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Host Institute: National Institute of Design (NID)
Host Academic Supervisor: Tridha Gajjar, Senior Faculty in Communication Design, National Institute of Design (NID)
Co-Project Supervisors:
Anders Egede Daugaard, Professor, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
Nilanjana Bairagi, Associate Professor, National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Bangalore
Sunitha Varadan, Founder, LoopM Alternatives
Ruchi Pathak Kaul, Honorary Lecturer, UCL; Consultant to Surgical Innovation Lab, AIIMS, New Delhi
Aim
Aim
The design and development of multiple materials with appropriate characteristics for bio-packaging alternatives in the medical sector packaging industries (pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, medical device), and selection of key materials for commercially scalable business models using material flows from agriculture residues to generate side-stream income for farmers.
Key Outcomes
Key Outcomes
Identification, design and development of multiple materials obtained from agricultural residues with appropriate physiochemical and biological characteristics for selected industries
Optimization of selected bio-based materials for industrial use cases
Development of scientifically and contextually grounded business models focusing on overcoming barriers through stakeholder interactions
Transition strategies to enable Indian pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and medical device packaging industries and Governmental bodies to transition to more sustainable bio-based materials and material flows
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