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- 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 ...

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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
  
  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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  FAIR CHARM
  The emergence of innovative research avenues in biomedicine in the last decades (cell therapy, cancer immunotherapy, bio-nanotechnology) has led to many proof-of-principle demonstrations fostering ...
  
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  TinyBrains
  The brain of the newborn is very different from the adult posing a major problem in assessing the origins of its injuries and in developing therapeutics. This is further complicated when the newborn ...
  
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- Past Projects
  
  SEERS
  SEERS (Snapshot Spectral Imager for IR Surveillance) will develop a modular, compact and cost effective snapshot spectral imaging system in the infrared domain (0.7-14 µm wavelength). It will be ...
  
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  HIPERDIAS
  Driven by the end-users requirements and needs, the main objective of the HIPERDIAS project is to demonstrate highthroughput laser-based manufacturing using high-power, high-repetition rate sub-1ps ...
  
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  Merlin
  The ambition of the MERLIN project is to improve in-depth diagnosis and therapeutic follow-up of diseases that impact the eye's retina. To do so, the MERLIN partners will deliver a novel medical ...
  
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TRIAGE
Air pollution is one of the largest risk factors for premature death, yet current portable monitoring technology cannot provide adequate protection at a local community level.

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PhotonHub
PhotonHub Europe, One-Stop-Shop Open Access to Photonics Innovation Support for a Digital Europe

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PROSCOPE
PROSCOPE is working to develop and integrate recent advances in optical imaging and optical probe technology into one platform. The concept will be validated in clinical settings using existing ...

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News
- News Archive
  
  Photonics21 president Dr. Lutz Aschke highlights the importance of photonics alongside the PIC Summit Europe 2022
  During the PIC Summit Europe 2022 on 7 and 8 November 2022 in Eindhoven Photonics21 president Dr. Lutz Aschke outlined in his keynote presentation that "there's no industry that can function without ...
  
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  Photonics21 welcomes 40 newly elected Photonics21 Board of Stakeholders members
  By the closing date of 8 November 2022 a total number of 161 Photonics21 voters participated in the two weeks Photonics21 Board of Stakeholders online election. This corresponds to a voting rate of ...
  
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  Take your chance - Photonics21 Innovation Award 2023 launched
  Photonics21 established this dedicated Innovation Challenge to push for more entrepreneurship in photonics. The Photonics21 Innovation Award addresses PhD students, master students, young ...
  
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- Newsletter
  
  15th December 2020
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  17th September 2020
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  9th July 2020
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Photonics21 president Dr. Lutz Aschke highlights the importance of photonics alongside the PIC Summit Europe 2022
During the PIC Summit Europe 2022 on 7 and 8 November 2022 in Eindhoven Photonics21 president Dr. Lutz Aschke outlined in his keynote presentation that "there's no industry that can function without ...

Read more...about Photonics21 president Dr. Lutz Aschke highlights the importance of photonics alongside the PIC Summit Europe 2022

Photonics21 welcomes 40 newly elected Photonics21 Board of Stakeholders members
By the closing date of 8 November 2022 a total number of 161 Photonics21 voters participated in the two weeks Photonics21 Board of Stakeholders online election. This corresponds to a voting rate of ...

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Take your chance - Photonics21 Innovation Award 2023 launched
Photonics21 established this dedicated Innovation Challenge to push for more entrepreneurship in photonics. The Photonics21 Innovation Award addresses PhD students, master students, young ...

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Events
- Upcoming
  
  14 December 2022
  
  Laserlab-Europe Talks: Dual Comb Spectroscopy for Electronic Fingerprint Spectroscopy
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  28 January–02 February 2023
  
  SPIE Photonics West 2023
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  30 April–04 May 2023
  
  SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing 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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14 December 2022

Laserlab-Europe Talks: Dual Comb Spectroscopy for Electronic Fingerprint Spectroscopy
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28 January–02 February 2023

SPIE Photonics West 2023
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30 April–04 May 2023

SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing 2023
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14 December 2022
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Laserlab-Europe Talks: Dual Comb Spectroscopy for Electronic Fingerprint Spectroscopy

Dual Comb Spectroscopy combines high spectral resolution with broad spectral coverage and short measurement times. In the recent years, this spectroscopic method has proven its capabilities in ...

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January

28 January–02 February 2023
Moscone Center San Francisco, California, USA

SPIE Photonics West 2023

SPIE Photonics West is the world's leading photonics technologies event. Thousands of people attend Photonics West each year to learn, connect, and find the latest research and products. Topics cover ...

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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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