Materia Nova is recognized as a technological accelerator of sustainable innovations in the field of new materials and processes. The services provided are as diverse as Materials and Processes conception and innovation, Equipment Design and Process Upscaling, Analysis and Characterization, Life Cycle Thinking and Project Development and Management. The approach of Materia Nova is based on an open and collaborative innovation. From the understanding of the problems and requirements of the customers, the best scientific and technical solutions are chosen and then tested on a pilot-scale before industrialization. The expertise of Materia Nova in surface coatings and treatments, in polymers and composites and in biotechnology is fertile ground for developing new functional performances of materials, taking up the energy and environmental challenges of our society and protecting and promoting the health sector.