# EU Bets €211M on Graphene Photonics: CamGraPhIC Gets First Major Industrial Deployment Aid

- slug: eu-bets-211m-on-graphene-photonics-camgraphic-gets-first-major-industrial-deployment-aid
- date: 2026-04-10
- category: Space & Aerospace

The EU has backed a graphene photonics pilot line with 211 million euros of Italian public money. This is not a research grant — it is a bet that the material science is finally ready to be manufactured.

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