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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 3,800 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
  
  ELENA
  ELENA will develop the first European lithium niobate on insulator (LNOI) PIC platform, accessible to all interested entities in the form of an open foundry service.
  
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  SPRINTER
  SPRINTER will develop a set of low-cost, energy efficient and ultra-dynamic optical transceivers and optical switching solutions tailored to the diverse needs of industrial networks.
  
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  ADOPTION
  ADOPTION is aiming to create a new ecosystem of research and innovation, building on the complementary expertise of 3 SMEs, 3 large companies and 4 research institutions in the consortium, and to ...
  
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- Past Projects
  
  ENCOMPASS
  The ENCOMPASS project principally aims to create a fully digital integrated design decision support (IDDS) system to cover the whole manufacturing chain for a laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) process ...
  
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  HYPOSENS
  The Vision of HypoSens is to develop a widely accepted,non-invasive and crucial prognostic tool for breast cancer progression in early stages to help clinicians and specially oncologists to decide ...
  
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  GALAHAD
  The project GALAHAD targets the critical need for better glaucoma diagnostic systems. Glaucoma is an age-related major cause of blindness. The eye disease is characterized by an irreversible damage ...
  
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BROMEDIR
BROMEDIR will make an important step towards meeting the related need, using Neospectra as a Spectroscopy Development Platform, targeting though the development of a radically new spectrometer with ...

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DYNAMOS
DYNAMOS develops fast (1 ns) and widely tunable (>110 nm) lasers, energy-efficient (~ fJ/bit), broadband (100 GHz) electro-optic modulators, and high-speed (1 ns) broadcast-and-select packet ...

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PUNCH
PUNCH will develop a new solution for optical switching that addresses several industrial requirements, including reliable and low latency communication with guaranteed service quality, less network ...

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News
- News Archive
  
  "The European photonics industry must be saved!" - Jean-Luc Beylat in Les Echos
  The photonics industry plays a crucial role when it comes to strategic autonomy of the European Union. But the photonics sector in Europe is in distress. Vice President Global Innovation Ecosystem ...
  
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  Board of Stakeholders Election 2023
  The online election of the Photonics21 Board of Stakeholders (BoS) will take place between 24 October and 7 November 2023. A total of 14 seats on the Board of Stakeholders are up for election.
  
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  Need for a strong photonics industry in Europe - Interview with Dr Lutz Aschke for the Laser World of Photonics
  
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"The European photonics industry must be saved!" - Jean-Luc Beylat in Les Echos
The photonics industry plays a crucial role when it comes to strategic autonomy of the European Union. But the photonics sector in Europe is in distress. Vice President Global Innovation Ecosystem ...

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Board of Stakeholders Election 2023
The online election of the Photonics21 Board of Stakeholders (BoS) will take place between 24 October and 7 November 2023. A total of 14 seats on the Board of Stakeholders are up for election.

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Need for a strong photonics industry in Europe - Interview with Dr Lutz Aschke for the Laser World of Photonics

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Events
- Upcoming
  
  24–26 October 2023
  
  SPIE Photonex 2023
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  29–30 November 2023
  
  W3+ Fair Jena 2023
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  24–26 January 2024
  
  Photonics PhD Days 2024
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- Archive
  
  22 September 2023
  
  Photonics21 R&I priorities follow-up workshop "Core Photonics"
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  04 September 2023
  
  Photonics21 R&I priorities follow-up workshop "Argiculture & Food"
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  31 August 2023
  
  Photonics21 R&I priorities follow-up workshop "Safety, Security, Space & Defence"
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24–26 October 2023

SPIE Photonex 2023
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29–30 November 2023

W3+ Fair Jena 2023
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24–26 January 2024

Photonics PhD Days 2024
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Membership

VIPO - Symposium 2021

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2021 09–30 Jul–Nov

Die Unternehmen und Forschungseinrichtungen des VIPO - Netzwerkes präsentieren die Ergebnisse ihrer Kooperation auf einem Technologie-Symposium. Dazu sind alle potenziellen Anwender und Interessierte zu einem Meinungsaustausch nach Weimar herzlich eingeladen. Die Veranstaltung wird hybrid, also auch als Online-Veranstaltung durchgeführt.

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Upcoming Events & Workshops

24–26 October 2023
SECC, Glasgow, UK

SPIE Photonex 2023

Stay current on the latest research and see the newest products and solutions at this in-person exhibition and technical programme in Glasgow. For more information about the event go to https://spie ...

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29–30 November 2023
Sparkassen Arena Jena

W3+ Fair Jena 2023

W3+ Fair Premiere at New Location Jena Big names from Jena are known around the world: Entrepreneurial success stories such as those of ZEISS, Jenoptik and SCHOTT began here. As the cradle of the ...

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24–26 January 2024
ENSSAT, Lannion, France

Photonics PhD Days 2024

These three days aim to bring together PhD students, research centers and companies from the field of photonics, to talk about entrepreneurship. On the agenda: conferences, PhD pitches, PhD posters, ...

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Photonics in the press
Thursday, 07 September 2023

"The European photonics industry must be saved!" - Jean-Luc Beylat in Les Echos

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Monday, 10 July 2023

Board of Stakeholders Election 2023

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Photonics in the press
Tuesday, 27 June 2023

Need for a strong photonics industry in Europe - Interview with Dr Lutz Aschke for the Laser World of Photonics

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