The FreeMe consortium successfully held its final review meeting, marking the completion of four years of collaborative research and innovation dedicated to developing toxic-free Plating on Plastics (PoP) technologies based on Safe-and-Sustainable-by-Design (SSbD) principles. During the meeting, the project partners […]
On 21–22 May 2026, the FreeMe consortium gathered in Bergamo and Milan, Italy, for the project’s final consortium meeting, bringing together all partners to review the latest technical developments, discuss final project activities and deliverables, and coordinate the closing steps […]
In the FREEME project, Density Functional Theory (DFT) simulations continue to play a key role in understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying the etching of ABS substrates by piranha solution. Building on previous work, IDENER structured the etching process into three […]
The FreeMe project reached a significant milestone with its final event at the COATINGS 2026, where its results, innovations, and collaborative achievements were showcased within a highly engaging international environment. A special acknowledgment was dedicated to FreeMe’s partners, whose continuous […]
SSbD in Practice Workshop Successfully Held under Coatings 2026 Conference The workshop “SSbD in Practice: Current Status, Critical Barriers and Success Cases”, co-organised by the FreeMe project and the EU-funded project PROPLANET, was successfully held on 20 April 2026 at […]
Metallization of plastics is a standard process which involves the immersion of the substrate in highly toxic and/or carcinogenic solutions to etch the surface of the plastic and allow the adsorption of metal cations which will result in electroless deposition. […]
FreeMe M45 Consortium Meeting!📅 12–13 February The FreeMe project‘s consortium gathered in Sevilla for the M45 meeting hosted by our partner IDENER.AI, marking a critical milestone as the project approaches its final implementation phase. Two days filled with partner updates […]
The Latest Edition of the FreeMe Pulse is Now Available! FreeMe Pulse, has released its 20th edition online. Catch up on the latest news from the FreeMe and our progress in developing Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) technologies for […]
Following the Safe-and-Sustainable-by-Design (SSbD) framework, a voluntary approach to guide the innovation process for chemicals and materials in the European Union (EU) launched by the European Commission (EC) in 2022 [1], the University of Burgos (UBU) is currently evaluating the […]
The Safe-and-Sustainable-by-Design (SSbD) framework is a mighty tool to identify the most critical aspects of novel technologies, such as those developed under the ‘FreeMe’ project. This strategy is being applied in parallel to the technical research carried out within ‘FreeMe’. […]
