Last week, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde visited our VUB Photonics Campus in Pajottegem! They toured our research facilities, discovered our Einstein Telescope work and launched rockets with primary school children at our STEAM academy. A proud moment for B-PHOT! 👉 https://bit.ly/4u7kPv8

PhD researcher Arié Nacar won the Best Student Paper Award at SPIE Photonics Europe 2026 for his work on ultra-compact 3D photonic lanterns. A fantastic achievement and a great reflection of the research happening at B-PHOT. Congrats, Arié! Read the full story: https://bit.ly/4fjlfdn

Learn more about Photonics and Food in this 1-day course of @b-phot.vub.be, supported by PhotonHub. 🗓️ 21 May, 2026 🕛 09:00 - 17:00 CEST 📍 Brussels, Belgium Free for European companies, but registration is required. 👉 More details: https://photonhub.eu/training/photonics-and-food/

📣 Last spots! Join us this Friday in Ghent for a visit to Trince — a high-tech spin-off exploring Photoporation & cell transfection. 📅 Apr 24 | 13:00–17:00 CEST | Train reimbursed 👉 carlahub.eu/events/360-carla-experience-gent

📢 @vubrussel.bsky.social B-PHOT & CHIS research on scalable SERS substrates via triboelectrification self-assembly featured in Hot Topics in Small Methods! 🔗 https://bit.ly/4dUJy0N #SERS #Photonics #Nanofabrication

🌌🔭 B-PHOT is helping build the Einstein Telescope, and from 20 to 26 April you can explore it live! Free expo at @vubrussel.bsky.social. Public panel with Prof. Thienpont and Prof. Sevrin (21/4, 19:00). B-PHOT Student Chapter light tech demos (26/4). Tickets (in Dutch): https://bit.ly/4bJs3Pr

🏆 Prof. Yunfeng Nie from VUB Brussels Photonics (B-PHOT) receives the 2026 Kevin P. Thompson Optical Design Innovator Award by @optica.org! Read the full article on our website: https://bit.ly/47EH6aJ #Optics #Photonics #BPHOT #VUB #OpticaAwards #FreeformOptics #OpticalDesign #WomenInScience

VUB B-PHOT is organising MOC 2026 — the 31st Microoptics Conference — in Brussels, 27–30 Sept 2026! 📌 Abstract submission deadline: 27 April 2026 👉 Join us to connect and exchange ideas. 🔗 https://www.moc2026.org #Photonics #MicroOptics #MOC2026 #Brussels

🔭 B-PHOT joins the FWO ET‑TECH consortium! We'll contribute precision mirror optics, quantum squeezers and freeform mode cleaners for the Einstein Telescope, Europe's future gravitational-wave observatory. 👉 Link in bio #Photonics #EinsteinTelescope #QuantumTech

📄 New B-PHOT review out 4 March in Journal of Physics: Photonics (IF 8.4)! "Deep learning across optical system workflow" maps how AI is transforming optical design, optimisation and assembly — from lens discovery to sub-micron alignment. 👉 Link in bio to read more. #Photonics #DeepLearning #AI

B-PHOT takes leading roles at OPTICA ImageSense Congress 2026 (12–17 July)! 🧑‍🔬 Dr. Tatevik Chalyan chairs Quantum Sensing & Metrology, 🧑‍🔬 Prof. Lien Smeesters joins committee of Applied Industrial Spectroscopy, 🧑‍🔬 Dr. Sidney Goossens gives a talk on optical fiber sensing. More info: link in bio

Belgium hosts two #360CARLA Experiences this spring: 🧬 Explore photoporation with Trince (Gent): carlahub.eu/events/360-c... 🖥️ Discover medical imaging at BARCO (Kortrijk): carlahub.eu/events/360-c... Get hands-on insights & explore careers in #photonics! #carlahub #careers

NL: VACATURE: Administratief Medewerker/Management Assistant. SOLLICITEER NU voor 4/4 👇 EN: VACANCY: Administrative Officer/Management Assistant. APPLY NOW before 4/4 👇 https://www.b-phot.org/administratief-medewerker-management-assistant

💡 Turn your photonics idea into real-world impact! Do you have an idea, prototype, or early-stage product that could transform industries? The Photonics21 Innovation Award is your chance. Win: €5,000 Entrepreneurship training Access to venture capitalists 👉 Apply here: shorturl.at/8xN7b

Can we "hear" groundwater? 🌊👂 A new FWO project at B-PHOT uses optical fibers to listen to subsurface flow. Using DAS and FBG sensors, we're building better models for climate resilience. Read more: https://b-phot.org/news/b-phot-for-new-fwo-project-listening-to-groundwater-with-optical-fiber

PhotonHub & Optica are co-organising GAMA 2026 in Brussels! Join leaders in semiconductors, automotive, and quantum to: 🚀 Scale AI-driven manufacturing 🤝 Build partnerships 📅 2–3 June 🔗 https://photonhub.eu/join-photonhub-at-the-global-advanced-manufacturing-alliance-gama-2026/

Got a bright idea? 💡 Win € 5.000, training by PhotonHub, and VC access! Apply for the @photonics21.bsky.social Innovation Award 2026. ⚡️ Submit a 2-min video or a pitch 📅 Deadline: 2 April 2026 Apply now: https://photonhub.eu/photonics21-innovation-award-2026/ #Photonics #Innovation #PhotonHub

🚀 @photonhub.eu Experience Centre on Optics and Freeform Optics at B-PHOT Hands-on design, prototyping, and metrology for industry. 📅 17–19 March 2026 📍 VUB Photonics Campus, BE 👥 Max 6 spots! 👉 https://photonhub.eu/training/experience-centre-on-optics-and-freeform-optics/

🚀 Join B-PHOT: 5 PhD Positions in Photonics! We’re hiring researchers at VUB for: 🔹 Spectral Sensors (Manufacturing) 🔹 AI Design (Precision Optics) 🔹 Microplastics (Imaging & Algorithms) 🔹 Fiber-Optics (Groundwater) 📅 Apply by 22 February: b-phot.org/jobs #Photonics #PhD #Research #VUB #BPHOT

Ready to shape the future of European #Photonics? 🚀🇪🇺 Meet us in Brussels on 9 and 10 June '26! We’re excited to connect with the community to discuss: ✔️ The new Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda ✔️ The next EU Framework Programme ✔️ New collaborations Secure your spot and come say hello. 👇

📢 We are organising a FREE one-day @photonhub.eu in-person training on Photonics and Food. 📅 22/01/26 📍 Brussels, Belgium 👉 photonhub.eu/training/photonics-and-food-january-26-edition 👩‍🏫 Training will be delivered by experts Heidi Ottevaere, Wendy Meulebroeck, Lien Smeesters and Indy Magnus.

✨ The B-PHOT team wishes you joyful holidays filled with warmth and light. Please note that VUB will be closed between Christmas and New Year. We look forward to reconnecting in 2026!

Congrats to Pablo Marin-Palomo, now professor at VUB B-PHOT! His work will drive next-gen optical & THz innovations. 👉 Read the full story via https://www.b-phot.org/news/pablo-marin-palomo-joins-b-phot-professor-team

Proud to share that Ben Gellaerts & Arié Nacar from VUB B-PHOT have been awarded FWO PhD fellowships, advancing PICs lasers and free-space optical communications. 👉 https://www.b-phot.org/news/ben-gellaerts-and-arie-nacar-receive-fwo-phd-fellowship-to-pursue-their-research-at-vub-b-phot

We are #hiring a Technology Expert in Optical Spectroscopic Sensors for Agrifood Applications! 👉 Apply before 17 November via https://www.b-phot.org/technology-expert-in-optical-spectroscopic-sensors-for-agrifood-applications

We are #hiring a talented PhD candidate to work on spectral sensor development for metal additive manufacturing! 👉 Apply before 16 November via https://www.b-phot.org/phd-position-spectral-sensor-development-for-additive-manufacturing

B-PHOT Co-Organises IEEE Photonics Benelux Symposium 2025 in Brussels on 20–21/11/25, together with @ulbruxelles.bsky.social. ⚠️ Deadline for abstract submission: 2 October 2025, at midnight. Don’t miss the chance. 👉 Register now and submit your abstract via https://bit.ly/3KiT4Ok

Our new €5M EU-funded initiative bringing Europe’s leading universities, labs, and companies together to shape the future of photonics education and training. Here’s to an exciting journey ahead!💡 phortify.eu/news-events/... #Photonics #DigitalSkills #EUfunded #FutureSkills

📢 @b-phot.vub.be‬ is organising a FREE #PhotonHub Online Introductory Course in Photonics Innovation 💡🎓 📅 24 September 2025, 10:30 – 12:30 CET 📍 Online Training 👉 Register your spot at https://bit.ly/4laATbD

B-PHOT & Yerevan State University co-hosted Optica’s Siegman School on Lasers in Armenia. Chaired by Tatevik Chalyan, Heidi Ottevaere & Mushegh Rafayelyan (YSU), it brought nearly 100 participants from 25 countries, with B-PHOT contributions as speakers, chairs & students. 👉 https://bit.ly/3JBux6R

Two B-PHOT researchers won FWO Junior Postdoc Fellowships! 🔬 Sergei focuses on fiber sensors for infrastructure. 💧 Mehrdad is tackling PFAS detection in water. Only 16.1% succeeded. Congrats to both! 👉 https://www.b-phot.org/news/two-new-fwo-junior-postdoc-fellowships-for-b-phot-researchers

Excited to see our publication "Ultracompact 3D Splitter for Single-Core to Multi-Core Optical Fiber Connections" featured by Nanoscribe! Great recognition for the team’s work in 3D nanofabrication for photonics. Read more 👉 https://www.nanoscribe.com/en/news-insights/stay-up-to-date/publications/

🎓 Congratulations, Dr. Arash! Arash defended his PhD "SERS-Based Lab-on-a-Chip for Machine-Learning-Enabled Bacterial Screening”. He stays at B-PHOT as post-doc. 🔗 More via https://www.b-phot.org/news/mehdi-arash-feizpour-defends-phd-on-intelligent-bacterial-screening-with-advanced-nanophotonics.

Are you an Engineer or Biomedical Engineer at Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD, or Postdoc level? Curious about where your skills could take you next? Explore fresh career opportunities at the intersection of health and innovation. 👉 Don’t miss out! Register now via b-phot.org/360CARLA/Hea...