Author: gogi

Ecofunco Project Results Video is Out

As a proud member of the ECOFUNCO project we are happy to present a video that shows the results of the project we have been working on in the past several years. The ECOFUNCO project  worked on developing bio-based coatings for bioplastic and cellulose materials starting from agriculture by-products, so that we can reduce our […]

Ivona Miketa Presented Bio-Mi at the EFRI Careers Week

Ivona Miketa, our general manager, gave a presentation on “Bio-Mi – a small company in the forefront of sustainable solutions” as a guest lecturer at the „EFRI fourth careers week”, held in November 2021 as part of the Cesar project – Increasing Student Employability by improving the Career Center and Development of Professional Practice, carried out by the Faculty of Economics, University of Rijeka. In addition […]

UPLIFT Interview with Filip Miketa

Filip Miketa,  Chief Executive Officer at Bio-Mi speaks in this interview about their main role in the UPLIFT project as well as how they are coordinating the scale-up and manufacturing process. What are the main responsibilities of BIO-MI? Bio-Mi is R&D oriented SME from Croatia, founded in 2017 and manufacturer of biobased, biodegradable, and compostable thermoplastics materials and […]

Circular Bio-based Europe Ready to Fast-Track Green Investments

The Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) applauds the EU Council’s decision to adopt the regulation establishing nine Joint Undertakings under Horizon Europe, including Circular Bio-based Europe (CBE JU). The CBE JU builds on the achievements of the Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU). “United with our European Commission partners, BIC remains committed to building on the […]

Bio-Mi upPE-T Interview is Out

Our general manager, Ivona Miketa, participated in a series of interviews organised by the upPE-T project. The objective of this short, but informative conversation was to present the work of Bio-Mi, as well as its role in the project.  At present, more than 98% of plastics are produced from non-renewable sources. Some plastics are biobased, […]

UPLIFT, upPE-T and PRESERVE to hold a joint online workshop on upcycling bio-plastic of food & drink packaging

The session will count on the participation of three EU-funded initiatives working on bio-based packaging: UPLIFT, upPE-T, and PRESERVE. These projects are all working to upcycle food and drinks packaging through different technologies such as biological depolymerisation, enzymatic technologies and enzymes compounding.   Aalborg (Denmark), September 14th. – UPLIFT, upPE-T and, PRESERVE are organising an online […]

Usable Packaging – First Newsletter Available Online

The first Usable Packaging project newsletter is available online. The newsletter aims to keep everyone interested up-to-date with the project’s progress.  Launched in June 2019 in Valencia, Spain, the Usable Packaging project aims to develop a portfolio of new bio-based, compostable packaging materials for application in the food, clothing and pharmaceutical industries. The core objective of […]

Compostable Plastics: Bio-Mi Shares its R&D Know-How

Open Access Government, a digital publication that provides an in-depth perspective on key public policy areas from all around the world, featured an article on Bio-Mi and their exciting news on sharing its know-how! A full article is available on the following link: https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/compostable-plastics-bio-mi-shares-its-rd-know-how/93635/ “Bio-Mi from Croatia shares its expert knowledge when it comes to the compostable […]