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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 Partnership
  
  Photonics Partnership
  The Photonics21 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 ...
  
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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 Partnership tasks.
  
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  Structures, Processes and Statutes
  
  Structures, Processes and Statutes
  The Photonics Partnership acts as a "mouthpiece" of the European Technology Platform Photonics21 (and its more than 4,000 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 Stakeholders
  
  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 Partnership
The Photonics21 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 ...

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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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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 photonics ...
  
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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 Partnership. The pilot lines mean that companies will be able ...
  
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- Photonics for Education
  
  Photonics for Education
  The Photonics Partnership supports various projects with the aim of bringing photonics into the education system of Europe. In this sector 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 Education
The Photonics Partnership supports various projects with the aim of bringing photonics into the education system of Europe. In this sector we dive a bit deeper into this projects.

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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 photonics ...

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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 Partnership. The pilot lines mean that companies will be able ...

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Projects
- Projects
  
  LASTSTEP
  LASTSTEP ambitions to address this issue by developing the world-first all-Group-IV photonic platform using silicon-germanium-tin alloys (SiGeSn). Focusing on the MIR 2-5 µm region essential for ...
  
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  IBAIA
  IBAIA will develop four innovative optimally functionalised sensor modules based on complementary photonics and electrochemical (EC) technologies to better meet end user needs and improve ...
  
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  FLASH
  While current state-of-the-art laser systems are optimised for single applications, FLASH will develop a versatile platform integrating three laser sources, enabling multi-wavelength emissions across ...
  
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LASTSTEP
LASTSTEP ambitions to address this issue by developing the world-first all-Group-IV photonic platform using silicon-germanium-tin alloys (SiGeSn). Focusing on the MIR 2-5 µm region essential for ...

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IBAIA
IBAIA will develop four innovative optimally functionalised sensor modules based on complementary photonics and electrochemical (EC) technologies to better meet end user needs and improve ...

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FLASH
While current state-of-the-art laser systems are optimised for single applications, FLASH will develop a versatile platform integrating three laser sources, enabling multi-wavelength emissions across ...

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News
- News Archive
  
  Scientists tap Underground Internet Cables to Fight Air Pollution and Predict Volcanic Blasts
  European scientists are building a vast environmental sensing network by adding light-based sensors to underground internet cables that stretch more than five billion kilometres around the world. The ...
  
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  Photonics is “a strategic asset for Europe’s competitiveness, resilience and security”, says EU Tech Commissioner Henna Virkkunen at 20th Anniversary Event
  With over 220 participants, the 2025 edition of the Photonics Partnership Annual Meeting (PPAM 2025) again showed itself to be Europe's photonics event of the year. Taking place at the historic ...
  
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  EU invests €6 million in new networks to power factories of the future
  A new project is developing an ultra-fast, energy-efficient industrial internet using light-speed lasers and next-generation flexible and adaptable wireless to power future smart factories.
  
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Scientists tap Underground Internet Cables to Fight Air Pollution and Predict Volcanic Blasts
European scientists are building a vast environmental sensing network by adding light-based sensors to underground internet cables that stretch more than five billion kilometres around the world. The ...

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Photonics is “a strategic asset for Europe’s competitiveness, resilience and security”, says EU Tech Commissioner Henna Virkkunen at 20th Anniversary Event
With over 220 participants, the 2025 edition of the Photonics Partnership Annual Meeting (PPAM 2025) again showed itself to be Europe's photonics event of the year. Taking place at the historic ...

Read more...about Photonics is “a strategic asset for Europe’s competitiveness, resilience and security”, says EU Tech Commissioner Henna Virkkunen at 20th Anniversary Event

EU invests €6 million in new networks to power factories of the future
A new project is developing an ultra-fast, energy-efficient industrial internet using light-speed lasers and next-generation flexible and adaptable wireless to power future smart factories.

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Events
- Upcoming
  
  26–26 June 2026
  
  Photonics 4 Bio-Diagnostics
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  03 July 2025
  
  Photonics 4 Agrifood at EKOAgriTech
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  28–29 August 2025
  
  360 CARLA Symposium & Training Delft
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- Archive
  
  06 June 2025
  
  360 CARLA Career Symposium Finland
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  06 June 2025
  
  Photonics 4 Masterpieces at EPHJ International Tradeshow 2025
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  27–28 May 2025
  
  360 CARLA Career Symposium Milan
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22–27 June 2025

World of Photonics Congress
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24–27 June 2025

Laser World of Photonics
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26–26 June 2026

Photonics 4 Bio-Diagnostics
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2024 06–07 March

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Upcoming Events & Workshops

22–27 June 2025
Messe München ICM

World of Photonics Congress

Every two years in June, the international scientific elite meets in Munich to gather information about lighthouse projects in photonics and laser research. The World of Photonics Congress is held in ...

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24–27 June 2025
Messe München

Laser World of Photonics

Trade fair topics at a glance: Laser World of Photonics provides a comprehensive overview of the wide range of photonics themes in industry and research. Discover what our trade fair has to offer in ...

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26–26 June 2026
Bologna Fiere- Pavillion 21, Conference Room 2, Bologna, Italy

Photonics 4 Bio-Diagnostics

Photonics4 Bio-Diagnostics: Photonic Technologies for the Biomedical SectorInternational Workshop – Bologna, Italy | Thursday, June 26, 2025 The Photonics4 Bio-Diagnostics international workshop ...

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Thursday, 19 June 2025

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Photonics is “a strategic asset for Europe’s competitiveness, resilience and security”, says EU Tech Commissioner Henna Virkkunen at 20th Anniversary Event

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Thursday, 24 April 2025

EU invests €6 million in new networks to power factories of the future

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