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A unique “plug-and-play” innovation support modelconnecting European companies to
the best in photonics research technology and expertisetailored to specific business opportunities and need
Why innovate with photonics?
Total Direct Photonics market globally ~ €350bn
Even larger leverage effect along the value chain
European Photonics market ~ €64bn
Estimated annual growth rate 6,5%
Estimated global market size in 2020 ~ €615bn
Many market-leading industrial players in EU
300,000 employees directly
>5000 SMEs / >1000 research institutes
Leading market shares of European companies
Production technology 55%
Optical components & systems 40%
Measurement & automated vision 35%
Medical technology & life sciences 30%
Photonics is a Key Enabling Technology with Enormous Economic Potential
The EC identified 10 key application domains to support Europe in its innovation endeavours with photonics as a key-enabling technology*
What are the market applications for photonics innovation?
* Source:Photonics 21 Strategic Research Agenda 2010
Each application domain counts hundreds of entreprises all actively in pursuit of product and business innovation. Most companies are
SMEs and are represented by regional clusters,as illustrated in the examples below.....
e.g. Medical Technologies – EU Clusters
Who is actively innovating in the different specialisations across Europe?
e.g. Communications – EU Clusters
If European companies want to keep their market share,continued product innovation with photonics will be crucial ...
But SMEs and large-scale companies often encounter road-blocks in their innovation efforts...
Why is there a need to support innovation?
Roadblock Removers
What are the major roadblocks to innovation – especially for SMEs?
Human resources & expertise
Technology
in-house experts & photonics expertise
are missing
supporting an in-house R&D team
is too expensive
identifying external experts is often a shot in the dark
dedicated task forces for photonics solutions are
almost non-existent
in-house cutting-edge photonics technology
is missing
investment risk is too high or financially
irresponsible
multi-stop technology shopping fails; partial
solutions are often incompatible
one-stop shop technology supply chains are almost
non-existent
prioritize product innovation
opennew markets
accelerate the time-to-market
growbusiness
createjobs
REMOVEphotonics innovation roadblocks
plug-and-play task forces for
photonics innovation composed of the best
EU experts
one-stop shop solutions provider based on the best
technology platforms
CREATE
+
SUPPORTEuropean SMEs and LSCs
AND
ACTPHAST has been specifically designed to offer a large-scale solution
ACTPHAST is designed to support two types of companies who need photonics expertise and technologies to innovate their products and
to enhance their competitiveness
Photonics CompaniesCompanies
whose core businessis the production of
photonic components and photonic systems
Photonics-enabled CompaniesCompanies that
enhance their products with the enabling powerof optics or photonics for application domains
such as Medical, Lighting, Defense, Entertainment, Energy, Food, Transport, etc.
Who is ACTPHAST support aimed at?
These companies can be SMEs or large-scale – with particular focus on SMEs – who have a European identity
1. 2.
ACTPHAST supports companies with product innovation at pre-competitive level (i.e. from Technology Readiness Level (TRLs) 2 to 5)
- multiple projects are possible to faciliate progression and accelerated time-to-market
Who is ACTPHAST support aimed at?
What kind of support is available?More than 200 top experts from 23 EU research institutes, representing the best in European research, ready to help
Ready-made supply chain for each platform
Strategic photonics
technology platforms
What kind of support is available?ACTPHAST partners represent 7 strategic technology platforms, each a ready-made supply-chain for supporting industry from design to prototype
Optical Measurementand Characterization
Mastering and PrototypingTechnologies
Optical Modellingand Photonic Design
Demonstrators and Prototypes
Packaging and Integration
Low-Cost Low-Volume Manufacturing
free-spaceoptical systems
glass and polymerspecialty fibers
MOEMS
polymer optics organic large-
area photonics
Si-PICsInP-PICs
Si3Ni4-PICs
Central Contact Point
Executive Board Technical Co-ordination Team (TCT)
Who are the people managing and co-ordinating the program?
European identity& project objectives
in line with EC
pre-competitivecharacter of the request
level of involvementof the company
quality of theproposal includingconsensus on IPR
level of requested subsidycommensurate with
the support
demonstrable capacityof ACTPHAST
to accomplish the request
innovative character of the proposal
potential impact onthe company’s business
How are proposals for innovation projects evaluated?8 key eligibility and evaluation criteria are used to select the best projects for support
QUALIFIED EXPRESSION OFINTEREST FROM
A COMPANY
CENTRAL CONTACT POINTINFORMS THE TECHNICAL CO-
ORDINATION TEAM (TCT)
EXPERTAPPOINTED
PROPOSAL SUBMITTED INCL. CONSENSUS ON IPR & OTHER
KEY CONTRACT TERMS BETWEEN THE PROPOSED PARTIES TO THE PROJECT
PROPOSALGRANTED
EXPERTVISITS
1 WEEK 2 WEEKS 2-4 WEEKS 2-4 WEEKS
Fast Decision-Making on ProposalsThe proposal is prepared by the ACTPHAST expert so there is minimal paperwork for the company
CENTRAL CONTACT POINTPROVIDES CONTINUOUS COMMUNICATION THROUGHOUT
TO CHECK PROGRESS AGAINST MILESTONES
CENTRALCONTACT POINT
ENQUIRES
PROPOSALGRANTED
0-12 WEEKS
8 WEEKS 8 WEEKS 8 WEEKS
CENTRALCONTACT POINT
ENQUIRES
PROGRESSREPORT
CONSENSUSREPORT
PERIODIC IMPACT MEASUREMENT AFTER PROJECT COMPLETION,E.G. REVENUE & JOBS
GROWTH INSUPPORTED COMPANIES
Fast Execution of ProjectsContract templates help to accelerate the process; typically 0-3 months to sign the contract, and 6 months to complete the project
SPECIFIC PROJECTCONTRACT SIGNED
BETWEEN THEPARTIES TO THE
PROJECT, I.E. THECOMPANY ANDONE OR MORE
RESEARCH INSTITUTESINVOLVED
Company details
Company name EVOSENS
Location France
Company type SME
Activity description Designer and manufacturer of optical systems for the corporateand government laboratories in the areas of industry, research,environmental or medical.
Application field Optical systems
Project information
Scope Feasibility study on wafer-scale fabrication oflow cost tuneable liquid crystal lenses forminiature cameras
Access unit Prototyping, mastering, and replicationPackaging
Project leader Prof. Dr. ir. Geert Van Steenberge (IMEC)
Start March 2013
Duration 5,7 months
Partners IMEC (Belgium), VTT (Finland)
Example of a Typical Project
Company details
Company name Alba Photonics
Location UK
Company type SME
Activity description Designer and manufacturer of high efficiency diffractive and micro-optical elements for beam shaping and wavefront manipulationneeds.
Application field Optical components
Project information
Scope Development of a nanostructured micro-opticalcomponent for fiber-based optical microprobefor optical trapping.
Access unit Prototyping, mastering, and replication
Project leader Prof. Dr. Ryszard Buczynski (ITME)
Start February 2013
Duration 5,3 months
Partners ITME (Poland)
Example of a Typical Project
centralized contact pointfor fast response
subsidy lowers company’sinnovation threshold;
100% subsidy for SMEs50% subsidy for large companies
timely support;typical project durationof 6 months aimed atfaster time-to-market
low administration;companies are seen as
customers of the programme and most paperwork is done
centrally on their behalf
one-stop shop fortop experts and technology that best
suit the business challenge
focus is on the company’sinnovation challenge
Summary of key benefits to industry
How to start discussions?
The ACTPHAST Outreach Network provides local contacts across all EU regions who work directly with local companies and the regional clusters to identify suitable innovation projects
ACTPHASTCentral Outreach
Co-ordinator
Contact the Local ACTPHAST Outreach Co-ordinator for your region to start discussions on applying for support
Outreach Contact DetailsCentral Outreach Co-ordinator Email Phone Local Regions Covered
VUB Peter Doyle [email protected] +32-479-794600 Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands,
Slovenia, Hungary
Local Outreach Co-ordinators
CNIT Marco
Romagnoli
[email protected] +39-050-5492266 Italy, Croatia
CNRS Raphaël Clerc [email protected] +33-6-23419922 France
HHI Torsten
Mehlhorn
[email protected] +49-30-31002716 North Germany, Austria
ICCS Dimitris
Apostolopoul
os
[email protected] +30 210 7722871 Greece, Malta, Romania, Bulgaria,
Cyprus
ICFO Sergi
Ferrando
[email protected] +34-93-5534188 Spain, Portugal
KIT Mathias
Heckele
[email protected] +49 721 60 82 2512 South Germany, Switzerland
ORC Tom Carr [email protected] +44-23-80599506 United Kingdom
Tyndall/
UCC
Patrick
Morrissey
[email protected] +353-21-4904083 Ireland / Northern Ireland
UEF Jyrki Saarinen [email protected] +358-50-5954348 Finland, Sweden, Norway,
Denmark, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia
WUT Marcin
Witkowski
[email protected] +48-22-2348394 Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia
How to access support?
Call for projects is open from mid-January 2014 with up to 200 projects expected to be completed by 2017
Register Your Interest now via the ACTPHAST
website www.actphast.eu and a member of the ACTPHAST Outreach Team will contact you to discuss your project
E-mail the Central Contact Point
Ir. Nathalie DebaesE-mail: [email protected]
Peter DoyleE-mail: [email protected]
ACTPHAST is specifically designed to remove the major
innovation roadblocks for European companies, providing
support which is:
Low cost – 100% subsidy for SMEs
Low risk – we find the right experts for you
Low admin – we do the paperwork for you
Fast turnaround – we complete projects within 6-9 months
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