Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging
The Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging activity at Innovate UK Business Connect is proactively driving engagement and collaboration as part of the core programme of the UKRI ISCF Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging Challenge (SSPP).
Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging
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Innovate UK Business Connect delivers benefit by:
- Developing a comprehensive network of contacts and partnerships to support a successful deployment of SSPP with existing UK and international networks in plastics recycling to the mutual benefit of all parties.
- Promote excellence in the UK’s innovative packaging systems by delivering conferences and showcasing SSPP impact on the circularity of plastics in the UK.
- Stimulate collaborations for high quality projects into the challenge competitions.
- Demonstrate the value of the funded SSPP projects, incorporating sector-leading case studies which will broaden the impact and commercialisation of the output from the SSPP projects.
- Showcase the academic research funded from the SSPP funds led by NERC.
- Increase the profile and visibility for SSPP through digital media. Have a ‘go-to’ web presence through UKCPN.
Related Opportunities
Resource-efficient or bio-based materials and manufacturing - feasibility studies 2
Opens: 02/04/2024 Closes: 29/05/2024
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £1 million for innovative feasibility studies in advanced low carbon manufacturing.
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UK-South Korea CR&D 2024
Opens: 26/02/2024 Closes: 22/05/2024
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £6m for the purpose of developing innovative proposals with South Korea.
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Innovation Exchange: Towards Net Zero Fibre Bottle Challenge
Opens: 05/04/2024 Closes: 10/05/2024
The Net Zero Catalyst is supporting Pulpex to find a provider to analyse recycled paper fibre and alternative biomass sources for a fibre bottle moulding process.
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