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# EIC recommends EUR 10.4 million for Dublin's Pilot Photonics
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-07-02-pilot-photonics-eic-award/
- Published: 2026-07-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-01T10:50:11.000Z
- Description: The European Innovation Council recommended up to EUR 10.4 million in blended grant and equity funding for Dublin's Pilot Photonics to scale up manufacturing of its photonic chips, though the grant agreement is not yet signed.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Industry, investment and R&D, #news, #verified

Verified [Pilot Photonics press release via PR Newswire, 2 July 2026](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pilot-photonics-awarded-10-4-million-from-european-innovation-council-302817001.html?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish that the grant agreement has been signed or the money paid, only that funding was recommended.

**How this item counts.** Towards autonomy: it changes who made the parts. Binding 1 of 3 (announced), scale 1 of 3 (small), Verified counts in full: weight +1 of 36 possible. EUR10.4m for chip manufacturing scale-up recommended but grant unsigned. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)