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Ivan

Communication Technician · Specialty · ALTEX

Experience

I am part of the Packaging Technologies team at ALTEX, where I participate in R&D projects related to eco-design, barrier materials, smart packaging, and coating technologies. My work ranges from researching new materials to their characterization, validation, and adaptation to specific regulations. I regularly collaborate with product development, quality, and sustainability teams from the food, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical sectors, assisting them in incorporating circularity and efficiency criteria into their packaging solutions.

Education

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Materials Engineering – Polytechnic University of Valencia
  • Master’s in Packaging, Innovation, and Sustainability – University of Zaragoza
  • Additional training in legislation for materials in contact with food, migration analysis, and recyclability of plastic materials

Recognitions

  • Best technical poster award at the Sustainable Packaging Forum Europe (2021)
  • Internal recognition from ALTEX 2022 for outstanding contribution to European projects
  • Selected as a participant in the European Rising Innovators in Packaging program

Projects

  • ECOBIOPACK (ALTEX): Development of bio-based and compostable materials for food applications
  • CIRCULARPACK (European H2020 project): Evaluation of recyclability and design of multilayer packaging
  • SAFECOAT (CDTI): Active coatings with antimicrobial effects for fresh products
  • REVALENV (ALTEX): Valorization of by-products from the agri-food packaging sector using advanced technologies

 

Conferences I have participated in

  • Sustainable Packaging Forum Europe (2021 and 2023)
  • Empack Madrid (2022)
  • 1st National Circular Packaging Congress (2023)
  • ALTEX Seminar – Innovation in Sustainable Materials for Food Packaging (2024)

 

Courses / Workshops I have conducted

  • ALTEX Workshop: Design and validation of recyclable packaging in contact with food (2023)
  • Online course ALTEX: Eco-design strategies for food packaging (2022)
  • ALTEX Webinar: Active coatings and barriers: how to optimize product shelf life? (2021)

 

Networks I belong to

  • Member of the Spanish Group of Experts in Plastic Materials for Packaging
  • Participant in the European Packaging Cluster network
  • Active collaborator in the Sustainable Materials Innovation Group of the Food for Life Platform – Spain

 

Publications and links (external to ALTEX News)

  • Evaluation of the barrier performance of bio-based materials for food packaging, in Technical Journal of Packaging (2023) · View publication
  • Trends in the design of functional and sustainable packaging, in Alimentaria FoodTech Blog (2022) · View publication
  • Active coatings to enhance shelf life in fresh foods, in Packaging Europe (2021) · View publication

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