THE DEEP TECH COMPETITIVENESS CLUSTER
IN NOUVELLE-AQUITAINE

Launch of a European PIIEC Call for Proposals on Advanced Semiconductor Technologies (AST)

The purpose of this call for proposals is to identify projects eligible for the PIIEC AST program for selection.

GaN and SiC Structures: The New Key Technologies in Power Electronics

Start-ups and SMEs in competitiveness clusters perform better

The results of the Motherbase study confirm the structuring role of competitiveness clusters in the French innovation ecosystem for all regional territories.

PHAROS Day: "Directed Energy Weapons"

This event, organized by ALPHA-RLH, Aerospace Valley, and CEA Gramat, took place on January 29, 2026, at the Grand Couvent in Gramat, with 120 participants in attendance.

French photonics at Photonics West 2026

French photonics, particularly from the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, was present in San Francisco from January 20 to 22, 2026, at Photonics West, the global gathering for the optical-photonics industry.

Materials for tomorrow's photonics

ALPHA-RLH and the European Ceramics Cluster, with the support of Saint-Gobain Aerospace, organized a day dedicated to the latest technological advances in the design of advanced materials for photonics on January 14, 2026, in Limoges.

Photonics conquers space

Photonics conquers space

Defense Day

This Defense Day event organized by the cluster took place on September 17, 2025, at the Bordeaux Regional Council building, attended by 80 participants, including several companies from the BITD (defense industrial and technological base).

A look back at the second edition of Quantum Day in Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Following the success of the 2023 edition, Quantum Day in Nouvelle-Aquitaine returned to the Institut d'Optique d'Aquitaine in Talence on July 4, 2025.