FABBRICA DALLARA SRL

Their core work

An Italian engineering SME based in Varano de' Melegari specializing in advanced composite materials and high-performance structural components. Their H2020 footprint sits entirely inside the Graphene Flagship, where they act as an industrial end-user exploring how graphene and 2D materials can be integrated into composite structures. They function as a bridge between basic materials science and real engineering applications — the kind of partner a research consortium brings in when they need someone who will actually try a new material on a component, not just characterize it in a lab.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Their 2018 entry via GrapheneCore2 was broad — exploring graphene across electronics, photonics, sensors, biomedical and energy applications in a wide-scan mode. By 2020 they doubled down with both GrapheneCore3 and the more industrial 2D-EPL pilot line, sharpening their focus from general exploration toward pilot-scale production of 2D materials. The clear trajectory is from exploratory participation to manufacturing-readiness work.

They are moving from early-stage graphene exploration toward pilot-scale 2D-material production, which makes them a relevant partner for anyone working on turning graphene research into manufacturable products.

How they like to work

They always participate as a third party rather than coordinator or full beneficiary, signalling a specialist contributor role rather than a consortium-builder. Their 219 partners across 21 countries reflect the enormous scale of the Graphene Flagship ecosystem, not a diversified partnership strategy — essentially the same megaconsortium across three waves. For a partner, this means they bring industrial testing capacity but will not drive the work plan.

Embedded in a single large network of 219 partners across 21 European countries, all within the Graphene Flagship / FET ecosystem. Their reach is broad in headcount but narrow in thematic scope.

What sets them apart

Most Graphene Flagship participants are universities or research institutes — Dallara is a private engineering SME that keeps coming back across all three Flagship waves. That gives them a rare profile: an industrial pull-side actor repeatedly exposed to Europe's graphene research frontier. A consortium builder looking for an industrial partner who can try new composite formulations on actual engineering components, rather than another characterization lab, would find them a natural fit.

Highlights from their portfolio

• 2D-EPL
  The Graphene Flagship's experimental pilot line (2020-2024) — the most industrially relevant of their three participations and a direct signal of their interest in manufacturing scale-up.
• GrapheneCore3
  The latest phase of Europe's billion-euro FET Flagship, keeping Dallara connected to the frontier graphene R&D cohort through 2023.
• GrapheneCore2
  Their broadest-scope project, covering electronics, photonics, sensors, biomedical, composites and energy applications of graphene in one consortium.