The European Space Agency (ESA) has decided to build the first ground station of the ambitious ARTES ScyLight program next to the Helmos Observatory in Achaia, the National Observatory of Athens’ largest research center.

BestPhorm21 – a new decisive support project to Horizon Europe’s “Photonics Partnership”- has been awarded from the EU’s Horizon 2020 to start on January 1, 2021

BestPhorm21 is led by the Photoncs21 Secretariat, VDITZ, in partnership with 14 National Technology Platforms and clusters; HPhos being among them with a budget of 54.000 €. The project is aiming to develop a community driven European photonics industrial strategy and roadmap,

Advanced Technological Process for Producing Tapered Active Fiber Lasers

The development of faster, more efficient automated manufacturing technologies is a crucial requirement to realisation of the 4th industrial revolution, known as Industry 4.0 technologies.

Ultrafast high-power lasers provide the opportunity for industry to perform processes at speeds unimaginable with traditional cutting, welding and drilling techniques. However, the complexity and cost of these high-power systems is a major barrier to their widespread industrial adoption.

PhotonHub Europe – a new pan-European photonics digital innovation hub –has been awarded €19 million investment from the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme.
PhotonHub Europe will help European SMEs and mid-caps become highly competitive digital businesses through faster and smarter deployment of photonics-based technologies, directly creating over 1.000 new high-tech EU jobs and nearly €1 billion in new revenues and venture capital by 2025.