INGEN2026 is supported by several Horizon Europe EIC research initiatives advancing the state-of-the-art in integrated photonics:

	CombTools “Chip-Scale Optical Frequency Combs for Communications and Sensing: A Toolkit for System Integration” (https://combtools-project.eu/) aims to build a comprehensive technology base and ecosystem for unlocking the potential of Kerr frequency combs, providing democratized access to high-performance comb generators for key applications in metrology, communications, and spectroscopy.
	FORTE “Frequency-agile lasers for photonic sensing” (https://forte-project.eu) pursues the development of a frequency-agile, ultra-low-noise laser based on photonic integrated circuits, targeting impactful applications in coherent fiber sensing and frequency-modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) LiDAR.
	ELLIPTIC “ExpLoring Lithium tantalate on Insulator PhoTonic Integrated Circuits ” (https://elliptic-project.eu) pioneers the development of a new photonic material platform, thin film lithium tantalate for applications in communications, quantum signal transduction and frequency-comb generation.
	MAGNIFY “Multi-lane, high-power Photonic Integrated Circuit-based Erbium-Doped Amplifier” (https://www.magnify-project.eu) seeks to transition recently developed photonic integrated circuit-based erbium-doped waveguide amplifiers (EDWAs) from lab prototypes to demonstrators, enabling early evaluation by telecommunication companies and fostering iterative design-feedback cycles.
	HDLN “High-Density Lithium Niobate Photonic Integrated Circuits” (https://hdln-project.eu) aims to establish high-density thin-film lithium niobate (LN) technology and demonstrate its viability for ultra-fast optical communications and photonic-electronic signal processing.
	AgiLight “Frequency-agile integrated photonic light sources across the visible and near- infrared spectrum” (https://agilight-project.eu) aims to establish a new class of integrated lasers that can cover the entire wavelength range from the blue (400 nm) to the infrared (2.7 μm). These lasers will be at the heart of tailored laser systems for atomic and molecular physics and optics, distance ranging and sensing.