The Photonics Research Group (about 90 people) is part of the Department of Information Technology of Ghent University and is associated with IMEC. The group is chaired by Prof. R. Baets and has been active in integrated photonics research for many years. The other professors in the group are P. Bienstman, W. Bogaerts, S. Clemmen, B. Kuyken, N. Le Thomas, Y. Li, G. Morthier, G. Roelkens, K. Van Gasse and D. Van Thourhout. The main research directions are silicon photonics, heterogeneous integration, optical communication and computing, photonic (bio)sensors and photonic integrated circuits for biomedical applications in the near-infrared and mid-infrared wavelength range.