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Press · February 25, 2026

PureSurf science in RADAR: renewable aromatics to replace substances of concern

Our platform chemistry is part of RADAR, a €15M Horizon Europe innovation action developing safe, renewable aromatic compounds across Europe.

RADAR ("Renewable and safe Aromatic compounDs As Replacements for substances of concern") is a Horizon Europe Innovation Action coordinated by KU Leuven, bringing together 18 partners with a budget of €15.0M, running from December 2024 to November 2028.

Within RADAR, the green-chemistry science behind PureSurf, developed in the Barta group at the University of Graz, contributes scalable bio-based surfactants from lignocellulose, alongside an assessment of the environmental and socio-economic benefits of replacing conventional chemicals.

RADAR reinforces PureSurf's foundation: turning renewable aromatic building blocks into high-performance ingredients that displace substances of concern.

RADAR is co-funded by the European Union under Horizon Europe.

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Supported by

  • Supported by European Innovation Council
  • Supported by European Research Council
  • aws Austria Wirtschaftsservice
  • Research partner University of Graz
  • Research partner University of Groningen
  • Research partner TU Graz
  • Research partner Medical University of Graz
  • Supported by Creative Destruction Lab
  • Supported by chemstars.nrw
  • Supported by IECT Hermann Hauser
  • Supported by Startup-uni.at
  • Supported by BMK, Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action
  • Supported by Science Park Graz
Supported by European Innovation Councilaws Austria Wirtschaftsservice

Spin-off from an EIC Transition (grant agreement #101058142). Views and opinions expressed are those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Innovation Council. The PureSurf FlexCo has received aws PreSeed funding from BMIMI.