EURO-FOS* is a Network of Excellence project, funded by the European Commission under the 7th Framework Programme (FP7), Information and Communications Technologies (ICT). 

EURO-FOS aims to create a powerful pan-European network on photonic subsystems by clustering top European systems groups with proven track record in the design, development and evaluation of photonic subsystems. The creation of a unified and coherent European network of researchers with excellence in this field will ensure that Europe excels in this crucial part of the photonic systems development chain that links device-level physics and network architectures.

EURO-FOS also aims to create an academic pan-European laboratory and bridge the gap created by the shutdown or downsizing of major R&D industrial labs. The EURO-FOS lab also aims to help innovative SMEs that find it increasingly difficult to allocate R&D expenditure for basic research and expensive testing facilities. The creation of the pan-European lab with diverse R&D capabilities, highly-skilled scientific personnel and state-of-the-art testing facilities, will critically assist Europe’s industry to perform innovative research and evaluate their developed technology in a system environment with advanced equipment and using accurate methods defined by EURO-FOS researchers.

*EURO-FOS:  "Pan-European Photonics Task Force: Integrating Europe's Expertise on Photonic Subsystems"