IKEM is one of the partners in IRISS. It is a three-year project, start date 1st of June 2022, funded by the EU’s framework programme for research and innovation, Horizon Europe. The concept of Safe-and-Sustainable-by-Design is the core of the IRISS project, which includes focusing early in the supply chain on providing products that are part of circular models while avoiding properties that may be harmful to human health or the environment. It integrates circularity, climate neutrality, functionality and safety of materials, products and processes throughout their life cycle. Several roadmaps will be developed to implement research and innovation, but also to demonstrate needs that exist in the policy area. 

The project responds to meet the EU Green Deal, EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability, and UN Sustainable Development Goals. The consortium consists of 20 partners, coordinated by IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute. It has a budget of €4.3 million.