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05.02.2026

Pre-announcement: M-ERA.NET Call 2026 opening soon

M-ERA.NET will launch the Call 2026 in early March, adressing materials research and innovation to support the European Green Deal and Sustainable Development Goals. Attention will paid to clean energy technologies, circular economy as well as the integration of digital technologies.

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03.02.2026

1st InnoMatSyn Event

On the 12th of February 2026, InnoMatSyn organizes its 1st InnoMatSyn Event. As a key stakeholder of the advanced materials (AdMa) community we are delighted to invite to join us there!

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02.02.2026

New Success Story: AM2pC

The AM2pC project successfully demonstrated a new class of additively manufactured (AM) two-phase cooling systems capable of handling extreme heat loads relevant for next-generation AI and high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure.

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02.02.2026

Report – assessment project funded under M-ERA.NET Call 2020

The new assessment report for the M‑ERA.NET Call 2020 confirms strong scientific impact, technological innovation, and substantial transnational added value across 42 funded projects.

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29.01.2026

M-ERA.NET Steering Board Meeting

The M-ERA.NET funding organisations are meeting in Bratislava, Slovakia to discuss the full-proposals submitted to the Call 2025.

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26.01.2026

New Success Story: Cool BatMan

The aim of the Cool BatMan project was to establish a fundamental understanding of the dynamic thermal behavior of two physical phenomena coupled within a compact magnetocaloric cooling device.

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15.01.2026

KETs 2026 EU Brokerage Event

The NKS DIT will host the “KETs 2026 EU Brokerage Event” (Key Enabling Technologies) as an on-site event in Karlsruhe. 

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15.01.2026

New Success Story: nanoPD

The nanoPD project focuses on modeling biological barriers in vitro using multi-compartment microfluidic chips containing human midbrain organoids to develop new theranostics for Parkinson's Disease (PD).

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06.01.2026

New Success Story: GRADIENT

The project’s objective was to develop new methodologies and validation tools for interphase optimization, while also exploring approaches to reduce stress concentrations within the interphase to enhance the durability of composite structures.

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19.11.2025

M-ERA.NET Call 2025 full-proposal phase closed on 19 November 2025

106 Full-Proposals were submitted with a total project volume of 129,5 Mio. €.

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future events

KETs 2026 EU Brokerage Event

Februar 04 .- 05. 2026

 

The NKS DIT will host the “KETs 2026 EU Brokerage Event” (Key Enabling Technologies) as an on-site event in Karlsruhe. The aim of the event is to support interested parties in forming consortia for submitting applications within the framework of the Horizon Europe call topics in Cluster 4 (Digitalization and Industry) and Cluster 5 (Batteries and Hydrogen). 

M-ERA.NET will be represented with a booth at the event, where visitors can gain exclusive insights and engage directly with experts.

 

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1st InnoMatSyn Event

February 12. 2026

 

On the 12th of February 2026, InnoMatSyn organizes its 1st InnoMatSyn Event. As a key stakeholder of the advanced materials (AdMa) community we are delighted to invite to join us there! The event will be organized around three different workshops, introducing preliminary results of the project as well as collecting feedback from the audience through dedicated interactive sessions as well as open dialogue.

M-ERA.NET will be represented at the panel discussion.

 

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past events

Future of Advanced Materials in Europe (FAME)

November 26 .- 27. 2025

 

The first workshop, FAME: Future of Advanced Materials in Europe, is focussing on (i) Overcoming Barriers Faced in the Uptake and Deployment of Advanced Materials, as well as (ii) Investments in Advanced Materials and Scaling-Up Production of Advanced Materials. FAME outcomes will be used in the European Commission’s planning for its Advanced Materials Act being introduced in 2026.

 

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FAME-EcoSys Future of the European Advanced Materials Ecosystem

November 27 .- 28. 2025

 

The second workshop, FAME-EcoSys: Future of the European Advanced Materials Ecosystem, will allow participants to take a deep dive into the AdMa ecosystem, using lessons from AdMa on the Iberian peninsula. Moreover, it focusses on (iii) AdMa funding – cross-fertilisation across borders by policies towards smart funding, and (iv) Enabling progress by concentrated efforts towards AdMa uptake. FAME-Ecosys outcomes will help to position Ad Mas R,D & I in the overall European landscape and will feed further co-creation of national/regional initiatives of the InnoMatSyn-project.

 

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