Swiss National Photonics Clusters

Switzerland is recognized as a photonics cluster (see: Michael E. Porter: Five forces) and Swissphotonics is supporting it by networking activities. In order to support these networking activity Swissphotonics has funded in 2015 the start of eight Swiss National Labs.

Status

Today only five are still active, for material processing, packaging, fiber technology, education and photovoltaics and we have started activities with the AM TTC Swiss-PIC to support Swiss component companies with the next integration level (Packaging to fiber), company business, and networking Quantum Photonics efforts.

History

Swiss industry wishes to have a single contactpoint at universities, which gets them connected to the best suitable institute to handle a specific request. Universities are interested in coordinating their activities, especially with respect to infrastructure. Swissphotonics initiated and supports competence workgroups, so called "Swiss National Photonic Labs". These Labs should be actively participating in their respective workgroup in the European public private partnership platform "Photonics21" where roadmaps and Horizon2020 calls are prepared.

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