Epic consortium Members Directory: 11 members This directory is updated every month. Latest revision: June 2017 24ip law Group

FOGALE nanotech, an engineering company founded in 1983, is known worldwide as the reference for high accuracy dimensional metrology. FOGALE nanotech provides process control and characterization solutions for advanced packaging, 3DIC, eWLB, FAN OUT and MEMS to semiconductor manufacturers and labs around the world. Headquartered in NÎMES, France, Fogale has offices and subsidiaries based around the world. www.fogale.com

The Association FOTONIKA–LV at the University of Latvia has been created to take a challenge to lead the photonics sector in the country and has a clear vision of its mission to nurture and develop sustained and growing research activities in photonics domain for Latvia and European Research Area. www.lu.lv/fotonika-lv

Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute is a world leader in the development of mobile and fixed broadband communication networks and multimedia systems. From photonic components and systems to fiber optic sensors and high-speed hardware architectures, the Heinrich Hertz Institute works together with its international partners from research and industry on building the infrastructure for the future Gigabit Society. Fraunhofer HHI is your competent partner for 3D TV, 3D displays, HDTV, gesture controlled man-machine interaction, image processing and transmission and use of interactive media. www.hhi.fraunhofer.de
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  STRAUSS: Scalable and Efficient Orchestration of Ethernet Services Using Software-Defined and Flexible Optical Networks
  
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  EURO-FOS: Pan-European Photonics Task Force: Integrating Europe's Expertise on Photonic Subsystems
  
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  SASER-ADVAntage-Net: Technologies for flexible optical transmission capacity in elastic ROADM networks
  
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  FOPA: Fiber-Optic Parametric Amplifier
  
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  Semiconductor-Nanophotonics: Materials, Models, Components
  
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  See full listing on http://www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/fields-of-competence/photonic-networks-and-systems/projects.html
  

Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology develops new laser processes, tailor-made laser beam sources and special laser systems. We can provide you with customer-specific solutions for contract research and development in the field of solid state lasers, diode lasers, laser optics, laser cutting, laser welding, surface treatment, micro technology, laser measurement and testing technology, plasma technology, modeling and simulation as well as system technology for your innovations. www.ilt.fraunhofer.de

Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering develops innovative solutions with light for the future fields of energy, environment, information, communication, health, production, security, and mobility. Applied research and development are linked with excellent fundamental research for the control of light - from creation and manipulation to application. We cover the entire process chain, from system design to manufacturing of prototypes within our five research units: optical components and systems, precision engineering components and systems, functional surfaces and coatings, photonic sensors and measuring systems, and laser technology. Due to the close interaction of these research units, we provide customized and optimized solutions for our partners.www.iof.fraunhofer.de
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• 3D-Forensics: Mobile high-resolution 3D-Scanner for forensic evidence recovery at crime scenes

• SUPCAM: New cost effective and minimally invasive endoscopic device able to investigate the colonic mucosa, ensuring a high level of navigation accuracy and enhanced diagnostic capabilitie

• ICAN: International Coherent Amplification Network

• HYPOLED: High-performance OLED-microdisplays for mobile multimedia HMD and micro-projection applications

Fraunhofer Institute for Optronics, System Technology and Image Exploitation with around 400 permanent employees is one of the largest institutes within the Fraunhofer Group. It is structured into 5 business units: Automated Visual Inspection, Automation, Energy, Water and Environment, Security and Defence. The last two thematically close unites stand for over 50% of the revenue. For the benefit of Germany’s defence as part of Europe and NATO the Fraunhofer IOSB supports the German ministry of defence and its subordinate authorities as well as the defence industry with applied research and technology on the areas of imaging with optronic systems, image and signal analysis, and architectures for stimulation and information systems. www.iosb.fraunhofer.de

Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems conducts research on the technology needed to supply energy efficiently and on an environmentally sound basis in industrialised, threshold and developing countries. To this purpose, the Institute develops systems, components, materials and processes in the areas of the thermal use of solar energy, solar building, solar cells, electrical power supplies, chemical energy conversion, energy storage and the rational use of energy. The Fraunhofer ISE is located in Freiburg, Germany. www.ise.fraunhofer.de
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  AMON-RA: Architectures, Materials, and One-dimensional Nanowires for Photovoltaics - Research and Applications
  
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  NGCPV: A new generation of concentrator photovoltaic cells, modules and systems
  
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  SCOOP: Solar COllectors made Of Polymers
  
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  20plµs: 20 percent efficiency on less than 100 µm thick industrially feasible c-Si solar cells
  
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  SOPHIA: PhotoVoltaic European Research Infrastructure
  

Fraunhofer Institute Material and Beam Technology works based on its expertise in materials- and nanotechnologies combined with the resources for comprehensive materials analysis and characterization. The specialty and competitive advantage of the Fraunhofer IWS lies in the combination of this fundamental expertise with its far reaching experiences and resources in the areas of coating and laser technologies. The department “Laser Ablation and Cutting” has been working with: short pulsed laser systems in the field of micro processing for more than 20 years. Working with a huge variety of materials it is a highly-qualified expertise in this field. The team, working on the process development in laser cutting, possesses profound knowledge in applications of various laser technologies, especially in high speed remote cutting and laser punching. www.iws.fraunhofer.de
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  LIFT: Leadership In Fiber Technology
  

Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Micro-integration specializes in applied and industrial contract research on packaging technology and the integration of multifunctional electronics into systems. The institute covers all the competencies needed for advanced photonic packaging such as process development and qualification and reliability and failure analysis with specific links to 3D wafer level packaging and 3D heterogeneous integration. Optical interconnection technologies such as fiber optics, photonic substrate integration, electrical-optical circuit boards and LED are fields of excellence. The institute has a staff of more than 300 and earns 90% of the turnover through contract research. www.izm.fraunhofer.de
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  PhoxTrot: Photonics for High-Performance, Low-Cost and Low-Energy Data Centers and High Performance Computing Systems: Terabit/s Optical Interconnect Technologies for On-Board, Board-to-Board and Rack-to-Rack data links
  
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  PLATON: Merging Plasmonic and Silicon Photonics Technology towards Tb/s routing in optical interconnects
  
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  EnLight: LED packaging for energy efficient and intelligent lighting systems
  
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  PARADIGM: through silicon vias technology and self-alignment for photonic integrated circuits
  
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  SEPIANet: System embedded Photonics in Access Networks
  
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  CycLED: Material Flow Analysis and Environmental Impact of Optoelectronics
  

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Gap Laser Systems is a company with a long and successful experience in driving technologically oriented companies. Gap Laser started its activity in January 2007 with the mission of designing and manufacturing diodes, dpss lasers and specific solutions for OEM in the industrial and ID market. Gap Laser Systems’ know-how range from R&D for diode based laser sources and systems, design and manufacturing capability and extensive knowledge of the applications. www.gaplaser.com


Gill Jennings & Every is a leading intellectual property firm, widely recognised by independent legal directories for the quality of its legal, technical and commercial advice. We work with start-up and spin-out businesses through to leading multi-national organisations to secure and maximise the value of IP assets. Our specialist photonics team has a wealth of experience in the sector. Our attorneys have a wide range of first degrees, from Physics to Electrical Engineering, providing us with a strong grounding in all areas of photonics. Some of our team members have doctorates in Laser Optics and Solid State Lighting, with one member having had over 10 years of academic research experience in Laser Physics and Non-Linear Optics including an extensive publication list in peer review. www.gje.com/industries/photonics

GLOphotonics develops, manufactures and markets gas phased photonic components using proprietary Hollow Core Photonic Crystal Fibers (HC-PCF) technology. The unique features of this innovative fiber technology provide a flexible and cost effective way to shape and transport Ultra Short laser Pulses (USP) with extremely low attenuation and nearly-free temporal and spectral distortion. GLOphotonics product offer include: The Photonic Microcell (PMC) , a stand- alone component that consist of a HC-PCF filled with gas  and  fiber terminations which can be tailored to customer needs. The Beam Delivery System (BDS), a ruggedized and pre-aligned module for high power beam delivery, available for Yb , Nd:Yag lasers and also now for 500 – 700 nm spectral range. www.glophotonics.fr

Greentropism is a new type of company at the crossroads of connected sensors, biology and spectroscopy sensing, enabling new categories of applications such as food safety, allergy protection and biological processes optimization. Greentropism is mastering Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) intelligence for food safety and food intolerance, leveraging both its proprietary spectral database (more than 100k spectra of organic matter) and its unique automation of NIRS-related analytical software platform. Greentropism spectral database is the largest in the world, and we keep growing it very fast. Greentropism is hardware agnostic. www.greentropism.com

Hamamatsu products are actively used throughout the world in a wide variety of areas including medical treatment, chemical analysis, measurement, information & communications, and office automation. Here Hamamatsu provides specific examples of fundamental and applied research as well as elemental and applied technology fostered over the 60-year history that provides vital support for supplying our products. www.hamamatsu.com

The Haute Ecole Arc microtechnology research institutes are well established within the best applied research centres in Switzerland. Activities are mainly driven by the local industrial need and cover a broad panel of applications among them we can highlight the biomedical and sensing activities. Photonics technologies are of importance within these activities and a strong know-how has been developed in interferometry, optical fibres sensing and photonics in general. http://www.he-arc.ch/en/ingenierie/research-groups
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  NEXPRESSO: Network for EXchange and PRototype Evaluation of photonicS componentS and Optical systems
  
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  MULTIPOL: Multifunctional Polymer Materials and Systems with Tailored Mechanical, Electrical and Optical Properties
  
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  PARYLENS: Parylene based artificial smart lenses fabricated using a novel solid-on-liquid deposition process
  
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  NANOCI: NANOCI worked on the development of a neuroprosthesis with a gapless interface to auditory nerve fibres.
  

The research institutes have also an intensive activity funded by Swiss national programs as for example : New Techniques for Enhancement of distributed Brillouin sensing

Helia Photonics is specialized in demanding optical coatings for micro-optics and light emitting semiconductor devices. We are involved in a range of vacuum optical coating technologies and with a keen interest in reinvestment and research, plans to ensure a strong foothold at the forefront of high enabling high power diode lasers and high performance antireflection coatings. www.helia-photonics.com


The Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences (IPaQS) at the Heriot-Watt University carries out broad range of world-leading research in photonic physics, engineering photonics and quantum sciences. IPaQS builds on Heriot-Watt’s 40+ years of history in world-leading research in photonics and spans a broad range of research – from lasers and optical sensing approaches to future manufacturing methods to the fundamentals of quantum information with a special focus on quantum sciences. IPaQS presents a unified capability to industry and other collaborative partner laboratories and maintains very strong links with industry (SELEX ES, Renishaw, AWE, etc. IPaQS’s depth in relevant photonics research has led to the formation of successful spin-out companies including Edinburgh Instruments, Helia Photonics and PowerPhotonic. www.hw.ac.uk

High Tech Campus Eindhoven is the smartest km² in Europe with more than 125 companies, start-ups and institutes. Some 10,000 researchers, developers and entrepreneurs are working on developing future technologies and products that will affect the lives of billions of people. Facilities such as cleanrooms are shared among the community which contributes to foster collaboration. High Tech Campus Eindhoven belongs to the 17% largest science parks worldwide and nearly 50% of all patent applications in The Netherlands come from the Campus/Brainport region, elected as the world smartest region in 2011. www.hightechcampus.com

HiLight Semiconductor Ltd is a venture capital backed, fabless chip company, founded in 2012 by veterans of several previous start-ups. Specialising in deep sub-micron CMOS, the company designs and supplies the world’s highest performance PMD and PHY ICs for high speed fiber-optics based communications and networking applications. www.hilight-semi.com/
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The European Commission have awarded a €1.77m EU ‘Horizon 2020’ grant to HiLight in order to support the development of next-generation, ultra low power CMOS Integrated Circuits for 100Gbs transmission.

Holoxica is an award-winning company working on disruptive 3D holographic technologies including digital holograms and motion video displays. Holographic technologies do not require any eyewear to see the 3D images, which appear in free space. Digital holograms are aimed at high-end professional applications including medical imaging, scientific analysis, engineering design and architecture. Holoxica has also pioneered a series of patented dynamically changeable holographic  displays over the past few years. The displays have live 3D images floating in mid-air, allowing viewers to 'touch' icons in space and to do things like draw in mid-air. The lastest, third generation display, is aimed at medical imaging applications for CT, MRI and Ultrasound scanners. This project is supported by the EU Horizon2020 SME programme. Holoxica is currently looking for further investment to scale and reach these markets. www.holoxica.com
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HiSilicon Technologies was established in October 2004. The former ASIC Design Center of Huawei Technologies, was founded in 1991. With the headquarter in Shenzhen, China, Hisilicon has set up design divisions in Beijing, Shanghai, Silicon Valley: USA and Sweden. HiSilicon provides ASICs and solutions for communication network and digital media. These ASICs are widely used in over 100 countries and regions around the world. In the digital media field, Hisilicon has already released the SoC and solution for network surveillance, videophone, DVB and IPTV. www.hisilicon.com

Huawei, founded in 1987, is an entirely employee-owned private company and a leading global information and communications technology: ICT solutions provider with a vision to enrich life through communication. Through the company’s 150,000 employees and dedication to customer-centric innovation and strong partnerships, Huawei has established end-to-end capabilities across the carrier networks, enterprise and consumer markets by providing competitive solutions and services, which have been deployed in over 140 countries, serving more than one-third of the world’s population. www.huawei.com

IBM is a globally integrated technology and consulting company headquartered in Armonk, New York. With operations in more than 170 countries, IBM attracts and retains some of the world's most talented people to help solve problems and provide an edge for businesses, governments and non-profits. Innovation is at the core of IBM's strategy. The company develops and sells software and systems hardware and a broad range of infrastructure, cloud and consulting services. Today, IBM is focused on four growth initiatives - business analytics, cloud computing, growth markets and Smarter Planet. IBMers are working with customers around the world to apply the company's business consulting, technology and R&D expertise to build systems that enable dynamic and efficient organizations, better transportation, safer food, cleaner water and healthier populations. www.research.ibm.com/labs/zurich
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ICFO, the Institute of Photonic Sciences, hosts 300 researchers organized in 22 research groups working in 60 state-of-the-art research laboratories, equipped with the latest experimental facilities and supported by a range of cutting-edge facilities for nanofabrication, characterization, imaging and engineering. It is located in a specially designed, 14.000m²-building situated in the Mediterranean Technology Park in the metropolitan area of Barcelona, Spain. The institute hosts an active Corporate Liaison Program that aims at creating collaborations between all types of national and international industries and ICFO researchers. It is also proactive in fostering entrepreneurial activities and spin-off creation among ICFOnians. www.icfo.eu
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  ICFO has been involved in a range of projects funded by the European Union such as PLASMOCOM, FAST DOT, Q-ESSENCE, AQUTE, PHORBITEC, QCS, SPEDOC, NANO-VISTA, NANOMATCELL, SOLPROCELL, MUSE-Tech, the FET Flagship Graphene Project, etc., as well as the European Space Agency and the NEXPRESSO: Network for EXchange and PRototype Evaluation of photonicS componentS and Optical systems funding scheme. ICFO currently also belongs to the European Networks of Excellence Photonics 4 Life Europe and Nanophotonics for Energy Efficiency and to the Integrated Infrastructure Initiative Laserlab Europe. Moreover, ICFO hosts more than 10 active ERC projects.