The “Enhancing Packaging Innovation Ecosystems for Interregional Collaboration” (EPIC) project is designed to strengthen packaging ecosystems in less developed regions of Europe, empowering them to adopt innovation and accelerate the transition toward sustainable packaging solutions. By helping stakeholders identify gaps and challenges, EPIC builds stronger interregional value chains that foster growth, resilience, and environmental responsibility.
Focusing on the food, health, and cosmetics sectors, EPIC introduces a forward-looking approach to tackle today’s and tomorrow’s packaging challenges. It brings together industry, academia, public authorities, and civil society to align innovation with real market needs, bridging regulatory requirements, technological advances, and sustainability goals.
At its core, EPIC is about collaboration across the packaging value chain from machinery suppliers and material providers to manufacturers and end-users. By uniting expertise and resources, the project paves the way for investment opportunities that will shape the future of packaging in Europe.
EPIC is coordinated by NANOPROGRESS (Czechia) and brings together 10 partners from 8 countries, combining the strength of leading clusters and research institutions:
– BalticNet-PlasmaTec (Germany)
– DBH InnoHub (Hungary)
– Clust-ER MECH (Italy)
– Clust-ER HEALTH (Italy)
– LitMEA – Smart Food Cluster (Lithuania)
– Bydgoszcz Industrial Cluster Tool Valley (Poland)
– Association Packaging Cluster (Spain)
– Feeling Innovation by Stanpa (Spain)
– INEGI – Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (Portugal)
Together, this consortium is committed to driving the fundamental transition toward sustainable packaging, ensuring Europe stays at the forefront of innovation and competitiveness.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/i3-epic/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@I3-EPIC/
Project website: https://profile.clustercollaboration.eu/profile/cluster-partnership-initiative/9124b6e9-60b7-480e-81cd-8f03fce1a297
Duration of the Project: 01.12.2024 – 30.11.2026
Project budget: 1 212 414,00 EUR
The project is part of the Interregional Innovation Investments (I3) Instrument.
