Dear Photonics21 members,

In our new Photonics21 newsletter edition, we like to inform you that due to the uncertain Coronavirus situation, the Photonics PPP Annual Meeting has been postponed to 2021. However, we like to invite you to join an online meeting "Photonics21 towards Horizon Europe" on Thursday, 5th November 2020 to update you about the latest developments within Photonics21 as well as the further development towards a European Partnership for Photonics under Horizon Europe.

In addition to this, we provide you latest information on the selected European photonics-related projects under the Coronavirus call.

Furthermore, we like to share with you an overview on the funded Photonics PPP pilot lines which offer a variety of services to industry as well as the Photonics PPP Hydroptics project story.

As always you will find some further photonics-related workshops.

If you like to inform the European photonics community on an interesting photonics news or event, please contact us via secretariat@photonics21.org .

Best regards and stay healthy

Photonics21 secretariat

Save the date - Online meeting "Photonics21 towards Horizon Europe"

As physical events are still not a good option for the rest of the year we decided to host an online meeting "Photonics21 towards Horizon Europe" on November 5th, 2020 from 10am - 12pm

The aim of this online meeting is to keep you informed on what is happening towards Horizon Europe and a potential new partnership, but also to give you an update about the current status of the restructuring of Photonics21.

A more detailed agenda will follow soon.

The event is free of charge and registration is already open.

Online Seminar - Growth financing through Venture Debt by the European Investment Bank

In this online seminar we want to make a deep dive into the venture debt product of the European Investment Bank. The seminar takes place on October 6th, 2020 at 12pm (CET). In around 30 minutes our experts will explain the product and you will have the opportunity to ask questions afterwards.

From the European Investment Bank Alberto Casorati, Innovation Finance Advisor, and Björn Werner, Investment Officer, will take part in the online seminar. From a customer point of view Roman Steiger, CFO Sicoya, will share his experience with the product.

Register now for this free of charge seminar.

2 photonics-related projects selected under the Coronavirus call

2 photonics-related projects are among the 23 selected projects for funding under the European Commission Coronavirus call which will receive €128 million in EU funding.

The funding under Horizon 2020, the EU's research and innovation programme, is part of the Commission's €1.4 billion pledge to the Coronavirus Global Response initiative, launched by President Ursula von der Leyen in May 2020.

The photonics-related projects are CorDial-S and VASCOVID.

CorDial-S aims to develop a point-of-care testing device that is portable and easy-to-operate for fast COVID-19 diagnosis in nasopharyngeal and saliva samples at a low cost. The Consortium has already developed a portable, handheld Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) biosensor with magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) that increases the sensitivity of the molecular receptor through multivalent binding

VASCOVID will further develop a biophotonics diagnostics platform to improve COVID-19 ICU patient stratification, thereby addressing a pressing specific medical need. It is based on an on-going collaboration that was initiated during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The concept is an evidence-based decision-making tool combining a multimodal bio-photonic solution and AI with protocols for intensive care management. The infrastructures for telemedicine will ensure a cost-effective, portable, fast, and easy-to-use platform, suitable for deployment in intensive care units.

Benefit of the services offered by the Photonics PPP pilot lines

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 companies will be able to take their good ideas, scale-them up and validate them with the first customers for commercial production.

This includes the thousands of high tech SMEs in Europe who often lack access to advanced, cost-intensive infrastructures and expertise needed to manufacture new and innovative products.

Find out more about the services on the Photonics21 website.

Photonics PPP project Hydroptics - Scientists use photonics to make wastewater eco-friendly

Wastewater will soon become cleaner and less harmful to plants and animals thanks to a new, ultra-sensitive water sensor being developed by European scientists to detect tiny amounts of toxic substances with light.

A new laser system to detect minute traces of toxic substances in wastewater is currently in development by a consortium of European scientists.

Join - Photonics4 Agrifood Workshop, 5th October 2020

The Workshop Photonics4Agrifood - Photonics Technologies for the Agrifood Value Chain is organized by the Italian photonics platform, AEIT-CORIFI in collaboration with Lombardy Region, Confindustria Lombardia, Finlombarda, European Enterprise Network, Simpler and the National Research Council of Italy.

The event is the opportunity for meetings between the photonic technologies suppliers and the possible end-users in the agrifood sector, with the participation of institutional and territorial actors and funding bodies.

For any further details please visit the event website.

Join - INPHO Venture Summit - Online event - 5th - 30th October 2020

The Inpho Venture Summit will be held as an online event in October 2020. You can make your own programme and choose your 5to7 every Thursday and Friday in October to attend conferences and round tables, pitches from worldwide investors and start-ups.

As a member of Photonics21, benefit from a 50% discount with the code INPHOPARTNERS.

INPHO VS 2020 at a glance fully online and on HOPIN!
Keynotes, panel discussions, pitching sessions, networking.

View the fulll programme and register on their event website.

Join - Photonics Days Berlin Brandenburg 2020, 5.-8. Oktober 2020 - Online meeting

The Photonics Days Berlin Brandenburg offer you 17 online seminars, more than 100 speakers on topics like Quantum Technologies, Machine Learning and deep tech, Photonic Integrated Circuits, Fiber Optics, THz Analytics, Soft x ray analytics, Optics for Solar Energy, AgriPhotonics, Ophthalmology, High Power MIR Laser Technology, Manufacturability of high precision optical and LIDAR systems.

Additionally, the b2match platform will allow individual 1:1 match making sessions.

The seminar language is English. The registration is now open and is free of charge. Any further details can be found on the event website.