Barcelona, 20 November 2025 at Leitat Technology Center
The ZeroF project invites researchers, industry professionals, policymakers, and sustainability advocates to its Final Event, “PFAS-Free Future: Safe and Sustainable Alternatives for Packaging and Textiles,” taking place on 20 November 2025 in Barcelona, hosted by Leitat.
This one-day event will showcase how European research and innovation are paving the way toward a PFAS-free future, replacing harmful “forever chemicals” in common products with safe and sustainable alternatives.
Event details
Title: PFAS-Free Future: Safe and Sustainable Alternatives for Packaging and Textiles
Date: 20 November
2025
Time: 9:00 – 16:00
Location: Leitat Technology Center, Barcelona (Cambra Oficial de Comerç,
Indústria i Navegació de Barcelona, 452 Avinguda Diagonal 08006 Barcelona Spain)
Participation: Free with
registration
Tackling the Challenge of PFAS
From food packaging to rain jackets, many everyday materials contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), chemicals that resist water, grease, and stains but persist in the environment and in our bodies.
The ZeroF project, coordinated by VTT and funded by the European Union and the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation, has spent the past three years developing PFAS-free coatings and evaluating them through the Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) framework.
Its goal: to demonstrate that it is possible to combine performance, safety, and environmental responsibility in packaging and textiles.
Who Should Attend
- Researchers – explore results, data, and assessment methods for PFAS-free materials
- Industry professionals – see the latest prototypes and discuss pathways for adoption
- Policymakers – understand evidence supporting regulation and safe innovation
- Sustainability advocates – learn how awareness and design can accelerate change