Plastilose in brief.

The facts, with sources.

• Plastilose started in 2024 when Jason Smit, newly graduated, began experimenting, first in his own kitchen and then at BlueCity in Rotterdam. It was incorporated in December 2025 and is registered in Rotterdam. Its lab and office are at Biotech Campus Delft. Source (details and source)

• A pilot is running at Maasstad Ziekenhuis in Rotterdam, where hospital staff test our cup during the medication round. No patients take part yet. We share results only after the joint publication with Maasstad, expected in early November 2026. Source (details and source)

• Plastilose won the Nieuwe Heldenprijs 2026. Source (details and source) Plastilose was selected for the KVK Innovatie Top 100 2026, in the Circular Economy category. Source (details and source)

• In March 2026 Plastilose filed a Dutch patent application. Source (details and source)

• Dutch healthcare uses an estimated 89 to 143 million plastic medicine cups a year. Our best estimate is 112 million. Estimate (details and source)

• Our own internal LCA indicates up to about 80% less CO₂ than a plastic cup. It is an internal cradle-to-grave estimate, discussed with an external LCA expert. Formal external verification is not yet complete. Depending on the scenario, the reduction is 48 to 83%. Estimate (details and source)

• Our team consists of two co-founders and five employees. We also have two advisers. Our own data (details and source)

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What we do not claim.

The cup has no compostability certificate, is supplied non-sterile and is not a medical product. No patients take part in the pilot yet. We will publish the results together with Maasstad Ziekenhuis.