PROPHESEE

Their core work

Prophesee (formerly Chronocam) is a Paris-based SME specializing in event-based vision sensors — cameras that mimic how the human retina works by detecting changes in a scene rather than capturing full frames. Their technology enables ultra-low power, high-speed visual processing for applications in mobile devices, autonomous systems, and industrial inspection. Across their H2020 portfolio, they contributed neuromorphic sensor expertise to projects tackling compressive vision for mobile interaction (ECOMODE), ultra-low power camera design (ULPEC), and AI-driven photonic image processing (NEoteRIC).

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Prophesee's H2020 trajectory shows a clear progression from hardware-focused event-driven cameras toward AI-enhanced neuromorphic visual processing. Their early work (2015-2018, ECOMODE) concentrated on applying event-based vision to mobile device interaction — a relatively constrained application domain. By 2020, with NEoteRIC, they had moved into integrated photonic circuits combining neuromorphic sensing with AI and machine learning, signaling a shift from component-level camera design toward full-stack intelligent vision systems.

Prophesee is moving from building event-based camera hardware toward integrating AI and photonic computing into neuromorphic vision systems — expect future work at the intersection of optical computing and machine perception.

How they like to work

Prophesee operates exclusively as a specialist participant, never leading consortia but contributing deep domain expertise in neuromorphic vision to research-intensive partnerships. With 23 unique partners across 9 countries in just 3 projects, they engage with diverse, mid-to-large consortia rather than repeating partnerships — suggesting they are sought after as a technology provider by different research groups. This makes them a reliable specialist contributor who brings a concrete, differentiated technology component to the table.

Prophesee has collaborated with 23 distinct partners across 9 European countries through 3 projects, giving them a broad network relative to their project count. Their partnerships span the ICT and photonics research communities, with no evident geographic concentration beyond their French home base.

What sets them apart

Prophesee is one of very few European SMEs with deep, commercial-grade expertise in event-based (neuromorphic) vision sensors — a technology that fundamentally differs from conventional frame-based cameras. Their progression from sensor hardware into AI-driven photonic processing positions them at a rare intersection of bio-inspired sensing, integrated photonics, and machine learning. For consortium builders needing a partner who can supply both the neuromorphic vision hardware and the intelligence layer on top, Prophesee fills a niche that few others in Europe can.

Highlights from their portfolio

• ULPEC
  Largest funding (EUR 798,541) and most directly aligned with Prophesee's core product — designing ultra-low power event-based cameras.
• NEoteRIC
  Represents their strategic pivot into photonic AI circuits, combining neuromorphic vision with integrated photonics and machine learning.