ICFO

Institute of Photonic Sciences — Barcelona-area research institution and coordinator of the PIXEurope pilot line (€400M EU Chips Joint Undertaking). Generated three commercial spin-offs in quantum and photonic inspection technologies.

Overview

ICFO is a Barcelona-area research institute coordinating the PIXEurope pilot line, a EU Chips Joint Undertaking worth 400 million euros that spans 11 countries and 20 partners to bridge photonic integrated circuits from lab to fab. The institute has generated three commercial spin-offs -- Quside, LuxQuanta, and Shinephi -- in quantum random number generation, quantum key distribution, and photonic inspection respectively.