BIOMEDPACK

The BIOMEDPACK project aims to develop scalable and sustainable packaging and bio-preservation solutions for the specific Mediterranean context, based on the valorisation of lignocellulosic and bioactive fractions of agricultural by-products and assisted by food microbiome information and computational techniques. BIOMEDPACK is based on a circular approach to improve shelf-life and mitigate related food waste in different Mediterranean foods through the synergistic combination of suitable bio-based polymers and bioprotective agents as well considering account the nutritional added-value of the edible packaging solutions. CHALLENGES AGRICULTURAL BY-PRODUCTS FOR ACTIVE PACKAGING.🍃 To advance the socio-economic development of the Mediterranean region through the implementation of small-scale biorefineries of agricultural by-products for circular production of bio-based active packaging systems. MULTI-PRODUCT CASCADE BIOREFINERY.🏭 Easily deployable and scalable approach for the valorisation of biological and chemical fractions of different agricultural by-products. MICROBIOME-GUIDED ACTIVE PACKAGING. 🦠 Synergistic combination of biopolymers, bioactive compounds and functional microbial consortia obtained from agricultural by-products to increase shelf-life, strengthen quality and nutritional properties of food products from farm to fork. SCALE UP AND VALIDATION. 📈 Scale up different bio-based packaging systems and evaluate their effectiveness along the postharvest food chain, addressing technical feasibility, environmental and market validation.