Horizon 2020 projects show five-fold leverage on EU investment
12 August 2019
According to a new report, European photonics PPP projects funded under Horizon 2020 have shown five-fold leverage on the money invested by the EU
Funding
Photonics21 asks for €1.4bn commitment from Horizon Europe
8 July 2019
Photonics21 has released a position statement saying the European photonics sector is ready to invest €100 billion in R&I if a photonics public-private partnership is launched for Horizon Europe funding
Rockley Photonics raises $52m in funding
5 July 2019
The silicon photonics company Rockley Photonics has received $52 million in funding from strategic partners
EPIC advocates for photonics funding
30 April 2019
EPIC is advocating for a photonics contractual public private partnership to be selected under the future Horizon Europe programme
Eureka Network announces funding round for international photonics research
4 April 2019
The Eureka Network in Photonics will fund international research and development projects with up to €2 million to produce industrial photonic technologies
‘Keep photonics in the spotlight’
5 March 2019
Photonics must appear in the EU's Horizon Europe framework or risk losing its significance in economic policy, says Spectaris' Dr Wenko Süptitz
Nobel laureates and European Optical Society urge EC to prioritise photonics funding
25 January 2019
Stefan Hell, Gérard Mourou and Theodor W Hansch, Nobel prize winning scientists behind major photonics breakthroughs, have warned that the sector could be seriously compromised if it is not included in the Horizon Europe draft funding priority list
Swiss photonics is pushing innovation
10 December 2018
Andreas Ettemeyer, NTB Interstate University of Applied Sciences, Buchs, and member of the EOS board, expresses concerns about discussions to merge photonics with microelectronics within European Union funding
Photonics Leadership Group targets new UK government funding
29 October 2018
At the latest Photonics Leadership Group meeting, held at Photonex, engagement with the UK government's Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund was top of the agenda
