Innovative polymer composition from potato flour commercialized | Faculty of Chemistry at the Gdańsk University of Technology

On December 17, 2021, we have signed a license agreement for an invention developed by a team of scientists from the Department of Polymer Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, composed of prof. dr hab. Eng. Helena Janik, dr inż. Maciej Sienkiewicz, dr hab. Eng. Justyna Kucińska-Lipka, senior technician Leszek Stelmasik, mgr inż. Katarzyna Bożek and MSc. Aneta Lachowicz. On the part of BIO PLAST POM, the contract was signed by its founder, Piotr Nadolski.

What is the subject of the license agreement? An innovative polymer biocompositions obtained with the use of thermoplastic starch obtained from potato flour and polylactide, which belong to the group of "zero waste" materials.

Biocompositions based on thermoplastic starch have also been tested and adapted for industrial use under the leadership of Dr. Eng. Maciej Sienkiewicz, a project financed under the Innovation Incubator 2.0 program, thanks to which the usefulness of the invention was proven, among others in the production of disposable eco-cutlery.

The invention is protected by European patent EP3064542 in Poland, France, Germany and the United Kingdom. Britain. What's more, he was also awarded the Gold Medal at the Concours Lepine International Invention Fair in Paris.

A significant contribution to the commercialization of the invention was also made by the Center for Knowledge and Technology Transfer of the Gdańsk University of Technology, whose formal and legal support was coordinated by Robert Bajko, a GUT innovation broker. The implementation works will be supervised by dr. Eng. Maciej Sienkiewicz.

It should be noted that this is the second license agreement for eco-materials by this team of scientists. Their research profiles can be found on the MOST Wiedzy website.

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On behalf of the entire community of the Faculty and the Dean's College - Agata Kot-Wasik