For SIM this is a great achievement resulting from years of research and knowledge accumulated through participation in SIM funding projects (M3).

M-ERA.NET supports ambitious, transnational R&D projects on materials innovation. A new M-ERA.NET call 2023 is now open with the deadlines: 16 May 2023, 12.00 noon for the pre-proposal and 21 November 2023, 12.00 noon for the full-proposal.

The Eureka call is open from 25 January until 25 April 2023. By participating in this call, Flanders wants to encourage companies to carry out lightweight innovation development projects with partners from the participating regions.

As of December 1st, 2022, SIM welcomed Fleur Maas as its new program manager. Fleur will strengthen and support the existing team and will assist SIM in its study into the needs of the Flemish materials industry.

On 22 November 2022, the Composites Cluster organised an open day in cooperation with AZL Aachen. The participants visited the machinery halls of AZL and its partners.

The SIM Call 2023 is open for proposals fitting within running SIM programs and projects contributing to material-related solutions for societal challenges. Proposals submitted before May 15th, have the guarantee to be evaluated and supported on the 2023 budget.

The 31st Ira-SME call is open. Project proposals can be submitted until 29 March 2023; the call for proposals closes at 12 noon (CET). Ira-SME strengthens the competitiveness of European SMEs. Flanders is participating in this call.

The 35th CORNET call is open. Project proposals can be submitted until 29 March 2023; the call for proposals closes at 12 noon (CET). Only completed proposals including all annexes and submitted within the set deadline via the Submission Tool will be evaluated.

Between 9 and 19 January, the Flanders Investment & Trade Brexit unit is organising a free event in each Flemish province to reflect on what has already changed since the UK's exit from the EU, map out the changes yet to come and list the (financial) support from FIT.

On 4 October 2022, the Flemish government launched Flanders Technology & Innovation (FTI), a large-scale project on technology and innovation. With this, the Flemish government wants to jointly take a new step into the future. In fact, FTI should become a "progress project" that gives the Flemish people hope for the future.

During the first edition of InnovFest Flanders 2022, the seven Flemish spearhead clusters Blauwe Cluster, Catalisti, Flux50, Flanders' Food, Medvia, SIM and VIL presented a number of industrial innovations that resulted from Spearheadcluster projects.

Are you a Cleantech Hero in the field of materials? Does your company make an important contribution to a more sustainable world with its innovations or use of materials? Read on and apply!

Starting in October 2022, the Flemish Supercomputer Center (VSC) is launching its Lunch Sessions. These online sessions include three use cases followed by a Q&A from the audience.

We are looking for a colleague with a passion for material innovation to become Vacancy Program Manager at SIM. Are you good at building and maintaining networks? Then this might be the job for you.

New project idea for a platform to improve textile products and processes.

New project idea “ECO2Chape” focuses on the development of an economically feasible, ecological, and circular screed by subjecting the concept of the classic sand-cement screed to the possibilities available today in light of the circular transition.

AEROTRC ICON project idea on insulating panels. There is still a need for company partners.

New project idea on subsurface fatigue initiation. There is still a need for company partners.

New project idea on 3D printing. There is still need for at least 1 company partner.

NAPOLY aims at establishing design rules for the homogeneous dispersion of nanoparticles in polymers by setting up a library of surface ligand/polymer matrix combinations that is inspired by two application cases.

Composites Cluster organises a network event for the composites industry on 28 June. Revive existing contacts and expand your network with new ones.

On May 11th, the 2022 edition of the annual SIM Materials Forum took place with a new name and a very successful edition! SIM is pleased to look back on a great event.

Exploring the full potential of geopolymer-based concrete with 3D printing technique

The annual SIM event on materials innovation is back! This year’s edition of the SIM User Forum will take place on 11 May. Only this year with a brand-new name: SIM Materials Forum.

During this event, you will be introduced to the results of the DUSC project 'Durability of MFS-slag Concrete'. You will learn how circular concrete with reprocessed copper slag is conceived and which mechanical and durability properties are achieved.

The Tribology section of the Dutch “Bond voor Materialenkennis” and Soete Laboratory, Ghent University organise a new edition of the “Tribology of the Low Countries” Symposium.

The 33rd CORNET call is open. Project proposals can be submitted until 30 March 2022; the call for proposals closes at 12 noon (CET). Only completed proposals including all annexes and submitted within the set deadline via the Submission Tool will be evaluated.

EIT RawMaterials launched 2 calls to find promising Start-ups and SMEs that have the potential to deliver impact in the raw materials sector, and who need support.

The 29th Ira-SME call is open. Project proposals can be submitted until 30 March 2022; the call for proposals closes at 12 noon (CET). Ira-SME strengthens the competitiveness of European SMEs. Flanders is participating in this call.

SIM-Flanders / Flam3D was appointed as a Structural Partner of FIT: an opportunity to further put the Flemish materials industry on the international stage.

On Thursday, November 4, the Dutch Cold Spray Team is organising a symposium at NLR (in Marknesse) to present the new technology Gas Dynamic Cold Spray, and to explore the possibilities of this technology.

The Flemish Supercomputer Center is launching Lunch Sessions. These two-hour online sessions are scheduled during the lunch break and include two use cases followed by a presentation on the topic at hand by VSC, plus a Q&A.

SIM has set up a new program on sustainability for batteries. As climate change is no longer a far-off phenomenon, we need to act now. That is exactly what the SIM SIMBA Program intends to do: increase the impact in terms of energy transition and climate goals.

This is a call for interested companies to become members of the Industrial Advisory Board of the IAMHEX project.

On October 4th, 2021, several companies, public and private knowledge institutions will organise the workshop GREENER. The event takes place online via Zoom from 1 PM to 5 PM. The GREENER project wants to contribute to a reduction of the microplastics pollution.

Since 8 July 2021, the 32nd CORNET call is open. Project proposals can be submitted until 29 September 2021; the call for proposals closes at 12 noon (CET). Only completed proposals including all annexes and submitted within the set deadline via the Submission Tool will be evaluated.

As of 1 April 2021, SIM welcomed Griet Van Cauwenberghe as its new program manager. Griet was already familiar with the SIM-activities. Within SIM, Griet will now coordinate, as program manager, the SIMBA battery program.

On May 20th, 2021, the Flemish Supercomputer Center will organise a webinar to present their new Tier-1 Cloud component. During the event, the features and possibilities of the new component will be highlighted, along with practical information on how to apply.

M-ERA.NET supports ambitious, transnational R&D projects on materials innovation, with a focus on energy-related applications. A new M-ERA.NET call 2021 is now open with a deadline of 15 June 2021, 12.00 noon. Project proposals should fit within certain topics.

Elsyca, skilled in electrochemical intelligence and member of SIM, has appointed Mr. Marc Boonen as Chief Commercial Officer. He will take up this new role as from February 1st.

The Aerospace NDT student challenge is an international competition which is organised by Airbus, Gifas and Safran, and in which different research labs compete. UGent-MMS wins the 2019 edition.