📢 Help Shape the Future of Safety, Security, Space & Defence! The next Photonics21 Work Group 5 “Safety, Security, Space & Defence” workshop will take place online on 19 November 2025 from 10:00-12:30 CET. More information and draft agenda: shorturl.at/AP3Br #FP10

🌟 Photonics21 Leadership Meeting 2025: Two days of vision, strategy & collaboration! We brought together leaders from across the European photonics community for our annual Photonics21 Leadership Meeting to explore how to position photonics in the upcoming FP10. #Photonics21 #Technology #FP10

📰 Photonics in the press: Industry calls for EUR 2 bil photonics programme in future Horizon Europe @sciencebusiness.net featured our Joint Statement in a dedicated article. 👉 Read the full article here: shorturl.at/QNLHY #FP10 #HorizonEurope #Research #Innovation #Photonics21

📢Europe’s Industry Heavyweights Call for Action: Invest in light Bosch, Volkswagen, Nokia Bell Labs, ZEISS, TRUMPF & others call on the EU for a €2 Billion photonics programme in FP10. Our future competitiveness depends on photonics powering 20% of Europe's economy! 👉Joint Statement: bit.ly/3KJ9nnO

📢 Photonics21 Board of Stakeholders: Meet the Candidates! The nomination and voter registration phases are closed, and the candidates for the Photonics21 Board of Stakeholders (BoS) have been confirmed. Meet the candidates: www.photonics21.org/bos-election... #Photonics #Research #Innovation

📣 “To invest in light is to invest in Europe’s future.” Our new Photonics21 Position Paper calls for a €2bn EU stand-alone programme in photonics to crowd in up to €8bn private investment. Europe cannot afford to be left behind. Read more: shorturl.at/gVwXV #Photonics #EUtech #Innovation

📅 Event tip: What’s next for #photonics in mobility across Europe? Join the Automotive Sensing & Applications Workshop in Frankfurt on 19 November to explore the future of #mobility in Europe.

📢 Lutz Aschke is selected as one of the R&D leaders in photonics Photonics21 President Dr Lutz Aschke has been named to the Photonics100 list of 2026. The Photonics100 recognises the most innovative people in the photonics industry. This year, more than 300 nominations were submitted. Congrats!

💡At #EOSAM2025, EOS hosted its 9th EU Project Session! From photonics innovation to quantum internet and integrated chips, talks showed how EU projects are shaping Europe’s photonics future. Thanks to all speakers! 👏 @photonics21.bsky.social @photonhub.eu @phortify.eu @eu-qia.bsky.social @qsnp.eu

📢 Help Shape the Future of Digital Infrastructure! The next Photonics21 Work Group 1 “Digital Infrastructure” workshop will take place in Brussels on 21 October 2025 from 10:00-16:15 CET. More information and draft agenda: shorturl.at/tfzHB #FP10.

📢 Last call to take part in the BoS Election This is your chance to register as a voter and to nominate candidates for the Photonics21 Board of Stakeholders (BoS) election. Bring your vision of European photonics to life: shorturl.at/QLIER. #Photonics #BoS #Election

📢 Help Shape the Future of Manufacturing! The next Photonics21 Work Group 2 “Manufacturing” workshop will take place online on 23 October 2025 at 11:00 CET. More information and draft agenda: shorturl.at/mCKqi #FP10.

📢 Help Shape the Future of Core Photonics! The next Photonics21 Work Group 7 “Core Photonics” workshop will take place online on 12 November 2025 at 10:00 CET. More information and draft agenda: shorturl.at/E5ntU #FP10.

📢 Lithuanian photonics startup Astrolight secures €2.8 million seed funding Astrolight, a Lithuanian startup specialising in laser-based Earth–space communication technologies, has raised €2.8 million in seed funding. Read the full article: shorturl.at/wjWN9

Engage in the BoS Election 2025 Why you should stand for election: ⚡ Lead the future of photonics ⚡ Grow your network ⚡ Shape policies ⚡ Support tech advancement You can register as a voter and/or nominate yourself or a peer until 20 September: www.photonics21.org/bos-election/

Event tip: Discuss the future of agriculture and food 🚜 The next Photonics21 Work Group 6 “Agriculture & Food” workshop is scheduled to take place on 28 August 2025, starting at 11:00 CEST. The workshop will be held online. Register for the workshop: www.photonics21.org/events-works... #photonics

📅 Save the date: Photonics Partnership Annual Meeting 2026 We invite you to join the Photonics Partnership Annual Meeting 2026, taking place at the DoubleTree by Hilton Brussels City hotel in Brussels on 9–10 June 2026. #PPAM2026

Cracks in bridges don’t announce themselves. But light can listen for them. ECSTATIC is using photonics and fibre optics to detect hidden damage in Europe’s ageing infrastructure – before it’s too late. Learn more via Photonics21: shorturl.at/AJL5a #HorizonEurope #Photonics #PublicSafetyTech

🌐 Event Tip: OPTICA Global Photonics Economic Forum 2025 Lutz Aschke, President of Photonics21, will be speaking on the high-level panel "Geopolitical Trade & Supply Chain Resilience: US, Canada, Europe, Japan, Singapore" in Malaga on 8 October. Discover the event: shorturl.at/JOvsM #Photonics21

📢Join the MedPhab Symposium on 8th October 2025 in Cork 👉Any further event details are available on our website: www.photonics21.org/events-works... #photonics #innovation #MedTech

📢 Photonics21 BoS elections are coming! 23 seats are open for election to help shape Europe's photonics future. Voting runs from 21 October to 4 November. Stand for election or nominate a peer by 20 September: www.photonics21.org/bos-election/. #Photonics #EUtech #Photonics21

🦈Shark skin meets lasers! The EU has invested €5.6M to create microstructured films reducing drag on planes and ships, cutting fuel and emissions. EU-made, AI-powered production for a greener future! 👉Read our news: bit.ly/4nVOmpd #Photonics #ClimateTech

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