attocube systems, Munich, Germany | 23 June 13:00-20:00, 2025 

Kick off an exciting Week of Quantum at the QBN Meeting on Photonic Quantum Technologies, hosted by attocube systems in Munich. Taking place just one day before the start of the World of Quantum in Munich, this exclusive gathering brings together leading minds from industry, academia, and policy to explore the foundational building blocks for photonic quantum technologies.This event marks the perfect start to a full week of high-level networking and collaboration with QBN at World of Quantum, including:

• 23 JUN - QBN Meeting Building Blocks for Photonic Quantum Technologies
• 24-27 JUN - QBN Pavilion with 11 QBN members (hall A1 booth #319)
• 25 JUN - QBN VIP Networking Reception for executives and decision-makers (invite-only)
• 24-27 JUN - Daily networking over coffee in the QBN Lounge @ QBN Pavilion

Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with key stakeholders, spark new collaborations, and shape the future of photonic quantum technologies—starting at the Working Group meeting and continuing throughout the week in Munich.

Register now to participate in the event.

Agenda: 

• In-depth Discussions
• Insightful Talks
• Networking Opportunities
• Guided Tour through attocube’s NanoFactory
• Get together – Snacks and drinks at Atomic Kitchen

Speakers: 

• Bottom-up approaches to elementary quantum networks
  Christoph Becher, Professor, Saarland University 
• tbd
  Thomas Volz, Managing Director and CTO,  Quandela GmbH
  
• Single Photons@PTB: R&D and Metrological Services 
  Sebastian Raupach, Research Scientist , PTB
  
• SNSPD - single photon detection limited only by the laws of physics
  Jessie Qin-Dregely, COO, Single Quantum
  
• WI-SNSPDs - enabling quantum through scalable and cost effective detector solutions
  Wladick Hatmann, CTO, Pixel Photonics   
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Shape the Future of Photonics Innovation in Europe!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94d2hITlqZE. 

Do you have an idea you’ve been developing or a product in need of further refinement – one with the potential to make a real-world impact and transform industries? If so, this is your moment! Apply for the Photonics21 Innovation Award 2025 or encourage your talented colleagues to take the leap.

The award is open to PhD students, master’s students, young entrepreneurs, and makers who have an innovative photonics idea that could become a thriving business or product.

Exiting Prizes Await:

1st Place: €5,000 cash prize, entrepreneurial skills training by PhotonHub Europe, and access to venture capitalists

2^nd and 3^rd Place: Entrepreneurial skills training by PhotonHub Europe.

The award ceremony will take place on 15 May 2025 during the Photonics Partnership Annual Meeting in Brussels – a prime opportunity to showcase your innovation on a European stage.

Don’t miss your chance to make a difference in photonics innovation. Learn more and submit your application by 10 March 2025 via the contest website.

Apply here:  https://www.photonics21.org/contest-2025/innovation-award.php

Tech Tour and PhotonHub Europe are launching the PhotonHub Scaling Club.

This Member-only Club will select and engage 10 ambitious Tech Company Members upscaling at 2 combined levels:

• Their Company growth and value through accelerated investments, partnerships and leadership
• The technology solution(s) based on PICs (Photonics Integrated Circuits) from TRL 4
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• Interested - Companies

  Eligibility Criteria: To be considered, your company should:

  • Fit the innovation scope.
  • Have raised > €0.5 M past 3 years​
  • Show strong potential and ambition to scale.
  • Has interest to upscale its technology from TRL4 upwards

  Important Dates:

  • Application Deadline: 29 November 2024
  • Selection Process: December 2024
  • Selected Companies Announced: 20 December 2024
  • Kick-Off Online: 1 February 2025
  • Kick-Off Meeting in Brussels: TBC February 2025

  • Read more and application

  • PhotonHub Europe Scaling Club is an initiative developed by Tech Tour, Europe’s largest tech investment community and PhotonHub Europe - a unique European full-service one-stop-shop digital innovation hub for photonics, as part of the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation in Public Private Partnership with Photonics21.