On November 2025, CORDIS released a new episode in its “Make the Connection with EU Science” video series, highlighting the achievements of the EU-funded UPLIFT project. The video presents UPLIFT’s breakthrough in tackling one of Europe’s most pressing environmental challenges […]
On 16th January 2025, from 09:00 to 12:00 CET, UPLIFT (Upcycling Bio Plastics of Food and Drinks Packaging) hosted its virtual final conference, Shaping Tomorrow’s Packaging Today. The event brought together insights and achievements from UPLIFT’s dedicated consortium of […]
On November 28th and 29th, the UPLIFT project consortium gathered for its final meeting at RWTH Aachen University to plan the concluding tasks of our ambitious project. UPLIFT, short for sUstainable PLastIcs for the Food and drink packaging industry, aims […]
From November 12 to November 14, the International Conference on Fiber and Polymer Biotechnology (IFPB 2024) showcased groundbreaking advancements in sustainable polymer and textile technologies. Among the highlights were keynote lectures by UPLIFT Project leaders, including Cristiano Varrone, project coordinator […]
On October 17, 2024, Cristiano Varrone, our Project Coordinator from the University of Aalborg, participated in the final conference of the UPPE-T project, one of the related initiatives that we have collaborated on since the early stages of the project. […]
On October 8-19, 2024, the University of Aalborg showcased the UPLIFT project during the 2nd Carbios international conference dedicated to scientific advances in the field of enzyme-catalyzed plastic recovery in Toulouse, France.
The event brought leading scientists and industry experts from […]
The food and drink industry, with a turnover of €1,112 billion in 2023, leads EU manufacturing and global exports. However, its reliance on plastic packaging has led to significant environmental challenges. The average European produced around 189 kg of packaging […]
On August 1st, 2024, our colleagues from RWTH Aachen University, attended the Gordon Research Conference in Castelldefels (Spain). The event brought together experts and researchers from around the world to discuss the latest developments in green chemistry.
There, Sonja Herres-Pawlist gave […]
Last month, our colleagues from RWTH Aachen University, attended the 18th International Congress on Catalysis held in Lyon, France, that took place from July 14-19, 2024. The event brought together experts and researchers from around the world to discuss the […]
From June 5 to June 7, our project coordinator Cristiano Varrone from Aalborg University attended the International Conference on Renewable Resources & Biorefineries (RRB24) in Brussels.
There, he had the opportunity to showcase the UPLIFT Plastic Biorefinery Concept and some of […]
