The use of frontier materials such as graphene, 2D materials, advanced polymers, nanomaterials and quantum materials will shape future technological innovations and can help to build a better future in line with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). To that end, Expoquimia, the International Chemistry Event, and PUZZLE X, a new initiative and event in the field of frontier materials, will collaborate to boost understanding and development of those materials.

Visitors to the International Chemistry Event, which will take place from 14th to 17th September at Fira de Barcelona's Gran Via exhibition centre, will learn about the first PUZZLE X, to be held in November at the same venue. This new project will in turn support Expoquimia, promoting the event to the members of the Advanced Material Future Preparedness Taskforce (AMPT), which organises PUZZLE X together with Fira and Mobile World Capital Barcelona.

Pilar Navarro, director of Expoquimia, says that the agreement reflects "the obvious synergies between this event, which exhibits tangible solutions using these new materials, and PUZZLE X, which adds a new family – frontier materials – to what we offer, with great added value."

PUZZLE X will be held from 16-18 November co-located with Smart City Expo World Congress and Tomorrow.Mobility. PUZZLE X initiative boasts a venture builder and business incubator to support materials technology startups, attract investment and build an ecosystem that positions Barcelona as the epicentre of frontier materials and their intersection with the SDGs.

Zina Jarrahi Cinker, Director General of AMPT, said that: "this agreement is yet another step for PUZZLE X towards our goal of creating a platform where we can bring the pieces of the puzzle together. AMPT is built on the premise of partnerships that will drive frontier material innovation as building blocks of the next generation of technologies. We look forward to joining forces with Expoquimia to further this goal."