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The Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) has added a pioneering spin-off to its entrepreneurial ecosystem in Spain. It is Hybrid Photonic Chips SL (HYPIC). Promoted by the Researchers of the Institute for Telecommunications and Multimedia Applications (ITEAM) of the UPV Gloria Micó, Pascual Muñoz and Daniel Pastor, this new company was born to commercialise innovative hybrid photonic chips that, during the last years, have been developed in the facilities of UPVFab. In addition to the three researchers of the UPV, the UPV itself and the companies Adesouto SL and Senmo Holdinvest SL are partners in this new spin-off.

"Establishing this new spin-off is the natural next step in the development plan we drew up for UPVfab a couple of years ago. There is no other company in Spain with the same characteristics as HYPIC. Therefore, in the medium to long term, it aspires to become the manufacturer and supplier of hybrid photonic chips for companies," says Pascual Muñoz.

These hybrid photonic chips combine the best of several existing technologies into one and open up unprecedented possibilities in the telecommunications sector.

"This technology will make it possible to develop very versatile, high-quality lasers with great advantages for fields as diverse as high-speed communications, autonomous driving and biomedicine," adds Gloria Micó.

Daniel Pastor also points out that HYPIC was born with a different vision than other international companies working with hybrid photonic chips. "Our competitors use this technology to manufacture and sell the component. We propose to manufacture and market the chip so that companies can install it in their equipment. We do not sell the final product, but only the chip. Therefore, we aspire to become the main suppliers of this technology, which is set to revolutionise integrated photonics," Pastor points out.

"What we are going to do goes a step beyond what is usual in universities and public centres in our country, which are almost always focused on the scientific-technical part. In our pilot manufacturing plant, we can manufacture these chips in small series or transfer them to industrial factories," adds Pascual Muñoz.

Support from the SPIN UPV programme

The creation of HYPIC has also been possible thanks to the SPIN UPV programme, an initiative with which the UPV promotes spin-off companies generated from the knowledge and scientific-technological results of the UPV. The programme offers an itinerary for creating companies to enhance the value of quality research and transfer the results to the market.

UPV, an international benchmark

The launch of this new spin-off confirms the international leadership of the UPV in integrated photonics. Without going any further, at the end of last November, the European Commission's Chips Programme selected the "PIXEurope" initiative, in which UPVfab and the iTEAM Institute participated, to lead the European Pilot Line for Photonic Chips.