Advancing Sustainable Plastics Toward Commercialization

Academia, industry, innovators and business advisors will discuss how partnerships advance sustainable plastics toward commercialization.
About this Event

Co-hosted by ACTION Innovation Network and UMass Lowell's Innovation Hub, this session will introduce innovations in polymer science and cost-effective plastics recycling technologies from academic labs and entrepreneurs. The discussion will address how circular plastics and molecular recycling are advancing the development and commercialization of plastics recycling technologies with lower carbon emissions and promoting the use of environmentally friendly products. Pilots and partnerships that companies have developed to drive sustainable innovation will be highlighted.

Dr. Wan-Ting (Grace) Chen, Associate Professor of Plastics Engineering, UMass Lowell

Participants

Conor Carlin, President, Clefs Advisory

Jan-Georg Rosenboom, Co-Founder & CTO, MacroCycle