Parx Plastics named as one of top three tech start-ups in Europe

Published: 19-Jun-2014

Bio innovator in antibacterial plastic acknowledged in Tech All Stars competition 2014

Dutch start-up Parx Plastics, a bio innovator in antibacterial plastic technology, was selected as one of the top three tech start-ups in this year's Tech All Stars competition, organised by the European Commission.

Spearheaded by Dutch Commissioner Neelie Kroes, the European Commission selects the top start-ups from across the EU in an attempt to promote entrepreneurship.

Rotterdam-based Park Plastics, founded in 2012, made it to the final in London where it presented its technology during The Founders Forum in front of attendees including Richard Branson (Virgin), Chad Hurley (YouTube) and Reid Hoffman (Linked In).

By applying biomimetics and nanotechnology, Park Plastics has developed a method to make an intrinsic change to plastic, resulting in a mechanical/physical property that acts against bacteria and micro-organisms. The patented Sanipolymers technology does not use chemicals, biocides, heavy metals or nano-particles. Instead, it makes use of zinc, which is one of the body's most abundant trace elements.

The company's research facilities are in Bologna, Italy.

'The technology is fully biocompatible, it is not toxic and it does not leach out of the materials and yet it kills 99% of the bacteria and micro-organisms that are on the surface of a product within 24 hours,' said Parx Plastics’ CTO Michele Fiori.

Each of the three finalists received €20,000 worth of credits on Google Platform services.

You may also like