!!Advanced Materials: SAM delivered its advice to the European Commission

__[The Scientific Advice Mechanism|https://scientificadvice.eu] has [formally handed over|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaZvGB6IaC4] its scientific advice on advanced materials to Ekaterina Zaharieva, European Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation. The Evidence Review Report produced by the SAPEA consortium and the Scientific Opinion from the Group of Chief Scientific Advisors [have now been published|https://scientificadvice.eu/advice/advanced-materials/?utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=mailchimp&utm_campaign=AdMat] and are freely accessible.__
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This advice comes at a pivotal moment, as the European Commission prepares the [Advanced Materials Act|https://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/research-area/industrial-research-and-innovation/chemicals-and-advanced-materials/towards-advanced-materials-act_en?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=newsletter&ref=scientificadvice.eu&utm_campaign=AdMat].
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Advanced materials are designed to deliver superior performance for specific functionalities, and are essential for Europe’s autonomy, competitiveness, and resilience. From semiconductors and quantum materials to biomaterials and advanced composites, they promise to transform technologies, industries, and user experiences across application areas such as energy, health, electronics, construction, and mobility.
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The __recommendations for policymakers__ are:
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#Harness computational and data-driven methodologies so that AI, Digital Twins, and self-driving labs can accelerate discovery, improve early risk screening, and ensure that the resulting materials, products, and processes are safe and sustainable.
#Use Europe's comparative advantage in standards and digital product passports to create clear, performance-based rules and transparent information flows that reward durable, reparable, low-toxicity materials and could make high-quality European products a global benchmark.
#Turn successful research into marketable products, coordinating infrastructures, partnerships, procurement and circular business models, and helping ensure that promising materials move rapidly into sustainable, certifiable production systems.
#Reinforce Europe's long-term capacity in blue-sky research and human capital, while also securing access to critical raw materials and affordable green energy, in a more coherent research and innovation (R&I) funding landscape.
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According to the Commission’s Group of Chief Scientific Advisors, prioritising core EU values such as safety, sustainability, transparency and high production standards will enable the advanced materials sector to become a key driver of European competitiveness, reinforcing investor and consumer trust, supporting Europe’s long-term autonomy, and contributing to Europe’s geopolitical resilience.
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[Read the report and the policy recommendations|https://scientificadvice.eu/advice/advanced-materials/?utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=mailchimp&utm_campaign=AdMat].
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!Advanced Materials: Scientific Opinion

The European Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation Ekaterina Zaharieva asked the Group of Chief Scientific Advisors (GCSA) to provide a Scientific Opinion addressing advanced materials.
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The Opinion addresses two questions set out in the scoping paper: first, it identifies research areas in which Europe has established strengths and high impact potential, as well as gaps requiring further EU efforts to advance key ambitions such as Europe’s sustainable prosperity and growth, or defence and security, and second, it outlines mechanisms to enhance cross-sectoral exchange, strengthen links between basic research and industrial uptake, and support new business models aligned with performance-based standards.
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!Advanced Materials: Evidence Review Report

SAPEA assembled a working group of experts, nominated by academies of science and engineering across Europe. Between June and December 2025, the working group, composed of 22 members, reviewed and compiled the latest evidence on the subject to create this evidence review report. 
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Seventeen stakeholders from the advanced materials industry and innovation chain participated in an industry and innovation workshop; 13 experts reviewed a preliminary draft of the report in an expert workshop; and four peer reviewers revised the final version.
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Building on these contributions, the report informed the GCSA to assist them in delivering their Scientific Opinion. All our reports are published in open access and available to download today. 
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