Prof. Jose Maria Lagaron
Prof. Dr. Jose Maria (Chema) LAGARON is Group Leader and Founder of the group Novel Materials and Nanotechnology for Food Related Applications at the Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) located in Valencia, Spain. He is Head of the Joint Unit IATA(CSIC)-UJI in Polymers Technology. He is also Lecturer of Materials Science at the Department of Industrial Engineering and Design (ESID), Polymers Group of the Area of Materials of the University Jaume I in Castellón, Spain.
JM Lagaron is also Founder of the technology based companies Nanobiomatters S.L., Bioinicia S.L. and Ocenic Resins S.L. Other highlights:
- MSc in Chemistry at the University of Valladolid (Spain)
- PhD in Polymer Science (Polymer Physics) at the University of Valladolid (Spain).
- Worked for several years for DSM Research (The Netherlands) and BP Chemicals (UK) as Research Associate.
- He has published more than 300 peer reviewed papers, several books and over 50 patents.
- President of the Spanish Section of the Society of Plastics Engineers-SPE.
- Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal J. Appl. Polym. Sci., Nanomaterials and Applied Sciences.
- Associated Editor in Frontiers in Sustainable Food Processing.
- Vocal of the Executive Board of the "Royal Spanish Society of Physics and Chemistry (Polymers Group)".
- Vocal of the Executive Board of the Biotechnology Association, BIOVAL.
- 2017 CEEI-Impiva award to the best performance in research and innovation over a five years period within the Valencia Region.
- EU Innovation Radar Award for best Innovation within the EU in 2018.
- Coordinator of the Innovation Action of the H2020 EU Project YPACK on Circular Bioeconomy Food Packaging with 23 partners from all over Europe and over 7 MEuro budget.
Coordinator of the EU H2020 project USABLE on Circular Bioeconomy with 25 partners from all over Europe and over 6 MEuros budget.
Summary
Presentation Title: Latest Developments in Biocircular Economy Barrier and Active Food Packaging
This presentation outlines the possibilities that have been recently developed, scaled and commercialized, to derive high barrier and active biodegradable in the environment food packaging, that is consistent with the latest trends in circular bioeconomy strategies. The packaging derives from residues of agrofood industries and is complying with the preservation requirements and shelf-life extension of many food products. These technologies can produce injection molding and thermoformed trays and flow pack films and can also be applied to paper.