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High-Throughput Pre-Screening for Biodegradability

For over 35 years, Normec OWS has been a trusted partner for companies worldwide, helping them bring sustainable products to market. While traditional biodegradability testing remains essential, its time-intensive processes could delay critical decisions about product compliance and market readiness. Now, we’re turning that challenge into an opportunity with High-Throughput Pre-Screening.

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Why choose Normec OWS?

Unmatched expertise
Assistance in product planning, development & launch
Data-driven insights
Fast & tailored solutions

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Introducing High-Throughput Pre-Screening

Inspired by breakthroughs in the pharmaceutical industry, Normec OWS has developed an innovative screening platform to assist the industry in bringing more sustainable products to the market faster. The platform is designed to:

Accelerate time-to-market for biodegradable, compostable, and non-persistent products.
Streamline product development by integrating testing early in the design process.
Enhance sustainability goals with efficient, data-driven insights.

How it works

Our high-throughput platform features two transformative testing methods, launching in 2025, to provide unparalleled insights into your product’s environmental fate and behaviour:

Accelerated biodegradation potential testing
Using proprietary enzyme technology, this test amplifies early biodegradation stages to predict product behavior based on in vitro enzymatic response rates. A rapid pre-screening test designed for very early R&D. It delivers insights within hours instead of months, allowing eliminating non-compliant materials early on, enabling faster, smarter decision-making.
Pre-Screening Biodegradation Testing
A fully automated and highly cost-efficient biodegradation pre-screening test for early R&D. This test enables quick comparison of biodegradation rates of dozens of samples, obtaining valuable insights in the materials’ behaviour under diverse environmental conditions. Maximize output while minimizing costs, accelerating your R&D process.

Both methods are powered by data analytics, uncovering patterns and generating predictive insights for AI-driven modeling, making smarter product development a reality.

Designing for a sustainable future

Normec OWS’s High-Throughput Pre-Screening platform empowers companies to shorten development cycles and bring products to market faster, predict and mitigate environmental risks such as microplastic generation, and lead in sustainable innovation by aligning product design with circular economy principles. Incorporating advanced biodegradability testing early ensures your products not only meet market demands but also exceed environmental expectations.

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