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Phorwards21 · Photonics from research to market: Empowering Europe’s strategic autonomy, supporting the green deal and securing resilience – Photonics21

HORIZONStatus: SIGNED1 January 202431 December 2026EU funding €2,930,280Call HORIZON-CL4-2023-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01-CNECT

Phorwards21 will create and implement a comprehensive industrial strategy for photonics in Europe. The action will be implemented by Photonics21 (the EU Commission's partner in the Horizon Europe Photonics Partnership) with its more than 3000 members from companies and research institutions as well as national photonics technology platforms and regional clusters. In addition to already initiated collaborations with end-user and other deep-tech partnerships, contacts with national ministries (Photonics21 Mirror Group) and financial actors such as the European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Investment Council (EIC) and (corporate) venture capital companies will be strengthened to implement the European photonics strategy and thus establish European strategic autonomy in this critical technology. Specific end-user community-based roadmaps will be developed, focusing not only on research priorities but also on industrial implementation, including pilot lines and the creation of appropriate framework conditions.

Consortium · 23 organisations

coordinator

VDI TECHNOLOGIEZENTRUM GMBH

DE · €1,905,405

associatedPartner

HARLIN LIMITED

UK

thirdParty

LS LASERTECH INNOVATIONKOMMANDITBOLAG

SE

associatedPartner

VEREIN SCHWEIZER LASER UND PHOTONIK NETZ

CH

thirdParty

JOANNEUM RESEARCH FORSCHUNGSGESELLSCHAFT MBH

AT

thirdParty

PHOTONICS BRETAGNE

FR

participant

VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL

BE · €77,750

participant

VERENIGING PHOTONICSNL

NL · €54,375

participant

PHOTONICS AUSTRIA - PLATTFORM ZUR FORDERUNG DER OSTERREICHISCHEN INTERESSEN IM BEREICH PHOTONIK

AT · €99,600

associatedPartner

PHOTONICS LEADERSHIP LIMITED

UK

participant

ASSOCIAZIONE ITALIANA DI ELETTROTECNICA, ELETTRONICA, AUTOMAZIONE, INFORMATICA E TELECOMUNICAZIONI

IT · €57,080

participant

MOKSLINIU TYRIMU IR TECHNOLOGIJU ORGANIZACIJU ASOCIACIJA

LT · €65,750

thirdParty

CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE

IT

participant

UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE CATALUNYA

ES · €101,125

participant

POLSKA PLATFORMA TECHNOLOGICZNA FOTONIKI

PL · €64,125

thirdParty

PB SCIENCE MANAGEMENT AB

SE

participant

ELLINIKI ENOSI FOTONIKIS ASTIKI MIKERDOSKOPIKI ETAIRIA

EL · €41,313

thirdParty

J&S TJORNHAMMAR AB

SE

participant

EKONOMISKA FORENINGEN PHOTONICSWEDEN

SE · €127,313

participant

PHOTONICS FRANCE

FR · €165,000

associatedPartner

ANCHORED IN LTD

UK

participant

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK - NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, CORK

IE · €96,070

participant

PHOTONICS FINLAND

FI · €75,375

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