Virospack, The Dropper Company, and the University School of Engineering and Design of Barcelona ELISAVA, have signed a collaboration agreement whose main objective is to encourage the development of an innovative project in packaging design.

A select group of students, based on academic criteria, who are enrolled in the Degree in Design and the Degree in Industrial Design Engineering, will create a proposal for the structural design of a container with a dropper applicator. Virospack’s team will meet with the students for several briefings, and the students will need to meet specific challenges. Students will deliver presentations in digital format, renders, models and/or panels.

Rosa Porras, marketing and communication manager at Virospack, says, “With this collaboration, we intend to promote innovation, design, and sustainability in the sector, while seeking to strengthen the link between the business world and the university.”

Vicenç Rodriguez, CEO, Virospack, along with a jury formed by the company’s technical, commercial and marketing team, will award the best proposals with a prize to the winning project and two finalists.

Virospack will exhibit the prototype of the award-winning design on its booth at one of the prestigious international shows to which the company is attending this year, still to be determined. According to Claire Dubus, Head of Marketing and Communications of ELISAVA, “for our school it is an honor to have the experience of a multinational firm that gives light to our students and delights them with a project of this magnitude.”

Students Visit Virospack’s New Factory

The collaboration began with Elisava students visiting Virospack’s new factory. Virospack’s production team gave the tour, while students and professors of design were able to closely observe the processes involved in the manufacture, assembly and decoration of droppers and bottles for cosmetic products.

The guided tour, given by Virospack’s technical and production directors, included a visit to various sections, including rubber processing, compression, injection molding, glass, different painting processes, metallization and final assembly.

According to statements from the teaching team, “few companies have all the processes in a single plant, so the experience has been very enriching for students and teachers who have few opportunities to know the entire manufacturing chain.”

Photos above: students on tour at Virospack’s factory