Project name: Desire4EU
EU Contribution: € 3 999 995
Location: France
Driven by the goal of revolutionising the electronics industry, the DESIRE4EU project is set to launch a new era of sustainability with the development of fully circular, low-cost and european-made PCBs, with biomaterials, compatible with actual manufacturing process. Relying on the interdisciplinary skills, we aim to develop an innovative technology of bio-based substrates (made of PLA/Flax), and increase critical materials recycling, by using innovative bioleaching processes.
Vision & ImpactRelying on the interdisciplinary skills, the DESIRE4EU project is set to revolutionize the electronics ecosystem by designing fully circular, reliable bio-based electronic boards, ensuring sustainability without affecting their performance and user safety.
CollaborationEIC is proactive to foster and protect our innovations through several dedicated tools, and efficiently coordinate also the collaborations and possible synergies between projects inside our portfolio on Responsible Electronics initiatives and related activities
What's next ?Our vision is to make the European sustainable electronics goal achievable in everyday life, being able to provide the market by 2030 with environmentally friendly, industrially credible bio-based rigid PCBs with their innovative design and recycling process.
Gathering academic and companies in a transdisciplinary mindset, EIC ecosystem strongly help us to innovate for a sustainable and sovereign European electronic industry.
Desire4EU's Timeline
- September 2024
Project Kick-Off
- September 2024 - February 2025
- Submission of Data Management Plan
- Delivery of initial substrate and single/multilayer PCB, achieving TRL4 for bio-based PCBs.
- Development of materials for internal and external stakeholders (project website, social media, newsletters). Initial exploitation planning, including IP strategy.
- March 2025 - August 2025
- Successful production of simple demonstrators (Arduino-based blinker, FPGA circuit) on bio-based substrates; investigation of lamination and water absorption.
- Initiation of dynamic Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology and value chain analysis; master’s internship on circularity.
- Preparation for embedded electronics demonstrator (nanoboard) including a PCB LoRa antenna
- Support for cross-WP collaboration and integration of results into the project portfolio. Preparation for future portfolio activities, including roadmapping and alignment with EU innovation agendas.