On 5 May 2026, B-PHOT welcomed the King and Queen to its research and production facilities, followed by a hands-on rocket-building workshop at the STEAM academy.

VUB B-PHOT PhD researcher Arié Nacar received the Best Student Paper Award at SPIE Photonics Europe 2026 for his work on ultra-compact 3D photonic lanterns fabricated using two-photon polymerisation-based direct laser writing.

Exploring triboelectrification-driven self-assembly as an accessible route to high-performance SERS sensing substrates.

B-PHOT's Prof. Yunfeng Nie has been honored by Optica for her pioneering work in freeform optical system design and AI-driven optical engineering, bridging classical theory with deep learning.

B-PHOT has joined the FWO ET-TECH consortium to develop high-precision optics and quantum technologies for the Einstein Telescope. This collaboration aims to push the sensitivity of Europe's future gravitational-wave observatory beyond current limits.

B-PHOT researchers have published a high-impact review in the Journal of Physics: Photonics on integrating Deep Learning throughout the optical system lifecycle. The paper provides a strategic roadmap for using AI to accelerate design, co-optimise hardware, and automate high-precision assembly.

This project will develop advanced fibre-optic sensors (DAS and FBG) to map subsurface water movement. Led by B-PHOT in collaboration with VUB HYDR and iFLUX, the €618k research aims to provide direct flow data to improve climate-resilient groundwater models.

Prof. Martin Virte, Mathieu Ladouce, Prof. Pablo Marin-Palomo and Shahab Abdollahi outline the main concepts and results of their Nature Communications publication.

Since opening in 2013, our campus has expanded to 4.500 m², where advanced technology and cutting‑edge technological research shape the life of tomorrow.

A successful PhD defense highlighting a photonics-powered Raman approach to improve hemoglobin analysis and future point-of-care diagnostics.

Prof. Pablo Marin‑Palomo joins B‑PHOT as a research professor to advance integrated photonics for next‑generation optical and THz communications and build his own research group.

Two B-PHOT researchers will advance cutting-edge work in photonics, exploring neuromorphic computing and 3D-printed optical systems to push the boundaries of next-generation communication technologies.