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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
  
  PHOREVER
  PHOREVER will develop a disruptive multi-sensing platform that will enable for the first time the reliable detection of EVs with size down to 80 nm, the detection of EVs with specific biomarkers ...
  
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  Med-IPUT
  The multi-sensing 'Medical Integrated Photonic Ultrasound Transducer' (MED-IPUT) project will develop a high-resolution, high-quality, recyclable medical imaging system based on a disruptive ...
  
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  SENSEI
  The EU-funded SENSEI project aims to develope advanced tools to transform global telecommunications network into large-scale distributed sensing systems.
  
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PHOREVER
PHOREVER will develop a disruptive multi-sensing platform that will enable for the first time the reliable detection of EVs with size down to 80 nm, the detection of EVs with specific biomarkers ...

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Med-IPUT
The multi-sensing 'Medical Integrated Photonic Ultrasound Transducer' (MED-IPUT) project will develop a high-resolution, high-quality, recyclable medical imaging system based on a disruptive ...

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SENSEI
The EU-funded SENSEI project aims to develope advanced tools to transform global telecommunications network into large-scale distributed sensing systems.

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News
- News Archive
  
  Bosch, Volkswagen, Nokia and Europe’s Tech Giants Unite to Secure Photonics Future in FP10
  Some of Europe’s biggest industrial names, including Bosch, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, Nokia Bell Labs, ZEISS, TRUMPF, and EssilorLuxottica, have joined forces to urge the European Commission to place ...
  
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  36 Photonics21 Board of Stakeholders candidates available for election
  In preparation of the upcoming Photonics21 Board of Stakeholders online election the candidates have now been published. In total, 36 candidates will be available for election at the online voting. 24 ...
  
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  Photonics21 Position Paper: Invest in light or be left in the dark, photonics industry warns
  Photonics industry leaders call for a €2 billion stand-alone EU programme to keep Europe competitive. A new Photonics21 position paper warns that Europe is sleepwalking into dependency on China and ...
  
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Bosch, Volkswagen, Nokia and Europe’s Tech Giants Unite to Secure Photonics Future in FP10
Some of Europe’s biggest industrial names, including Bosch, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, Nokia Bell Labs, ZEISS, TRUMPF, and EssilorLuxottica, have joined forces to urge the European Commission to place ...

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36 Photonics21 Board of Stakeholders candidates available for election
In preparation of the upcoming Photonics21 Board of Stakeholders online election the candidates have now been published. In total, 36 candidates will be available for election at the online voting. 24 ...

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Photonics21 Position Paper: Invest in light or be left in the dark, photonics industry warns
Photonics industry leaders call for a €2 billion stand-alone EU programme to keep Europe competitive. A new Photonics21 position paper warns that Europe is sleepwalking into dependency on China and ...

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Events
- Upcoming
  
  16–17 October 2025
  
  360 CARLA Training Dolní Břežany
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  21 October 2025
  
  Photonics & Electronics 4 Defence
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  21 October 2025
  
  Photonics21 WG1 "Digital Infrastructure" Workshop: Photonics Strategic Research & Innovation Agenda
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- Archive
  
  28–29 August 2025
  
  360 CARLA Symposium & Training Delft
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  28 August 2025
  
  Photonics21 WG6 "Agriculture & Food" Workshop: Photonics Strategic Research & Innovation Agenda
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  03 July 2025
  
  Photonics 4 Agrifood at EKOAgriTech
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15–16 October 2025

XIX WORKSHOP ON MATERIALS PROCESSING WITH LASER TECHNOLOGY
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16–17 October 2025

360 CARLA Training Dolní Břežany
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21 October 2025

Photonics & Electronics 4 Defence
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