News & Results

FBK AT THE EUROPEAN QUANTUM TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE 2024

November 18-20, 2024

Conference: ANNOUNCEMENT – FBK gives a talk on „A CMOS 472×456 SPAD Array Chip Using In-Pixel Temporal Correlation and Address-Based Readout for Quantum Ghost Imaging“ (S.R. Aghazadeh, M. Gandola, E. Manuzzato, L. Gasparini) at the EQTC 2024 in Lisbon / Portugal.

FBK AT THE QUANTUM TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2024 

September  10-12, 2024

Conference: ANNOUNCEMENT – Massimo Gandola gives a talk on „A low-power and low-noise 100×100 SPAD array with in-pixel correlation technique for quantum ghost imaging applications“ at the QTech 2024 in Berlin / Germany, vs. schedule.

New Publication
June 2024 – submitted
SIE 2024 (to be published at LNEE)]

In publication

Architectural Modeling and Experimental Characterization of SPAD-based Imager developed for Fast-Quantum Ghost Imaging Applications

FBK PRESENTS AT THE SOCIETÀ ITALIANA DI ELETTRONICA IN GENOA / ITALY

June 26-28, 2024

Conference: Meet FBK presenting recent results on „Architectural Modeling and Experimental Characterization of SPAD-based Imager developed for Fast-Quantum Ghost Imaging Applications“ at SIE 2024 – the 55th Annual Meeting of the Associazione Società Italiana di Elettronica on June 27, 2024.

FASTGHOST AT THE OPTICA 2.0 CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION 2024 IN ROTTERDAM / NETHERLANDS

June 23-27, 2024

Conference & Exhibition: Meet FastGhost partners resenting latest results at the OPTICA 2.0 Conference & Exhibition 2024 in Rotterdam / Netherlands and looks forward to exchanging ideas with other experts of the quantum community

Meet us, see the live-demonstration of Single Quantum: “SNSPDs in action”, and listen to the talks of Fraunhofer IOF: “Non-degenerate entangled SPDC photon source for UV-A illumination” (V.F. Gili), “Enhancing entangled two-photon absorption of Nile Red via temperature-controlled SPDC” (T. Gäbler), and “Improving and Benchmarking Photon-Number-Resolving Capabilities of Superconducting Nanowire Detectors” (G. Sauer).

SQ GIVES AN OPTICA LIVE WEBINAR ON SINGLE PHOTON DETECTORS

June 18, 2024

Webinar: Do not miss to attend the OPTICA Live Webinar on „Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors – to see far and beyond“, talks given by Val Zwiller and Andreas Fognini.

FBK SUPPORTS STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO IN LEECE

May 21, 2024

Lecture: Fondazione Bruno Kessler continues its educational mission giving a further seminar on the topic „R&D on CMOS image sensors at Fondazione Bruno Kessler“ in Leece, Italy.

SQ AT THE INTERNATIONAL QUANTUM MATTER CONFERENCE IN SAN SEBASTIAN

May 06-10, 2024

Conference & Exhibition: Gathering of quantum communities to foster the development of new ideas and collaboration in quantum technologies. Do not miss to visit booth #14 of Single Quantum at the 4th edition of Quantum Matter in San Sebastian, Spain.

QUANTUM PHOTONICS SK2900 – AN INTRODUCTION FOR EXPERIMENTALISTS

May 03, 2024

Lecture notes: Course@KTH – Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan. The aim of these notes are to introduce students to the field of quantum photonics and give them an understanding of the underlying physical conceptsby Val Zwiller / KTH.

New Publication
April 26, 2024 – submitted
arXiv:2404.17370v1 [physics.optics]

In publication / online

Off-axis holographic imaging with undetected light

New Publication
April 25, 2024 – submitted
arXiv:2304.08258v2 [quant.phys]

In publication / online

Quantum Estimation of the Stokes Vector Rotation for a General Polarimetric Transformation

SQ AT THE APS MARCH MEETING 2024 IN MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA

March 04-07, 2024

Conference: The American Physical Society’s March Meeting  is a scientific research conference with exciting highlights featuring cutting edge research in physics  – Bulletin 2024. Meet Single Quantum there at booth #1202.

New Publication
February 19, 2024 – submitted
Adv Quantum Technol. (2024), 2400059

Nonlocality Enhanced Precision in Quantum Polarimetry via Entangled Photons

FASTGHOST PARTNERS AT THE SPIE PHOTONICS WEST IN SAN FRANCISCO

January 30 – February 02, 2024

Exhibition: Meet Fraunhofer IOF at booth 4205-32 and SQ at the Holland High Tech Pavilion. Talks are given by Val Zwiller „Hybrid quantum photonics“ and Andreas Fognini „Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detectors for Laser Communication“.

FBK SUPPORTS STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH / UK

November 07, 2023

Lecture: Our project partner FBK supports students internationally and gives an exciting seminar on the latest „R&D on CMOS image sensors at Fondazione Bruno Kessler“ results.

New Publication
October 27, 2023 – submitted
Sci. Rep. 14, 977 (2024)

Generation of infrared photon pairs by spontaneous four-wave mixing in a CS2-filled microstructured optical fiber

MEET SINGLE QUANTUM AT THE QUANTUM EFFECTS IN STUTTGART

October 10-11, 2023

Exhibition: Quantum Effects generates enthusiasm for quantum technologies and offers a platform for innovation, inspiration and collaboration. Meet SQ at the QBN booth #2E21.

New Publication
October 06, 2023 – published
IEEE 49th European Solid State Circuits Conference (ESSCIRC), Lisbon, Portugal, ESSCIRC 2023, 105-108 (2023)

A 100×100 CMOS SPAD Array with In-Pixel Correlation Techniques for Fast Quantum Ghost Imaging Applications

INVITED TALK OF FONDAZIONE BRUNO KESSLER AT THE ICICCDT 2023 IN TOKYO

September 25-28, 2023

Conference: ICICDT-2023 is the 20th edition in the series of the International Conference on IC Design and Technology, including a workshop style to exchange breakthrough ideas and collaborate efficiently. Leonardo Gasparini gives a talk on „Enabling Quantum Imaging Applications with CMOS SPAD arrays“ on September 27, 2023.

FASTGHOST AT THE  IEEE 49th EUROPEAN SOLID-STATE CIRCUITS CONFERENCE IN LISBON

September 11-14, 2023
Conference: Meet FBK at the IEEE and learn more about our latest results on SPAD arrays in the “Imagers & Vision Sensors” session on September 12, 2023. Massimo Gandola gives a talk on „A 100×100 CMOS SPAD Array with In-Pixel Correlation Techniques for Fast Quantum Ghost Imaging Applications“.
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WE ARE HIRING – BECOME A RESEARCH ASSOCIATE IN QUANTUM IMAGING AT IOF AND/OR FSU

September 15, 2023

Join a collegial and open-minded team, working on challenging R&D topics and do not miss out on personal and professional development opportunities and the chance to network with leading industry partners and research groups!  Apply now! 

FASTGHOST AT THE  IEEE 49th EUROPEAN SOLID-STATE CIRCUITS CONFERENCE IN LISBON

September 11-14, 2023
Conference: Meet FBK at the IEEE and learn more about our latest results on SPAD arrays in the “Imagers & Vision Sensors” session on September 12, 2023. Massimo Gandola gives a talk on „A 100×100 CMOS SPAD Array with In-Pixel Correlation Techniques for Fast Quantum Ghost Imaging Applications“.
The FastGhost consortium of partners Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK), Single Quantum BV (SQ), Fraunhofer IOF, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (FSU), and Kungliga Tekniska Hoegskolan (KTH) aims to move the scheme of ghost imaging from academic curiosity towards applications by extending the spectral range into the mid-infrared and by making it run on a scanning microscope system. The latest results and achievements from the FastGhost project will be presented and discussed.
FASTGHOST AT THE LASER WORLD OF QUANTUM 2023 • Public workshop „SPOOKY IMAGING FOR BIOMEDICAL SENSING“
June 28, 2023 / 2:00 – 2:30 p.m

Forum World of Quantum • Munich

Introducing FastGhost Dr. Valerio Flavio Gili • IOF 
Single-pixel Detector • Dr. Mario Castaneda • SQ
SPAD Array • Dr. Massimo Gandola • FBK
 
Chair: Dr. Stephanie Hesse-Ertelt • Fraunhofer IOF
(c) FastGhost • f.l.t.r.: F. Setzpfand, St. Hesse-Ertelt, V.F. Gili, M. Castaneda, M. Gandola

»We are very pleased to have presented our results to the quantum community from industry and science. Thank you for fruitful discussions & please feel free to get in touch with us again.«

FASTGHOST AT THE LASER WORLD OF QUANTUM: June 27-30, 2023 in Munich / Germany

Announcement: The FastGhost consortium plans to present latest results at LASER World of QUANTUM 2023 and looks forward to exchanging ideas with other experts of the quantum community. Meet us on June 28, 2023 between 2 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. on the application panel, listen to the talks and get involved in the panel discussion.

FASTGHOST – 899580 – MILESTONE 2 SUCCESSFULLY REACHED

June 28, 2023

Notification: A SPAD array camera with at least 100×100 pixels capable of capturing and timing 10^6 individual photon detection events at 600 nm is demonstrated.

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SQ AT THE CLEO / EUROPE-EQEC CONFERENCE 2023 IN MUNICH

June 27-30, 2023

Conference: Ronan Gourgues from SQ gives a talk on „Application of superconducting nanowire detector arrays in molecular beam research and mass spectroscopy“ at the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference on June 28, 2023.

SQL 2023 – MEET IOF AT THE 790. WE-HERAEUS-SEMINAR „SENSING WITH QUANTUM LIGHT“ IN BAD HONNEF

June 05-07, 2023

Seminar: Don’t miss the talks on “Mid-IR Quantum Scanning Microscopy with Visible Light”, “Theoretical study of spatial coherence for quantum enhanced imaging”, and „Toward experimental realization of sub-diffraction quantum imaging with undetected photons“.

New Publication
June 02, 2023 – submitted
arXiv:2306.01884 [quant-ph]
Phys. Rev. A108, 052610 (2023)

Experimental analysis of image resolution of quantum imaging with undetected light through position correlations 

FASTGHOST – 899580 – MILESTONE 1 SUCCESSFULLY REACHED

June 02, 2023

Notification: Single photon detectors for 4 µm photon wavelength with efficiency of at least 5 % and dark counts smaller than 10000 per second are demonstrated.

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SQ AT THE INTERNATIONAL QUANTUM MATTER CONFERENCE IN MADRID

May 23-25, 2023

Conference & Exhibition: Gathering of quantum communities to foster the development of new ideas and collaboration in quantum technologies. Do not miss to visit booth #14 of Single Quantum at the 3rd edition of Quantum Matter in Madrid, Spain.

IOF AT CLEO 2023 – THE CONFERENCE ON LASERS AND ELECTRO-OPTICS

May 07-12, 2023

Conference: Josué Ricardo León Torres from Fraunhofer IOF will give a a talk on „Mid-Infrared Quantum Scanning Microscopy with Visible Light“ at the CLEO 2023 / Applications & Technology in San Jose, USA.

FBK AT THE 31ST WORKSHOP ON ADVANCES IN ANALOG CIRCUIT DESIGN

April 12-13, 2023

Conference: Leonardo Gasparini from Fondacione Bruno Kessler is invited to give a talk on „Single-photon imagers for time-resolved applications“ at the AACD „Imaging Sensors“ in Villach, Austria on April 12, 2023.

 
 

FASTGHOST – 899580 – MILESTONE 3 SUCCESSFULLY REACHED

March 31, 2023

Notification: High-resolution MIR Ghost Imaging with a spatial resolution of at least 10 µm at 4 µm or longer wavelength is experimentally demonstrated.

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SQ AT THE AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY MARCH MEETING IN LAS VEGAS

March 05-10, 2023

Conference & Exhibition: Single Quantum is going to attend the APS March Meeting in Las Vegas, glad to share the booth with Quantum Design US, booth #321. See the Bulletin 2023.

Check the interactive exhibit map!

FBK SUPPORTS STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO / ITALY

February 28, 2023

Lecture: Fondacione Bruno Kessler participates in training and further education and gives a seminar on the topic „CMOS SPAD Arrays for Quantum Imaging“ in Trento / Italy.

EPIC ONLINE TECHNOLOGY MEETING ON QUANTUM METROLOGY & SENSORS

February 27, 2023

Webinar: In the context of the increasing industrialization of quantum sensors, the latest developments regarding future applications of quantum sensors such as ion traps and quantum-enhanced imaging systems such as SPADs and low-light cameras will be discussed.

EPIC ONLINE TECHNOLOGY MEETING ON BIO-IMAGING AND BIO-PHOTONICS

February 13, 2023

Webinar: Bio-imaging and biophotonics is a highly interdisciplinary field that utilizes the interaction of light with biological organisms, tissues, cells, and molecules. Join us to discuss the state of the art and address the requirements of users.

SQ AT THE MATCHMAKING EVENT OF THE NANO TECH JAPAN EXPO 2023

January 30 – February 03, 2023

Exhibition: Meet Single Quantum at the the Nanotech at the NL High Tech Pavilion, booth 1E-26. The Nanotech Expo is the largest Asian trade fair in this field, and in this edition focuses on quantum and photonic technologies.

FASTGHOST PARTNERS AT THE SPIE PHOTONICS WEST IN SAN FRANCISCO

January 28 – February 02, 2023

Exhibition: Meet Fraunhofer IOF at booth #4105 presenting quantum technological developments and meet SQ’s application engineers as well.  SPIE PW is one of the largest international trade fairs in the field of optics and photonics.

Selected project results:
QGI-Setup
Deliverable 6.3 / Fig. 1: Sketch of the setup for Fast Ghost Imaging. to be published @CORDIS

DEMO: IMAGE ACQUISITION TIME BELOW ONE SECOND

November 30, 2022

Deliverable D6.3: The Quantum Ghost Imaging (QGI) setup is optimized in terms of photon-pair flux, and correlation electronics, with the goal of acquiring QGI images within 1 s exposure time. D6.3 will be published soon @CORDIS.

New Publication
November 23, 2022 – submitted
arXiv:2211.12913v1 [physics.optics]
Applied Optics 62/12, 3093 (2023)

Quantum ghost imaging based on a “looking back” 2D SPAD array

FASTGHOST – 899580 – PROJECT DURATION EXTENDED

October 10, 2022

Notification: The project duration of FastGhost was extended by nine months  due to pandemic-related restrictions and resource bottlenecks. 
New project term is from October 1st, 2020 to June 30th, 2024.

SQ AT THE INTERNATIONAL QUANTUM MATTER CONFERENCE IN BARCELONA

June 21-23, 2022

Conference & Exhibition: Gathering of quantum communities to foster the development of new ideas and collaboration in quantum technologies. Do not miss to visit the booth of Single Quantum at the 2nd edition of Quantum Matter in Barcelona, Spain.

INVITED TALK AT THE INTERNATIONAL SPAD SENSOR WORKSHOP 2022

June 13-15, 2022

Webinar: Massimo Gandola from FBK is invited to give a talk on „Fast Quantum Ghost imaging with SPADs: from basics to experimental validation with smart sensor architectures“ at the ISSW 2022 / Session 5: Quantum Applications.

FASTGHOST AT THE LASER WORLD OF QUANTUM 2022 IN MUNICH

April 26-29, 2022

Exhibition: Some partners present their quantum technological developments at their booths: IOF: A4/180 & B4/239, SQ: A4/225. The LASER World of QUANTUM is celebrating its premiere this year at the world’s leading trade fair for photonics.

New Publication
April 25, 2022 – submitted
Optics Express 30/16, 29680 (2022)

Spectral tailoring of photon pairs from microstructured suspended-core optical fibers with liquid-filled nanochannels

New Publication
April 14, 2022 – submitted
Appl. Phys. Lett. 121, 104002 (2022)

Experimental realization of scanning quantum microscopy

Selected project results:
sketch of source
Deliverable D6.2 / Fig. 1: Working principle of the quantum source. to be published @CORDIS.

DEMO: PHOTON PAIR SOURCE FOR THE MID-INFRARED DEMONSTRATED

March 22, 2022

Deliverable D6.2: A high-photon-number photon-pair source for mid-infrared wavelengths up to 6.5 μm is experimentally realized and basically characterized; a general working principle is developed . D6.2 will be published soon @CORDIS.

EPIC ONLINE TECHNOLOGY MEETING ON SINGLEPHOTON SOURCES & DETECTORS

March 21, 2022

Webinar: Cutting-edge technologies paving the way for versatile and efficient pure single-photon sources and detection schemes with low dark count rates, high saturation levels, and high detection efficiencies are discussed.

New Publication
March 11, 2022 – submitted
Phys. Rev. Res. 4, 033252 (2022)

Fundamental resolution limit of quantum imaging with undetected photons

New Publication
February 15, 2022 – submitted
Mater. Quantum. Technol. 3, 012501 (2023)

2023 roadmap for materials for quantum technologies

BREAKTHROUGH FOR QUANTUM OPTICS WITH INTEGRATED PHOTONIC CHIPS

January 04, 2022

Newsletter: Trento’s Quantum Science and Technology works with the quantum optics of ghost imaging and undetected photon spectroscopy to create environmental and medical monitoring systems… (Article in Italian)

New Publication
December 10, 2021 – submitted
Phys. Rev. Applied 17, 064046 (2022)

Current Crowding in Nanoscale Superconductors within the Ginzburg-Landau Model

THE NEW STANDARD IN SINGLE PHOTON DETECTION USING SINGLE QUANTUM’S SUPERCONDUCTING NANOWIRE SINGLE PHOTON DETECTION (SNSPD) SYSTEM

December 07, 2021

Webinar: In this lecture, Single Quantum introduces the operation principle of the SNSPDs and presents the newest developments of their technology.

FASTGHOST HAS CONCLUDED ITS FIRST ONLINE REVIEW MEETING

November 16, 2021

Notification: Thanks to the active support of all partners, the consortium has successfully passed its 1st review by monitors and project officer.

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FRAUNHOFER IOF AT THE PHOTONICS DAYS BERLIN BRANDENBURG 2021 

October 06, 2021
Conference: Do not miss the lecture by FastGhost coordinator Markus Gräfe at 5:30 p.m. CET on „Sensing with photon pairs“ at the Berlin Quantum Technology Symposium of the Photonics Days Berlin Brandenburg.

New Publication
October 04, 2021 – submitted
 arXiv:2110.01511v2 [physics.optics]
Appl. Phys. Lett. 119, 244001 (2021)

Mid-infrared photon pair generation in AgGaS2

SQL 2021 – MEET IOF AT THE 754. WE-HERAEUS-SEMINAR „SENSING WITH QUANTUM LIGHT“ IN BAD HONNEF

September 26-29, 2021

Seminar: Don’t miss out on the latest results in the fields of “Quantum holography with undetected light” and the “Development and characterization of a highly non-degenerate polarization-entangled Sagnac photon pair source”.

Selected project results:
Proof of concept
Deliverable D6.1 / Fig. 2: Single photon count rates of the VIS detector.

DEMO: GHOST IMAGING WITH SPAD ARRAY DEMONSTRATED

July 15, 2021

Deliverable D6.1: A low-resolution Ghost Imaging system using available SPAD arrays limited to only a few hundreds of individual pixels will be implemented to demonstrate Ghost Imaging without the need for optical delay lines. An electronic system providing a common time base for the SPAD array and the bucket detector is developed.

New Publication
July 13, 2021 – submitted
arXiv:2107.06354v1 [physics.ins-det]
Photonics Research 10/4, 1063 (2022)

Efficient mid-infrared single-photon detection using superconducting NbTiN nanowires with high time resolution in a Gifford-McMahon cryocooler

New Publication
June 09, 2021 – submitted
Sci. Adv. 8, eabl4301 (2022)

Quantum holography with undetected light

New Publication
May 13, 2021 – submitted
IEEE Photonics Journal 13/3, 6800914 (2021)

Classical Ghost Imaging: A Comparative Study of Algorithmic Performances for Image Reconstruction in Prospect of Plenoptic Imaging

QUANTUM PHOTONICS SK2900 – AN INTRODUCTION FOR EXPERIMENTALISTS

May 01, 2021

Lecture notes: The aim of these notes are to introduce students to the field of quantum photonics and give them an understanding of the underlying physical conceptsby Val Zwiller and Stephan Steinhauer / KTH.

New Publication
January 31, 2021 – submitted
Appl. Phys. Lett. 118, 190502 (2021)

Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors: A perspective on evolution, state-of-the-art, future developments, and applications

»»» Quantum imaging for microscopy: Making the (previously) invisible visible «««

FASTGHOST GAINED ATTENTION BY THE THE QUANTUM INSIDER

December 28, 2020

TQI #21: Another exciting one is a project … called FastGhost… 
Manipulate single photons and photon pairs to deliver a ground-breaking quantum imaging system for the mid-IR region targeting the medical sciences…

NEW RESEARCH INTO QUANTUM MICROSCOPY

December 21, 2020

Press release: Val Zwiller, Professor of Quantum Nanophotonics, is one of the members of a European research project into Quantum Nanotechnology that has received an EU grant of €3 million…
Read more about FastGhost partner KTH

FASTGHOST ON SOCIAL MEDIA – LAUNCHING OF TWITTER ACCOUNT

December 11, 2020

FASTGHOST ON SOCIAL MEDIA – LAUNCHING OF LINKEDIN ACCOUNT

December 10, 2020

SEEING THE INVISIBLE WITH THE FASTGHOST QUANTUM MICROSCOPE

December 09, 2020

Press release: A new research project funded by the European Union, whose partners also include FBK, aims to create a cutting-edge microscopy technique that will lead to important applications.
Read more about FastGhost partner FBK

SETTING UP THE PLAN OF EXPLORATION AND DISSEMINATION OF RESULTS

December 09, 2020

The freshly submitted deliverable D2.2 provides the plan for dissemination, exploitation, and communication of FastGhost results. STAY TUNED!

FASTGHOST DEVELOPS A NEW MICROSCOPE FOR QUANTUM IMAGING 

November 30, 2020

Press release: The FastGhost project… coordinated by the Fraunhofer IOF aims to translate quantum ghost imaging from an experimental approach into usable technology…
Read more about FastGhost partner IOF

 

LAUNCHING OF PROJECT WEBSITE WITH PROJECT LOGO AND WEB 2.0 PLATFORM

November 30, 2020

Deliverable D2.1: Fraunhofer IOF set up a web page and Web 2.0 tools dedicated to inform potential users of quantum technology and the broader public about project progress and capabilities of the developed technologies

INDIVIDUAL PHOTONS & PHOTON PAIRS SHED LIGHT ON MOLEC. FINGERPRINTS

October 20, 2020

Deliverable D1.1: The consortium of five partners officially started with a virtual kickoff event on October 20, 2020.
Find more info at the kickoff meeting minutes and subsequent partner press releases…

Individual photons and photon pairs shed light on molecular fingerprints
October 01, 2020

The new research project FastGhost has started. Find out what you can expect from FastGhost:

While we typically do not think of atoms in a molecule as moving around, molecules can stretch along their bonds, vibrate around their centres of mass and rotate around their axes. The frequencies (or corresponding wavelengths) at which these motions occur are characteristic and unique for each molecule, creating what is known as a spectral fingerprint. The molecular fingerprint region of the electromagnetic spectrum (the mid-infrared, or mid-IR region) is of tremendous interest because it provides a non-invasive way to identify and quantify molecules. The partners of the EU-funded FastGhost project intend to manipulate single photons and photon pairs to deliver a ground-breaking quantum imaging system for the mid-IR region targeting the medical sciences.

The three-year project is part of the Future Emerging Technologies (FET) program within Horizon 2020 (grant agreement n. 899580) dedicated to cutting-edge technology research projects.

Learn more about the FastGhost consortium

 

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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 899580.