NARRANDO SRL

Their core work

NARRANDO SRL is a small Italian technology company based in Salerno with a clear focus on advanced graphene-based materials and two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor physics. Through participation in MSCA-RISE exchange consortia, they contribute specialist knowledge in graphene nanocomposite processing, electromagnetic shielding design, and the theoretical modeling of emerging 2D materials such as silicene and germanene. Their work connects materials fabrication — including 3D-printed cellular structures — with deeper computational physics, covering both the engineering of functional composites and ab initio modeling of exotic Dirac semimetals. As an SME embedded in academically-led consortia, they represent the applied-research interface between university physics groups and real-world materials development.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In their first project (2017), NARRANDO was firmly in applied materials territory — processing graphene composites, designing 3D-printed cellular architectures, and engineering specific physical properties like thermal conductivity and electromagnetic absorbance. By 2019, the focus shifted markedly toward theoretical and quantum physics: ab initio calculations, Dirac semimetals, and atomically thin analogues of graphene (silicene, germanene) as platforms for terahertz-frequency devices. The common thread is graphene-family materials, but the direction of travel is clearly from fabrication-oriented applied research toward computational modelling of next-generation 2D materials.

NARRANDO appears to be moving deeper into the physics of post-graphene 2D materials, positioning itself for collaborations in terahertz electronics, quantum materials, and advanced photonics rather than bulk composite manufacturing.

How they like to work

NARRANDO has participated exclusively as a consortium partner — never as coordinator — across both their projects, suggesting they join as specialist contributors rather than project drivers. Both engagements were under MSCA-RISE, a staff-exchange scheme, which means their participation likely centred on seconding researchers or hosting visiting scientists rather than leading work packages. With 15 distinct partners across 10 countries from just two projects, they clearly operate within broad international consortia rather than tight bilateral networks.

NARRANDO has built connections with 15 consortium partners across 10 countries through only two projects — an unusually wide geographic spread for such a small organisation, reflecting the international mobility structure of MSCA-RISE. Their network likely includes physics departments and materials research institutes across Southern and Eastern Europe.

What sets them apart

NARRANDO sits in a relatively rare position for an Italian SME: active at the frontier of graphene-family materials research, bridging fabrication know-how with computational physics expertise. Few private companies of this size in Southern Italy appear in MSCA-RISE consortia dealing with Dirac semimetals and terahertz metamaterials, which gives them a distinctive access point to academic physics networks that larger industrial partners typically lack. For a consortium builder needing an industry-linked partner with genuine 2D-materials depth — rather than a generic materials SME — NARRANDO offers specialist credibility without the overhead of a large company.

Highlights from their portfolio

• Graphene 3D
  The larger and earlier project (EUR 177,435, 2017–2022) established the organisation's core identity in graphene nanocomposite design with a specific engineering target — near-perfect electromagnetic absorbance — making it the clearest demonstration of their applied materials capability.
• DiSeTCom
  Represents a significant conceptual leap into quantum and computational physics territory (ab initio calculations of silicene and germanene), signalling that NARRANDO is tracking the emerging field of beyond-graphene 2D materials for terahertz applications.