Partners and Stakeholders - INTACT BioPACK

Partners & Stakeholders

Co-constructing a sustainable packaging solution with a robust framework of partners and stakeholders.

A Collaborative Project

The project’s success relies on a dynamic network of partners and stakeholders, each bringing unique expertise and insights to the table. From research institutions to industry leaders and community representatives, our collective efforts aim to create sustainable, innovative packaging solutions tailored to the Mediterranean region’s challenges.

Partners

Partner	Country
University of Montpellier (UM), IATE, and IES departments	France
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology (UNIZG-PBF)	Croatia
New University of Lisbon, Institute of Chemical and Biological Technology, (ITQB NOVA)	Portugal
Université Mouloud Mammeri de Tizi-ouzou (UMMTO), Laboratoire Qualité Sécurité des Aliments	Algeria
Tarsus University (TU)	Turkey
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – Istituto di Scienze delle Produzioni Alimentari (CNR-ISPA)	Italy
Nile University (NU)	Egypt
Centre Technique de l’Emballage et du Conditionnement-PackTec	Tunisia
Institut National Agronomique de Tunisie (INAT)	Tunisia
Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology. Spanish National Research Council (IATA-CSIC)	Spain
Yörüksüt A.Ş. (YORUK)	Turkey

All the competencies required to achieve INTACT BioPack’s strategic, applied, and fundamental objectives are well-represented within the consortium. These include:

• Social sciences, stakeholder engagement, and business model development: INAT.

• Environmental impact assessment: PackTec, UM, UNIZG-PBF.

• Human safety evaluations: NU, PackTec.

• Mathematical modeling, electronics, RFID, and sensors: UM, NU.

• Green chemistry, extraction, biochemicals, and polymers: ITQB NOVA, TU, UM, UNIZG-PBF, UMMTO.

• High-throughput DNA sequencing (metagenomics and metataxonomics) for microbiome data: CNR-ISPA, IATA-CSIC.

• Material science and engineering, biomaterials development: PackTec, UM, UNIZG-PBF.

• Food science and engineering: INAT, UMMTO, NU, YORUK.

• Dissemination and training: PackTec.

• Project management: UM.

Stakeholder’s Advisory Platform (SAP)

We rely on a collaborative framework designed to facilitate regular dialogue and participatory research. It serves as a bridge between the project’s technical and scientific advancements and the real-world needs and constraints of end-users, such as consumers, smallholders, SMEs, and other actors in the Mediterranean food supply chain. By joining our Stakeholder Advisory Platform you will be participating in:

Knowledge Exchange

A space for stakeholders to share their insights, expectations, and challenges related to food packaging, sustainability, and food waste reduction.
It encourages collaboration across the value chain, from researchers and policymakers to businesses and local communities.

Guiding Innovation

Helps ensure the packaging solutions being developed are practical, acceptable, and aligned with end-user needs.
Fosters the creation of materials and designs tailored to Mediterranean cultural and logistical specificities.

Boosting Adoption

Builds trust and interest among stakeholders, improving the perception and acceptance of new biodegradable and active packaging solutions.
Addresses societal requirements like environmental sustainability and economic feasibility, increasing the likelihood of widespread adoption.

Stakeholders are engaged early in the INTACT BioPack project to help shape its goals and solutions. Regular consultations ensure innovations are practical, effective, and market-ready. Additionally, the project shares findings across the value chain, bridging research and market adoption for sustainable packaging.

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