PIXEurope: Open Access brochure

Photonic Integrated Circuits Pilot Line PIXEurope is the pilot line for advanced photonic integrated circuits (PICs), launched by the European Commission under the Chips for Europe Initiative. Photonic chips are a key component for high-speed computing, communications, sensing and quantum technologies. PIXEurope, coordinated at ICFO in Barcelona, brings together 20 partners from 11 European countries, […]

PIXSpain Competence Centre launches its activities with EU and national support

The PIXSpain Competence Centre (PIXSpain CC) officially launched its activities in December 2025 after receiving the Government of Spain funding. The initiative was selected in March 2024 following the funding decision of the Chips Joint Undertaking (Chips JU) and it is co-funded by the European Union through the Digital Europe Programme and the Spanish Government […]

Chips Pilot Lines and European Design Platform

Photonic Integrated Circuits Pilot Line PIXEurope is the pilot line for advanced photonic integrated circuits (PICs), launched by the European Commission under the Chips for Europe Initiative. Photonic chips are a key component for high-speed computing, communications, sensing and quantum technologies. PIXEurope, coordinated at ICFO in Barcelona, brings together 20 partners from 11 European countries, […]

The New Paradigm in Europe

The New Paradigm in Europe Europe is undergoing a profound shift in how it understands technology development. In a context of increasing geopolitical uncertainty, supply-chain disruptions and global competition, technological sovereignty has become both a necessity and a shared European ambition. In this context, sovereignty does not imply isolationism, but rather the capacity to design, […]

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The PIXSpain Competence Centre (PIXSpain CC) supports SMEs, startups, researchers, and industry by providing access to photonic integration technologies, training, design services, and technology transfer, accelerating the development, adoption, and industrial impact of photonic integration technologies in Spain and Europe. Download brochure

Save the date for the 9th Photonic Integration Week in Valencia from 23-25 of February

Dear all, We are pleased to announce the 9th edition of the Photonic Integration Week (PIW) will take place in Valencia, from the 23rd to the 25th of February 2026, at Universitat Politècnica de València (Ciudad Politécnica de la Innovación, Auditorio del Cubo Azul). Once again stakeholders of the photonics eco-system will meet in Valencia in the nineth […]