European Structuring Projects
PIONEER
A 5-year project, €7.6M, with a consortium of 8 European regions in 5 countries. PIONEER will work towards further integrating the EU photonics sector through policy and joint actions. It will also support innovation through inter-regional funding calls.
Our goal: To represent Breton photonics in the European policymaking bodies and to set up and chair a community of stakeholders.
DODILOG
A 3-year, €5.5M, Interreg North-West Europe project (January 2025 – December 2027) that brings together 12 partners. The DODILog project aims to enhance agri-food logistics by integrating advanced technologies for early risk detection and quality preservation of potatoes and cereals. It supports storage facilities in adopting innovative solutions, fostering transnational cooperation, and ensuring sustainability across North-West Europe.
Our goal: To deliver several key activities, among which three proofs of concept and several initiatives aimed at undergraduate and graduate students to promote careers and entrepreneurship in the agri-food sector.
PhotonQBoost
A partnership of 9 European regions that supports and funds the integration of photonics in SMEs to help them in their environmental transition.
Our goal:Â To develop our members’ network via virtual events and delegation visits in partner regions.
H2020 PHORWARDS21
A project that structures the European photonics industry.
Our goal: To position ourselves as a key player at European level (H2020 projects, lobbying commission, networking etc.).
H2020 PHOTONHUB
A structural European project that aims to boost the competitiveness of SMEs through the rapid and intelligent deployment of photonic technologies in application sectors.
Our goal: To initiate co-funded collaborations between Breton and European SMEs/ETIs.
COSME PHOTONICS4INDUSTRY
This project aims to build a sustainable pan-European strategic partnership of 5 photonics clusters to improve the competitiveness of SMEs.
Our goal: To create European business opportunities for Brittany’s SMEs.
H2020 BESTPHORM21
A project that structures the European photonics industry.
Our goal: To position ourselves as a key player at European level (H2020 projects, lobbying commission, networking etc.).
INTERREG NORTH WEST EUROPE OIP4NWE
This project co-funds, in the form of vouchers, the manufacture of customized InP chips for SMEs.
Our goal: To extend our members’ European network to the technologies of the future (integrated optics chips).
INTERREG EUROPE STEPHANIE
A project to create links between the photonics and space ecosystems in Europe.
Our goal: To develop our European network and initiate inter-regional collaboration in the space sector.
