Research Advances on Bio-based Polymers — Dr. Flore Kilens Successfully Defended her PhD Thesis Last week, Flore Kilens successfully defended her PhD thesis in bio-based polymers, titled “Poly(lactic acid)–polyether systems: towards novel bio-based block copolymers”. Her research advances the development of innovative renewable materials designed to replace conventional plastics with more sustainable, high-performance alternatives. This […]
Automotive Plastic Recycling: Circular Solutions at BAT Tower Last Friday, experts in the automotive sector gathered at BAT accelerator Tower in Bizkaia to explore strategies for automotive plastic recycling and advancing circular economy practices. The event focused on the challenges and opportunities to make automotive plastics more sustainable, efficient, and reusable in high-performance applications. One […]
Strategic Sustainability discussed at Gipuzkoa Circular Economy Forum 2025 Last week, San Sebastian hosted the Gipuzkoa Circular Economy Forum 2025, the 7th edition of an international meeting that gathered over 40 experts to debate the future of sustainability, artificial intelligence, and resource efficiency. Organized by the Gipuzkoa Provincial Council (Diputación Foral de Gipuzkoa), the event […]
Innovative Sustainable Adhesives at the core of the PlasmaCola Project in the Kickoff Meeting This week, we joined the PlasmaCola Project Kickoff Meeting in San Sebastian, hosted by POLYMAT. The PlasmaCola Project is part of the EU-funded M-ERA.NET network and brings together a strong European consortium: Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), Université de […]
International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2025 — POLYKEY Participating in Various Local Events Last week, our team had the privilege of participating in several events to celebrate and promote women and girls in science, starting with the event Mujeres científicas de ayer y de hoy, which was organized by Emakumeak Zientzian in San […]
We have been recognized as part of the TOP 101 SPAIN UP NATION Recognitions for Entrepreneurship with Impact in Spain. Thank you to Enisa con el emprendimiento innovador (ENISA) for this prestigious recognition, which reflects the hard work and commitment we put into innovation and creating a positive impact. We’re excited to keep growing this […]
Last week our CSO was at Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha to receive the prestigious prize of “Young Investigator 2024” from the Real Sociedad Española de Química (RSEQ). 👏 Congratulations Coralie Jehanno! 👏 This well deserved prize recognizes the important research performed by Coralie in the past years in the plastic recycling and biobased polymer fields. […]
The D-CARBONIZE project, funded by the European Union, recently organized its second workshop at the Université de Rennes. The two-day workshop gathered all the stakeholders involved in the D-Carbonize project, including PhD candidates, consortium partners, and industry experts. The event focused on polymer synthesis and catalysis for CO₂ conversion, offering an excellent opportunity for the […]
Last Friday, our CSO, Coralie Jehanno, participated in the POLYMAT Spinoff Showcase: Pathways to Innovation. The event included the participation of Ainhoa Aizpuru (BIC Gipuzkoa) and other spin-offs IKERLAT Polymers S.L (Joxe Sarobe), POLIMERBIO (Pablo Fernández Echeverría ), and Surphase (Iliane Rafaniello), who inspired us by sharing their journey from the idea of creating the […]
We are thrilled to share that our CEO, Andere Basterretxea Gorostiza, has been invited to participate in the “Transforming SMEs with the Recovery Plan” Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia event, held at the Escuela de Organización Industrial in Madrid. During this event, Pedro Sanchez, President of the Government, Jordi Hereu from the Ministerio de […]
