The 2021 Meeting Materials Conference will not take place on Tuesday 14 December, but will be postponed to 5 April 2022 at the Leeuwenhorst in Noordwijkerhout. M2i decided to take this step in light of the growing numbers of infections and the Dutch Covid-19 measures that are in force since Saturday 13 November 2021. More information
We enable Material Innovation
Materials innovation institute (M2i) is a network organization specialized in materials research. Our core mission is to support both the industry and society in finding solutions for materials-related questions in product development and production processes. M2i connects industry, academia and research institutes across The Netherlands and Europe.
The importance of materials research
Materials form the basis of our environment. Since the dawn of humankind, new uses of materials have driven societal development. Materials innovation is important in fostering technological growth that promotes the wellbeing of society, and also in being able to meet the challenges of enhancing and protecting our environment.
How we work
As a network organization, we have excellent insight in materials-related activities in The Netherlands and Europe. We collect research questions from our industrial partners and connect them to the research partners with the right expertise.
M2i helps its partners in defining open innovation research programmes. A significant portion of our projects are organized in cooperation with NWO and industry. By sourcing the optimal type of Dutch or European funding we help to reduce industrial investment costs.
After approval of funding we coordinate the consortia, ensuring the results are relevant for industrial uptake, while offering researchers a platform for sharing their activities in cluster meetings and conferences. Read more about our cluster structure.
The latest news
Joint M2i-4TU.HTM Workshop on Circular & Sustainable Materials in 2050
On Thursday January 20th 2022, the 4TU.Centre High-Tech Materials (4TU.HTM) will be organizing a joint workshop in close collaboration with the Materials innovation institute (M2i) and the Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Centre for Sustainability.
Summary of the results of M-ERA.NET 2 Calls 2016 – 2020 published
From 2016 to 2020, altogether 959 proposals were received and 172 transnational projects were funded. Combined national, regional and European funding of 125 mio. € was mobilised to support 763
Developing steel more quickly using DENS 3D models
The latest 3D model for developing new types of steel has been presented at the Digitally Enhanced New Steel Product Development (DENS) research programme half-yearly event.
Submit your contribution to the 5th International Conference Hybrid 2022 Materials & Structures
The 5th International Conference on Hybrid Materials and Structures (20-22 July 2022) is accepting your contributions until 30 November 2021. You can submit a lecture or a poster.
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