M2i Community: connect with the network in materials innovation
The “Materials ecosystem”: we call it this because it involves all players in industry and academia, organizations and individuals, in fact the whole network which enables materials innovation. Driven specialists, researchers, managers and entrepreneurs – at established institutes, academia, large industries and smart start-ups. M2i connects with the players in the Materials eco-system to enable materials innovation in The Netherlands and internationally. Our personal approach has been well known for years. Now we are adding M2i Community: an online platform. We will start small, letting it grow and develop, and invite all players in materials innovation to build the M2i Community with us so that the entire Community benefits. We invite you to let us know what you want to reach with materials research and innovation, and how M2i can contribute to this in your view. Feel welcome to contact us.
Looking back: M2i Thematic Meeting REACH-ing for a PFAS free future
On 7 October 2025, experts from research, industry, and regulatory bodies convened at the Mikrocentrum in Veldhoven for the M2i thematic meeting “REACH-ing for a PFAS-Free Future.” The event addressed the urgent challenge of developing sustainable alternatives to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—materials long valued for their durability and versatility, yet increasingly restricted due to environmental and health concerns.
Circular Circuits Outreach Event – Building the Future of Circular Electronics
On 17 October 2025, researchers, policymakers, and industry representatives gathered at the Dutch Tech Campus in Zoetermeer for the Circular Circuits Outreach Event, a full-day programme dedicated to advancing circularity in the electronics sector. Hosted by the Reconext, supported by Dutch Tech Campus / Ping Properties, and co-organised with M2i, the event brought together more than 70 participants from government, academia, and business to share concrete pathways toward closing
Symposium: Railway rails and rail maintenance, now and in the future
The M2i research project Fundamental study of contact fatigue strength of rail after grinding has resulted in a thesis entitled Damage behavior of ground pearlitic railway steel. Researcher Bart Schotsman and promotors Em Prof.Dr.Ir. Jilt Sietsma, Prof.Dr. Maria Santofimia Navarro and Prof.Dr.Ir. Roumen Petrov of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, TU Delft), organize a symposium to mark the completion of