( MaterialsCommons) Federated Digital Infrastructure for European Advanced Materials Research and Development

Project details

Funding: HORIZON Innovation Actions (HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-MATERIALS-45)
Project coordinator: FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG
DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV
Project period: 01/06/20256– 31/05/2030

IMDEA Materials' researchers

Dr. Maciej Haranczyk

Abstract

Advanced materials R&D is crucial to finding solutions for a sustainable future and a competitive European economy. We need innovative
materials to address societal challenges such as climate change, technological progress and resource scarcity. However, the current
fragmentation in materials science and engineering in Europe hampers collaboration and slows down innovation. MaterialsCommons is
a pioneering project designed to address these critical challenges by creating a federated digital infrastructure for advanced materials.
This infrastructure connects researchers from both industry and academia while linking currently isolated resources. MaterialsCommons
enables cross-sector collaboration and gives unprecedented access to materials and process data for all users, from materials discovery
and synthesis to original equipment manufacturers. The consortium includes 26 academic partners, 21 associated partners and 12 associated collaborators mostly from industry. Six strategically selected use cases from key industrial sectors ensure that the final solution fully meets all user needs, both academic and industrial. Mechanisms will be set up to ensure the long-term sustainability, among others by partners formally committing to continue the infrastructure beyond the project.

Partners

Coordinator:

  • FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN
    FORSCHUNG EV (Fraunhofer)

Participants (25):

  • CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE (CNR)
  • MATERIALS CENTER LEOBEN FORSCHUNG GMBH (MCL)
  • KARLSRUHER INSTITUT FUER TECHNOLOGIE (KIT)
  • SINTEF AS (SINTEF)
  • POLITECNICO DI MILANO (POLIMI)
  • UNITED KINGDOM RESEARCH AND INNOVATION (UKRI)
  • UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN (UCLouvain)
  • BARCELONA SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER CENTRO NACIONAL DE SUPERCOMPUTACION (BSC CNS)
  • USTAV FYZIKALNI CHEMIE J. HEYROVSKEHO AV CR, v. v. i. (HIPC)
  • POLITECNICO DI TORINO (POLITO)
  • LINKOPINGS UNIVERSITET (LIU)
  • DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET (DTU)
  • TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT OY (VTT)
  • PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUT (PSI)
  • CSC-TIETEEN TIETOTEKNIIKAN KESKUS OY (CSC)
  • ALMA MATER STUDIORUM – UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA (UNIBO)
  • BUNDESANSTALT FUER MATERIALFORSCHUNG UND -PRUEFUNG (BAM)
  • HUMBOLDT-UNIVERSITAET ZU BERLIN (UBER)
  • COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES (CEA)
  • FUNDACION IMDEA MATERIALES (IMDEA Materials)
  • FUNDACION TEKNIKER (TEKNIKER)
  • EMMC ASBL (EMMC)
  • CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS (CNRS)
  • THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE (UCAM)
  • THE PROVOST, FELLOWS, FOUNDATION SCHOLARS & THE OTHER MEMBERS OF BOARD, OF THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY & UNDIVIDED TRINITY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH NEAR DUBLIN (TCD)

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Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Health and Digital Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.