About PREIN
PREIN – The Flagship on Photonics Research and Innovation
The Flagship on Photonics Research and Innovation (PREIN) is one of the Finnish Flagship Programme, a northern fleet of excellent science, successful collaboration and solutions for tomorrow. The Flagship programme managed by the Research Council of Finland provides a new and unique way for R&D&I in Finland. It supports future knowledge and sustainable solutions to societal challenges and seeks to advance economic growth by developing new business opportunities.
Light-based technologies competence cluster
PREIN is a light-based technologies competence cluster for multi-disciplinary science, industry, and society. Combining the extensive resources and infrastructures of all its partners (Tampere University, Aalto University, University of Eastern Finland and VTT), PREIN covers all the value chain from fundamental research to applied research, product development and commercialization.
PREIN’s Mission
PREIN aims to promote excellent photonics research and support innovations, future breakthroughs and commercialization of research and inventions in the field. Photonics has a great number of possible applications in, e.g., telecommunications, green tech, agriculture, industry, energy production, medicine and health care, among many others from everyday life to the most advanced science. PREIN works on combining the efforts of its partnering universities to enhance those applications and innovate new ones through high-quality research.
A major part of PREIN’s mission is to inform the general public and the Finnish industry on the importance of photonics and the opportunities the field can provide for society and different businesses. PREIN also works to promote studies and career opportunities in photonics.