Morphotonics Secures €20 Million EIB Loan for AR Manufacturing

The company’s proprietary technology relies on pressing microscopic patterns into liquid resin, which is then hardened with ultraviolet light. By automating this process across large surface areas, Morphotonics provides a path for manufacturers to produce complex optical components at volumes and price points previously unattainable with conventional methods. These waveguides are essential for AR systems, acting as the primary medium for projecting digital imagery into a user's field of vision.

Chief Executive Officer Hugo da Silva emphasized that while AI-driven wearable devices are gaining design momentum, their market adoption remains stalled by production limits. The EIB capital, supported by the InvestEU program and contributions from BOM and Invest-NL, will transition the company’s operations from specialized, low-volume output to high-capacity industrial manufacturing. Chantal Schrijver of the EIB noted that securing this domestic supply chain is critical for European competitiveness in the global hardware sector. By bridging the gap between prototype precision and consumer-electronics scale, the investment positions Morphotonics to supply the foundational optics for the next generation of spatial computing hardware.