Since a few months ago, POLYKEY is part of the GK Recycling cluster created by the Department of Environment and Hydraulic Works of the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa. The aim of the cluster is the exchange of ideas and opinions between public and private institutions working for reuse and recycling in the territory to create […]
We officially welcome Flore Kilens and Claire Morands, who have recently joined the team. Flore grew up in western France, where she experienced life by the ocean and realized the need to protect our environment. After studying chemical engineering, she joined the University of the Basque Country (UPV-EHU) to complete a Master in Chemistry and […]
Polykey Polymers has been awarded in the category ‘New Company’ at the 31st edition of the Toribio Echevarria Awards-Euskadi Awards for Innovative Entrepreneurship. The Toribio Echevarria Awards recognize the potential and business excellence of technological initiatives, in order to promote entrepreneurship and the creation of new business projects. In this edition, 22 applications have been […]
As coordinator of the European Union’s Horizon 2020 project NATURE, POLYKEY is very proud to announce the starting of this ambitious project towards a more circular plastic economy. The vast majority of plastics employed for packaging are designed for performance and durability, but not for degradability or recyclability. This, combined with their short lifetime, is […]
Last week we had the pleasure of being interviewed by Mikel Madinabeitia, editor of the local newspaper Diario Vasco. We discussed the importance of moving towards a more circular economy of plastics to reduce pressure on the environment, improve the security of supply of raw materials and boost economic growth. To contribute to this change, […]
All team of POLYKEY is happy and proud to share with you this excellent news, Andere Basterretxea Gorostiza and Coralie Jehanno have been recently awarded for their Ph.D. work as best theses in polymer chemistry, first and second prize, respectively. This recognition given by the ‘Real Sociedad Española de Química’ (RSEQ) and the ‘Grupo especializado […]
In a project called “Lumière sur“, “Light on” in English, the alumni association of the ENSCBP (Graduate School of Chemistry, Physics, and Biology in Bordeaux, France) has interviewed one of our co-funder to speak about her journey from the university to POLYKEY. A nice opportunity to share experiences and viewpoints on polymers, plastic recycling, and […]
The jury of the Royal Spanish Chemistry Society (RSEQ) has awarded our founder David Mecerreyes the Award for Research Excellence. From POLYKEY we congratulate both him and his research group “Innovative Polymers Group” for their great contribution to the polymer science these last years. This award recognizes the great research activity in polymer chemistry carried […]
POLYKEY, Tecnun and the CIC nanoGUNE research centers, the Center for Materials Physics (CFM CSIC-UPV / EHU), CIC biomaGUNE, Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Biodonostia, POLYMAT and Elhuyar have come together to present a joint programming on the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science celebrated on February 11 around the […]
