Center of Excellence for Polymer Materials and Technologies (CE PoliMaT)

CE PoliMaT® is a nonprofit center of excellence for polymer materials and technologies established in 2010 in Slovenia by a group of businesses and academic institutions.

CE PoliMaT ensures the transfer of research excellence into products and services in high-tech niche markets, supporting job creation, new business, new value chains formation and the transition to a sustainable low carbon society.

Research and applications

CE PoliMaT facilitates research excellence by bringing together leading scientists and engineers from different disciplines, such as chemistry, physics, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medicine, and mechanical engineering.

Research focuses on the development of advanced multifunctional materials with the help of nanotechnology, biotechnology and the use of renewable resources. The centre is developing applications for the use in industry, food security, health, agriculture, building materials and renewable energy.

Memberships

• Member of the European Commission Expert Group for Bio-based Product; and

• Member of the Biobased Industries Consortium (BIC).

Leadership and management*

• Developing business models that integrate industry and academia along the value chain, creating new cross-sector interconnections and supporting cross-industry clusters;

• Facilitating international partnerships and networks;

• Offering services in the field of innovation, business development and capacity building;

• Playing an important role in the exploitation of research results; and

• Proving that investments of European structural funds are an efficient tool to support innovation.

*Benchmarking results conducting according to European Management Excellence Initiative, 2013.

International partnerships

• The APIC™ partnership between CE PoliMaT®, Slovenia and the Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron, Ohio, USA, provides leadership in translating polymer and biomaterial science and technologies into healthcare products;
• The African Biopolymer Center of Excellence partnership between CE PoliMaT®, Slovenia and the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya focuses on Africa’s needs in agriculture, food security, healthcare, and environmental protection, addressing them through use of biopolymers;
• The ASPM international conference, one of the most important polymer events globally, is a joint initiative of CE PoliMaT®, Slovenia and the Polymer Competence Center, Leoben, Austria.
• Biopolymer Policy Framework and capacity building in exploiting R&D results is a joint initiative of CE PoliMaT, Slovenia and the VDI/VDE – IT, Berlin, Germany;”
• In the field of biopolymer education, CE PoliMaT co-operates with the American Chemical Society, Washington DC, USA, within the ACS Sci-Mind™ programme.”