CBPI
Cross-Border Photonics Initiative
Objectives • Foster photonics technologies for economic growth • Increasing Cross-Border collaboration and synergies between universities and photonics companies • Identification and promotion of regional expertise and application-driven networks in photonics
Activities
• New educational programs
• Photonics research in the Finland – Russia region • Organization of expertise and application-driven networks • Identification of mechanisms for photonics tech nology transfer • Supporting infrastructure for exchange and development of new technologies • Evaluation of prerequisites for joint photonics technology center • Develop, test and implement demonstrations of innovative border surveillance systems, e.g. Unmanned Aerial Vehicle • Increasing public awareness on photonics technology
• Consolidate and support photonics in the South East Finland and St. Petersburg region • Two year project, November 2012 - November 2014 • Financed through the European Neighborhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) • Co-funded by the European Union, by the Russian Federation and the Republic of Finland Funder
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