🚀 GENESIS Project Officially Kicks Off in Grenoble

Written By GENESIS EU

Date of Kickoff Meeting: 28 May 2025
Project Start Date: 1 May 2025
Location: CEA-Leti, Grenoble, France
Hashtag: #GENESISEU

A Green Mission Begins

The GENESIS project—Green Enabled Next-Generation Sensing and Innovation Strategies—officially launched on 1 May 2025. To mark this important milestone, partners gathered for a two-day kickoff meeting hosted by our project coordinator, CEA-Leti, in Grenoble on 28 May.

This in-person event brought together representatives from all 58 consortium partners, spanning research, industry, SMEs, and policy-focused organisations across Europe. With sustainability, collaboration, and innovation at the heart of our mission, the kickoff meeting set a strong foundation for the work ahead.

Why GENESIS?

The semiconductor industry is at a pivotal moment. As Europe advances towards digital sovereignty and environmental leadership, GENESIS addresses three key challenges:

  1. Substituting harmful chemicals with high-performance, PFAS-free alternatives

  2. Reducing emissions and waste through cleaner manufacturing technologies

  3. Enhancing process control with next-generation monitoring and sensing systems

Our ambition is to support the transition to a circular, environmentally responsible, and globally competitive European microelectronics sector—one that is fully aligned with the European Green Deal, the REACH regulation, and the European Chips Act.

The Kickoff: Collaboration in Motion

The kickoff meeting wasn’t just a formal opening—it was a moment of alignment, inspiration, and mutual commitment.

Each of the six Work Package (WP) leads introduced their objectives, initial strategies, and timelines:

  • WP1 – Management, Specifications & Methods | Lead: CEA (France)
     Oversight of project governance, quality, risk, and methodology harmonisation.

  • WP2 – Process Monitoring & Sensing Hardware | Lead: CSEM (Switzerland)
     Development of advanced sensing solutions to reduce harmful substances and optimise manufacturing processes.

  • WP3 – Environmentally Friendly Materials Alternatives | Lead: IMEC (Belgium)
     Identification and integration of PFAS-free alternatives into semiconductor process flows.

  • WP4 – Minimisation of Waste and Emissions | Lead: Fraunhofer (Germany)
     Implementation of technologies to reduce process-related emissions and environmental impact.

  • WP5 – Materials Scarcity Impact Mitigation | Lead: UNITOV (Italy)
     Strategies to reduce dependency on critical raw materials through substitution, reuse, and circular economy approaches.

  • WP6 – Regulations, Dissemination, Communication & Exploitation | Lead: SEMI Europe (Germany)
     Engagement with stakeholders, promotion of results, and ensuring long-term project impact.

Stay Connected!

GENESIS is committed to openness, collaboration, and progress sharing. Over the next 36 months, we will publish regular updates, results, and stories that highlight how this project is shaping the future of sustainable semiconductor manufacturing.

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🌐 Website updates, publications, and partner features coming soon

📌 GENESIS is more than a research project—it’s a collective commitment to innovation with impact. Together, we’re building a greener, smarter future for semiconductors in Europe.

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