Conclusion of the 3F2E Project:
A EUROPEAN INITIATIVE TO TRANSFORM CANCER DIAGNOSIS
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JTECH Photonics & Plants:
An Event Dedicated to Synergies Between Sectors
On 2nd April, Photonics Bretagne co-organised the JTECH Photonics & Plants with VEGEPOLYS VALLEY and CEVA at the Roullier World Innovation Centre( CMI) in Saint-Malo. Around forty participants attended this day dedicated to synergies between photonics, plants and algae. The event featured conferences, pitches, B2B meetings and tours of the Roullier CMI’ s greenhouse and laboratories, fostering discussion and the development of collaborations. It was a fruitful and highly appreciated event, illustrating the key role of photonics in innovation serving the life sciences sector.
Conclusion of the 3F2E Project:
French-Made Optical Fibres for Extreme Environments
Conducted and funded by " France Relance " between 2022 and 2025, the 3F2E project – French Fibre for Extreme Environments – aimed to develop specialised optical fibres with metallic coatings for extreme nuclear environments. The project successfully addressed several challenges: Photonics Bretagne mastered the microstructure of the coatings( particularly aluminium) in line with the requirements of EDF and TechnicAtome, whilst SEDI-ATI made progress on assembly and connectorisation. Four manufacturing processes were developed( aluminium, copper, carbon, polyimide), achieving a high level of industrial maturity. Already, 10 aluminium-coated fibre products are being marketed by Exail, featuring a germanium-doped core or a pure silica core optimised for radiation resistance. These results pave the way for a 100 % Made in France supply chain, strengthening national autonomy and sovereignty over this strategic technology.
Global Industry: The First Photonics Village Promotes Our Sector
This initiative by Photonics France brought together several key players from the photonics ecosystem, including booth shared by Photonics Bretagne, Oxxius and Arlumen, and alongside ALPhANOV, PYLA, OptoPartner and Photonics France. Combined with a series of conferences, the Photonics Village demonstrated the value of sharing spaces to enhance the sector’ s visibility and profile, thereby raising awareness of the industrial applications of technologies that are still too often overlooked by end-user sectors.
AGENDA
Photonics & Plants Workshop 26 May, online
Mobility & Photonics Meetup 28 May, Rennes
Annual General Meeting 26 June, Lannion
Photon2Startup Days 26-27-28 October, Lannion
UCAIR:
A EUROPEAN INITIATIVE TO TRANSFORM CANCER DIAGNOSIS
Led by the University of Limerick, the Horizon Europe uCAIR project – Ultra-fast Chemical Analysis Imaging with Raman – aims to develop a photonic technology for the early diagnosis of cancer. The aim is to provide an ultra-fast, real-time chemical imaging solution based on coherent Raman spectroscopy, enabling the identification of unlabelled biomarkers in biofluids and tissues, both ex vivo and in vivo. At their half-yearly meeting, the consortium partners were able to view an initial working prototype, as well as the first experimental results. Building on these results, the project is entering its second phase. Photonics Bretagne, in collaboration with FEMTO-ST( CNRS), will develop and manufacture a new all-solid-state optical fibre, intended for integration into the uCAIR device to accelerate analysis with a view to a future system suitable for medical use.
Doctoral students( French and foreign) are invited to this unique 3-day, English-speaking event to present your research work and take part in an entrepreneurship workshop! The program also includes 1-to-1 meetings with CEOs and visits to companies and labs … All this in a friendly atmosphere overlooking the sea in Brittany! Info and registration: photonics-bretagne. com / en / agenda / photonicsphd-days-2026 /
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