A 48-month Horizon Europe project taking a bio-inspired photonic–electronic sensor platform from proof-of-concept to validated demonstrators.
Key design targets — shown as targets until validated through demonstrators.
Co-localise MZI photonics and TFT electronics into a 32-cell K-cell array on a CMOS-compatible process.
Deposit a cross-responsive coating library via ESJET printing to produce rich chemical fingerprints.
Develop AI/MIMO models that fuse optical and electrical channels for high-accuracy classification.
Demonstrate across water, health and food use cases at TRL 5, with an exploratory TRL 4 air-quality demonstrator.
Target a disposable cartridge ≤ €10 (≤ €5 at scale) with a <1 W system power budget.
Release open PDKs, open hardware and standards contributions to grow a wider community.
These figures are project targets and remain so until validated through the demonstrators.
Kick-off meeting (June 2026), consortium alignment, and website & communication channels launch (August 2026 M3).
Photonic/electronic co-design, coating-material development and first single-cell demonstrations.
4/8-unit submodule validation (IL2) and scaled ESJET deposition.
Integrate the full 32-cell prototype, commission dual rigs, train and validate AI/MIMO models, and build the full prototype system.
Field-validate across the four case studies at TRL 4–5; photonic techniques reach TRL 7.
Indicative structure — detailed scope will be linked to public deliverables as they are released.
Milestone timing is indicative and will be confirmed against the Grant Agreement.
Outputs will be published progressively — check the news & resources hub.
