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Successful close for the European NewSkin project
Launched in April 2020, the European NewSkin project came to a successful close in December 2024.
Quantum Day # 2 in Bordeaux
Coordinated by ECCS( European Convention for Constructional Steelwork), the project focused on surface and membrane nanotechnologies. NewSkin was an Open Innovation Test Bed( OITB) that provided easy access to physical facilities and services for the development, validation and commercialization of new nanotechnology products. Its portfolio of services included 10 facilities for surface treatment( laser treatment and texturing, CVD, PVD, Sol-Gel, etc.), 9 facilities for testing treatments under reallife conditions( climatic chamber, off-shore platform, etc.) and services to support the commercialization of nanotechnology products. As one of 34 partners, ALPHA-RLH oversaw dissemination and communication activities, organization of open calls for projects and management of the NewSkin online platform. 4 calls for projects were successively launched throughout the project to provide free services to companies and laboratories. 68 innovation projects were funded, 10 of them carried out by ALPHA-RLH members.
FRENCH PHOTONICS
AT PHOTONICS WEST 2025
French photonics was well represented at Photonics West, the world’ s premier lasers, biomedical optics, biophotonics technologies and quantum optoelectronics event, which took place in San Francisco from January 28 to 30, 2025.
With the support of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region, ALPHA-RLH fosters the internationalization of companies to promote the regional innovations. The cluster was present alongside its members. ALPhANOV, AUREA Technology, BLOOM Lasers, GLOphotonics, Photonics Bretagne and SEDI-ATI Fibres Optiques exhibited in the French Pavilion organized by Business France, and other members on their own booth. The Naquidis Center, dedicated to quantum technologies, also took part in the exhibition. Florian Cardinaux, Consul General of France in San Francisco, was able to discover during his visit their expertise and their technologies around photonics, laser, optical fibers, sensors...
Following the success of the 2023 edition in the presence of Alain Aspect, Nobel Prize in Physics 2022,“ Quantum Day in Nouvelle- Aquitaine” returns for a second edition in Bordeaux on July 4th through the Naquidis Center. This innovation center dedicated to quantum technologies aims to develop research projects, innovative applications and cutting-edge technological solutions around three themes: sensors, communication and supply chain. Launched in 2021 by the Institut d ' Optique Graduate School, the universities of Bordeaux and Limoges, the CNRS, the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region and the ALPHA-RLH cluster, it brings together internationally renowned scientists. This event will allow to exchange ideas with leading industrial and academic experts, discover the progress of joint projects between industry and research initiated since 2022 in Limoges and Bordeaux and explore new trends and opportunities in the quantum field.
UPCOMING INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
Paris Air Show June 16-22 in Paris-Le Bourget( France)
Laser World of Photonics June 27-30 in Munich( Germany)
2 nd International Photonics Talent Summer School July 15-18 in Bordeaux( France)
>> Find out all events on www. alpha-rlh. com
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