SAFARI events recap
The SAFARI project has shared its insights on its Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) approach in several events this spring.
SAFARI's 18M meeting
SAFARI M18 General Assembly in Athens
On 8-9 May 2025 SAFARI convened its 18-month General Assembly in Athens, Greece, hosted by our partner Creative Nano. The event brought together all partners from across Europe to review the progress and coordinate the next steps in developing Safe and Sustainable by Design Graphene/Mxenes Hybrids.
Workshop: SSbD Approaches in 2D materials production
Workshop: SSbD Approaches in 2D materials production
On 9 May 2025, at the premises of Creative Nano, innovators and experts gathered for a hybrid workshop dedicated to the latest advancements from the Graphene Flagship projects: SAFARI, GRAPHERGIA, and 2D-BioPAD.
The workshop featured:
- In-depth project overviews from SAFARI, GRAPHERGIA, and 2D-BioPAD
- Discussions on the challenges and opportunities of Safe-by-Design (SSbD) in the production of 2D materials
- Strategies for exploiting these advanced materials and insights into future perspectives
- Exploration of how European industry is positioning itself as a global leader in the 2D materials sector
The event was chaired by Ioanna Deligkiozi from AXIA Innovation GmbH. Special thanks to the project coordinators-Dariusz Garbiec (SAFARI), Spyros Yannopoulos (GRAPHERGIA), and Aristides Bakandritsos (2D-BioPAD)-as well as the more than 40 participants and the Creative Nano team for their valuable insights and contributions.
Workshop: Advancing Sustainability in 2D Materials
Workshop: Advancing Sustainability in 2D Materials
Dr. Felix Tiniakos from Creative Nano represented SAFARI at the recent Graphene Flagship online workshop “Advancing Sustainability in 2D Materials.” During this event, Dr. Tiniakos introduced an innovative, fluorine-free process for synthesising Ti₃C₂Tₓ MXene, providing a safer and more sustainable alternative for MXene production
The workshop brought together over 80 experts from research and industry to discuss the latest progress in eco-design, green synthesis, and lifecycle assessment for 2D materials and energy storage technologies. Dr. Tiniakos’s presentation highlighted SAFARI’s commitment to advancing sustainable solutions in the field, contributing to the broader discussion on responsible innovation and the future of advanced materials in Europe.
SAFARI at SETC Europe 2025
The SETAC Europe 35th Conference took place from the 11- 15 May 2025 andwas cantered on the theme “Innovation for Tomorrow: Progress in Safe and Sustainable Concepts,” highlighting the integration of innovation through the Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) approach.
SAFARI participated through 3 main contributions:
SAFARI Participation at the SETAC Europe 35th Conference
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Poster: An overview of the methodology and implementation of the Step 1 of the EC SSbD framework for the development of Safe and Sustainable by Design Graphene/Mxenes hybrids |
Julia Rodríguez Vinagre1, Sonia Martel-Martin1, Carlos Rumbo1, Rocío Barros1, Santiago Aparicio1, Sergio de la Huerta1, Javier Alcodori2, Arantxa Ballesteros2, Carla F. Martins3, Ana Rita S. Alberto3, João Laranjeiraa3, Laura Gómez-Cuadrado1 |
1 International Research Centre in Critical Raw Materials-ICCRAM, Universidad de Burgos 2Processes and Products Safety Unit. Technological Institute of Packaging, Transport and Logistics (ITENE) 3ISQ – Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade
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Presentation: Integrated Approaches to Testing and Assessment (IATA) for MXenes and advanced carbon nanomaterials
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Javier Alcodori, Arantxa Ballesteros, Carlos Fito
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Technological Institute of Packaging, Transport and Logistics (ITENE) |
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Presentation: Safe and Sustainable by design (SSbD) MAX Phases and MXenes: environmental impacts comparison through Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) |
Valeria Acevedo Garcia and Carlos Bernárdez Casás
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AIMEN Centro Tecnológico |
Article release: 2D Materials Innovation for Biomedical Applications
Article release: 2D Materials Innovation for Biomedical Applications
In May 2025, SAFARI along with 2D- BioPad, MUNASET and GRAPHERGIA released a technical article titled “2D Materials Innovation for Biomedical Applications” under the framework of the Graphene Flagship Initiative. The article covered various aspects including:
- 2D Materials Innovation for Biomedical Applications
- Supple Graphene Bio-Platform for Point-of-Care early detection of Alzheimer´s Disease
- Multiparametric nonelectronic biosensors for therapy response testing
- Innovative Pilot Lines for sustainable Graphene-based Flexible and Structural Energy Harvesting and Storage Devices
- Safe and Sustainable by Design Graphene/Mxenes Hybrids
- Driving biomedical innovation through collaboration
The article is available on the website of the Graphene Flagship initiative as well as on SAFARI´s Zenodo profile.
Author bio
Graphene Flagship
Bringing together 118 academic and industrial partners in 12 research and innovation projects and 1 coordination and support project, the Graphene Flagship initiative will continue to advance Europe’s strategic autonomy in technologies that rely on graphene and other 2D materials. The initiative, which builds on the previous 10-years of the Graphene Flagship, is funded by the European Commission’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme. The 2D-Experimental Pilot Line, addressing the challenges of upscaling 2D material production processes for the semiconductor industry, is another key component of the Graphene Flagship eco-system.