[Pixeurope-sc] Lab-to-Fab call

[Valerio Pruneri]

Hi All
The call we mentioned several times is now out.
A few key points:

  *   It is to transfer technologies from Pilot Lines
  *   It has to be led by an industry partner
  *   It does not specify whether Pilot Line partners have to be partners in the proposal
  *   Photonics is one key area, more specifically integration at chip level and packaging
  *   EU funding rate for companies is 25% while for RTOs is 35%. Nothing is said about National contribution, if any.
  *   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.

In one way or another PIXEurope is to be involved, especially WP6, 7 or, possibly, 8. Questions like:

  *   Are we ready with the technology for transferring?
  *   Are there leading companies in the photonics related areas in the call, e.g. heterogeneous integration, CPO, etc..
  *   Is a manufacturer or a vertical integrator more suitable to lead the proposal?
  *   Etc....

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.

Best
Valerio

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