Partners

Leading academic experts in the areas of supramolecular and polymer chemistry in Europe have partnered with researchers from the industrial sector to provide comprehensive expertise in non-covalent chemistry. The network has several broad themes of interest:

  • Liquid crystalline materials – Prof Dick Broer (TU/e), Prof Jose Luis Serrano (University of Zaragoza), and Prof Andreas Kilbinger (University of Fribourg)
  • Hydrogen-bonded supramolecules – Prof Rint Sijbesma (TU/e), Prof Jose Luis Serrano (University of Zaragoza), Prof Andreas Kilbinger (University of Fribourg), Prof David Leigh (University of Manchester), and Prof Ludwik Leibler (ESPCI, Paris Tech)
  • Molecular systems based on host-guest interactions – Prof Oren Scherman (University of Cambridge), Prof Enrico Dalcanale (University of Parma)
  • Advanced modelling and characterisation techniques of complex polymeric and self-assembled materials – Prof Daan Frenkel (University of Cambridge), Prof Wim Pyckhout-Hintzen (Jülich Centre for Neutron Science), Prof Ludwik Leibler (ESPCI, Paris Tech)
  • Novel applications of functional materials – Prof Oren Scherman (University of Cambridge), Prof Dick Broer (TU/e), Prof Rint Sijbesma (TU/e), Prof Enrico Dalcanale (University of Parma), ELANTAS Italia, SUPRAPOLIX, and AQDOT

The complementarity and diversity thus realised in synthesis, analysis, and applications is crucial for successful research and training in this area. Our partners from the private sector −ELANTAS Italia (full partner), a large multinational corporation, and two small-medium-sized enterprises, SupraPolix (full partner) and Aqdot (associate partner), have the critical role of bridging fundamental science with application and commercialisation of the results. SUPRAPOLIX, in particular, possesses a wealth of experience in the commercialisation of cutting-edge science that started in academic laboratories. Our research consortium thus entails an emerging interdisciplinary pan-European effort that utilises both academia and the private sector.

For a full list of academic and private sector partners, please visit the following pages: