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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Hi Kevin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Sorry for the delay.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Yes, I think what you propose makes sense.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">However, it is true also the other way around. Companies should approach us and then we see whether we can commit to support depending on technology and timeline.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">We should promote and be ready to analyse what they propose.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">For the time being I have only heard from different sources around a Greek led proposal on 2-D material integration. However, I believe they are looking for a leading company.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Valerio<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Williams, Kevin <K.A.Williams@tue.nl>
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<b>Sent:</b> 10 December 2025 9:37 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> pixeurope-sc@lists.icfo.es; Valerio Pruneri <Valerio.Pruneri@icfo.eu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> pixeurope-mct@lists.icfo.es; Panina, Katia <e.panina@tue.nl><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: Lab-to-Fab call<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos;color:black">Dear Valerio,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos;color:black">Good that you share this. I think it is quite urgent.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos;color:black">PIXEurope probably does not define an offer from scratch quickly enough to be relevant to the call, but I think we need an offer before Christmas if we are to be written into proposals. My suggestion
would be to leverage the work done in the foundational Pilot Lines - JePPIX, PIXAPP, OIP4NWE, PIX4LIFE, PHOTONIXFAB - to create a short capability offer with pricing at prototype and pilot capability. It could be a one page table. And as PIXEurope we make
the commitment to support and manage these offers while providing choice in supply chain. It does not need to be a supply chain partner commitment at proposal phase in my view but the budget needs to be reserved.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos;color:black">We can check whether this resonates with a few candidate lead companies to both check our relevance and possibly stimulate a couple of photonics-enabled proposals. Instinctively I would be thinking
of the players like Nokia, Ericsson, Adtran (Adva), Thales, Leonardo, Airbus, Philips, Siemens, Infineon, Bosch.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos;color:black">Kevin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From:</span></b><span style="color:black"> Pixeurope-sc <<a href="mailto:pixeurope-sc-bounces@lists.icfo.es">pixeurope-sc-bounces@lists.icfo.es</a>> on behalf of Valerio Pruneri via Pixeurope-sc <<a href="mailto:pixeurope-sc@lists.icfo.es">pixeurope-sc@lists.icfo.es</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 8, 2025 6:08 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:pixeurope-sc@lists.icfo.es">pixeurope-sc@lists.icfo.es</a> <<a href="mailto:pixeurope-sc@lists.icfo.es">pixeurope-sc@lists.icfo.es</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:pixeurope-mct@lists.icfo.es">pixeurope-mct@lists.icfo.es</a> <<a href="mailto:pixeurope-mct@lists.icfo.es">pixeurope-mct@lists.icfo.es</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Pixeurope-sc] Lab-to-Fab call<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p>Hi All<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The call we mentioned several times is now out.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>A few key points:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">It is to transfer technologies from Pilot Lines<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">It has to be led by an industry partner<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">It does not specify whether Pilot Line partners have to be partners in the proposal<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">Photonics is one key area, more specifically integration at chip level and packaging<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">EU funding rate for companies is 25% while for RTOs is 35%. Nothing is said about National contribution, if any.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">Total EU budget is 50M and they expect projects from 12 to 16M EU contribution. So, likely 4 projects with a budget of 50M each. In this way they may avoid state aid……if National cofund.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p>In one way or another PIXEurope is to be involved, especially WP6, 7 or, possibly, 8. Questions like:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Are we ready with the technology for transferring?<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Are there leading companies in the photonics related areas in the call, e.g. heterogeneous integration, CPO, etc..<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Is a manufacturer or a vertical integrator more suitable to lead the proposal?<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Etc….<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p>Please provide comments and if you have heard of any company interested in leading. Deadline is end of February, so there is limited time to build strong proposals.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>Best<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Valerio<o:p></o:p></p>
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