European Innovation Council

VSORA develops digital signal processing IP and chips for 5G networks, featuring a multicore DSP architecture that removes the need for DSP coprocessors and a shared DSP development flow that unites signal processing and software engineers in one environment to speed time-to-market. The company aims to boost DSP computing power while reducing power consumption, improving system performance, and shrinking silicon footprint. Based in France, founded in 2015 by veteran DSP engineers, VSORA serves chipmakers designing next-generation digital communications systems.

Alcyon Photonics specializes in designing integrated photonic devices for managing light in various applications. Their core products are photonic IP building blocks and PIC management platforms, enabling broad use cases such as optical communications, biochemical sensing, and spectrometry.

Photon IP is a Dutch deeptech company based in Eindhoven. It specializes in developing advanced photonics technologies for various applications.

QphoX develops quantum modem devices that facilitate communication among quantum computers over a quantum network.

Quandela is a company focused on advancing quantum computing technology, specifically in the realms of communication networks and optical computers. It specializes in manufacturing photonic quantum computers, which it supplies to industrial clients. A key innovation from Quandela is its single-photon source device, which integrates photonics with semiconductor quantum dots. This device enables the efficient collection of emitted single photons at high rates, significantly reducing charge noise decoherence and facilitating the emission of identical photons with high fidelity. Such capabilities are essential for the development of advanced quantum applications in communication, computation, and sensing, positioning Quandela as a pivotal player in the quantum technology landscape.

VSORA develops digital signal processing IP and chips for 5G networks, featuring a multicore DSP architecture that removes the need for DSP coprocessors and a shared DSP development flow that unites signal processing and software engineers in one environment to speed time-to-market. The company aims to boost DSP computing power while reducing power consumption, improving system performance, and shrinking silicon footprint. Based in France, founded in 2015 by veteran DSP engineers, VSORA serves chipmakers designing next-generation digital communications systems.

Infinite Orbits specializes in satellite servicing, offering maintenance, orbit correction, and de-orbiting services for geostationary telecommunication satellites. Its platform extends operational lifetimes using software technologies and autonomous navigation capabilities.

CAILabs SAS is a French deep tech company headquartered in Rennes, specializing in the design, development, and production of photonic solutions aimed at optimizing light utilization in various applications. Established in 2013, CAILabs focuses on innovative optical components, particularly through its patented Multi-Plane Light Conversion (MPLC) technology. The company provides a range of products, including mode multiplexers, light converters, and laser beam shaping solutions tailored for the telecommunications and industrial laser sectors. Its offerings are designed to enhance the performance of fiber optic networks and laser material processing, addressing critical challenges such as atmospheric turbulence and the need for efficient signal multiplexing. CAILabs aims to leverage its expertise and technological innovations to create reliable and cost-effective solutions for clients in the photonics industry.

Tucuvi is a health technology company that develops Conversational AI for efficient and high-quality healthcare. Its CE-marked platform automates phone consultations, enabling clinical teams to enhance capacities, improve processes' efficiency, and achieve better patient outcomes through personalized care.

Infinite Orbits specializes in satellite servicing, offering maintenance, orbit correction, and de-orbiting services for geostationary telecommunication satellites. Its platform extends operational lifetimes using software technologies and autonomous navigation capabilities.

Tucuvi is a health technology company that develops Conversational AI for efficient and high-quality healthcare. Its CE-marked platform automates phone consultations, enabling clinical teams to enhance capacities, improve processes' efficiency, and achieve better patient outcomes through personalized care.

Quandela is a company focused on advancing quantum computing technology, specifically in the realms of communication networks and optical computers. It specializes in manufacturing photonic quantum computers, which it supplies to industrial clients. A key innovation from Quandela is its single-photon source device, which integrates photonics with semiconductor quantum dots. This device enables the efficient collection of emitted single photons at high rates, significantly reducing charge noise decoherence and facilitating the emission of identical photons with high fidelity. Such capabilities are essential for the development of advanced quantum applications in communication, computation, and sensing, positioning Quandela as a pivotal player in the quantum technology landscape.

Lumiphase develops innovative optical communication chips that are highly efficient, compact, and cost-effective. These silicon photonics chips enable users to create optical modules for telecommunications and data communications applications, fostering more flexible, efficient, and sustainable computing resource usage in data centers.

Alcyon Photonics specializes in designing integrated photonic devices for managing light in various applications. Their core products are photonic IP building blocks and PIC management platforms, enabling broad use cases such as optical communications, biochemical sensing, and spectrometry.

CAILabs SAS is a French deep tech company headquartered in Rennes, specializing in the design, development, and production of photonic solutions aimed at optimizing light utilization in various applications. Established in 2013, CAILabs focuses on innovative optical components, particularly through its patented Multi-Plane Light Conversion (MPLC) technology. The company provides a range of products, including mode multiplexers, light converters, and laser beam shaping solutions tailored for the telecommunications and industrial laser sectors. Its offerings are designed to enhance the performance of fiber optic networks and laser material processing, addressing critical challenges such as atmospheric turbulence and the need for efficient signal multiplexing. CAILabs aims to leverage its expertise and technological innovations to create reliable and cost-effective solutions for clients in the photonics industry.

Alcyon Photonics specializes in designing integrated photonic devices for managing light in various applications. Their core products are photonic IP building blocks and PIC management platforms, enabling broad use cases such as optical communications, biochemical sensing, and spectrometry.

iPronics develops optical networking hardware and software that enables programmable, software-defined photonics for data-center and AI workloads. The company offers a general-purpose integrated programmable photonic system that allows optical hardware to be configured through software to perform multiple functions. This optical reconfigurability supports applications such as data-center interconnection, artificial intelligence, signal processing, sensing, and quantum information, enabling businesses to apply the same hardware across diverse computational tasks. The technology facilitates seamless AI cluster communication and aims to future-proof data-center infrastructure by providing flexible, high-performance photonic capabilities.

Quandela is a company focused on advancing quantum computing technology, specifically in the realms of communication networks and optical computers. It specializes in manufacturing photonic quantum computers, which it supplies to industrial clients. A key innovation from Quandela is its single-photon source device, which integrates photonics with semiconductor quantum dots. This device enables the efficient collection of emitted single photons at high rates, significantly reducing charge noise decoherence and facilitating the emission of identical photons with high fidelity. Such capabilities are essential for the development of advanced quantum applications in communication, computation, and sensing, positioning Quandela as a pivotal player in the quantum technology landscape.

QphoX develops quantum modem devices that facilitate communication among quantum computers over a quantum network.

SCINTIL Photonics is a fabless company focused on silicon photonics, developing silicon photonic integrated circuits. It combines silicon and indium phosphide materials using wafer-scale bonding to create fully integrated photonic circuits, including multi-wavelength lasers, waveguides, wavelength filters, and photodetectors, designed for high-speed data communication. The company relies on commercial silicon foundry processes and offers co-packaged and pluggable formats to enhance AI data center bandwidth and performance. Headquartered in Grenoble, France.

Oledcomm designs and develops LiFi solutions that enable high-speed optical wireless data communication for aerospace and industrial markets. Its product portfolio includes LiFi transceivers, software, and LiFi network interface devices that convert information into binary data for fast, secure wireless transmission in telecom, datacom, consumer electronics, and industrial applications, especially where radio waves are undesirable. Founded in 2012 and based in Paris, France, the company was re-founded in 2020 by Benjamin Azoulay.

Oledcomm designs and develops LiFi solutions that enable high-speed optical wireless data communication for aerospace and industrial markets. Its product portfolio includes LiFi transceivers, software, and LiFi network interface devices that convert information into binary data for fast, secure wireless transmission in telecom, datacom, consumer electronics, and industrial applications, especially where radio waves are undesirable. Founded in 2012 and based in Paris, France, the company was re-founded in 2020 by Benjamin Azoulay.

QphoX develops quantum modem devices that facilitate communication among quantum computers over a quantum network.

Hiber Global, founded in 2016 and based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, specializes in providing satellite broadband services and affordable IoT connectivity through its Hiberband technology. The company has developed a nano-satellite platform that enables low-cost data transmission for Internet of Things (IoT) devices and sensors worldwide. This platform facilitates easy access to low-power networks, allowing users to gather small data packages from diverse monitoring devices, regardless of their location. Hiber's innovative solutions deliver actionable insights, making it a leader in next-generation IoT core infrastructure.

Tessares designs software to improve the performance and quality of Internet access. Its Hybrid Access Solution uses standardized Multipath TCP to bond multiple fixed and mobile networks, delivering a larger, more reliable pipe to customers. Founded in 2015 and based in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, Tessares originated from developers of the Multipath TCP protocol and its Linux kernel reference implementation and focuses on software-based solutions that help network operators increase speed without costly infrastructure. It is privately held.

Tessares designs software to improve the performance and quality of Internet access. Its Hybrid Access Solution uses standardized Multipath TCP to bond multiple fixed and mobile networks, delivering a larger, more reliable pipe to customers. Founded in 2015 and based in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, Tessares originated from developers of the Multipath TCP protocol and its Linux kernel reference implementation and focuses on software-based solutions that help network operators increase speed without costly infrastructure. It is privately held.

Hiber Global, founded in 2016 and based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, specializes in providing satellite broadband services and affordable IoT connectivity through its Hiberband technology. The company has developed a nano-satellite platform that enables low-cost data transmission for Internet of Things (IoT) devices and sensors worldwide. This platform facilitates easy access to low-power networks, allowing users to gather small data packages from diverse monitoring devices, regardless of their location. Hiber's innovative solutions deliver actionable insights, making it a leader in next-generation IoT core infrastructure.

NanoAvionics is a manufacturer of small satellite bus systems and a mission integrator with operations in the US, UK, and Lithuania. The company specializes in providing comprehensive small satellite solutions, catering to both single missions and larger constellations. Its small satellite platform integrates flight computers, attitude determination and control systems (ADCS), and communication subsystems on a single printed circuit board, along with non-toxic propulsion systems. This design approach allows for the optimization of hardware, launch, and operational costs, making it economically viable for various businesses and organizations to deploy small satellite missions. With a proven track record of over 85 successful satellite missions and commercial projects, NanoAvionics emphasizes modularity in its systems architecture, ensuring adaptability for diverse applications in the commercial space market.