Polymat is focused on use-inspired fundamental research on synthesis, assembly, and processing of polymers. The organization enables addressing challenges in areas such as energy, healthcare, and sustainability.

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POLYMAT | 7,290 followers on LinkedIn. Synthetic polymers are found in such a large variety of products that have shaped modern life. In the future, polymers will continue substituting other materials in established applications and will play a major role in the development of the technologies needed to address some of the 21st Century challenges such as energy, health care and sustainability.

The Basque Center for Macromolecular Design and Engineering is devoted to use-inspired fundamental research on synthesis, assembly and processing of polymers that in concert with theory and simulation enable addressing to these challenges.

Ikerbasque Research Professor at Polymat, Basque Center for Macromolecular Design and Engineering

Marcelo Calderon

Researcher in energy storage field | R&D Product developer | Team Player | Creative/artistic

Sima Lashkari

Project Manager and Science Communicator

Edurne Gaston Estanga

POLYMAT General Manager, 🏆 ASPEGI 2020 Executive Women Action Sustainability (WAS) Member #SoyPromociona

IDOIA AZALDEGUI ALBA

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🔬✨ Bringing science to the classroom! Last week, our researchers Aitor Barquero, Clara García Astrain , and Ana María Muñoz Mateo shared their passion for science at Donostia Innovation Week #WeekINN organized by Donostia Sustapena - Fomento San Sebastián 🧪👩🔬👨🔬 Through workshops in various schools, we introduced students to the challenges related to plastics in society and the innovative solutions we’re developing at #POLYMAT . 🌍♻️ ➡️ Swipe to see some highlights from this educational experience.

📢 Last week, #POLYMAT researcher Juan Felipe Hincapie Álvarez participated in the 12th PhD Student Workshop on Polymer Reaction Engineering held in Lyon, France on 30-31 October. 🇫🇷 We are happy to announce that he received the 🏆 Best Macromolecular Journals Presentation Award from Wiley-VCH in recognition of his outstanding research presentation! 🎉 📄 Title: "Unveiling the kinetics of radical polymerization in aqueous solution: A new approach with microfluidics and MALDI-TOF-MS" 👨🔬 Supervisors: Dr. Nicholas Ballard and Prof. José M. Asua

Congratulations to our postdoctoral researcher Yogesh Kumar Maurya for the nice picture selected by C&EN as the Winner of October's C&EN Chemistry in Pictures Contest I ♥ molecular nanoribbons "One Friday, as part of the process of purifying an organic compound, Yogesh left the compound to crystallize over the weekend. He returned on Monday to find that it had crystallized in the shape of a heart." https://lnkd.in/dRykUkbc

🎓 On November 8th, Naroa López Larrea will defend her thesis titled: "Multifunctional and 3D printable pedot-based materials for bioelectronic". Prof. David Mecerreyes and Dr. Nerea Casado have supervised this doctoral thesis. ⏰ 10:30 AM 📍Carlos Santamaría building auditorium

🎓 On November 8th, Xabier Larrañaga Etxabe will defend his thesis titled: "Segmental structural dynamics in polylactide: failure mechanisms, physical aging and shape memory studies towards medical applications". Dr. Ester Zuza and Prof. Jose Ramon Sarasua Oiz have supervised this doctoral thesis. ⏰ 11:00 AM 📍Room P1M1 of the School of Engineering of Bilbao (building II)

🎉 Azken egunak POLYMATen "Plastikoak: berrerabili, birziklatu, berrasmatu" tailerrerako izena emateko Zientzia Astean! 🎉 Azaroaren 9an, 11:45ean, 6 eta 11 urte bitarteko neska-mutilek plastikoen birziklapenaren eta bioplastikoen mundua ezagutzeko aukera izango dute tailer interaktibo honetan, Tabakaleran, Donostian. 🧪♻️ 📢 Oharra: Leku faltagatik, helduek ezin izango dute tailerrean egon. Ez galdu aukera txikiei planeta zaintzen irakasteko! 🌍 Plazak mugatuak dira, eman izena lehenbailehen! ➕ Info: https://lnkd.in/dT_dYHbm 🌱 🎉 ¡Últimos días para inscribirse en el taller "Plásticos: reutiliza, recicla, reinventa" de POLYMAT en Zientzia Astea! 🎉 El próximo 9 de noviembre a las 11:45, niños y niñas de 6 a 11 años podrán descubrir el mundo del reciclaje de plásticos y los bioplásticos en este taller interactivo en Tabakalera, San Sebastián. 🧪♻️ 📢 Nota: Debido al espacio limitado, los adultos no podrán estar presentes en el taller. ¡No pierdas la oportunidad de apuntar a los peques y enseñarles a cuidar el planeta! 🌍 Las plazas son limitadas, ¡reserva ya!

At the III Edition of #WASCircularUniversity celebrated in the Universidad de Zaragoza Universa Unizar , POLYMAT researcher Nerea Casado held a conversation with Cristina Pozo-Gonzalo from Instituto de Carboquímica ICB - CSIC on the topic of #battery #recycling . I thoroughly enjoyed being the moderator of this insightful debate. ✳️ This event, organized by the #CircularEconomy Working Group of WAS (Women Action Sustainability) included an #Agora session connecting companies, research institutes, university faculty, and students to explore practical Circular Economy case studies where collaboration has been fundamental. Key #Highlights : ✔️Hands-On #Learning : Real-world case studies from companies demonstrated the practical application of circular economy, bridging theory with practice. ✔️ #Networking #Opportunities : The event connected students with industry professionals, providing and insight into potential #career paths. ✔️ #University as a Change Agent: Universities are not only research hubs but also #key #players in driving the shift from a linear to a circular model. Students will play a transformative role in this transition. ✔️ #Interdisciplinary #Collaboration : Cross-sectoral discussions reinforced the importance of teamwork between academia and industry to implement effective circular economy strategies. ✳️ Special thanks to the WAS (Women Action Sustainability) Circular Economy Working Group participants: Alba Cabañas Leticia Guerrero Alonso, Yolanda Fernández , Miryam Portillo Orgaz Edith Guedella Bustamante Clara Arpa Azofra , Leticia Saiz Rodríguez Mamen Diego Delia García Gómez and Isabel L-Rivadulla Sández ✳️ Thank you to the representatives from the University of Zaragoza Nieves García Casarejos and Paloma Ibarra for their dedication

Our colleague Irune Villaluenga is in the organizing Committee of the "ENGINE2025 (grEnoble eNerGy conversion & storage) Winter School” to be held in Grenoble (France) in February 24-28, 2025. Registration is already so don’t miss the chance to sign up here For additional information, please visit the website: https://lnkd.in/dsm9wpWe

Last week I had the pleasure of participating in a Round Table on "Talent attraction & scale-up tools" organised by Donostia Sustapena - Fomento San Sebastián in the frame of Study Visit of the European Network Eurocities . I could share the experience of POLYMAT in talent attraction and retention as well as on the development of innovative projects and entrepreneurial activities. It was a pleasure to know real cases of success in setting up Star-ups by the hand of Juan Trullos Pastor from ZENIT Solar and Sugoi Retegui Carrión . Thanks to Fomento for the invitation and for the continuous support to entrepreneurship. #Eurocities #Startups #Talent #ScaleUp #Collaboration POLYMAT

Mónica Moreno

🔋 Researchers Nerea Casado from POLYMAT and Cristina Pozo-Gonzalo from Instituto de Carboquímica ICB - CSIC participated in an engaging and insightful discussion on #battery #recycling moderated by POLYMAT’s General Manager, Idoia Azaldegui Alba . This discussion took place at the III WAS Circulamos event, held at the Universa Unizar University of Zaragoza and organized by WAS (Women Action Sustainability) 🔋In addition, POLYMAT showcased three posters and samples provided by researchers Xabier Lopez de Pariza Tansu Abbasoglu Gabriel Perli and Danila M. 🔋It has been an excellent opportunity to share our research findings and network with industry leaders committed to a more sustainable future.

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