The world’s graphene and 2D materials community will gather in Porto, Portugal, from 21–25 September for Graphene Week 2026, the 21st edition of Europe’s leading conference dedicated to graphene and related two-dimensional materials. For the first time in its history, Graphene Week will take place in Portugal, bringing more than 400 researchers, industry leaders, entrepreneurs and students together with Portugal’s growing advanced materials ecosystem.
Graphene Flagship partner, the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, together with IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera Metropolitana – Policlinico San Martino Hospital, has demonstrated that graphene oxide—used for the first time in the ophthalmic field—enhances the liquid artificial retina, increasing light sensitivity and recovery of visual function in advanced stages of retinitis pigmentosa. The study, published in Nature Communications, led to the restoration of electrical activity in the visual cortex, bringing this strategy closer to future clinical trials in humans.
On 17 April 2026, a total of 46 participants joined the GRAPHERGIA Hub Webinar Series 5 conversation about how advanced laser-based methods are transforming the integration of graphene and functional nanomaterials into flexible substrates and next-generation electronic devices, targeting smart textile applications.
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 GRAPHEGIA team has established an advisory board, the ‘Industrial Reference Group’, to monitor the project’s innovation journey and provide direct feedback that reflects the needs and current state of the target markets and related application areas.
The Graphene Flagship project GRAPHERGIA has officially launched the piloting phase of its three demonstration cases implementing graphene-based technologies for energy harvesting and storage in real-life applications.
BeDimensional and Rice University achieve significant results demonstrating that few-layer hBN can destroy PFAS “forever chemicals”, among the most persistent and harmful contaminants known, breaking some of the strongest bonds in chemistry.
The event marks the operational debut of the technology, applied in a real-world context through a conductive solution capable of generating heat uniformly and efficiently, confirming BeDimensional’s pioneering role in the energy transition through advanced materials
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.
