Flexible packaging and material science company ProAmpac has partnered with Kit Yam, a professor in Rutgers University’s food science department, the company announced in a news release.
This partnership is being integrated with ProAmpac’s material science and innovation teams to support the company’s commitment to developing active and intelligent food packaging, according to the release.
“Dr. Yam is recognized as an expert in the fields of active and intelligent packaging, and ProAmpac is honored to include him and his lab in our expanded research and development partnerships,” Hesam Tabatabaei, global vice president of product development and innovation, said in the release. “We are certain this partnership will accelerate innovation in smart packaging leading to food-safety solutions for consumers and extend shelf-life to reduce overall food waste.”
Through this partnership, Yam’s lab will provide testing capabilities critical to ProAmpac’s smart packaging development mission.
“ProAmpac’s commitment to studying the fundamentals of active and intelligent packaging will move the field forward,” Yam said in the release. “Through this impactful partnership, we will work to bring smart packaging out of the lab and onto store shelves. I look forward to working together and, in the future, delivering groundbreaking packaging innovation.”
Rutgers University’s food-safety and shelf-life expertise complements ProAmpac’s existing partnerships with institutions such as Polytechnique Montréal, Rochester Institute of Technology and Clemson University.
