Graphene Flagship Events

Join us from 2–4 November 2026 for a three-day hands-on training on design practices for 2D material-based photonic integrated circuits (PICs) on KLayout. This course will guide participants from fundamental concepts and design tools to more advanced implementations and exercises for photonic device architectures using our 2D-PL partners’ four diverse PDKs. The event will be held at imec in Leuven, Belgium, and carried out by expert designers involved in the EU-funded project 2D-PL, a part of the Graphene Flagship initiative, and co-hosted by EUROPRACTICE.

This webinar features leading European projects working on advanced 2D materials (2DM) and their application in the next-generation devices. The event will focus on how materials such as graphene and transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) can be engineered to support new applications in electronics, sensing, and device manufacturing. Speakers from NanoIC, FAMES, APECS, and the 2D-PL will present current challenges and recent progress in the integration of TMDs and graphene, covering processes such as growth, characterisation, pulsed laser annealing, and transfer, while preserving their properties for device fabrication. The session will end with a Q&A and panel discussion on future opportunities and challenges in the field of 2D materials.

AMO GmbH, the Aachen Graphene & 2D Materials Center, and RWTH Aachen University will continue their successful series of events dedicated to 2D materials. This year's workshop on “2D Materials for Future Electronics” will take place in person on March 3–4, 2026, in Aachen, Germany, bringing together leading researchers and industry experts to explore the latest advances and future opportunities for electronic applications. The workshop will feature a special hybrid session in collaboration with 2D-PL, which will be live-streamed from 16:50-18:05 on 3 March 2026, allowing remote participants to actively interact with speakers and the in-person audience.

The 2D-PL workshop Advanced Characterisation Methods workshop highlights the latest innovations in analysing and advancing 2D materials, presented in a hybrid format with live streaming as it is embedded in the in-person workshop "Novel (2D) Materials and Their Applications" in Aachen. The session opens with an introduction to the 2D-Pilot Line project, the follow-up to the 2D-EPL, focusing on scalable production and integration of 2D material technologies. Abbas Mohtashami from TNO, one of the new partners of the 2D-PL, presents advancements in Scanning Nitrogen-Vacancy Microscopy as a high-resolution characterisation tool for 2D material devices. The final talk, contributed by Gertjan van Baarle (LPM) and project partner of 2D Engine, delves into in-situ tools for real-time characterization and manipulation of 2D materials during and after growth on liquid metal catalysts via CVD. Join us online and gain valuable insights into the forefront of 2D materials research and technology.