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Accelerating Photonics innovation for SME’s: a one stop-shop-incubator

ACTPHAST4.0 is an Innovation Action funded by the European Commission under H2020 Grant Agreement N° 779472.

2010: the European Commission identifies PHOTONICS as Key-Enabling Technology

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Optical Telecom Photovoltaics LED Lighting Lasers in Manufacturing Machine Vision Medical Optics Optical Components Displays

PHOTONICS

new products new markets new services

Photonics impacts the global and EU economy in a spectacular way

• Total photonics market € 458 bn in 2015
• Estimated market € 615 bn in 2020
• CAGR of 6.5% (> 2x average GDP growth)
• EU total share 14% (excluding photovoltaics)

➢ laser materials processing and lithography (51%) ➢ measurement and image processing (36%) ➢ medical technology and life science (28%) ➢

• ptical components and systems (37%)

➢ lighting (25%) ➢ defence and security (23%)

• Strong export position > 68%
• Innovative high tech industry: 9–10% R&D
• Leverages at least 10% of the EU economy
• More than 5000 SMEs in EU
• More than 350000 direct employees in EU
• EU position suffers Chinese pressure

➢ production share 10% in 2005  30% in 2015

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SMEs are the motor

• f Europe’s innovation

economy

The European definition of "The category of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises is made up of enterprises which employ fewer than 250 persons and which have an annual turnover not exceeding 50 million euro, and/or an annual balance sheet total not exceeding 43 million euro."

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There are lots of “Non-Photonic” SMEs where photonics can be key to new product innovation & digitisation

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What if companies (photonics or non-photonics) want to innovate their products with photonics?

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in-house cutting-edge photonics technology is missing investment risk is too high or financially irresponsible in-house photonics experts and expertise are missing supporting in-house photonics R&I is too expensive identifying external experts is time-consuming and inefficient multiple-stop technology shopping fails partial solutions are often incompatible

Photonics innovation show-stoppers for companies

Access to photonics expertise and experts Access to photonics technologies and platforms

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A one-stop-shop photonics innovation incubator integrating more than 200 top-experts from 25 institutes to accelerate the business

• f European SMEs

to industry

free-space optics specialty fibers polymer-based optics MOEMS Si -PICs InP -PICs SiN-SiO PICs

7 Technology Platforms

Each technology platform is capable of supporting a full supply-chain from design to demonstrator

Low-Cost Low-Volume Manufacturing Optical Modelling and Photonic Design Mastering and Prototyping Technologies Optical Measurement and Characterization Demonstrators and Prototypes Packaging and Integration

TP1 : Free-space photonic components and systems

TP1 responsible : Michael Vervaeke Partners involved:

TP2 : Glass and polymer specialty fibres and fibre devices

TP2 responsible: Francis Berghmans

TP3: Polymer-based photonic components and large-area organic-photonics

TP3 responsible: Jurgen Mohr Partners involved :

TP4 :Micro-Opto-Electro-Mechanical Systems

TP4 responsible: Christophe Gorecki Partners involved :

• 2. integration of

MOEMS with micromachining technologies

• 4. static & dynamic

characterization of MEMS and MOEMS

• 6. implement & test

the functional demonstrators

• 1. adapted design &

simulation of MEMS, microoptical components and systems 3. heterogeneous & hybrid 3D integration and packaging of MOEMS

TP5 : Silicon Photonic Integrated Circuits

TP5 responsible: Roel Baets Partners involved : IC prototyping Testing Packaging and hybrid integration Design Reliability testing

TP6: InP-based Photonic ICs

TP6 responsible: Meint Smit Partners involved:

TP7: Si3N4 and SiO2 passive waveguide technologies

TP7 responsible: Arne Leinse Partners involved:

ACTPHAST’s general innovation support principles

innovation driven by business needs innovation support instead of funding mainly dedicated to SMEs targeting innovation close to the market KPI’s focus on

• n new jobs and growth

supporting a variety of industry sectors

ACTPHAST KPI’s Quantitative Key Performance Indicators

timeliness

• f support

advancement in TRL projected increase in company’s revenues projected increase In number of jobs leverage of EC R&I funding customer satisfaction

Based on 10 years of EU-wide NoE integration efforts and on “best practices” from SME access projects

2004-2009 2011-2013 2014-2018 2017-2022

Photonics companies that received support some examples

VUB KIT

Head-up displays for avionics hot embossing

• f free-form optics

IPHT

• ptical amplifiers

Erbium-doped extended mode fiber

CNIT OCLARO

THz components InP frequency comb generator for THz

VTT VUB

integrated laserbeam combiners free-space coupling to a beam combiner chip

ICFO

white lasers high resolution fluorescence functionality

Non-photonics companies that received support some examples

VUB KIT VTT

food sorters LED-based sorting cycling helmets

IMEC VUB

visor-mounted displays

FORTH

solar thermal systems temperature/ pressure sensors

VUB

train pumping sewage UV-illumination

• f pathogens

ORC

fluid monitoring in harsh environments

• ptical magnetic

field sensor

WUT

medical footscan instruments shear force measurement

RSscan VUB

train pumping sewage UV-illumination

• f pathogens

CNRS KIT VUB

medical monitoring reducing hospital re-admission 3D LED-based cardiovascular monitor

VTT

augmented reality smart-pixel vision sensor

CNIT

multicriteria fire detection colloidal UV/SWIR quantum detectors for sensing

Non-photonics companies that received support some examples

Lazer Sport becomes part of Shimano Europe, giving access to a worldwide customer base

Sicoya completed fundraising of 3,5M€ arising from product innovation brought about by their involvement in ACTPHAST

HHI

Silicon-based Data transmitters surface emitting DFB lasers for Si

Technobis faces very strong growth, already outgrowing their new facilities

TU/Eindhoven

• ptical sensors

InP based FBG interrogator

ABC Haarden – ACTPHAST realizes impressive demonstrator, starting from a blank page

WUT

fireplaces feasibility study

• f a virtual fireplace

Lambda-X creates new EU jobs and new revenues above target

Pilot Photonics becomes award winner at the European Photonics Venture Forum

HHI

• ptical frequency comb

sources DFB laser design for

• ptical frequency comb

Luz Wavelabs is hiring new employees and wins award European Venture Summit

CNIT OCLARO

THz components InP frequency comb generator for THz

Holoxica - €1.28 million grant secured from the Horizon2020 “SME Instrument” to further develop their 3D holographic video display

KIT HHI

holographic displays fabrication route of HQ diffractive elements

Skylane creates 5 new EU jobs and continues with regional funding

VUB KIT VTT

• ptical transceivers

POF RCLED transceivers for FTTH

Skylane continues development through EUROSTARS regional funding for SME’s

ACTPHAST success is demonstrated by its realized KPI’s

AC ACceleraTing PH PHotonics innovAtion for SME’s: a one STop-shop-incubator

Optimizing the ACTPHAST success elements

centralized contact point professional guidance subsidized innovation lowers company’s innovation threshold timely support low administrative

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for companies single-stop shop top experts and technology focus on the company’s innovation challenge

Innovation support for SMEs is subsidized for strongly committed companies SUBSIDIZED PROJECT COSTS BELOW 30K€ PROJECTS COSTS ABOVE 30K€ SUBSIDIZED

Leveraging ACTPHAST Towards a European flagship for photonics innovation

financial coaching investment readiness business plan coaching regional leverage for innovation support linking with mass-manufacturers small-scale series via photonics pilot lines generating high-quality leads

ACTPHAST4.0’s 4 step action plan OUTREACH

QUALIFICATION

IMPACT

FIRST LEVEL FINAL LEVEL

DEEP TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION SUPPORT

BUSINESSPLAN TECHNOLOGY EVALUATION

COACHING & QUALIFICATION

Key Aspects of the Innovation Support Model ACTPHAST (current) ACTPHAST 4.0 (beyond)

• No. of companies reached through awareness campaigns

36.000 60.000 

• No. of companies benefiting from business coaching
• 600 
• No. of companies benefiting from technology coaching

120 240 

• No. of companies benefiting from financial coaching
• 240 
• No. of deep photonics innovation projects with companies

94 120  Increased leverage on European photonics R&I expenditure 2,5 3,0  Increase in company revenues direct from photonics innovation 574M€ 700M€  Increase in EU jobs direct from photonics innovation 720 750  Increase in venture capital direct from photonics innovation 70M€ 75M€ 

• No. of European member states represented by supported SMEs

18 25  Percentage of SMEs in supported group of companies 90% 90%  Percentage of “non-photonics” companies in supported group 48% 65%  Percentage of supported companies who are first users 31% 33% 

• No. of companies feeding into the pilot lines for scaled production
• 20 
• No. of transfers to mass manufacturing in European companies
• 20 

Provision of best practices for regional co-funding No Yes 

ACTPHAST 4.0 beyond the current state-of-the-art in quantitative terms

COORDINATION TEAM

Hugo Thienpont Coordinator Francis Berghmans Vice-Coordinator Peter Doyle Business & Financial Coaching, Outreach Darren Martindill Business & Financial Coaching, Outreach Nathalie Debaes Outreach-Finances Bernadette Callebaut Contracts Johan Vlekken Workflow & Templates Raymundo Vasquez IT systems

Key roles in ACTPHAST4.0 innovation support TECHNOLOGY SCOUT

• pro in dealing with industry
• knows how ACTPHAST works
• broad photonics background
• filters the high value projects
• appointed by TCT
• can become a project leader

PROJECT LEADER

• has management skills
• can lead an expert team
• can coordinate projects
• is an expert in the field
• defends project at TCT
• coordinates technical reports

EXPERTS

• experts in R&I
• specialists in topic
• are team players
• have unique skills

BUSINESS COACH

• SPOC for companies
• ACTPHAST model
• pro in business plans
• pro in investment
• manufacturing coach
• impact measurement

ACTPHAST4.0 business & financial coaches

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Peter Doyle Business & Financial Coaching Outreach Darren Martindill Business & Financial Coaching Outreach

INDUSTRY LEAD TCT APPOINTS SCOUT SCOUT APPOINTED SCOUT VISITS TCT INFORMED Go-NoGo

1 WEEK 3 WEEKS

From “first contact” to “project leader appointment”

• Discuss the innovation request
• Can ACTPHAST4.0 help?
• Maturity of business plan
• Commitment of company
• Intellectual Property
• TRL, PRL, IRL level
• Potential impact on growth and jobs

PHASE 1: SCOUTING SCOUTING PHASE

BUSINESS COACH BUSINESS COACH FIRST LEVEL ASSESSMENT NDAs PUT IN PLACE

TECHNICAL COORDINATION TEAM (TCT)

Francis Berghmans Leader Technology Platform 2 Jürgen Mohr Leader Technology Platform 3 Christophe Gorecki Leader Technology Platform 4 Roel Baets Leader Technology Platform 5 Meint Smit Leader Technology Platform 6 Arne Leinse Leader Technology Platform 7 Malgorzata Kujawinska Metrology Peter O’Brien Photonics Packaging Systems Pentti Karioja Photonics Assembly Michael Vervaeke Leader Technology Platform 1 Peter Harmsma Sensors Hercules Avramopoulos Optical Telecommunications

From “project leader” to “proposal granted”

• Business coaching is offered to

company

• Project leader writes proposal
• TCT evaluates proposal
• Focus on
• Potential impact of the project
• Urgency of support
• IPR agreement
• Cost of project
• Company contribution
• Return on Investment

PHASE 2: PROPOSAL

PROPOSAL SUBMITTED TCT EVALUATES PROJECT PROPOSAL GRANTED

2-4 WEEKS 2-4 WEEKS

PROPOSAL PHASE Continuous open call for innovation project proposals; the TCT meets every 8 weeks to evaluate submitted proposals

PROPOSAL GRANTED

0-12 WEEKS

8 WEEKS

“Execution phase” and “impact measurement”

PROGRESS REPORT CONSENSUS REPORT PERIODIC IMPACT MEASUREMENT SPOC

Execution phase

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION

8 WEEKS 8 WEEKS

BUSINESS COACH MONITORS PROGRESS AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION FINAL LEVEL COACHING SPOC

Fast track innovation – typical average project duration of 7 months – follow-on projects possible to further accelerate through the TRLs

More than 200 photonics experts

Bridging the Valley of Death: from “prototyping services” to “low-volume production”

Scaling up from prototyping to mass-manufacturing

Pilot Lines Advisory Board

Peter O’Brien

PIXAPP - the World's First Open-Access Pilot Line for the Assembly and Packaging of Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs)

Liesbet Lagae

PIX4LIFE - An open access MPW SiN platform to drive European R&D in visible biophotonic applications

Corne Rentrop

INSCOPE- International Smart Collaborative Open-access hybrid Printed Electronnics pilot line

Joanne Wilson

PI-Scale – Shaping the future in OLED lighting

Jose Pozzo

MIRPHAB – Mid infrared photonics devices fabrication for chemical sensing and spectroscopic applications

Referring companies to European (mass) manufacturers

Disseminating the ACTPHAST 4.0 model and leveraging the innovation funding through partnership with the European regions

Coaching of SMEs and in particular start-ups / scale-ups to obtain growth capital through a.o. the EPVF

Next EPVF events: Barcelona 29-30 May 2018 Munich 27-28 June 2019

SME advisory board Listening to the voice of industry

Sophie Baeten QBIC2 Investment Fund Kris Vander Velpen Flanders Business School Barbara Andreani

EEN, Enterprise Europe Network

Leo Van de Loock VLAIO Christ’l Joris GIMVnv, investment company “building leading companies” Markus Wilkens Photonics21 PPP Dirk Torfs Flanders Make

ACTPHAST 4.0 is targeting ambitious results by 2021