Beste collega’s,

Bij het Fotonica Evenement 2009 opende Michael Lebby van OIDA de dag met een voordracht over “Green Photonics” TM. Zijn visie is dat optoelectronica een grote rol gaat spelen in een 'sustainable future', bijvoorbeeld door energiebesparing via efficiëntere verlichting en beeldschermen, en met behulp van fotonica in telecommunicatie en computers.

Zijn inspirerende analyse bracht mij tot het concept van Orange Photonics.

On the 3rd of June 2009, we have received the welcome news from NCH that the EVD grant is awarded for 2010. In close collaboration with NCH (Akie Plomp) and supported by SenterNovem, we already applied for this grant in January 2009 and again with success! PCN now has a noble task to find 20 companies willing to participate at the Holland Pavilion.

If you are interested in participating the Holland Pavilion as a company, a knowledge institute or a joint venture in a innovative developing field of photonics, please contact us by sending an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Please keep checking our website in the next coming days for more information regarding the organisation of the Holland Pavilion at the Photonics West 2010 in San Francisco!

Invest in Photonics, the photonics partnering event held in Bordeaux in December 2008, attracted more than 100 of the world's leading photonics specialists and presented 16 projects representing a total potential investment of €100m. The event will be held for the second time in 2010. Invest in Photonics was initiated by the Bordeaux Chamber of Commerce and co-organised with ALPhA (Aquitaine Laser Photonics and Applications) and the CEA (French Atomic Energy Commission).

Photonics Cluster Netherlands will promote and support Dutch companies in attending this program. Visit the website for more information. For Dutch compagnies who which to join this endavour please contact us.