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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
  
  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
  
  RAVEN
  Anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and deteriorating air quality are driving climate change and severely impacting human and ecosystem health, respectively. To combat these issues, new and ...
  
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  OPHELLIA
  Miniaturized, yet highly sensitive and fast LiDAR systems serve market demands for their use on platforms ranging from robots, drones, and autonomous vehicles (cars, trains, boats, etc.) that are ...
  
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  COMPAS
  The primary objective of COMPAS is to develop a compact, affordable, and highly sensitive Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) sensing platform (PSP) for air and water monitoring. This platform relies on ...
  
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RAVEN
Anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and deteriorating air quality are driving climate change and severely impacting human and ecosystem health, respectively. To combat these issues, new and ...

Read more...about RAVEN

OPHELLIA
Miniaturized, yet highly sensitive and fast LiDAR systems serve market demands for their use on platforms ranging from robots, drones, and autonomous vehicles (cars, trains, boats, etc.) that are ...

Read more...about OPHELLIA

COMPAS
The primary objective of COMPAS is to develop a compact, affordable, and highly sensitive Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) sensing platform (PSP) for air and water monitoring. This platform relies on ...

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News
- News Archive
  
  Experts urge EU to increase investment in photonics or risk falling behind China
  New research reveals that investments from government and regional clusters worth billions of euros have enabled China to become the world’s biggest photonics powerhouse – prompting calls from EU ...
  
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  Engage in the upcoming Photonics21 Board of Stakeholders Election 2024
  Between 22 October and 5 November 2024, Photonics21 members will elect the new Board of Stakeholders. This year, 20 seats are up for election. Register now as a voter and/or nominate a candidate!
  
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  Photonics21 Endorses Joint Statement for an Ambitious FP10: Investing in Europe’s Future Competitiveness Is Key
  Together with 110 European associations representing key European RD&I stakeholders, we, the European Technology Platform Photonics21, signed a joint statement calling for an ambitious next ...
  
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Experts urge EU to increase investment in photonics or risk falling behind China
New research reveals that investments from government and regional clusters worth billions of euros have enabled China to become the world’s biggest photonics powerhouse – prompting calls from EU ...

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Engage in the upcoming Photonics21 Board of Stakeholders Election 2024
Between 22 October and 5 November 2024, Photonics21 members will elect the new Board of Stakeholders. This year, 20 seats are up for election. Register now as a voter and/or nominate a candidate!

Read more...about Engage in the upcoming Photonics21 Board of Stakeholders Election 2024

Photonics21 Endorses Joint Statement for an Ambitious FP10: Investing in Europe’s Future Competitiveness Is Key
Together with 110 European associations representing key European RD&I stakeholders, we, the European Technology Platform Photonics21, signed a joint statement calling for an ambitious next ...

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Events
- Upcoming
  
  09 October 2024
  
  Photonics 4 Agrifood
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  16 October 2024
  
  360 CARLA experience Bratislava
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  28 October 2024
  
  360 CARLA experience Austria
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- Archive
  
  13 June 2024
  
  Photonics 4 Masterpieces at EPHJ International Tradeshow
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  15–16 May 2024
  
  Photonics Partnership Annual Meeting 2024
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  23 April 2024
  
  Photonics on 300 mm Wafers Workshop
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22–26 September 2024

ECOC 2024 - 50th European Conference on Optical Communications
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09 October 2024

Photonics 4 Agrifood
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16 October 2024

360 CARLA experience Bratislava
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International Workshop on Nitride Semiconductors

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2022 09–14 October

Name: International Workshop on Nitride Semiconductors

Date: October 09 – 14, 2022

Venue: Berlin (Germany)

Internet: www.iwn2022.org

Scientific conference chair(s):

• Jürgen Christen

• Michael Kneissl

Language: English

Area of expertise: Electrical engineering, Physics, Chemics

Deadline Call for Abstracts-submission: April 14, 2022

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Upcoming Events & Workshops

22–26 September 2024
Congress Center, Messe Frankfurt, Germany

ECOC 2024 - 50th European Conference on Optical Communications

The European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC) is Europe’s leading conference on optical communications, and one of the largest and most prestigious events in the ﬁeld worldwide. The ...

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09 October 2024
Madrid (Spain)

Photonics 4 Agrifood

Fotónica21, the Spanish Photonics Technology Platform organises the Photonics 4 Agrifood Worskhop which will take place October 9th in Madrid, as part of FRUIT ATTRACTION 2024, the leading ...

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16 October 2024
Bratislava

360 CARLA experience Bratislava

The 360 CARLA experience Bratislava has been scheduled on 16 October 2024 and will focus on Quantum Experience. Any further details will be published on the event website.

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Wednesday, 24 July 2024

Experts urge EU to increase investment in photonics or risk falling behind China

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Wednesday, 17 July 2024

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Friday, 05 July 2024

Photonics21 Endorses Joint Statement for an Ambitious FP10: Investing in Europe’s Future Competitiveness Is Key

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