Photonics Public Private Partnership Annual Meeting 2020

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  The European Technology Platform Photonics21 unites the majority of the leading photonics industries and relevant R&D stakeholders along the whole economic value chain throughout Europe. Today ...
  
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  Effective November 2013 the "Photonics 21 Association" - a legal entity under Belgium law - was formed to become the private contract partner in a contractual Public Private Partnership (PPP) ...
  
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  Research & Innovation Priorities
  Setting photonics research and innovation Prorities for the Horizon 2020 Work Programmes lies in the heart of the Photonics Public Private Partnership tasks.
  
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  Structures, Processes and Statutes
  The Photonics Public Private Partnership acts as a "mouthpiece" of the European Technology Platform Photonics21 (and its more than 2500 members) towards the European Commission.
  
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- Structure
  
  Structure
  Photonics21 is composed of several bodies. You can find more information on the structure of the platform in the following sections.
  
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  Board of Stakeholder
  
  Board of Stakeholders
  The Board of Stakeholders (BoS) is the main decision-making body of the platform. In particular, the BoS bears responsibility for:
  
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  Executive Board
  
  Executive Board
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  The Photonics21 Work Groups (WGs) are the main centres of activities within Photonics21. They focus on the development of the work group specific research and innovation priorites and the update of ...
  
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  Work Group 1
  Digital Infrastructure
  
  Work Group 1
  Early 2020, with the onset of COVID-19, digital infrastructure became an even more essential part of our personal and professional lives, acting as a 'lifeblood' the likes of which we have never seen ...
  
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  Work Group 2
  Manufacturing
  
  Work Group 2
  The Grand Challenges facing European research are well-documented. Digitisation, and a sustainable and circular approach for manufacturing and materials, will be the basis for a competitive, ...
  
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  Work Group 3
  Health
  
  Work Group 3
  The European population is ageing increasingly: the number of people today older than 65 relative to those in the working-age is assumed to double by 2045. Since age is a major factor for a higher ...
  
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  Work Group 4
  Climate, Mobility & Energy
  
  Work Group 4
  Photonics plays a role in the targets of Decarbonisation towards Zero Emission Road Transport, Clean Energy Transition, the Industrial Battery Value Chain, Renewable Energy with photovoltaics, energy ...
  
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  Work Group 5
  Safety, Security, Space & Defense
  
  Work Group 5
  A key responsibility of government is to keep its citizens protected and to make them feel safe. This can be accomplished on three levels: (1) Civilian empowerment, (2) Law enforcement and public ...
  
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  Work Group 6
  Agriculture & Food
  
  Work Group 6
  By 2030, the technology to feed a world population of 10 billion, push back food-borne illness, and reduce the environmental footprint of agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture needs to be in place. ...
  
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  Work Group 7
  Core Photonics
  
  Work Group 7
  Photonics will play a vital role in addressing the key socio-economic challenges facing Europe in the 21st century. As examples, we may note the following:
  
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  Mirror Group
  
  Mirror Group
  The Mirror Group constitutes the public complement to the industry-led Photonics21 Board of Stakeholders. It supports and reflects ("mirrors") the activities of Photonics21 at policy level and from a ...
  
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Photonics21
The European Technology Platform Photonics21 unites the majority of the leading photonics industries and relevant R&D stakeholders along the whole economic value chain throughout Europe. Today ...

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Photonics PPP
Effective November 2013 the "Photonics 21 Association" - a legal entity under Belgium law - was formed to become the private contract partner in a contractual Public Private Partnership (PPP) ...

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Structure
Photonics21 is composed of several bodies. You can find more information on the structure of the platform in the following sections.

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PPP Services
- Photonics for Finance
  
  Photonics for Finance
  The financing of innovative photonics companies in their different growth phases is a serious problem in Europe. Thats why Photonics21 strives to improve the access to financing for European ...
  
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- Photonics for Industry
  
  Photonics for Industry
  Several European Pilot Lines, which help companies take photonics technologies from lab into market, have been launched by the Photonics Public Private Partnership (PPP). The Pilot Lines mean that ...
  
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- Photonics for Education
  
  Photonics for Education
  The Photonics PPP supports various projects with the aim of bringing photonics into the education system of Europe. In this sectore we dive a bit deeper into this projects.
  
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- European Calls
  
  European Calls
  There are regular Photonics Calls for Proposals published by the European Commission. The Photonics21 community is the dedicated body to define the European call topics for photonics.
  
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- Photonics Downloads
  
  Photonics Downloads
  The most relevant and recent publications from Photonics21 and the Photonics PPP can be found and downloaded in this section.
  
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Photonics for Finance
The financing of innovative photonics companies in their different growth phases is a serious problem in Europe. Thats why Photonics21 strives to improve the access to financing for European ...

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Photonics for Industry
Several European Pilot Lines, which help companies take photonics technologies from lab into market, have been launched by the Photonics Public Private Partnership (PPP). The Pilot Lines mean that ...

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Photonics for Education
The Photonics PPP supports various projects with the aim of bringing photonics into the education system of Europe. In this sectore we dive a bit deeper into this projects.

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PPP Projects
- Current Projects
  
  PHABULOUS
  PHABULOµS is the European one-stop shop for the manufacturing of free-form micro-optics offering accelerated innovation & production cycles from prototypes to piloting and large volume production
  
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  Imcustomeye
  IMCUSTOMEYE will develop a tool based on innovative photonics and modelling approaches in response to the need to personalize healthcare in ophthalmology, improve diagnostics and health outcomes, ...
  
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  Redfinch
  The REDFINCH consortium is developing the next generation of miniaturised, portable optical sensors for chemical detection in both gases and liquids. Initial target applications are in the ...
  
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- Past Projects
  
  LUMENTILE
  LUMENTILE originates from an idea of disruptive innovation, where the joint use of new technologies creates added value and new functionalities for traditional materials, thus turning the classical ...
  
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  OCTChip
  Quick and cost-effective access to optical coherence tomography (OCT) scanning is critical to identify critical retinal diseases that often lead to blindness. The aim of the project OCTCHIP is to ...
  
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  L3MATRIX
  The L3MATRIX project provides novel technological innovations in the fields of silicon photonics (SiP) and 3D device integration. The project will develop a novel SiP matrix with a scale larger than ...
  
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INNODERM
The aim of the INNODERM Project is to develop a novel optoacoustic device for earlier non-invasive skin cancer diagnosis. INNODERM will design and prototype a handheld, portable, scalable, label-free ...

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PHOOTINICS
PHOOTONICS aims at developing a non-invasive, reliable and cost-effective photonics-driven device for DFU monitoring and management which can be applied for wide use.

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kW-flexiburst
The aim of kW-flexiburst is to develop a high-power Ultra-short Pulse (USP) laser generating bursts that can be arbitrarily adjusted in terms of burst repetition rate, intra-burst repetition rate, ...

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News
- News Archive
  
  Photonics PPP project LAMpAS develops a laser system to create grease-repellent metal surfaces
  The end of scrubbing ovens and home appliances with chemicals or heat could soon be in sight, thanks to a new high-power laser system being developed to put 'self-cleaning', grease-repellent and ...
  
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  Apply now - Open call by INNO4COV-19 to support the commercialisation of new products across Europe for combatting COVID-19
  The €6.1 million EU-funded project INNO4COV-19 is committed to supporting the commercialisation of new products across Europe for combatting COVID-19 over the next two years. Looking for the fast ...
  
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  European scientists develop safer X-rays for children
  European photonics scientists have developed a new 'autocorrect' image processing algorithm to reduce X-ray scatter, meaning children can receive safer, high contrast, low dose X-rays.
  
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Photonics PPP project LAMpAS develops a laser system to create grease-repellent metal surfaces
The end of scrubbing ovens and home appliances with chemicals or heat could soon be in sight, thanks to a new high-power laser system being developed to put 'self-cleaning', grease-repellent and ...

Read more...

Apply now - Open call by INNO4COV-19 to support the commercialisation of new products across Europe for combatting COVID-19
The €6.1 million EU-funded project INNO4COV-19 is committed to supporting the commercialisation of new products across Europe for combatting COVID-19 over the next two years. Looking for the fast ...

Read more...

European scientists develop safer X-rays for children
European photonics scientists have developed a new 'autocorrect' image processing algorithm to reduce X-ray scatter, meaning children can receive safer, high contrast, low dose X-rays.

Read more...
Events
- Upcoming
  
  26 January 2021
  
  Photonics for ... Water Industry Challenges
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  28 January 2021
  
  PhotonicNet Webinar: Flat Optics - about Freeform, Fresnel, Diffractive and Meta Lenses
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  03 February 2021
  
  VirtualLab Fusion Webinar: Fiber Optics
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- Archive
  
  05 November 2020
  
  Photonics21 towards Horizon Europe
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  06 October 2020
  
  Growth financing through Venture Debt by the European Investment Bank
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  05 October 2020
  
  Photonics4 Agrifood
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26 January 2021

Photonics for ... Water Industry Challenges
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28 January 2021

PhotonicNet Webinar: Flat Optics - about Freeform, Fresnel, Diffractive and Meta Lenses
Read more...

03 February 2021

VirtualLab Fusion Webinar: Fiber Optics
Read more...
Membership

Location

The EGG

Rue Bara 175
1070 Brussels
Belgium

Upcoming Events & Workshops

26 January 2021
Online meeting, 10.00 - 12.00

Photonics for ... Water Industry Challenges

The "Photonics for..." webinar series, in partnership with Hamamatsu Photonics and the Fraunhofer Centre for Applied Photonics, will look at photonics technologies in a variety of sectors and ...

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28 January 2021
Online

PhotonicNet Webinar: Flat Optics - about Freeform, Fresnel, Diffractive and Meta Lenses

The steady interest in miniaturizing optical systems ultimately leads to flat optics, which includes any concept to reduce the thickness of components and systems by introducing surfaces with high ...

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03 February 2021
Online

VirtualLab Fusion Webinar: Fiber Optics

VirtualLab Fusion comes with new features for the modeling and design of systems for fiber optics. Based on linearly polarized (LP) modes and Gaussian-Laguerre solver techniques, LightTrans will ...

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Photonics21
Wednesday, 20 January 2021

Photonics PPP project LAMpAS develops a laser system to create grease-repellent metal surfaces

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Photonics21
Monday, 18 January 2021

Apply now - Open call by INNO4COV-19 to support the commercialisation of new products across Europe for combatting COVID-19

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Photonics21
Thursday, 07 January 2021

European scientists develop safer X-rays for children

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