The ETpathfinder Smart Skills Lab connects Einstein Telescope research with industry. B-PHOT helps companies access cutting-edge photonics expertise through tailored, hands-on training for technicians and engineers.

Phortify will strengthen Europe’s digital skills and innovation capacity by creating a shared, industry-aligned photonics curriculum.

The ETpathfinder Smart Skills Lab helps SMEs access cutting-edge Einstein Telescope technologies through online tools, workshops, and hands-on training, with B-PHOT as an active partner.

Students and experts from 25 countries gathered in Yerevan for a week of lectures, research exchange and cultural experiences.

B-PHOT, KU Leuven, and Flanders Make show a repeatable, non-invasive method to retrofit bearings with optical fiber sensors for reliable fault monitoring. Published in JPhys: Photonics (IF 8.4), this is the first peer-reviewed paper from the SAFOS project.

An opinion piece highlighting the need for an industrial renaissance in Belgium, stressing the importance of local manufacturing and innovation support.

Co-hosted with UGent, the Summer Symposium 2025 marked the end of the academic year for the MSc in Photonics Engineering. The event showcased the students’ achievements and recognized outstanding work with two awards.

Dr. Sergei Mikhailov and Dr. Mehrdad Lotfi Choobbari received FWO Junior Postdoc Fellowships for groundbreaking research in fiber sensing and PFAS water detection.

Shahabhas successfully defended his PhD thesis on harnessing nonlinear dynamics in multi-wavelength on-chip lasers for all-optical signal processing, paving the way for faster, energy-efficient photonic networks.

Arash’s PhD research advanced nanophotonic platforms for bacterial screening, enabling faster and more accurate pathogen detection.

PhotonHub PHACTORY, funded by the EU and led by VUB, offers €15M in support to help companies innovate with photonics through expert guidance, top labs, and up to 85% subsidies.

Professor Lien Smeesters from B-PHOT co-authors a new roadmap in IOP JPhys Photonics, outlining how photonics can drive innovation in food quality, safety, and sustainability.