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# Lithuanian laser maker LITILIT secures EUR 8 million to scale femtosecond laser manufacturing
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-08-18-litilit-8m-femoda/
- Published: 2026-08-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-01T10:49:48.000Z
- Description: LITILIT (Vilnius) secured an EUR 8 million loan from the Lithuanian development bank ILTE, plus EUR 2 million of its own capital, to build FEMODA, a modular femtosecond laser system for industrial mass manufacturing.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Industry, investment and R&D, #news, #reported

Reported [Tech.eu, 18 August 2026](https://tech.eu/2026/08/18/lithuanias-litilit-lands-eur8m-to-take-femtosecond-lasers-into-mass-manufacturing/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish commercial deployment; the company targets commercialisation for the second half of 2029, and the loan terms come from press coverage rather than a lender statement.

**How this item counts.** Towards autonomy: it changes who made the parts. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 1 of 3 (small), Reported counts half: weight +1 of 36 possible. EUR10M secured for Lithuanian femtosecond laser mfg (parts); output not until 2029. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)