Nine POLYMAT researchers have been featured in Stanford University’s list of the world’s top 2% most influential scientists — representing 10% of POLYMAT’s doctoral research staff. Their outstanding contributions span polymer science, energy, chemistry, and biomedical engineering, reflecting the...

Our best wishes to Ainhoa Maiz who just completed her PhD with us! Best of luck with your future research!

Congratulations to our prof. Haritz Sardon who has just won the 2025 Progress in Polymer Science Award! These prestigious awards celebrate groundbreaking contributions and exceptional leadership in the world of polymer research. Check out the website for more info

Our researchers Haritz Sardon and Louise Berloy are in Bordeaux for the 2025 EU-US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium.

Goodbye to Roman Eimery who just finished his master with an internship in our startup Hevea3D!  

CPLA Conference is back between the 13 and the 15 of October! And we are back there with an oral presentation by Marta Mestre and a flash presentation by Marta Ximenis.  

We are so proud to announce that the 3Dam2025, directely oganized by SardonLab team, was a great success! Organized by Haritz Sardon (POLYMAT-UPV/EHU, Spain), Eva Blasco (HEIDELBERG University, Germany) and Timothy Long (Arizona State University, USA), the inaugural edition of the Conference...

Goodbye to Sabra and Aitor! Sabra finished her 6 months postdoctoral visiting stay within the program Women for Africa. Aitor finished his first PhD year and he moved to Luxembourg to continue his research with Plasmacola Project (link!)  

Many thanks to all volonteers who presented the lab to undergratuated students visiting the university! From September 15 to September 18, different groups of students had some experiments together with a Q&A session with our researchers Fernando Vidal, Louise Breloy, Gabriel Perli, Marta...

Haritz Sardon, together with Jaya Baranwal, Ander Laiza Balda and Eta Yadav went to the JIP 2025 - XII Congreso de Jóvenes Investigadores en Polímeros. The event was held between the 14 and the 17 of July in Bilbao.

Paula Fanlo has just discussed her PhD thesis. Congratulations and best luck for your future projects!    

Congratulations to our PhD student Marco Caliari for his successful discussion on June 26! We are going to miss you Marco <3 Best luck with your life!

We had dinner together and a great karaoke session to say goodbye to Lucas Polo (PostDoc) and Malihe Razavi (PhD)! It was great to have you in our team, best of luck with your next projects!

Congratulation to our fellow Tansu Abbasoglu who just defended his PhD thesis! Thank you for your hard work within the group, it was a great pleasure to walk this path together. Best of luck for your next experiences!

We are very pround to have hosted the 2025 Plastic Waste Management FORUM, from May 26 to May 2, 2025, organized by Haritz Sardon, Kim Ragaert and Steven De Meester, with the support of Polymat, University of the Basque Country, Ghent University, Maastricht University. Find more about the event on...

We are back at the Carrera de empresa with our runners Aitor Hernández, Marta Ximenis, Marco Caliari and Daniele Mantione. Another photo with the team of Haritz Sardon and Xabi Lopez de Pariza!

Congratulation to our fellow Flore Kilens who just defended his PhD thesis! Thank you for your hard work within the group, it was a great pleasure to walk this path together. Best of luck for your next experiences!

Pint of Science festival is back and is already occupying all bars in Donostia/San Sebastian! A special thank to all the volonteers from our group who are working hard to make it possible: Marta, Marco, Jon, Bea, Aritz, Ohiane, Xabi, Letizia and Gabriela Check the program here:...

Poster session to present our research to the Chemistry Bachelor's and Master's students who can develop their Final Projects in specialized research groups! Check how does it work here! Special thanks to our researchers who took care of presenting our work to all students during the session:...

Congratulation to our fellow Jecopo Teotonico who just defended his PhD thesis! Thank you for your hard work within the group, it was a great pleasure to walk this path together. Best of luck for your next experiences!

On the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the Faculty of Chemistry we are opening the doors of our Faculty to society, to be able to visit our facilities both individually and in groups. Here there are the photos of the first guided tour! A special thanks to our researchers who volonteered to...

Jon Ayestarán and Xabier López de Pariza participated in an entrepreneurship day organized by Fomento San Sebastián to celebrate the first anniversary of EKINN project as a node of innovation and entrepreneurship in San Sebastián. During the day, they had the opportunity to present their project...

The call is open until May 15th We are looking for contributions on 3D Additive Manufacturing from both industrial and academic researchers. APPLY HERE! Hurry up! San Sebastián (Spain) is hosting the inaugural edition of the Conference Series on Additive Manufacturing of Soft Materials,...

The 2024 EMAKIKER Grants have been awarded to Leire Sangroniz and our researcher Marta Ximenis. This grant supports promising female researchers at the postdoctoral level, offering a fully funded research position, including salary, project funds, and access to a mentoring network for up to five...

Gabriela Garbonova and Bige Bati have left the group to finish their PhD! Thank you for sharing with us a part of your lives and researches, best luck with the last efforts on your doctorate ❤️

Prof. Haritz Sardon is currently visiting the Nanjing Tech University (NJUT), College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering. Big collaborations need long travels!    

Helia Ventribout presents her Final Thesis in Chemistry for the reduction of agricultural waste in the Campus Magazine. Congratulations Helia! Her study seeks to reduce agricultural waste and promote more environmentally friendly and productive agriculture, It aims to enhance the process of...

Thought and organized by Prof. Steven De Meester, Prof. Kim Ragaert and dr. Haritz Sardon, the event is an open forum related with Plastic Waste Management that will be celebrated between the 26 and the 28 of May 2025 in San Sebastian, Spain. Many important researchers are already taking part....

Inspira Bizitzak aims to be a meeting point between students and professionals who develop their work in different STEAM fields, that is, scientific-technological, artistic and humanistic fields. We aim to show the public a wide range of academic and professional paths. Spaces are created for...