Plants and insects have battled for millions
of years. From a need to survive, some species
of plants and trees developed natural insect-repelling
qualities. It's these very same qualities that
fascinated Bio[pack]'s founders. Combining their
knowledge of plants — and insects — they
researched and developed unique packaging and
materials that repel insects naturally from all
types of foodstuffs packed in flexible packaging.
Bio[pack] Ltd. is a private Israeli biotechnology
company that was established in 2001. The company
is engaged in research and development in the
field of insect-repellent packaging and materials
for the food industry. Bio[pack] has already developed
materials that are based on food additives generally
recognized as safe (GRAS). The insect-repellent
materials are integrated into flexible packaging
using special techniques that grew out of the
company's intensive R&D efforts.
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| Bio[pack]'s Services |
Bio[pack] provides a wide range of services
and technologies according to client needs —
from the post-harvest stage and continuing through
the manufacturing process, into the warehouse,
and up delivery and receipt of the packaged foodstuffs
to the end-user. The company's experienced staff
works with food manufacturers and experts in the
packaging industry to develop and provide appropriate
solutions, including treatment and insect/pest
management for continuous prevention.
Bio[pack]'s strategic partners are Global-Roto
Sheka (1983) Ltd. in the field of flexible
packaging and Eitan Amichai Ltd. in the
field of pest control; both serve many national
and multinational food processing companies.
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| Bio[pack]'s Mission |
| To be a world leader in the field of insect-repellent packaging and materials for the food industry. |
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| Team |
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Mr. Shmuel Shatzky, founder and former CEO, has extensive experience in business management. He also served as the CEO of Global-Roto
Sheka, a leading Israeli manufacturer of flexible packaging.
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Prof. Shlomo Navarro, founder and
senior scientific leader, is an agricultural
entomologist and principal researcher at
Volcani
Center Agricultural Research Organization
(Volcani/ARO).*
He specializes in post-harvest protection
of durable commodities with an emphasis
on insect control and storage engineering
technology.
Dr. Navarro's research
findings have been published in numerous
scientific journals.
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Prof. Fadel Mansour, founder and
senior scientific leader, is an agricultural
entomologist whose specialty is insect management
and biopesticides from plants. The idea
for Bio[pack] was based on his life-long
interest and knowledge of plants with natural
insect-repelling qualities. Dr. Mansour
is a senior researcher at Volcani/ARO.
He has published numerous
articles in professional journals.
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Mr. Omer Noiman, CEO. He also serves as the CEO of Cultured Coral Ltd ,Daroga Industries Ltd and Marbit Insurance Agency (1996) Ltd. a subsidiary of Mercantile Discount Bank
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| Intellectual Property |
Bio[pack] has applied for international patent
protection on its innovative packaging and materials.
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| EU Sixth Framework Programme |
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Bio[pack] has participated in the EUREKA program
of the EU Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) with
Turkish food manufacturers in the fields of spices,
organic nuts, and dried fruits. |
* The ARO is the research
arm of the Israel's Ministry of Agriculture
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