A Look Back at the INPHO Venture Summit 2026

The must-attend event for deep tech innovation funding.

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.

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IotaMetrix Receives CIR Certification for Its Analytical Services

IotaMetrix's analytics services can now be integrated into its clients' CIRs.

Micro- and Nanofabrication for Advanced Photonics - November 25, 2026

A day to explore the micro- and nanofabrication capabilities available at the Bordeaux site

On the Way to the EIC Accelerator - November 17, 2026

For deep tech startups in Nouvelle-Aquitaine!

Optical imaging: capturing and observing images, from microns to light-years!

What is optical imaging? Optical imaging enables the observation, capture, and analysis of images or videos...

Technology Days - SERMA Technologies - March 11 and 12, 2027

Turning Today's Electronic Challenges into Tomorrow's Industrial Advantages

Limousin IUT Talent Forum - November 5, 2026

Professional-Student Networking Events

AMCAD + ITEST + WUPATEC = ÆMIS

AMCAD, ITEST, and WUPATEC are joining forces under the name ÆMIS

AMTA Conference & RF-Net Workshop 2026: November 24–26, 2026

Antenna Measurements and Electromagnetic Propagation from the Near Field to the Far Field

FEBUS Optics: French innovation that’s putting fiber optics on the global map

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