"Fotonika 21" was established in Ljubljana on Friday in what is the first technology platform in the country intended for the development of alternative technologies and products in photonics industry.
"Slovenia is very successful in the photonics industry, even on the international level," Martin Copic of the Ljubljana Faculty of Mathematics and Physics said at the founding conference.
Good results can be expected in this field in the future, therefore this niche market must be used, Copic said. He believes that the platform will give Slovenia a chance to try out risky ideas.
Copic also said that the faculty would cooperate in joint European projects through young researchers, and that they already participate in numerous projects in the optoelectronics industry.
As Janez Renko of Electronics and Electrical Engineering Association at the Chamber of Commerce (GZS) said, the platform represents a bond between development and research, with a goal to find new long-term opportunities.
The platform, established by different companies and research institutes, will focus on the fields of laser technology, optoelectronics, medical devices, communication technology, contemporary electro-optics, quantum electronics and new materials, Reno explained.
For Slovenia to remain competitive, new parallel technologies must be developed, Reno stressed, adding that they plan to draw funds from the state budget and partly also from the European structural funds.
Photonics is one of the most successful fields in the European and global industry, the GZS believes. In line with this, European technology platform "Photonics 21" has been founded.
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