Photonics Public Private Partnership Annual Meeting 2020

About us
- Photonics21
  
  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
  
  Photonics PPP
  The Association is an international non-profit association with scientific purpose governed by the provisions of Title 3 of the Belgium Law of twenty-seventh of June nineteen hundred twenty-one, and ...
  
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  Research & Innovation Priorities
  
  Research & Innovation Priorities
  Setting photonics research and innovation Prorities for the Horizon Europe Work Programmes lies in the heart of the Photonics Public Private Partnership tasks.
  
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  Structures, Processes and Statutes
  
  Structures, Processes and Statutes
  The Photonics Public Private Partnership acts as a "mouthpiece" of the European Technology Platform Photonics21 (and its more than 3,000 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
  The Executive Board (EB) is the managing body of the platform. The EB is responsible for the coordination and execution of the platform operations, for the preparation and the implementation of the ...
  
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  Work Groups
  
  Work Groups
  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
The Association is an international non-profit association with scientific purpose governed by the provisions of Title 3 of the Belgium Law of twenty-seventh of June nineteen hundred twenty-one, and ...

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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 ...

Read more...about Photonics for Finance

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 ...

Read more...about Photonics for Industry

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
  
  AMPLITUDE
  Amplitude targets the development of new multimodal imaging systems exploiting novel laser sources and state-of-the-art imaging and spectroscopic technologies to fulfil unmet clinical needs in terms ...
  
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  PhotonHub
  PhotonHub Europe, One-Stop-Shop Open Access to Photonics Innovation Support for a Digital Europe
  
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  AEOLUS
  AEOLUS, leveraging on the experience of its partners on novel photonic components (e.g. broadband thermal emitter, graphene photodetector), will demonstrate in an operational environment (TRL 7) an ...
  
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- Past Projects
  
  ELIOT
  So far, the Internet of Things (IoT) is narrowband with no latency constraints. A wider range of applications is envisioned for industrial manufacturing, augmented reality and autonomous cars.
  
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  COMPLETE
  The ultimate goal of the project is to optimize the usage of public funds for building beyond state-of-the-art public networks. The key approach towards this goal is a creation of a common ...
  
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  PIX4life
  In PIX4life we aim to mature a high performance, high yielding and CMOS-processing compatible SiN Photonic IC pilot line together with the accompanying supply chain for applications in the visible ...
  
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MASSTART
MASSTART aims to provide a holistic transformation to the assembly and characterization of high speed photonic transceivers towards bringing the cost down to €1/Gb/s or even lower in mass ...

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CoCID
The cost of influenza virus care in the EU was approx. €29 billion in 2018, or 2% of total healthcare costs. The costs to EU state governments for dealing with the Covid-19 virus could be 50 times ...

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SIPHO-G
By developing 100Gbaud Germanium-Silicon (GeSi) Quantum-Confined Stark-Effect (QCSE) modulators and highly sensitive 100Gbaud avalanche photodetectors (APD), SIPHO-G will bring breakthrough optical ...

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News
- News Archive
  
  Photonics in Europe provides innovations in nearly all markets - Interview with Photonics21 president Dr. Lutz Aschke
  In an interview with the NMWP.NRW magazine Photonics21 president Dr. Lutz Aschke talks about photonics in Europe and Germany and outlines the challenges of companies in view of the current ...
  
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  Register now - Photonics Partnership Annual Meeting 2023 - 26 & 27 April 2023
  
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  Horizon Europe work progammes 2023-2024 pre-published
  The European Commission has pre-published the 2023-2024 work programmes for Horizon Europe.
  
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Photonics in Europe provides innovations in nearly all markets - Interview with Photonics21 president Dr. Lutz Aschke
In an interview with the NMWP.NRW magazine Photonics21 president Dr. Lutz Aschke talks about photonics in Europe and Germany and outlines the challenges of companies in view of the current ...

Read more...about Photonics in Europe provides innovations in nearly all markets - Interview with Photonics21 president Dr. Lutz Aschke

Register now - Photonics Partnership Annual Meeting 2023 - 26 & 27 April 2023

Read more...about Register now - Photonics Partnership Annual Meeting 2023 - 26 & 27 April 2023

Horizon Europe work progammes 2023-2024 pre-published
The European Commission has pre-published the 2023-2024 work programmes for Horizon Europe.

Read more...about Horizon Europe work progammes 2023-2024 pre-published
Events
- Upcoming
  
  26–27 April 2023
  
  Photonics Partnership Annual Meeting 2023
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  30 April–04 May 2023
  
  SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing 2023
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  19–23 June 2023
  
  International School on Light Sciences and Technologies 2023
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- Archive
  
  01 December 2022
  
  Photonics21 Work Group Meeting “Agriculture & Food”
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  18 November 2022
  
  Photonics21 Follow-up Workshop “Core Photonics“
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  16 November 2022
  
  Photonics 4 Manufacturing
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26–27 April 2023

Photonics Partnership Annual Meeting 2023
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30 April–04 May 2023

SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing 2023
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19–23 June 2023

International School on Light Sciences and Technologies 2023
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Membership

Upcoming Events & Workshops

26–27 April 2023
Radisson Collection Hotel, Grand Place Brussels

Photonics Partnership Annual Meeting 2023

Register now to the Photonics Partnership Annual Meeting 2023 and take the chance to engage in shaping the future of Photonics in Europe and to network with your peers of the European photonics ...

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30 April–04 May 2023
Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center, Orlando, Florida

SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing 2023

SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing, The leading global event featuring mission-critical sensing innovations acquired and deployed within public, security, and government applications. Join us in ...

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19–23 June 2023
Santander, Spain

International School on Light Sciences and Technologies 2023

The sixth edition of the ISLIST summer school (VI-ISLIST) is scheduled for June 19-23, 2023 with the core topic "Light in health and Medicine". This school is envisioned to be a worldwide top ...

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Thursday, 26 January 2023

Photonics in Europe provides innovations in nearly all markets - Interview with Photonics21 president Dr. Lutz Aschke

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Tuesday, 13 December 2022

Horizon Europe work progammes 2023-2024 pre-published

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