The Consortium
Our consortium is composed of 8 members in 7 countries of the European Union
About the members
Queen Mary University of London (QMUL)
QMUL is a ‘Russell Group’ UK university conducting the very best research and outstanding teaching and learning. It is ranked joint 7th for research quality in the 2021 UK Research Excellence Framework. QMUL is a very diverse university, with over 33,000 students and c. 5,400 staff from over 170 nationalities, of which 41% are from overseas, and it was recently recognized as the most inclusive Russell Group university.
University of Groningen
The Zernike Insitute for Advanced Materials of the University of Groningen is an internationally leading materials science institute. The institute’s focus is to design, understand and control functional materials that are relevant to societal problems, by covering the full materials research chain, from curiosity driven fundamental research, via synthesis and advanced characterisation, theoretical understanding and prediction, up to devices. The Zernike Institute uniquely combines materials research expertises from physics, chemistry, biosciences and engineering within one institute, leading to groundbreaking discoveries. The research group Optical Spectroscopy of Functional Nanosystems is part of the Zernike Institute and focusses on elucidating structure-property relationships of organic conjugated materials for optoelectronic and photonic applications using a wide range of spectroscopic techniques.
Linkoping University (LiU)
Linköping University (LiU), located in Sweden, is renowned for its excellence in materials science. LiU participates in this project through the Organic Nanoelectronics group, part of the Laboratory of Organic Electronics (LOE). LOE is internationally recognized for its pioneering research in organic electronics, covering a wide range of applications, including bioelectronics, printed electronics, and energy harvesting/storage.
University of Bern
We are a young and dynamic research group based in the University of Bern, Switzerland, and led by Prof. Natalie Banerji. In our group, chemists as well as physicists and material scientists work side by side to understand and optimize electronic devices based on organic materials. In addition, we combine the best of two worlds by welcoming researchers from all over the world and by teaching local students from Bern.
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University of Rijeka (UniRi)
The University of Rijeka is located in the region of northern coastal Croatia. Established in 1973, it has since evolved into a comprehensive academic hub, recognized for its commitment to academic excellence, research, and innovation. The Centre for Micro and Nanosciences and Technologies (NANORI), nestled in the picturesque setting of the university campus, provides the infrastructure for several research groups working in the field of material science, experimental solid state physics and physical chemistry, including the Laboratory for Colloids, Polyelectrolytes and Interfaces as ICONIC’s partner.
University of Bayreuth
The Herzig Group is part of the Institute of Physics of the University of Bayreuth. We are located with our lab on the main campus of the University of Bayreuth with access to a variety of keylabs and local collaborators. We have our own X-ray system and automated, multi-modal experimental set-ups which we use to study structure formation, ageing and processing. We work globally and welcome new members.
MINES Saint-Étienne & l'Institut Mines-Télécom
Attached to the Institut Mines-Télécom under the supervision of the Ministry of Industry, the École des Mines de Saint-Étienne is one of the most prestigious engineering schools in France, in the leading group of general engineering schools.
Dedicated to the training of high-level engineers and industry-oriented research, its mission is to support the development of its students and companies through a wide range of courses and research areas. It operates in a highly developed international context and participates in numerous university and industrial exchanges and partnerships on different continents.
