PhotonQBoost is a EU funded project that will be launched in December 2024 and has for main goal to advance SMEs sustainability through Photonics and Quantum innovation. During the 4 years of the project, 3.6M€ will be distributed to SMEs to develop their innovation and answer to different existing challenges in various application domains. With 12 partners coming from 9 different countries, PhotonQBoost will work towards empowering European SMEs to achieve sustainability, resilience, and global competitiveness by harnessing the transformative potential of Photonics and Quantum solutions.
Starting in the spring 2025, PhotonQBoost will implement 5 international technology working groups targeting Agrifood, Health, Manufacturing, Mobility, and Semiconductors. Through ideation workshops, the participants will uncover multiple existing challenges that will be feeding sub paths in the first call for innovation being launched in December 2025.
Project partners:
EurA AG, Germany & Portugal (coordinator)
Sploro, Spain
Photonics Bretagne, France
Sonnenberg Harrison, Germany
Photonics BW, Germany
Photonics Finland, Finland
Toolas, Lithuania
iTECH, Poland
PPTF, Poland
Czech Optical CLuster, Czech Republic
Photonics Austria, Austria
JOANNEUM RESEARCH, Austria
Duration: December 2024 – November 2028
Total budget: 5M€ including 3.6M€ of cascade funding for SMEs