With the LIFE Programme, for sustainability
Together with three other projects, LIFE RESTART and the new bioplastics it produces were at the center of a networking meeting on plastic sustainability recently promoted by the LIFE Programme
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PLASTAMINATION, with UNIME LIFE RESTART at the centre of the debate
On the occasion of the 3rd ‘PLASTAMINATION’ Conference, dedicated to the issues of plastic pollution, its degradation products and their impact on human health, held on 13 February 2026 at
SOFIGREEN. An European project to support green transition of social economy enterprises and entrepreneurs
SOFIGREEN, a project co-funded by the European Commission under the SMP-COSME-2022-SSE Call of which the MeSSInA Foundation is the leader partner, started on October 2023 for a 24 months contract.
MoDeSt24, UNIME’s work with LIFE RESTART opens new collaborations
During the 11th edition of the Modification Degradation and Stabilization Society, MoDeSt24 held in Palermo from September 1 to 4, professor Annamaria Visco, scientific officer for UNIME of the EU
Sofigreen, 25 social enterprises selected for an economic contribution to their ecological transition
Fondazione MeSSInA and the partners of the project Sofigreen – Social Finance for Social Greening, funded by the European Commission within the framework of the SMP-COSME programme, announce the social
With ecobuddy, jobs and internships for local young people
In recent months, Fabbrica Zero has continued sending samples of ecobuddy materials to potential clients, particularly companies in the agriculture, nursery, cosmetics, and packaging sectors, so they can test them.
A Special Mention to EcosMed for Roccavaldina’s “olivettian Hub” within “Sicily Innovation Award”
The EcosMed Social Cooperative has gained one out of the three special mentions awarded as part of the “Sicily Innovation Award” sponsored by the Sicily Region’s Department of Productive Activities
Crossing at London Food Week and possible market applications
Professor Valentina Beghetto presented for Crossing srl the LIFE RESTART project at the World Conference on Food Science and Technology organized by People Events, which this year was held in
Factory Zero, the production line is up and running. Now the scale-up
After having tested machinery one by one on site, EcosMed recently completed the overall testing of the entire plant at the ‘Zero Factory’ site in Roccavaldina. Thus, the production line
Not only “pellet”. Caps, pots, labels
Research, experimentation, testing and validation. In recent months, the joint work of the LIFE RESTART project partners – especially UNIME, Crossing and EcosMed – has led to the development of
