Polish nanoceramics SME bridging multi-ferroic oxide research and industrial PEO corrosion-resistant coatings.
Nanoceramics is a Polish private company based in Wroclaw specializing in ceramic nanomaterials and functional oxide systems. Their work spans advanced materials science — from engineering multi-ferroic transition metal oxides with tailored magnetic and electronic properties, to developing protective ceramic coatings for industrial surfaces via plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO). As an industrial SME partner in MSCA-RISE consortia, they contribute practical ceramics manufacturing knowledge that academic partners typically lack. Their involvement in two distinct research directions — fundamental ferroic materials and applied corrosion-resistant coatings — indicates a materials science company with both a research-facing and application-facing capability.
In TransFerr (2017–2023), Nanoceramics contributed to research on transition metal oxides with metastable phases targeting superior ferroic properties, covering crystal structure, magnetic ordering, and metal-insulator transitions.
In FUNCOAT (2019–2024), they participated in designing multifunctional PEO (plasma electrolytic oxidation) coatings for corrosion protection with an emphasis on environmentally friendly chemistry.
FUNCOAT keywords explicitly include 'environmental friendly chemistry' and photochemistry, suggesting Nanoceramics is building capacity in green processing routes for ceramic surface treatments.
In their first H2020 engagement (TransFerr, 2017), Nanoceramics was firmly in fundamental materials science — studying spin phases, crystal structure, and the exotic electronic behavior of multi-ferroic oxides. By 2019, with FUNCOAT, the focus shifted decisively toward applied surface engineering: corrosion protection, PEO coatings, and green chemistry. This trajectory — from laboratory-grade oxide physics toward industrially deployable coatings — is consistent with a small ceramics company moving its research work closer to marketable products.
Nanoceramics appears to be transitioning from fundamental ceramic materials research toward applied industrial coatings — a direction that positions them well for partnerships in corrosion protection, surface engineering, and sustainable manufacturing processes.
Nanoceramics has never led an H2020 project — both engagements are as consortium partner, consistent with a specialist industrial SME that contributes domain expertise rather than scientific coordination. Despite only two projects, they engaged with 17 different partners across 10 countries, which is unusually broad and reflects the large, internationally distributed consortia typical of MSCA-RISE staff exchange programs. This pattern suggests they are open to diverse collaborations and comfortable operating as one specialist node in a larger network.
17 unique consortium partners across 10 countries from just 2 projects — a wide footprint for such a small organization. The spread reflects MSCA-RISE program structure, which requires multi-country academic–industry partnerships, so Nanoceramics' network is pan-European by design.
As one of the few Polish private SMEs active in MSCA-RISE for advanced ceramics, Nanoceramics fills a specific gap: industrial grounding in nanoceramics manufacturing within otherwise academic consortia. Their combination of multi-ferroic oxide knowledge and applied PEO coating capability is unusual — most industrial ceramics companies stay in one lane. For a consortium needing an industry partner that can bridge advanced oxide science with practical surface engineering, this company offers a rare dual profile.
