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Dutch nanoimprint maker Morphotonics closes Series B above EUR 40 million with EIB loan

Veldhoven based Morphotonics closed a Series B above EUR 40 million, including a EUR 20 million EIB convertible loan under InvestEU, to scale nanoimprint manufacture of optical waveguides for AI glasses and data centre components.

Verified AI-drafted European Investment Bank press release, 22 September 2026

What it does not test. This does not show Morphotonics has reached mass production volumes or cut Europe's reliance on Asian optics suppliers.

How this item counts. Towards autonomy: it changes who made the parts. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 1 of 3 (small), Verified counts in full: weight +2 of 36 possible. EUR40m+ Series B/EIB loan funds Dutch optics component manufacturing, single firm. European Sovereignty Index

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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