PhotonDelta
Qurein Biewenga is a Fund Manager at PhotonDelta since September 2023, focusing on deploying €60 million in early-stage photonic integrated circuit startups. Previously, Qurein co-founded and served as Treasurer and CFO at Lightyear from September 2016 to September 2023, and also co-founded and worked as a Business Analyst at Next Level Electronics from September 2017 to December 2022. Qurein's earlier experience includes a graduate internship at ASML, a role as a student consultant at Sure Innovation, and an electrical engineering position at Solar Application Lab. A member of the curriculum committee for Electrical Engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology, Qurein holds a Master of Science and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the same institution. In addition, Qurein contributed as an Energy Storage Engineer for Solar Team Eindhoven and served as Treasurer for the C.S.V. Ichthus Eindhoven student association.
PhotonDelta
PhotonDelta builds an ecosystem of organizations that is able to design, develop and manufacture world-class innovative solutions based on integrated photonic technology. PhotonDelta actively supports its partners with coaching, funding and access to market. We also promote the adoption of photonic integrated chips worldwide, engaging with a variety of industries as well as the academic world. As a pioneer in the manipulation of light and with a bright history of innovation, the Netherlands is at the forefront of the integrated photonics industry (read more below). PhotonDelta was created by mandate of the Dutch government in December 2018 to accelerate the emerging Dutch integrated photonics industry and was granted € 240 million to execute the national plan for photonics. In May 2022, PhotonDelta’s proposal for the Dutch national growth fund was successfully awarded €1,1 billion. These funds are meant to develop the ecosystem, industrialize production and develop application technology. Interested to connect with PhotonDelta? - Connect with us: Register for our monthly newsletter and join Delta Dialogues or other community events - Innovate with photonic chips: Join R&D programs of PITC, prototype with MWP-runs or Pilot Lines of PhotonDelta partners or connect with PhotonDelta to decide upon your product development path. - Join the value chain: work together with PhotonDelta partners to further grow the European integrated photonics industry with research, product development, educational or other activities.