Publications

The SusChem Materials Technology Group, chaired by Prof. Rüdiger Iden of BASF, Germany, consists of European experts in topics related to the design, preparation, analysis and application of new materials and nanomaterials in functional systems or devices.

A strategic research and innovation agenda

Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) represent the vast majority (more than 90%) of businesses in Europe and operate in all sectors. SMEs are the backbone of Europe’s economy and are key to economic growth, innovation and prosperity...

Cities are crucial to the social, economic and entrepreneurial development of the European Union1. Today, almost 75% of European citizens live in cities and this trend will continue to increase during the coming decades...

The European Technology Platform for Sustainable Chemistry (SusChem1) is a forum that brings together industry, academia, governmental policy groups and the wider society. Its mission is to initiate and inspire European chemical and biochemical innovation to respond effectively to society’s challenges by providing sustainable solutions.

What is SPIRE? a proposal for a European public-private partnership (PPP) dedicated to innovation in resource and energy efficiency and enabled by the process industries

A key source of competitive differentiation for the European chemical and industrial biotechnology sectors is the human capital. It is, therefore, critically important that academia and industry collaborate effectively in building the skills capacity needed to enhance innovation in these sectors going forward.

The European Technology Platform for Sustainable Chemistry (SusChem) is a forum bringing together industry, academia and society.  Its mission is to initiate and inspire European chemical and biochemical innovation to respond effectively to society’s challenges...

The SPIRE PPP will involve large corporate, top-academia and high-tech SMEs to develop innovative technologies and breakthrough materials of the future that will modernise the European industrial landscape in becoming a competitive process partnership, as a global solution provider towards a clear set of breakthrough ambitions related to crucial...

This Research & Innovation Public-Private Partnership (PPP) proposal, Sustainable Process Industry through Resource and Energy Efficiency (SPIRE), has the objective to develop the enabling technologies and solutions along the value chain that are required to reach long term sustainability for Europe in terms of global competitiveness, ecology and...