Can the technological support that ACTMOST provides to SME’s and companies be considered as competition for existing European micro-optics industry?

ACTMOST is a "one-stop-shop" solutions provider at the precompetitive R&D level. As such it cannot directly interfere with the market and with commercial production. ACTMOST’s goal is not to compete with existing European industry, but to support those companies who would like to learn how optics and photonics can bring innovation to their products and help to grow their businesses. In case ACTMOST is aware of European industry that immediately can deliver a clean and ready solution it is going to forward the requesting company to that commercial supplier. As such ACTMOST also supports companies by linking end user companies to suppliers.