European industries lead new Graphene Flagship commercialisation projects

The Graphene Flagship and leading European industries will co-fund a total of € 92 million to catalyse the commercialisation of graphene-enabled products. Graphene is a two-dimensional carbon-based material with unique properties and many applications.

Logo of the Flagship with a sentence announcing the 11 new spearhead projects

The EU large-scale initiative aiming at taking graphene from the laboratories to the market had launched in spring 2019 a call targeting industrial partners that can bring their expertise to the consortium in several areas of work. On 9th December 2019, the Graphene Flagship announced the selection of new eleven “Spearhead Projects” that will start in April 2020 and will catalyse the commercialisation of graphene-enabled products.These newly launched projects will among other support the production of safer aircrafts, greener and autonomous cars but also improve the efficiency of energy grids or make communication systems faster and more reliable.

Since its launch in 2013, the Flagship has been moving progressively towards the development of innovative graphene technologies that can have an impact on society and the economy. The Graphene Flagship has now committed €45 million (i.e. a third of its funding for the period from April 2020 to March 2023) to these eleven large-scale commercialisation projects led by key European industrial partners who will also co-fund the projects with a further combined contribution of €47 million.

Working with commercial partners such as AirbusFiat, LufthansaSiemens and ABB, the new Spearhead Projects will combine the results of the Graphene Flagship’s scientific research with progressive commercial applications. It is a good example of Europe taking scientific results and pushing them through, up to the point where industry takes the lead.

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