The BIOPOLY Cluster is glad to welcome the FURIOUS project as its newest member, joining POLYMERS-5B, POLYMEER and BIOPYRANIA in a joint effort to accelerate innovation in sustainable, bio-based polymers. What is FURIOUS? FURIOUS is a four-year Horizon Europe project, funded by the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU), that started in June 2023. […]
Ralf and Mikelis Kirpluks, senior researcher at the Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry (LSIWC), attended the BTechPro! 2026 – International Conference for Young Scientists on Biorefinery Technologies and Products, held on May 6–8, 2026 in Sigulda, Latvia. BTechPro! is a biannual conference organized by the Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry (LSIWC), bringing together early-career researchers […]
Topic: From waste to performance: designing bio-based polymers for real applications On April 17, 2026, POLYMERS-5B actively participated in the BIOPOLY Cluster webinar titled “From waste to performance: designing bio-based polymers for real applications”. The online event brought together leading experts from the BIOPYRANIA, POLYMEER, and POLYMERS-5B projects to explore how bio-based polymers derived from […]
What feedstock do we use, and how can we use it better? The transition to sustainable bio-based products starts with this crucial question! POLYMERS-5B is addressing this challenge by exploring alternative bio-renewable monomers derived from agri-food and wood-based feedstocks available in the EU. These include dicarboxylic acids, diamines, hydroxyacids, amino acids, fatty acids, aromatic and […]
At the 23rd Baltic Polymer Symposium (October 1–3, 2025), PhD , senior researcher at the Polymer Laboratory of the Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry (LSIWC), delivered a keynote presentation on bio-based vitrimers: Design and characterisation of bio-based β-amino polyester resins with reprocessable thermoset behaviour. Miķelis Kirpļuks Program here: https://woodval.taltech.ee/bps2025-conference-program/ Vitrimers are thermosetting polymer materials […]
A new force is taking shape in the European research landscape: the BIOPOLY Cluster. This initiative unites three pioneering EU-funded projects, POLYMEER, BIOPYRANIA, and POLYMERS-5B, under one shared mission: accelerating innovation in sustainable, bio-based polymers. A Collaborative Vision for Europe’s Bioeconomy Born in alignment with the European Commission’s ambitions for collaboration through the Horizon Europe […]
