Today we mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Women continue to contribute to science and technology, yet remain underrepresented in #STEM. At #360CARLA we are committed to fostering inclusive environments where talent can thrive, regardless of gender.

Join the 5th Quantum CARLA: Quantum Careers Symposium to explore careers in quantum science, connect with experts and engage with the quantum community. 📅 20 March 2026 at 9 a.m. CET 📍 La Pedrera (Barcelona) & Online ℹ️ Info and registration: carlahub.eu/events/360-c...

On 16–17 Oct, the HiLASE Centre hosted a high-power laser #360CARLA and #Lasers4EU training for students & early-career researchers, covering thin-disc & cryogenically cooled lasers, laser micromachining and hands-on labs. 📖 carlahub.eu/news/360-car... #photonics #STEM #manufacturing

Join @icfo.eu and leading research centres and companies for #360CARLA experiences focused on photonics-based technologies, combining lab tours, expert interaction, and real-world applications. ℹ️ linktr.ee/carlahub 👇 Discover each experience below #CARLAhub #photonics #careers

Hands-on quantum tech in Delft⚛️ Join the 360 CARLA Experience on Jan 7: 🔹 Calibrate a superconducting qubit 🔹 Meet QBlox & DEMCON experts 🔹 Network with the quantum ecosystem 📅 Jan 7, 2026 | Apply by Dec 18: carlahub.eu/events/360-c... #360CARLA #quantum #photonics #careers

Join the next #360CARLA Experience at Synova SA on 16 Jan 2026. Discover Laser MicroJet® technology, get hands-on lab exposure and learn how photonics drives Industry 4.0. Free registration (10 spots only) before 12 Jan: carlahub.eu/events/360-c... #photonics #manufacturing

We’re starting CARLA Camp Barcelona at the Quantum Education Summit with welcome words by Lydia Sanmartí-Vila (ICFO). @icfo.eu

IOGS will host a new #360CARLA Training in #quantum. A unique chance to dive into quantum photonics, join tutorials, and visit labs & start-ups. Only 15 spots available — apply now! 🔗 carlahub.eu/events/360-c... #360carla #carlahub #photonics

A dedicated #CARLA Capsule about Careers in Photonics will take place within the ALC-ICFO Frontiers Research School at the Stellenbosch Photonics Institute. 🗓️ 27 November, 2025 📍STIAS, Stellenbosch, South Africa 🔗 carlahub.eu/events/carla... #carlahub #photonics #STEM

Hands-on training in biophotonics! 💡 VUB B-PHOT Brussels Photonics hosted a #360CARLA Health event in Gooik, with sessions on microscopy & nanofabrication driving innovation in healthcare. 👉 Read more: carlahub.eu/news/360-car... #carlahub #photonics #STEM #health

Learn how to work safely with lasers! 🔬 Join the Laser Safety Seminar Course at KTH, organized with PhotonicsSweden, Laserfabriken AB & #360CARLA. 📅 Oct 28, 2025 – Jan 12, 2026 📍 Stockholm ✉️ Apply: [email protected] #carlahub #photonics #manufacturing

🎥 Meet Clàudia, an Engineering Physics student at @upc.edu, who joined the last Quantum CARLA Symposium by @icfo.eu to explore careers in quantum technologies. 💡 Her take on “quantum”? Thinking outside the box! #360CARLA #carlahub #photonics #quantum #careers #STEM

Join the #360CARLA Symposium & Experience on Quantum Photonics in the Paris Area! 📅 6–7 Nov 2025 | Institut d’Optique 🎯 For MSc students & physics graduates 🤝 Meet startups, explore careers & innovation 📝 Info & registration: carlahub.eu/events/360-c...

At #EOSAM2025, the podium discussion “HR Strategies for the Growing Photonics Industry” featured Lydia Sanmartí-Vila, Homa Zarebidaki, Anne-Lise Viotti, Martin Caldarola & Reinhard Windemuth, with Jérémy Picot-Clémente moderating. @carlahub.bsky.social @icfo.eu @csem.ch @lund-university.bsky.social

💡 Want to grow your network & explore #careers in #photonics? Join us for the #CARLA Camp 2025 on 4 Dec at CosmoCaixa! 🎤 Talks, testimonials & networking with photonics professionals. 🕘 09:00–14:00 CET | 📍 CosmoCaixa (Barcelona) 🗓 Register by 14 Nov → carlahub.eu/events/carla...

ℹ️ Discover biomedical #photonics in Bratislava this Nov with #360CARLA! 📅 Nov 10: Microscopy & Image Processing 📅 Nov 11: Careers Symposium 📅 Nov 12: Biomedical Applications Hands-on sessions, career talks & networking. Free limited spots! Register: carlahub.eu/agenda/ #carlahub #health

At the 77th Congress of Chemists in Slovakia, Daniel Haško presented 360 CARLA, showing how the project fosters interdisciplinary careers in photonics. 💡 🙏 Thank you, Daniel, for representing 360 CARLA! Read more 👉 carlahub.eu/news/360-car... #360carla #carlahub #photonics #STEM

⚛️ Join us in Berlin for the #36 CARLA Quantum Symposium (Oct 7–9) at #PhotonicsDays2025! Talks, lab visits, career pitching & networking on quantum imaging, comms, computing & sensing. 🆓 Info and registration: carlahub.eu/events/360-c... #360CARLA #carlahub #quantum

Maria Chernysheva (Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology) leads research in ultrafast fibre lasers, developing optical pulses lasting just a millionth of a billionth of a second. 🎥 Watch her story 👉 youtube.com/shorts/9iXee... #360CARLA #CARLAhub #photonics

🔬 Training alert! Join us on Oct 9, 2025 at the University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu for a hands-on #360CARLA training on Spectral Imaging for Medical & Health Applications. Free, but spots are limited! Apply now 👉 carlahub.eu/events/360-c... #carlahub #photonics @photonicsfinland.bsky.social

✨ From LIGO to quantum photonics in Sweden: discover Vaishali Adya’s journey into squeezed light, gravitational wave detection & secure quantum communication. Watch her testimonial! youtube.com/shorts/N_dn3... @kthuniversity.bsky.social

🔬 “Keep your mind open — to learn, to solve problems, to grow.” 🌱 Laura Pasquardini, co-founder of Indivenire, draws on her expertise in biointerfaces, Lab-on-a-chip and biosensors to support institutions as a personal scientist for hire. www.youtube.com/shorts/AiTEn...

🔦 Dive into biophotonics! Join the #360CARLA Health Training at VUB B-PHOT (Gooik) on Oct 11, 2025. Hands-on sessions: 🔬 Fluorescence microscopy 🧬 Nanofabrication & bioprinting Info and registration: carlahub.eu/events/360-c... #carlahub #photonics #health #STEM @vubrussel.bsky.social

What a year for #360CARLA! From training activities and career symposia to hands-on experiences, 2024/25 was full of enriching experiences & growth opportunities in photonics. Here’s a photo recap — and the best part? Even more activities are coming next year!

🧵1/2 In Poor Things, the dreamy, curved edges of the frame aren’t just aesthetic: they’re a nod to the Petzval effect. 🎬✨ This vintage lens phenomenon guides your eyes to the main subject with a soft, cinematic blur. 👀💫

🗣 "The bridge between participants’ presentations and career reports inspired young researchers and highlighted the strong perspectives of photonics." Read more about Alexandra Bran’s testimonial on Women in Photonics 2025 👉 carlahub.eu/news/inside-...

🔦 #Lasers4EU is advancing quantum technologies by providing access to cutting-edge facilities like LENS and the Lund Laser Centre. These platforms are critical for research in quantum information and ultrafast materials dynamics. @laserlab-europe.bsky.social

🗣 "Just think what you like. Follow your curiosity, your talent and you’ll find what to study in #photonics." Words of wisdom from Roberta Ramponi, Vice President of @photonics21.bsky.social.

🔬 Laser-based additive manufacturing is transforming how we design and build micro- and nanoscale components, unlocking new possibilities in photonics, biotech and materials science.

Britton Hofer is building the future of quantum tech, one atom at a time ⚛️🔬 She’s a PhD student at Institut d'Optique studying collective light-matter interactions using single dysprosium atoms. #WomenInPhotonics #carlahub #photonics www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXWj...

♻️ ReMade@ARI is accelerating sustainable innovation by giving scientists access to 50+ top European research infrastructures. From electronics to packaging, it supports the design of recyclable materials using atomic-level analysis.

🔦 Tomáš Mitura got his start in photonics as an intern at the ILC in Slovakia. He worked hands-on with a custom laser writing machine, learned core laser theory, and now he's a laser researcher building the future. #360carla #carlahub #photonics #health youtu.be/hm-FKwh9Wrs

🔍 Registrations are open for MINDLAB School 2025 at ICFO: four days of hands‑on neurophotonics labs, expert talks, and creative group projects! 🗓️ 4–7 November, 2025 📍 Castelldefels, Barcelona ℹ️ carlahub.eu/events/360-c... #360CARLA #Lasers4EU #CARLAhub #health

In Jean-Michel Jarre’s iconic performances, beams of light become music in The Laser Harp — but this isn’t just 80s synth wizardry. It’s pure photonics in action.

From Salzburg to Sony DADC! Kiyesola Kolawole is gaining hands-on experience in micro-optics and growing both technically and personally. 💼💬 #MyExperienceInPhotonics #360carla #carlahub #photonics #industry www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYcW...

🔍 Curious about how lasers shape #industry? Join the #360CARLA & #Lasers4EU Training in high-power lasers at HiLASE Centre! 🗓️ October 16–17, 2025 📍 Dolní Břežany (Czechia) 🔗 carlahub.eu/events/360-c... #photonics #CARLAhub #STEM @laserlab-europe.bsky.social

🌱 What if your job helped fight climate change? That’s what 94 students explored at the #360CARLA Career Symposium Stockholm. 🔬 Testimonials from researchers 🤝 Job fair with 14 companies 📈 73% motivated to work in photonics 🔗 carlahub.eu/news/explori... #CARLAhub #photonics

📣 Registrations are open for the #360CARLA Experience in #Quantum in Berlin. 📅 25 September, 2025 📍Ferdinand-Braun-Institute, Berlin 🔗 carlahub.eu/events/360-c... Register by August 15th! #carlahub #photonics #STEM #students

🛠️ From materials science to hands-on innovation! Santiago Tapia is doing his internship at Sony DADC, developing an optical demonstrator and diving deep into coatings, waveguides, and material characterization. #360carla #carlahub #STEM #photonics #industry #interns youtu.be/vQNX5tC_xMM?...

🌈 Light holds all colors. So do we. ✨ At #360CARLA, we’re proud to celebrate LGBTIQ+ voices in #STEM. #Pride2025 #carlahub #STEMwithPride

Finland just held its first-ever #360CARLA Career Symposium on #Biotech & #Medical #Photonics! 🎓 80+ participants 💡 70%+ left inspired to pursue photonics careers 🤝 Strong links between academia & industry Thanks to @photonicsfinland.bsky.social for leading the way! #carlahub

📣 Join the #360CARLA Career Symposium & Training in Delft. 📅 28-29 August, 2025 📍TU Delft, Aula Conference Center, Delft (The Netherlands) 🔗 carlahub.eu/events/360-c... #carlahub #photonics #manufacturing #industry40 #STEM #students #researchers

🌍 70+ early-career researchers from 17 countries met in Jena for #WomenInPhotonics 2025! A week of connection, career advice & training in #photonics for #health 💡 Thank you to everyone who brought expertise and enthusiasm to the workshop! 💜 #360CARLA #carlahub @laserlab-europe.bsky.social

💡 Spatial light modulators (SLMs) are liquid crystal micro displays allowing for the modulation of the amplitude, phase or polarization of a light beam. SLMs are key component for the generation of optical tweezers: beams of sharply focused light where single atoms can be trapped and manipulated.

The #360CARLA Career Symposium at Politecnico di Milano starts today — two days exploring photonics for energy, sustainability, environment & cultural heritage. #carlahub #photonics #energy #culturalheritage #CARLAPolimi

The 360 CARLA consortium met today at Politecnico di Milano for the CGA meeting — a great opportunity to align, plan ahead, and keep building a stronger photonics career ecosystem together! #360CARLA #carlahub #photonics #careers

Ulrike Fuchs is shaping photonics with precision and strategy 🧠🔬 As VP at @asphericon.bsky.social and Optica Board Member, she’s leading R&D in optical systems & innovation. Meet her in our new video 👇 #WomenInPhotonics #360carla #carlahub #photonics #industry #STEM

In Only Lovers Left Alive, Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddleston whisper sweet nothings about… quantum entanglement. 💫🖤 What sounds like poetic romance is actually one of the wildest and most powerful phenomena in quantum physics. Let's talk about why it matters today 👇

Happy #InternationalDayOfLight! 💡 #Photonics powers progress — from energy to healthcare, sustainability, and beyond. Today we shine a light on the science that's shaping tomorrow. 🌍✨ #360carla #carlahub