LCA) against reductions in food waste resulting from its use.

University of Wisconsin – Stout is seeking a candidate for an opening in the packaging program.
02/25/2021
UW Stout announces an opening to teach in the Packaging program. One of their faculty members will be retiring at the end of this term and they need to backfill that position before the start of the Fall 2021 term.

Michigan State University School of Packaging Job Openings
02/26/2021
With two instructors retiring and one Ph.D. leaving MSU has two instructor positions (no PHD required only industry experience) and one PH.D position in Machinery.