NewsMarch 4, 2026

40 out of 2,000: Galicia points to the future of energy-efficient photonics, shining in the ultra-competitive European EIC Pathfinder call

The ‘bLOSSom’ project is emerging as one of only 44 proposals selected by the European Innovation Council (EIC) out of the 2,087 initiatives submitted to the Pathfinder call—one of Europe’s most demanding, with a success rate close to 2%. Institutions from Spain, Poland, Portugal, and Ireland will jointly advance a new generation of photonic systems that are practically energy self-sufficient, with strategic applications in artificial intelligence, data centers, and advanced microelectronics.

Presentation of the USC-Televés Chair in Microelectronics, the project that drives Galicia towards the future of microchips in Europe

The University of Santiago, together with the technology company Televés, staged today the definitive boost to the chair that is already working to position Galicia at the forefront of the European chip industry, a project that aims to transform the future of microelectronics through research, industry, and talent, with CiTIUS at the head of its scientific direction.