Description of the project
The ACTPHAST 4.0 project will finance the implementation of state-of-the-art photonic technologies for 4 years. The support will be aimed in particular at small and medium-sized enterprises that would like to implement new, innovative technologies, services or products using optical fibre technologies. The main objective of the project is to stimulate an increase in revenue and jobs in enterprises and the digitalisation of European industry. The Marie Curie-Skłodowska University will act as an intermediary in the consortium and will co-implement the grants for SMEs.
Project is implemented under the call: FP7-ICT-2013-11.
Project duration
1.10.2013 – 30.04.2018
Partners
Coordinating institution: Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium),
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (France),
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany),
Warsaw University of Technology (Poland),
National Technical University of Athens (Greece),
The Tyndall National Institute (Ireland),
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (the Netherlands),
Interuniversitair Micro-Electronica Centrum (Belgium),
Technical Research Centre of Finland (Finland),
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek (the Netherlands),
LioniX (the Netherlands),
University of Eastern Finland (Finland),
The Institute of Photonics Sciences Barcelona (Spain,
University of Southampton (Great Britain),
Fraunhofer – Photonic Components Department (Germany),
Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Telecomunicazioni (Italy),
Oclaro (Wielka Brytania), Institute of Electronic Materials Technology (Poland),
The Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas FORTH-IESL (Greece),
Institute of Photonic Technology (Germany),
Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives – Leti (France),
SMART Photonics B.V (the Netherlands).
Amount of contribution
Budget of UMCS: 213 220 EUR, owm contribution: 65 168 EUR
Name of the call / programme
Horizon 2020
