MAGICBIOMAT Academy
Manufacturing guiding tool for circular and programmed biodegradable materials under open environment conditions.
MAGICBIOMAT Academy is the learning programme of the EU Horizon Europe project MAGICBIOMAT (grant 101181381). It will host a free, open-access MOOC on circularity, trustworthy AI for programmed biodegradation, and life cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA) on Digiotouch Skills.
- Grant agreement
- 101181381
- Call
- HORIZON-CL6-2024-CircBio-01-5
- Duration
- January 2025 – December 2028
- Consortium
- 7 partners in 7 countries
- Action type
- Horizon Europe RIA
- Coordinator
- Technological University of the Shannon
What is MAGICBIOMAT?
MAGICBIOMAT is a Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Action that designs circular bio-based materials programmed to biodegrade in real open environments. Many so-called biodegradable plastics only break down in controlled waste systems. When they leak into soil or water they can linger and shed microplastics.
The project builds a portfolio of materials for two high-littering uses—agricultural mulching films and paper-based packaging—tested in soil, freshwater, and marine conditions across European climates. A trustworthy AI manufacturing-guidance tool will match material design to application needs and end-of-life conditions. Circularity work covers durability, reuse, remanufacturing, and mechanical recycling, plus labelling and behaviour-change research for user acceptance. Official record: CORDIS project 101181381
What is MAGICBIOMAT Academy?
MAGICBIOMAT Academy is the project’s training and knowledge-transfer hub on Digiotouch Skills. Digiotouch (DIGI) hosts the cloud-based MOOC. Partners co-develop open-access modules from project results for academia, industry, and the scientific community.
Task 11.3 covers outreach and training materials, including a five-module MOOC on circularity, trustworthy AI for programmed biodegradation, and LCSA. Informal webinars gather local members on topics of broad interest every six months. Task 12.2 then uses the MOOC as a capacity-building channel for the European bio-based industry.
Who is the Academy for?
The academy is for people who will design, manufacture, assess, or govern programmed biodegradable materials—not only polymer specialists.
Researchers and students
Academic and scientific audiences who need structured, open-access modules on circularity, programmed biodegradation, trustworthy AI, and LCSA, alongside conference and publication outreach.
Bio-based industry
Manufacturers and product developers who need skills to adopt AI-guided design, open-environment biodegradation, and circular reuse, recycling, and remanufacturing of bio-based materials.
Policy and value-chain actors
Organisations working on labelling, user acceptance, and responsible disposal of biodegradable products in agriculture, packaging, and related bioeconomy sectors.
The MAGICBIOMAT MOOC
Digiotouch will host one free, open-access Massive Open Online Course with five modules drawn from project results. The outline below is the public syllabus of record until the course page opens on this platform.
MAGICBIOMAT MOOC
Five open-access training modules for circular bio-based materials with programmed biodegradability. Content is co-developed by MAGICBIOMAT partners and hosted for free on Digiotouch’s cloud-based MOOC platform.
Planned course structure
- Circularity of bio-based materials
- Application of trustworthy AI on programmed biodegradation
- Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA)
- Programmed biodegradation in open environments (soil, freshwater, marine)
- Knowledge transfer for the European bio-based industry
Frequently asked questions
- What is MAGICBIOMAT Academy?
- MAGICBIOMAT Academy is the education and training programme of the Horizon Europe MAGICBIOMAT project. It will offer a free five-module MOOC and related webinars on circular biodegradable materials, trustworthy AI, and LCSA, hosted on Digiotouch Skills.
- What is the MAGICBIOMAT project?
- MAGICBIOMAT (grant 101181381) develops circular bio-based materials programmed to biodegrade in open environments, demonstrated on mulching films and paper-based packaging. It also builds a trustworthy AI manufacturing-guidance tool. The coordinator is the Technological University of the Shannon. See the CORDIS fact sheet for the official description.
- Who funds the Academy, and what is grant 101181381?
- The Academy is part of MAGICBIOMAT, funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme under grant agreement 101181381 (call HORIZON-CL6-2024-CircBio-01-5). Views and opinions are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union.
- What will the MOOC cover?
- The MOOC has five modules. Core topics named in the project are circularity, application of trustworthy AI on programmed biodegradation, and LCSA, plus open-environment biodegradation and knowledge transfer for the European bio-based industry.
- Is the MOOC free, and when can I enrol?
- Yes, the training modules are planned as free and open access on Digiotouch Skills. The course is still in development. This Academy page is the public hub; enrolment will open on a course page when the MOOC is published.
- Who hosts MAGICBIOMAT Academy?
- Digiotouch OÜ (DIGI) hosts the cloud-based MOOC platform. Course content is developed with all MAGICBIOMAT partners. Università degli Studi di Padova leads the related academic outreach task.
Follow MAGICBIOMAT Academy
This page is the programme hub. The five-module MOOC will open for enrolment on Digiotouch Skills. Until then, browse courses on the platform or read the official CORDIS record.
Consortium
MAGICBIOMAT brings together seven organisations from Ireland, Italy, Türkiye, Estonia, France, Cyprus, and the United Kingdom.
Technological University of the Shannon
IrelandUniversità degli Studi di Padova
ItalyOrganik Kimya
TürkiyeDigiotouch OÜ
EstoniaIPC – Plastics and Composites
FranceISOTECH Ltd
CyprusUniversity of Sheffield
United Kingdom