SusBioComp draws inspiration from nature and responsibly utilize its resources, ensuring their return and regeneration for future generations.
Our Mission
SusBioComp research group focuses on the development of sustainable biocomposite materials using sustainable biomass sources, investigating their properties and performance, and exploring new avenues for their development. This group focuses also on contributing to the development of a more sustainable food and agriculture.
Zero Waste & Circular Economy
Formulation of strategies for converting biomass into biodegradable bioplastics, achieving zero waste production and developing efficient resource and energy utilization processes.
Food Production & Resource Efficiency
Development of active materials for agriculture, minimizing resource utilization, replacing petroleum-derived plastics, and enhancing plant protection, biostimulation, and stress resistance.
Food Protection & Extension of Shelf-life
Development of innovative packaging solutions, substituting petroleum-derived plastics with biodegradable alternatives and creating active materials to extend food shelf life and enhance sustainability.
Research group
SusBioComp is a research group at Polymat that is dedicated to advancing the field of sustainable materials and contributing to a more sustainable future. Through its work on biocomposite materials and sustainable food and agriculture, the group is helping to pave the way for a more environmentally-friendly and socially responsible world.
Last News & Publications
Master's Thesis successfully defended!
Congrats David on your Master's Thesis!
Fellows Gipuzkoa
Dr. Merino is one of the awardees of the Fellows Gipuzkoa Programme
Community Board Materials Horizons
Dr. Merino was appointed member of the Community Board of Materials Horizons
New Publication Out!
PhD student Jaya Baranwal publishes her first review article at ACS Materials Au
Emakiker 2023 award
Danila Merino wins the Emakiker 2023 award
Article at UPV/EHU Magazine
The master thesis of David has been highlighted at the UPV/EHU campus magazine. Congrats David!
Ikerbasque Research Fellow
Dr. Danila Merino has been appointed as Ikerbasque Research Fellow
We are on twitter
🎉 New Paper Out! 👉
Congratulations to Milica for this great achievement! 👏
A big thank you as well to the @CostFoodwastop Action CA22134 for supporting Milica’s Short-Term Scientific Mission that made this work possible.
🤩 🌱 Thrilled to have participated in the hashtag#RETASTE2025 Conference held at Harokopio University, Athens, from September 24–27. It was an honor to present my talk titled:
"Upcycling Food Processing Byproducts into Sustainable Bioplastics"
#RETASTE2025 #Bioplastics #MSCA
🚨 New review article accepted in Carbohydrate Polymers! Our review on high-performance ethyl cellulose composite films for sustainable food packaging is out! 🌱📦
Thanks to Łukasz Łopusiewicz, Shanshan Li, Wanli Zhang, Swarup Roy, Pratap Kalita & more 🙏 https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1lZeUWy0-gINr
Last week was an exciting one! We had the opportunity to share our latest #research on #biomass-derived #materials for #foodpackaging applications at two international conferences:
👉The #EPF2025 European Polymer Congress 2025 and the 👉Materials Today #MATA2025 conference