🧩📐 Multi-Scale Modeling Meeting — Luxembourg, 14 November 2025 A stimulating day in Luxembourg, where experts from across the consortium gathered to advance our multi-scale modeling strategy. The discussions focused on linking molecular behavior, microstructural features and structural performance into a unified predictive framework capable of guiding sustainable material design. The meeting strengthened collaboration across disciplines and set the stage for the next phase

🧪🎃 PANTAREI at Science Day — November 2025 Last week, PANTAREI  took part in Science Day , where we showcased our kid-friendly biomaterials made from bio-waste to curious young minds. It was wonderful to see how enthusiastic and inventive the children were as they explored sustainable materials and learned how “waste” can become something new. The highlight of the day? Their adorable, hand-made pumpkin crafts for Halloween , created using our safe and playful biomaterial mi

🌏✨ PANTAREI Goes to Osaka 2025! We are thrilled to announce that PANTAREI  will be featured at EXPO Osaka 2025 , bringing our vision to EU Pavillon of circular, bio-waste–based materials to a global stage. This is a unique opportunity to share how digital design, multi-scale modeling and sustainable innovation can reshape the future of construction. Osaka, we’re coming — ready to share, inspire, and connect with the world. 🇯🇵🌱🏗️

📣🔍 PANTAREI Presentations at AIAS2025, September 2025 PANTAREI had a strong presence at the AIAS2025 Conference , where the team presented recent advances in bio-waste–based materials, multi-scale modelling, and sustainable digital fabrication. The project shared key findings on bio-inspired structural design, reliability assessment, and large-format 3D printing workflows developed during the first phases of the work. AIAS2025 proved to be an excellent opportunity to engage

🌿🔧 PANTAREI at the International Engineering Festival! We are excited to announce that PANTAREI  will host two special events at the International Engineering Festival , dedicated to creativity, sustainability, and hands-on exploration of bio-inspired materials: ✨ The Power of Nature  – an interactive workshop where teens can discover the surprising properties of natural and waste-derived materials through simple, engaging experiments. 🪵🖨️ Woodcraft3D  – a practical digit

🔬🌱 Introducing RESILiAB — A New PANTAREI Laboratory We are excited to announce the launch of RESILiAB – Resilient Systems and bioInspired Lab for (i)ntegrated Adaptive Meta Biomaterials , a new research space established within the PANTAREI project. RESILiAB will serve as a hub for developing next-generation bio-waste–based materials, advancing multi-scale modelling, and exploring adaptive, nature-inspired meta-structures through cutting-edge digital fabrication. This labor

🔬✨ PANTAREI Goes to the Synchrotron — Trieste, June 2025 After a competitive selection process, PANTAREI  has been granted beamtime at the synchrotron in Trieste  to perform image-guided failure assessment  on our bio-waste–derived 3D-printed samples. This marks a major step forward in understanding how micro-scale architecture and material composition influence macroscopic performance. With high-resolution imaging and real-time mechanical testing, we are uncovering the hidd

🎓🌿 Bio-Inspired Design Horizons — PANTAREI PhD Summer School, Ferrara, 16–19 June 2025 We are excited to announce the upcoming PhD Summer School “Bio-Inspired Design Horizons” , organised by PANTAREI  for the entire Pathfinder AEC Portfolio. Hosted in the beautiful city of Ferrara , the school will run from 16 to 19 June 2025  and bring together doctoral researchers, innovators and experts exploring the frontiers of bio-inspired materials, digital design and sustainable fab

🔧📊 Numerical Meets Experimental — Derby, 3 April 2025 Today’s meeting in Derby brought together researchers and industry partners to explore how advanced numerical modelling and experimental validation can accelerate innovation in sustainable materials and manufacturing. The discussions highlighted the power of integrating simulations, multi-scale characterisation and real-world testing to unlock more reliable, efficient and circular design strategies. A productive and insp

🎉 Kick-off Meeting of PANTAREI — Politecnico di Milano, 25 October 2024 Today we officially launched PANTAREI , our ambitious EU-funded Pathfinder project dedicated to transforming biowaste into the next generation of sustainable, digitally designed construction materials. Partners from across Europe gathered at Politecnico di Milano  to outline the scientific, technological and societal roadmap that will guide the project over the coming years. The meeting marked an inspiri

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