Project extension to support sustainability

The PHABULOuS Foundation is officially becoming the 21st partner of the phabuloµs project that is part of the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under the Grant Agreement nº 871710, in Public Private Partnership with Photonics 21 (www.photonics21.org). Through this participation in the project, PHABULOuS is able to kick-start the continuation of its success from its new established entity in the Netherlands.

On 13 December 2024 the partners of the PHABULOuS project voted to extend the project for 6 more months to support the creation and kick-start of the new PHABULOuS Foundation to continue building on the results of the phabuloµs project. Jessica van Heck was the first official hire of the PHABULOuS Pilot Line Association established in Switzerland in 2021 as part of the phabuloµs project. She has been managing the entity from the Netherlands ever since. With the project ending, the executive board discussed the best way to move forward, which led to the proposal of creating a new entity in the Netherlands to support the further growth and sustainability of PHABULOuS.

 

On 20 December 2024, the new PHABULOuS Foundation was officially registered in the chamber of commerce in the Netherlands with the objective to take over all tasks from the Swiss entity per 1 January 2025. The extension and extra budget assigned to the foundation enabled a smooth transition and creating a pathway to sustainability beyond the project. The main objective of the foundation are to:

• To continu building on the results of the PHABULOuS project to develop the European value chain in the field of advanced and free-form micro-optics, including facilitating knowledge sharing, collaboration and joint initiatives to provide a full value chain to potential customers;
• to promote the capabilities of the organisations in the European micro-optics supply chain, including manufacturers, designers, distributors and end-users, on a worldwide basis;
• to promote and encourage the development, application and innovation of micro-optics technologies in Europe;
• to generate sales leads and build a strong pipeline of sales opportunities for the members of the European micro-optics supply chain, whether individually or as part of a complete value chain;
• to raise awareness of the potential and benefits of micro-optics technologies among consumers, businesses, institutions and governments.

 

PHABULOuS is grateful to the project partners and the European Commission in Public Private Partnership with Photonics21 for their support and it looking forward to a PHABULOus future.