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Vice President of Research North America
Looking for partners in smart and active packaging?
Smart and active packaging spans intelligent and sensing packaging, active and antimicrobial function, and supporting materials and services. On Halo, R&D teams connect with 27 commercially viable technologies, 16 active innovators, and 21 organizations advancing packaging that senses, responds, and protects — from self-powered sensor films to controlled-release antimicrobial coatings. Explore the solutions, startups, suppliers, and researchers below, or post a partnering request to source exactly what you need.
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commercially viable technologies
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Last updated June 1, 2026. 11 new updates.
Find partners for co-development, licensing, sponsored research, and supply partnerships in smart and active packaging.
27 solutions in smart and active packaging
Intelligent & sensing packaging
Case Western Reserve University
Self-powered smart packaging sensors
A self-powered smart-packaging system pairing flexible sensors with a desiccant-based triboelectric nanogenerator to monitor temperature, moisture, and pathogens without external power.
Arizona State University
Smart nanocomposite packaging films
Nanostructured biobased films with integrated smart-packaging capability to monitor food condition, combining barrier performance with intelligent function — now in market.
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Active-compatible PHB barrier films
Laminated PHB trilayer films, active-packaging-compatible, cutting water-vapor transmission ~99% and improving heat-sealability for functional packaging formats.
Active & antimicrobial function
University of Alberta
Controlled-release antimicrobial films
Antimicrobial polymer films with controlled-release carriers and migration/toxicity studies for food-contact validation, enabling active packaging that extends shelf life.
Texas A&M University
Smart antimicrobial surface coatings
Sprayable smart coatings that resist microbial adhesion via super-hydrophobic and antimicrobial action on packaging and produce-handling surfaces, with field trials through 2026.
Texas A&M University
Nano-thin antimicrobial spray coating
A material-independent nano-thin spray coating with embedded natural antimicrobials that forms a protective film in seconds, prolonging shelf life of treated produce.
Materials & supporting services
University of Alabama
Polymer-composite performance analysis
Characterization of polymer and biopolymer composites — FTIR, XRD, electron microscopy, dynamic vapor sorption — to evaluate barrier, moisture response, and interfacial stability.
KCL
Biobased materials lab services
Papermaking, coating, barrier testing, and shelf-life studies for developing smart and active fiber-based packaging structures.
KCL
Pilot coating for functional packaging
Pilot dispersion, extrusion, and gravure coating lines for integrating active and barrier functions into paper and paperboard substrates.
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4 startups in smart and active packaging
Adrich
Smart-packaging platform with embedded sensors that track product usage and consumption in real time.
BioShūr
Develops active packaging and natural coatings that extend freshness and shelf life.
University of British Columbia
Develops active packaging and processing technologies to extend food shelf life.
University of British Columbia
Develops smart sensing materials and biodegradable active packaging for food safety.
6 academic researchers in smart and active packaging
Blaz Stres
University Scientist
National Institute of Chemistry
Researches smart materials and microbiome-informed approaches for active packaging.
Tianxi Yang
University Scientist
University of British Columbia
Develops smart sensing materials and biodegradable active packaging for food safety.
Anubhav Pratap-Singh
University Scientist
University of British Columbia
Researches active packaging and non-thermal processing to extend food shelf life.
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Jong-Whan Rhim
Principal Investigator
Kyung Hee University
A leading researcher on active and intelligent biopolymer packaging films.
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Loredana Mariniello
Principal Investigator
University of Naples Federico II
Researches enzyme-functionalized biopolymer films for active food packaging.
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Artur Bartkowiak
Principal Investigator
West Pomeranian University of Technology
Directs research on active, intelligent, and biodegradable packaging systems.
Requests in smart & active packaging
Partnering requests are posted by industry R&D teams actively seeking smart & active packaging solutions, tools, or collaborators. Browse open and past requests to see where real demand exists.
Hear from the smart and active packaging innovators and R&D teams already collaborating through Halo.
Using Halo we’ve been able to find new research and experts that none of our other tools could find. That has been a major benefit, unearthing what is up and coming and beneath the surface.
Maxine Roman, Kraft Heinz
Lead, R&D Innovation Collaboration & Partnerships
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