{"id":17,"date":"2025-05-07T16:16:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T16:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ticamericas.net\/bioplastics\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2025-10-22T15:51:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T15:51:35","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ticamericas.net\/bioplastics\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"17\" class=\"elementor elementor-17\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-213f8aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"213f8aa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-83946c2\" data-id=\"83946c2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5c7b9e elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d5c7b9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ticamericas.net\/bioplastics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/elementor\/thumbs\/BioPlastics_Mayo5_Icono-bombillo_500x500-r5gvp0smks4x5ae506d8z0ecdyjo61qpgamtysmw3k.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8130d0f elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8130d0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is TIC Americas?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ddc1e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ddc1e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/ticamericas.net\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Talent and Innovation Competitions of the Americas (TIC Americas)<\/a> is a hemispheric program developed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/yabt.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Young Americas Business Trust (YABT)<\/a>, with the support of the General Secretariat of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oas.org\/en\/default.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Organization of American States (OAS)<\/a>, and in cooperation with national, regional, and hemispheric public \/ private organizations. TIC Americas is the most important support platform for young entrepreneurs in the Americas that accelerates innovative, scalable business proposals addressing the challenges, needs and priorities of the region.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a51cf9b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a51cf9b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1918cee\" data-id=\"1918cee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee106c3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ee106c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51eceaa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"51eceaa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b761f5b\" data-id=\"b761f5b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f116242 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f116242\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ticamericas.net\/bioplastics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/elementor\/thumbs\/BioPlastics_Mayo5_Icono-bombillo_500x500-r5gvp0smks4x5ae506d8z0ecdyjo61qpgamtysmw3k.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7669f86 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7669f86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the Bio Plastics Challenge?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d41191 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d41191\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <strong>Bio Plastics Challenge<\/strong> is a special category of <a href=\"https:\/\/ticamericas.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TIC Americas<\/a> that invites young scientists, entrepreneurs, and innovators across the Americas to present solutions that drive the development, commercialization, and adoption of bioplastics.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organized by the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/yabt.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Young Americas Business Trust (YABT)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the Bio Plastics Challenge is part of the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Entrepreneurship for Action<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> component toward the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/yabt.net\/foro\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VII Young Americas Forum<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at the 10th Summit of the Americas.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is TIC Americas? 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