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Meet Harvey Stanfield, a PhD student in experimental condensed matter physics at the University of Manchester a partner in the Graphene Flagship's 2DSPIN-TECH project.

The ID10 SURF team at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) plays a key role in the 2D-ENGINE consortium by providing advanced X-ray tools and expertise to study and validate 2D materials. As a partner, ESRF supports the project’s goal of developing high-quality, controlled 2D layers by enabling operando measurements and detailed structural characterisation critical for designing reliable synthesis protocols.

Graphene Flagship spin-off CamGraPhIC has been given approval by the European Commission for €211 million in funding by the Italian State to build a new class of optical technology designed to solve one of artificial intelligence’s most pressing physical limits: how data moves inside advanced computing systems.

The Graphene Flagship unveils the 2025 Annual Report, highlighting Europe’s leadership in 2D materials innovation.

The Graphene Flagship has created a set of recommendations on the responsible use of GenAI in its projects.

The Graphene Flagship organised the 20th edition of Graphene Week, taking place 22–26 September 2025 in Vicenza, Italy. As Europe’s longest-running and leading forum on graphene and 2D materials, the event served both as a celebration of progress achieved and a catalyst for future discoveries.

Effective 1 March 2025, Maria Abrahamsson will take on the position of Graphene Flagship Director. Abrahamsson will replace Patrik Johansson who served as Graphene Flagship Director since October 2023 and as Vice-Director for three years before that.

Friday, 31 January the inaugural General Assembly and start of the Innovative Advanced Materials Initiative (IAM-I) took place in Brussels and online with over 250 participants. The 2D community was very well represented.

The 19th Graphene Week conference, hosted in Prague, Czech Republic, on 14-18 October highlighted the progress made in graphene and 2D materials (2DM) research and innovation since the isolation of graphene in October 2004.

A report on the Graphene Flagship has been published giving a comprehensive overview of the main scientific, technological and industrial achievements in an important technology field.

The 19th edition of Graphene Week, to be held in Prague, Czech Republic 14-18 October 2024 will offer a rich programme as the Graphene Flagship celebrates its new projects and 20 years of 2D materials research and innovation since the isolation of graphene.

The Graphene Flagship is hosting a symposium from June 11 to 12 at the Town Hall Europe, Brussels, to celebrate the successes of its €20 million 2D Experimental Pilot Line (2D-EPL) project. Representing the first graphene foundry to integrate graphene and other 2D materials into semiconductor devices, the symposium will demonstrate the 2D-EPL’s progress in creating an ecosystem for 2D materials within electronics, photonics and biomedical devices.

On Friday, 26 April 2024, the Graphene Flagship launched an exhibition celebrating the initiative's decade of success and plans for the future in the European Commission's Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CNECT) offices in Brussels. Roberto Viola, Director-General for DG CNECT delivered the keynote talk, praising the success of the project and its contribution to the European 2D materials ecosystem.

On 20 March 2024, the European Commission (EC) adopted the second strategic plan for Horizon Europe, confirming the acceptance of the Graphene Flagship and Advanced Materials 2030 Initiative’s proposed Innovative Materials for EU partnership.