Innovative Advanced Materials Initiative - IAM-I

The ambition of IAM-I, an international non-profit Association, is to establish and maintain a cross-sectorial, multidisciplinary, collaborative Europe-wide Research and Innovation ecosystem that will significantly accelerate the time-to-market of sustainable innovative advanced materials (IAMs) and associated technologies designed for a digital circular economy.

IAM-I will integrate all strands of stakeholders, from upstream developers, downstream users, citizens along industrial value chains enabled by IAMs. IAM-I will provide a common and shared framework covering all materials value chains, and needs and challenges along their lifecycles.

Some of the activities IAM-I will carry out:

• Set up and maintain an updated R&I Agenda built on resilient & circular materials value chains, IAMs and associated technologies, cross-enabling tools & methodologies;

• Cooperate with institutions and other stakeholders to define areas of intervention;

• Establish a collaborative hub and a vibrant ecosystem for the IAMs stakeholders;

• Position IAMs-based products and services as key enablers for addressing Europe’s societal and environmental challenges;

• Define education & training needs to boost Europe’s competitiveness and sovereignty within the area of IAMs.