(18/11/2009) Graphenea initiative deserves Spetial Mention

On 18 November 2009, a special mention by the jury of the ninth Manuel Laborde Werlinden prize went to the Graphenea initiative presented by Jose M. Pitarke (Director of nanoGUNE and professor at the University of the Basque Country) for his business initiative on graphene, a two-dimensional nanoscale material exhibiting extraordinary electrical and mechanical properties.

The “Manuel Laborde Werlinden” prize is offered in the framework of the ENTREPRENARI programme, developed and managed by the University of the Basque Country and the European Center for Business and Innovation BIC GIPUZKOA BERRILAN.