![]() Finally, the Graphene Flagship has left a measurable impact, not only on the research community and industrial innovation, but also on the society and economy of Europe, via the creation of jobs, career opportunities and contributions to sustainable development. The new structures made possible by the Graphene Flagship, such as cross-cutting support functions in research management innovation support validation, standardisation and roadmapping activities dedicated Health and Environment work and countless others, have created a community that will outlast the project – as evidenced by the establishment of numerous related initiatives and collaborations which would not have existed without it. The cutting-edge activities and unique collaborations between academia and industry, combined with the community building events such as Graphene Week, Graphene Study and numerous industry outreach events, have indeed produced a network of highly skilled and well-trained researchers who will lead the way in the coming decades of 2DM research and innovation. ![]() The Key Performance Indicators of the project have shown not only the high-quality of the Graphene Flagship’s research and its researchers but have gone well beyond what was initially expected in terms of outputs. Now, nearly ten years after the publication of the Staff Working Document, and as will be demonstrated throughout this report, the Graphene Flagship and its five successive projects (GRAPHENE, GrapheneCore1, GrapheneCore2, GrapheneCore3 and the 2D Experimental Pilot Line) has achieved, and in some cases exceeded, the above objectives. Deliver a significant impact on competitiveness and society to bridge the gap between fundamental research and innovation, facilitate long-term collaboration between academia and industry leading to an efficient translation of science to concrete innovation opportunities while addressing societal challenges.Create a long-lasting research structure in Europe which fosters and sustains collaboration beyond the project’s duration, while creating synergies with national and regional activities and contribute to the completion of the ERA.Develop new talents and skills – including the education of hundreds of researchers in the next generation of materials science – while nurturing creativity in order to attract the best minds in Europe and beyond.Establish Europe as a global leader in the field of graphene research, attracting talent and establishing collaborations across the globe, while at the same time acting as a centre of gravity for other, like-minded initiatives in Europe and beyond.In 2014, as the Graphene Flagship was launching its ramp-up phase in the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), a Commission Staff Working Document 1 on the FET Flagships was published, citing the following objectives for the Graphene Flagship: ![]() ![]() To bring graphene out of the lab and into the fab and close the large gap between academic success and market breakthrough, the project would need to reduce risk and put into place new structures which could foster long-lasting research, innovation and collaboration. Alongside the detailed technical planning of the research and innovation actions which would take place over the next ten years, there was careful consideration of how to create a new ecosystem and infrastructure for impactful growth of graphene and 2D materials in Europe. At this stage, much of the preparation centred on the material – graphene – something which was high-risk but that needed to be brought to market. ![]() GRAPHENE-CA prepared the ground for the Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) Flagship Initiative ‘Graphene-driven revolutions in ICT and beyond’ (GRAPHENE), a €1 billion research project, spanning ten years. In 2011, when the Coordination Action for Graphene-Driven Revolutions in ICT and Beyond (GRAPHENE-CA) began, the European Commission (EC) made its most ambitious investment in the future of 2D materials. ![]()
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