InPhoTech is another Polish company, after Scope Fluidics, supported by the Foundation for Polish Science (FNP), whose potential has been noticed and awarded in the European Commission competition. The company will receive a grant of EUR 2.153 million.

InPhoTech deals mainly with optical fibers. The biggest challenge is to construct an optical fiber that also works precisely in extreme conditions, i.e. resistant to radiation or high temperatures.

– Our project, NODUS, involves the development of an optical fiber that could also work in the presence of radioactive materials or very high temperatures. We want to achieve this effect by changing the internal fiber structure. Our unique optical fiber will be constructed of tiny capillaries and glass rods, i.e. specific air-glass micro and nanostructures – says Dr Eng. Tomasz Nasiłowski, who manages a team of scientists in the project. The European Commission grant will be allocated to the further development of our technology and the commercialization of our innovative multi-core optical fiber, which will be the key solution for the widespread introduction of the 5G network.