EMPOWERING EUROPEAN SMES WITH PHOTONICS AND QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES FOR A SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT FUTURE
PhotonQBoost helps European SMEs adopt photonics and quantum technologies to improve sustainability, resilience and competitiveness. Through advisory services, technology support and three open calls, the project provides more than €3.6 million in direct funding.
Grant agreement: Nº 101177922
Duration
12.2024 – 11.2028
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Horizon Europe
Project Budget
€4.9 M
The Challenge
European SMEs often face barriers to adopting photonics and quantum technologies due to limited awareness, resources and access to specialised expertise, slowing their transition towards more sustainable and competitive business models.
Our Objective
To help European SMEs adopt photonics and quantum technologies by combining advisory services, technology support and equity-free funding through three open calls, accelerating innovation and sustainable industrial transformation.
Innovation & Impact
PhotonQBoost combines tailored business support, technology validation and cross-border collaboration to help SMEs improve sustainability, resilience and competitiveness while strengthening Europe’s photonics and quantum innovation ecosystem.
Sploro plays a key role in the strategic execution of the project, leveraging its expertise in:
FSTP Management
Managing the full cascade funding lifecycle across three open calls, including funding scheme design, application management, proposal evaluation, SME support, sub-grant management and programme monitoring.
Economic Impact
Providing more than €3.6 million in funding and support services to help European SMEs adopt photonics and quantum technologies and accelerate sustainable innovation.
Ecosystem Impact
Strengthening Europe’s photonics and quantum ecosystem by bringing together business support organisations, research centres and innovation experts to accelerate technology adoption across Member States.
Market Impact
Helping SMEs access new markets through matchmaking, cross-border collaboration and delegation visits that connect technology providers, businesses and innovation ecosystems.
Tech Impact
Supporting the adoption of photonics and quantum technologies by European SMEs, improving resource efficiency, productivity and supply chain resilience.
The PhotonQBoost’s consortium brings together 11 partners from 9 European countries
EurA
Photonics Austria
Photonics BW
Czech Optical Cluster
Photonics Finland
Toolas
Łukasiewicz I-TECH
Photonics Bretagne
Sploro
Polish Technological Platform on Photonics (PPTF)
Robert Harrison Consulting GmbH
