European Innovation Council (EIC)

EIC Transition Grant

Clarity Sensors is delighted to be the recipient of a €2.5M EIC Transition grant in May 2025. The EIC Transition grant is a program under Horizon Europe 
that provides funding and support to advance innovative technologies from a lab-based proof-of-concept to a market-ready stage. It bridges the gap between early-stage research and later commercialisation by funding activities like prototyping, modeling, and validation in real-world environments. The grant also supports business development to ensure the technology has a viable path to market, with funding of up to €2.5 million available.

Previously The Stranks Lab (at University of Cambridge, Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology) were recipients of grants from Horizon Europe for development of perovskite photon-counting detectors based on halide perovskites, which successfully demonstrated their potential to be high performing and cost-effective X-ray detectors.

In the PERFORM project we are developing advanced photon-counting detectors with halide perovskite semiconductors. Our patented monolithic integration process, combined with leading perovskite quality, positions Clarity Sensors to deliver industry-leading photon-counting detectors, targeting the highest image resolution and lowest effective dose. Through projects such as our ERC Proof-of-Concept (PEROVSCI) project, we have demonstrated a stable, single-pixel halide perovskite photon-counting detector and filed key intellectual property culminating in the fabrication of the first monolithic perovskite PCD on a multi-pixel ASIC. In PERFORM, we will further develop our technology and business operations to position Clarity Sensors for investment and joint development. This will include optimising our current photon-counting detector systems and developing our working demonstrator, PRISM-X, which will be validated against commercial technologies in clinical settings to reach TRL-5.

Details of the PERFORM project can be found here.