THE AIM OF THE PROJECT IS TO CREATE A BIO-REFINERY USING WASTE FROM THE FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN (SERUM) TO GENERATE NEW PRODUCTS BY COMBINING DIFFERENT PRODUCTION PROCESSES THAT COMPLEMENT EACH OTHER IN ORDER TO TRANSFORM THE RESIDUES/BY-PRODUCTS OF THE CHEESE-MAKING INDUSTRY INTO COMMERCIALLY USEFUL (BIO-PLASTICS MADE UP OF PHA) AND REDUCE THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF WASTE AND PRODUCTS DERIVED THEREFROM. THE ÃO PROJECT FOCUSED, AS AN INNOVATIVE STRATEGY, ON