Workshop: Photonics in Europe

Thu, 27.06.2013,

Joint Event Euresearch / Swissphotonics / ICT Cluster Bern Photonics in Europe – From Science to Market Exploiting R&D results to innovate in Photonics

Goals
• Presenting the exploitable results from FP6 & FP7 Photonics projects
• Informing on upcoming opportunities in Photonics Research and Innovation within H2020
• Promote the Swiss participation in the Photonics Private Public Partnership currently in construction
• Networking between Swissphotonics & ICT Cluster Bern
• Exchange of experiences

Agenda
11:00 Lab tour, Institute for Applied Laser, Photonics and Surface Technologies
12:00 Lunch offerd by Swissphotonics
13:30 Plenary session I - Welcome address by Prof. Dr. Lukas Rohr, Direktor BFH-TI - Dr. Patrick Furrer: Introduction to the Workshop - Dr. Christoph Harder: Short introduction of Swissphotonics - Christoph Beer: Short introduction of the ICT Cluster Bern (tcbe) - Dr. Bart Van Caenegem: EU photonics in Horizon2020 - Carlos Lee: Opportunities for Swiss Companies in Europe’s Vibrant Photonics industry
14:40 Networking break offerd by Meerstetter Engineering GmbH
15:15 Plenary session II - Markus Wilkens: Photonics - Public Private Partnership in Horizon2020 - Dr. Patrick Furrer: Euresearch, supporting photonics research and innovation
16:00 Parallel networking sessions: - What are the impacts of EU projects? (led by Euresearch, Dr. Patrick Furrer) - Experience and Wishes of Swiss Firms (led by Swissphotonics, Dr. Lukas Krainer) - Innovation beyond borders (led by tcbe, Christoph Beer)
17:00 Conclusions in the plenary by Dr. Christoph Harder
17:10 Apéro Riche offerd by Swissphotonics

Keynote Speakers
Dr. Bart Van Caenegem, European Commission, Brussels
Markus Wilkens, Senior Technology Consultant Laser & Optics Research Photonics21
Dr. Patrick Furrer, ICT National Contact Point, Euresearch (Swiss Information Network on European Programmes)

Venue
Berner Fachhochule University of Applied Sciences (BFH)
Auditorium Pestalozzistrasse 20,
3400 Burgdorf BE
Maps
5 minutes walking distance from the main station

Conference language
English

Cost
This workshop is free of charge

Deadline for registration
21. June 2013


Beni Muller, 23. 10. 2015
Tematys report: Photonics in FP7
Eureserach Animation
Program
Prof. Dr. Valerio Romano and Prof. Dr. Patrick Schwaller, BFH, Institute for Applied Laser, Photonics and Surface Technologies, ALPS
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Lab-Tour Schwaller
Prof. Dr. Lukas Rohr, Direktor BFH-TI
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Welcome address by BFH
Dr. Patrick Furrer, ICT National Contact Point, Euresearch (Swiss Information Network on European Programmes)
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Introduction to the Workshop
Dr. Christoph Harder, President Swissphotonics
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Short introduction of Swissphotonics Harder
Christoph Beer, Cluster-Manager, ICT Cluster Bern
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Short introduction of the ICT Cluster Bern (tcbe) Beer
Dr. Bart Van Caenegem, Project Officer at the European Commission
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EU photonics in Horizon2020 Van_Caenegem
Carlos Lee, Director General EPIC – European Photonics Industry Consortium, Brussels
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Opportunities for Swiss Companies in Europe’s Vibrant Photonics industry Lee
Markus Wilkens, Senior Technology Consultant Laser & Optics Research
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Photonics - Public Private Partnership in Horizon2020 Wilkens
Dr. Patrick Furrer, ICT National Contact Point, Euresearch
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Euresearch, supporting photonics research and innovation Furrer
Dr. Patrick Furrer, ICT National Contact Point , Euresearch
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Parallel networking session 1 What are the impacts of EU projects?
Dr. Valeria Liverini, Quantum Optoelectronics Group QOE, ETH Zürich
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Parallel networking session 1: Participation in a large-scale integrating project: perspectives of a researcher at T0+9
Grégoire Ribordy, CEO & Vice-Chairman of Board, ID Quantique, Carouge GE
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Parallel networking session 1
Dr. Georges Kotrotsios, VP, Marketing & Business Development CSEM, Neuchâtel
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Parallel networking session 1: Exploiting results of RTD EC projects for industry and science: a paradigm shift in the transition towards H2020
Dr. Lukas Krainer, CEO Onefive GmbH Zürich
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Parallel networking session 2: Experience and Wishes of Swiss Firms
Christoph Beer, Cluster-Manager, ICT Cluster Bern
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Parallel networking session 3: Innovation beyond borders
Adrian Krebs, Geschäftsführer Multicheck, Bern
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Parallel networking session 3: Innovation capabilities developed by Multicheck
Maddalena Tognola and Ernst-Jan van Hattum, Euresearch Bern, University of Bern
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Parallel networking session 3: Enteprise Europe Network, a service to support the innovation across borders Tognola
Dr. Christoph Harder, President Swissphotonics
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Conclusions in the plenary
Swissphotonics, Verein Schweizer Laser und Photonik Netz VSLP | Sihleggstrasse 23 | CH-8832 Wollerau | E-Mail | |