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ONLINE PARTNERING EVENT WITH INDUSTRY

Partner with industry leaders working on sustainable materials R&D

 

Date & times: Part 1 | Thurs 12 Oct, 4pm BST / Part 2 | Thurs 19 Oct, 4pm BST

Format: Presentations, live Q&A, and partnering (50-mins)

Speakers: Eastman, WestRock, Ecover, and Avery Dennison


In the online partnering events that run alongside our latest Global Challenge campaign, we’ll speak with external innovation and R&D leads about the priority research and assets they’re looking for from academia and startups to support their sustainable materials R&D pipelines.

These events are based around our online partnering platform which connects decision-makers across the research ecosystem based on the alignment of research priorities. Create an account today.

Who should attend?

  • Technology transfer and research commercialisation teams
  • Academic researchers
  • R&D and external innovation teams
  • Spinouts and startups looking to out-license assets to industry

Some of the topics covered include

  • The top R&D priorities and technical challenges of each company
  • What research and assets the companies are seeking to partner with
  • Preferred approaches to partnering with academic research and startup assets

This event has now passed and you can no longer sign up to attend. 

You can watch the recording of part 1 through this link, the recording for part two of this event will be made available in the coming days.

 

More information about our speakers:

Part 1 | Thursday 12th October, 4pm BST

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Eastman Chemical Company

Speakers: Charles Chambers, Polymer Scientist; Barclay Satterfield, External Innovation Technology Manager

Founded in 1920, Eastman is a global specialty materials company that produces a broad range of products found in items people use every day. Their 14,000 employees in more than 100 countries listen to the needs of society and partners to develop groundbreaking technologies, leading business models and sustainable materials that help make the world a better place.

View Eastman's R&D priorities

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WestRock

Speaker: Carol Hammond, VP Innovations Europe

WestRock is a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging solutions.  WestRock manufactures and distributes containerboard and paperboard products such as corrugate materials, folding cartons, bleached paperboard, coated recycled paperboard, retail displays, and pulp products. WestRock use leading science and technology to move fiber-based packaging forward.

View WestRock's R&D priorities

Part 2 | Thursday 19th October, 4pm BST

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Ecover

Speaker: Roel Bosschaerts, Global Platforms Researcher

Ecover is a Belgian company that manufactures ecologically sound cleaning products. Ecover Co-ordination Center NV develops all EU cleaning products for the European market. One of the key strategic goals is to switch land-intensive ingredients with circular feedstock-derived alternatives to drive down land surface dependency, CO2 emissions and impact on biodiversity. 

View Ecover's R&D priorities

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Avery Dennison

Speaker: Dr Yatin Patel, Senior Research Associate

Avery Dennison Corporation is a global materials science and digital identification solutions company. It provides branding and
information labelling solutions, including pressure-sensitive materials, radio-frequency identification (RFID) inlays and tags, and
various converted products and solutions.

View Avery Dennison's R&D priorities

Run in partnership with:

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ASTP are Europe’s premier association of knowledge transfer professionals whose work aims to improve the quality of impact that public research has on the economy and society. 

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The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is the leading advocate and voice for the growing U.S. flexible packaging industry. FPA is comprised of manufacturers of flexible packaging and material/equipment suppliers to the flexible packaging industry. 

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The Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) is a non-profit organisation that connects industry, academia, regions and citizens to transform bio-based feedstocks into novel sustainable products and applications, and create circular bioeconomy ecosystems through investments, innovation and know-how. 

Material-Innovation-Initiative

The Material Innovation Initiative (MII) is a global think tank focused on research, knowledge-sharing, and fostering connections to fast-track the development of environmentally preferable and animal-free materials. 

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