KMM Virtual Institute is a non-profit research association legally registered in Belgium as an AISBL (Association Internationale Sans But Lucratif). The mission is to promote European research and development in the area of knowledge based multifunctional materials (KMM), to become an interface at the European level between the community of KMM-VIN partners and all other parties having interest in KMM, and to promote mutual acceptance of KMM by, inter alia, building of confidence, development of quality assurance and traceability, and the implementation of the relevant standards.