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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
  
  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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  uCAIR
  uCAIR aims to achieve breakthrough results by developing a laser platform that ingeniously combines non-linear optical fibers, optronics, wide-band coherent Raman, and artificial intelligence ...
  
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  WISE
  The WISE project envisions a disruptive and competitive manufacturing concept centred on a single machine that seamlessly integrates macroscale processing techniques, such as Directed Energy ...
  
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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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uCAIR
uCAIR aims to achieve breakthrough results by developing a laser platform that ingeniously combines non-linear optical fibers, optronics, wide-band coherent Raman, and artificial intelligence ...

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WISE
The WISE project envisions a disruptive and competitive manufacturing concept centred on a single machine that seamlessly integrates macroscale processing techniques, such as Directed Energy ...

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News
- News Archive
  
  Photonics21 in Brussels: How Is Photonics Contributing to Competitiveness?
  Photonics21 engaged with representatives of the European Commission in Brussels to discuss the future of photonics in Europe.
  
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  Register now to join the Photonics Partnership Annual Meeting 2026
  The online registration to Photonics Partnership Annual Meeting 2026 is now open. The event will take place at the DoubleTree by Hilton Brussels City hotel on 9 & 10 June 2026.
  
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  Explore relevant photonics calls - Horizon Europe Work Programme 2026-2027 published
  The European Commission has published the final Horizon Europe work programmes 2026-2027. Following calls will be of interest for the European photonics community:
  
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Photonics21 in Brussels: How Is Photonics Contributing to Competitiveness?
Photonics21 engaged with representatives of the European Commission in Brussels to discuss the future of photonics in Europe.

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Register now to join the Photonics Partnership Annual Meeting 2026
The online registration to Photonics Partnership Annual Meeting 2026 is now open. The event will take place at the DoubleTree by Hilton Brussels City hotel on 9 & 10 June 2026.

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Explore relevant photonics calls - Horizon Europe Work Programme 2026-2027 published
The European Commission has published the final Horizon Europe work programmes 2026-2027. Following calls will be of interest for the European photonics community:

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Events
- Upcoming
  
  18 February 2026
  
  360 CARLA Experience Barcelona (SENSOFAR)
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  12 March 2026
  
  360 CARLA Experience Barcelona (Qilimanjaro)
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  20 March 2026
  
  360 CARLA Symposium Barcelona - Quantum CARLA: The Photonics Careers Symposium
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- Archive
  
  12 February 2026
  
  360 CARLA Experience Barcelona (Vitsolc)
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  04 December 2025
  
  CARLA Camp: The Photonics Careers Symposium - 6th edition
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  20 November 2025
  
  Photonics4 Mobility Workshop
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18 February 2026

360 CARLA Experience Barcelona (SENSOFAR)
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24–25 February 2026

TOP Conference 2026
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24–25 February 2026

Horizon4Photonics - Online Brokerage Event
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Membership

Photonics4Health workshop

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2026 19 August

The Photonics4 Health workshop will provide

insights into photonics applied to health,
funding opportunities as well as
networking chances.

The workshop will be held in conjunction with the event Health insights 26'.

Any further details will be published soon.

Upcoming Events & Workshops

18 February 2026
SENSOFAR (Terrassa, Barcelona)

360 CARLA Experience Barcelona (SENSOFAR)

ICFO and Sensofar are delighted to invite you to the upcoming 360 CARLA Experience about Optical metrology. When: 18 February 2026 Where: Sensofar, Parc Audiovisual de ...

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24–25 February 2026
Kia Oval, London, UK

TOP Conference 2026

TOP Conference 2026 is dedicated to photonics and optical technologies, bringing together leaders from industry, academia, and research. Taking place on 24–25 February 2026 in London, the conference ...

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24–25 February 2026
Online

Horizon4Photonics - Online Brokerage Event

We kindly invite you to an international online brokerage event designed to support consortium building for upcoming Horizon Europe, Digital Europe and Creative Europe calls related to photonics ...

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