POLYMERS-5B is pleased to announce its participation in the 2025 Photo and Video Competition #CBEScaleUp, promoted by the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU). The initiative showcases how CBE JU–funded projects are moving from research to real-world impact, contributing to the scale-up of Europe’s bio-based and circular future. For this edition, POLYMERS-5B has submitted […]
PhD Miķelis Kirpļuks showcased Bio-Based Vitrimer Innovations at Baltic Polymer Symposium 2025 in Estonia | 1-3.10.2025
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 […]
Introducing the BIOPOLY Cluster: driving the future of Sustainable Polymers
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 […]




