Amcor Lift-Off to accelerate more sustainable packaging innovation with Winter 2025/26 Challenge
Amcor (ASX: AMC) launched the Amcor Lift-Off Winter 2025/26 Challenge to source start-up technologies for more sustainable flexible and paper-based packaging.
The program targets three R&D priorities: home-compostable adhesives, high-performance compostable OTR barriers for paper, and nature-based barrier additives for film formulations. Applications are open online until Dec 12, 2025 (23:59 CET), with screening through Dec 19, 2025 and a virtual pitching day on Jan 13, 2026. Start-ups with Technology Readiness Level >5 are encouraged to apply.
Selected teams may present to Amcor R&D and compete for joint-development opportunities and potential investment of up to $500,000. The initiative emphasizes circularity, regulatory compliance, and scalable, nature-based solutions.
Amcor (ASX: AMC) ha lanciato la Amcor Lift-Off Winter 2025/26 Challenge per reperire tecnologie startup per imballaggi flessibili e a base di carta più sostenibili.
Il programma punta a tre priorità di R&D: adesivi compostabili domestici, barriere compostabili OTR ad alte prestazioni per la carta, e additivi barriera a base naturale per formulazioni di film. Le candidature sono aperte online fino al 12 dicembre 2025 (23:59 CET), con screening entro il 19 dicembre 2025 e una giornata di pitching virtuale il 13 gennaio 2026. Le startup con Technology Readiness Level >5 sono incoraggiate ad applicare.
Le squadre selezionate potranno presentarsi al R&D di Amcor e competere per opportunità di sviluppo congiunto e potenziali investimenti fino a $500,000. L'iniziativa enfatizza la circolarità, la conformità normativa e soluzioni scalabili a base di natura.
Amcor (ASX: AMC) lanzó el Amcor Lift-Off Winter 2025/26 Challenge para obtener tecnologías emergentes para envases flexibles y de papel más sostenibles.
El programa apunta a tres prioridades de I+D: adhesivos compostables para uso doméstico, barreras OTR compostables de alto rendimiento para el papel, y aditivos de barrera de base natural para formulaciones de película. Las candidaturas están abiertas en línea hasta el 12 de diciembre de 2025 (23:59 CET), con cribado hasta el 19 de diciembre de 2025 y un día de presentaciones virtuales el 13 de enero de 2026. Las startups con un Technology Readiness Level >5 se les anima a postular.
Los equipos seleccionados podrán presentar ante el R&D de Amcor y competir por oportunidades de desarrollo conjunto y posibles inversiones de hasta $500,000. La iniciativa enfatiza la circularidad, el cumplimiento normativo y soluciones escalables de base natural.
Amcor (ASX: AMC) 은 보다 지속 가능한 플렉시블 및 종이 기반 포장을 위한 스타트업 기술을 모색하기 위해 Amcor Lift-Off Winter 2025/26 Challenge를 시작했습니다.
이 프로그램은 세 가지 R&D 우선순위를 목표로 합니다: 가정용 생분해성 접착제, 종이용 고성능 생분해 가능 OTR 차단장, 필름 제형용 자연 기반 차단 첨가제. 온라인 신청 마감은 2025년 12월 12일(23:59 CET), 심사는 2025년 12월 19일까지, 가상 피칭 데이는 2026년 1월 13일에 진행됩니다. 기술 준비 수준(TLR) >5인 스타트업의 지원을 권장합니다.
선정된 팀은 Amcor R&D에 발표하고 공동 개발 기회 및 최대 $500,000의 잠재 투자 기회를 경쟁할 수 있습니다. 이 이니셔티브는 순환성, 규제 준수, 확장 가능한 자연 기반 솔루션을 강조합니다.
Amcor (ASX: AMC) a lancé le Amcor Lift-Off Winter 2025/26 Challenge pour sourcer des technologies de start-up destinées à des emballages flexibles et sur papier plus durables.
Le programme vise trois priorités R&D : adhésifs compostables pour usage domestique, barrages OTR compostables haute performance pour le papier, et additifs barrières à base naturelle pour les formulations de films. Les candidatures sont ouvertes en ligne jusqu’au 12 décembre 2025 (23:59 CET), avec un filtrage jusqu’au 19 décembre 2025 et une journée de pitch virtuelle le 13 janvier 2026. Les start-ups avec un Technology Readiness Level >5 sont encouragées à postuler.
Les équipes sélectionnées peuvent présenter à la R&D d’Amcor et concourir pour des opportunités de développement conjoint et un investissement potentiel jusqu’à 500 000 $. L’initiative met l’accent sur l’économie circulaire, la conformité réglementaire et des solutions basées sur la nature et évolutives.
Amcor (ASX: AMC) hat die Amcor Lift-Off Winter 2025/26 Challenge ins Leben gerufen, um Start-up-Technologien für nachhaltigere flexible Verpackungen und Verpackungen aus Papier zu sourcen.
Das Programm fokussiert drei F&E-Schwerpunkte: heimisch kompostierbare Klebstoffe, hochleistungsfähige compostierbare OTR-Barrieren für Papier und naturbasierte Barrier-Additive für Filmformulierungen. Bewerbungen online bis zum 12. Dezember 2025 (23:59 CET), mit Screening bis zum 19. Dezember 2025 und einem virtuellen Pitching-Tag am 13. Januar 2026. Start-ups mit Technology Readiness Level >5 werden ermutigt, sich zu bewerben.
Ausgewählte Teams können dem Amcor R&D vorstellen und um gemeinsame Entwicklungs-möglichkeiten und potenzielle Investitionen bis zu $500,000 konkurrieren. Die Initiative betont Kreislaufwirtschaft, regulatorische Konformität und skalierbare, naturbasierte Lösungen.
Amcor (ASX: AMC) أطلقت تحدي Amcor Lift-Off Winter 2025/26 لجلب تقنيات الشركات الناشئة من أجل تغليف أكثر استدامة من البلاستيكيّات المرنة والورقية.
يهدف البرنامج إلى ثلاث أولويات بحث وتطوير: لاصقات قابلة للتحلل منزلياً، حواجز OTR قابلة للتحلل عالية الأداء للورق، و إضافات حاجز قائمة على الطبيعة لتكوينات الأفلام. التقديم متاح عبر الإنترنت حتى 12 ديسمبر 2025 (23:59 CET)، مع فحص حتى 19 ديسمبر 2025 ويوم عرض افتراضي في 13 يناير 2026. تشجع الشركات الناشئة ذات مستوى جاهزية التكنولوجيا >5 على التقديم.
يمكن للفرق المختارة تقديم عرض لـ R&D من Amcor والتنافس على فرص تطوير مشتركة واحتمالية استثمار حتى 500,000 دولار. المبادرة تؤكد على الاستدامة والدائرية والامتثال التنظيمي والحلول القابلة للتوسع القائمة على الطبيعة.
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Amcor expands open-innovation pipeline with a targetted startup challenge and potential
Amcor is running a structured three‑phase innovation program focused on home‑compostable adhesives, high‑performance compostable OTR barriers for paper, and nature‑based barrier additives for films. The program sets clear entry points: applications open until
The business mechanism is straightforward: use corporate venturing to source near‑commercial technologies that directly address Amcor's R&D priorities for flexible and paper‑based packaging. This reduces Amcor's in‑house development cost and time to pilot, while giving startups scale, regulatory insight, and commercial validation. Key dependencies include the quality and readiness of applicants (TRL>5), compatibility of proposed solutions with Amcor's manufacturing methods (e.g., dispersion coating), and regulatory certification for compostability.
Risks center on execution and technical fit: selected technologies must meet industrial performance and regulatory thresholds to move beyond pilots. Watch for which specific technology classes advance from pitch to joint development and whether any selected partner secures the stated
Building on the success of previous Amcor Lift-Off editions that have fostered partnerships and investments with pioneering companies in areas such as artificial intelligence-powered waste analytics, reusable packaging and bio-based materials, the Amcor Lift-Off Winter 2025/26 Challenge will focus on critical research and development priorities for flexible and paper-based packaging. Start-ups are encouraged to submit solutions that address one of three key areas:
- Home-compostable adhesives: Certified home-compostable adhesives for flexible packaging providing robust bond strength, regulatory compliance and compatibility with paper and compostable substrates.
- High-performance compostable oxygen transmission rate (OTR) barriers: Solutions delivering outstanding OTR protection for paper packaging that are suitable for application via dispersion coating and meet stringent sustainability and regulatory standards.
- Nature-based barrier additives for film formulation: Compostable additives that significantly enhance oxygen, moisture and grease resistance in packaging films, preferably derived from natural products and scalable for commercial use.
The Amcor Lift-Off Winter 2025/26 challenge will proceed in three phases:
- Applications: Open online until Dec. 12, 2025 (23:59 CET)
- Screening and feedback: Through Dec. 19, 2025
- Pitching day: Jan. 13, 2026 (virtual)
Incorporated companies with a Technology Readiness Level (TRL) above five are encouraged to apply, regardless of prior funding history. Selected start-ups will be invited to present their technologies to Amcor's R&D team, for the chance to secure opportunities for joint development and potential investment of up to
"As a global leader in packaging, we are proud to champion circularity through innovative and more sustainable solutions," said Frank Lehmann, Vice President Corporate Venturing and Open Innovation at Amcor. "The Lift-Off initiative has delivered outstanding results, and we are eager to carry this success forward. With the launch of our new initiative, we reaffirm Amcor's dedication to advancing circularity and environmental responsibility through collaboration with the brightest minds in the start-up ecosystem."
For more information about Amcor Lift-Off and the Winter 2025/26 Challenge, or to submit your start-up's free-of-charge application, visit Amcor Ventures.
About Amcor
Amcor is the global leader in developing and producing responsible consumer packaging and dispensing solutions across a variety of materials for nutrition, health, beauty and wellness categories. Our global product innovation and sustainability expertise enables us to solve packaging challenges around the world every day, producing a range of flexible packaging, rigid packaging, cartons and closures that are more sustainable, functional and appealing for our customers and their consumers. We are guided by our purpose of elevating customers, shaping lives and protecting the future. Supported by a commitment to safety, over 75,000 people generate
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