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ASPICE –Action to Support

Photonic Innovation Clusters in Europe

Alastair Wilson ASPICE ‐ Coordinator

Alastair Wilson, ESP Central [email protected] 116/04/2012

Project

• FP7 project funded under Collaborative Support Action (CSA) to promote cooperation and collaboration across Europe’s photonics clusters.

• Project commenced in Sept 2011 and will have a duration of 3 years

• EU regards clusters as powerful engines of economic development and drivers of innovation

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What is a cluster?


“Clusters are geographically close groups of interconnected companies and associated institutions in a particular field, linked by common technologies and skills. They normally exist within a geographic area where ease of communication, logistics and personal interaction is possible. Clusters are normally concentrated in regions and sometimes in a single town”. Michael Porter

Cluster initiatives in Europe• European Cluster Observatory –

an online platform providing a single access point to information and analysis of clusters and cluster policy in Europe.

• European Cluster Alliance – an open platform fostering transnational cooperation between policy makers to improve cluster policies

• European Cluster Collaboration Platform ‐ improvement of cluster performance and competitiveness through stimulation of European and international cluster collaboration.


What is ASPICE about?Purpose:• Foster collaboration across EU Photonics clusters to:

– Increase level of research and innovation,– Strengthening European economy and competitiveness– Focus collaboration on application of photonics to two of

Europe’s societal challenges:• Healthcare for aging society,• Safety and Security for Europe’s citizens (excluding military).

– Improve operation of Europe’s value chains


Project team


National University of Ireland, Galway

Southern European Cluster in Photonics and Optics

Opticsvalley

ESP Central

OptoNet

Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas

Wroclaw Research Centre EIT

Outcomes and deliverables

• Best practices for clusters and strategy for implementation

• Value chain analysis for technologies that are:• Part of healthcare or security• Are present in EU clusters• Have a big market and market growth

• Identifying areas in need of cross cluster collaboration,strategy document on increasing collaboration

• Dissemination and Matchmaking activities


Approach to the project

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Best Practice Analysis

• Formulate database of Photonics Clusters in Europe

– 40 photonic clusters / national platforms in Europe have been identified.

• Survey of best practices for transnational collaboration and coordination

– We need your cooperation in this area

• Develop a reference guide of good practices.

• Validate the results in a consultation workshop

• Disseminate the results to all clusters and platforms


In progress

Best Practices• Coordination of collaborative research projects at a local,

national and EU level• Online member competence database• Regional technology roadmapping• Student placements or hiring scientists and engineers• Organisation of technology showcase events• Special Interest Groups in key applications of photonics

technology• Support to start‐ups ‐ university technology transfer• Mentoring of new cluster members• Provision of specialised technical facilities• Inter‐cluster networking and collaboration16/04/2012 Alastair Wilson, ESP Central

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Realising Collaboration Opportunities in Value/Supply chains • Phase 1 – Definition and analysis of photonics technologies

and products in the 2 selected challenges

• Phase 2 – Value chains and photonics clusters positioning

analysis

• Phase 3 – Action plan for cooperation between European

photonics clusters


Healthcare in an Aging Society• Societal cost of healthcare is

increasing• Different diseases will become

more predominant for which treatments have to be developed,

• Having an older but healthy workforce will become essential since people will be required to work longer to relieve the financial burden on society,

• Technological innovation will become necessary to overcome these problems.


Selection Criteria for Healthcare

Prevalence of Illness

Healthcare Cost

Impact on Quality of Life

Importance of Photonics in Technology

Which Photonic

Technologies / Products?

Selection is difficult. Literature disagrees about selection criteria for supporting medical technologies. We have the same issues.


Market Data

Healthcare areas under consideration • Cardiovascular• Cancer• Diagnostics• Vision• Rehabilitation • Diabetes• Telehealth and Telemedicine


Photonics and Healthcare• Microscopic and spectroscopic methods to manipulate

cell processes, tissues and whole organisms. • Non‐ invasive imaging methods• Diagnostics utilising ‘lab on a chip’ biosensors.• Non‐invasive or minimally invasive treatments e.g. PDT• New labels that can be used for in vivo diagnostic

imaging in humans • High bandwidth optical communication in combination

with diagnostic imaging and telemedicine


Safety and Security for Europe’s citizens• Safety and Security covers all means to counter collective and

individual risks and threats– Security – preventive measures against physical and intentional

attacks– Safety – reduction of possible dangers from the operation of systems

and machinery or from environmental hazards

• Safety and Security can be grouped into 4 areas– Intelligence surveillance and border Security– Security of citizens– Critical infrastructure protection– Restoration of safety and security in crisis


Photonics and Security for Europe’s citizens

• Surveillance ‐ Cameras, sensor network architectures, (in‐depth) active imaging, smart pixels, eye‐safe sources, SWIR imaging, bolometer

• Dangerous and prohibited goods (CBRN and explosive detection) ‐ THz sources and detectors, MWIR sources and detectors, multispectral approaches, X rays sources and detectors

• Access (Sea, Land and Air Border control) ‐ biometry, face recognition


Photonics and safety for Europe’s citizens

Applications• Pollutant detection (Chemical,

Biological, Radiological, or Nuclear) ‐ CBRN)

• Food and Drinking Water safety• Mobility and Transportation

safety, Air Traffic Management • Structural Health Monitoring• Energy and Communication Grid

networks

Photonics technology

• Deep UV sources, MWIR sources and detectors, low cost bolometers, SWIR imaging, high resolution and large bandwidth spectroscopy tunable sources, fibre optic sensor networks, distributed fibresensors.


Get Involved


If your company/cluster would like to get involved in:

• Healthcare in the Aging Society

• Safety and Security for Europe’s citizens

and would like to collaborate/cooperate with photonics companies/clusters across Europe please contact myself at:

[email protected] or [email protected]

Dissemination

• Website ‐ http://www.fp7‐aspice.eu/• Quarterly Newsletter – available on above website• Linked in: ASPICE open group

• Twitter ‐@ASPICE1


Submit your material for forthcoming Newsletters toStavros Pissadakis, [email protected]

Thank you for your attention


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