EIB fi a ci g will suppo t Exose s’ i vestme ts i adva ced ight visio a d imagi g tech ologies se vi g Eu opea defe se, su veilla ce, a d i dust ial e d ma kets, which be efit f om st o g st uctu al g owth d ive s This facility suppo ts Exose s’ co ti ued tech ology developme t a d i dust ial footp i t i Eu ope, i li e with the EIB’s st ategic p io ities o i ovatio , st ategic auto omy a d i dust ial sove eig ty. It is backed by the I vestEU p og amme Exose s is u iquely positio ed as a t usted, ITAR-f ee st ategic supplie of c itical, high value-added photo ics solutio s suppo ti g the Eu opea defe se ecosystem
P ess elease, Mé ig ac (F a ce), Ju e 25, 2026 –
This fi a ci g, which is backed by the Eu opea Commissio ’s I vestEU p og amme, alig s with the EIB’s st ategic p io ities to foste tech ological i ovatio (TechEU) a d st e gthe Eu ope’s defe se a d secu ity capabilities, while suppo ti g its i dust ial sove eig ty. It is i te ded to bolste Exose s’ i ovatio effo ts a d i dust ial i vestme ts i cutti g-edge dual-use photo ics tech ologies fo ight visio a d imagi g applicatio s, pa ticula ly i the defe se a d su veilla ce secto s, which a e c itical to mode wa fa e a d homela d secu ity ope atio s. The i vestme ts will suppo t Exose s’ i ovatio a d p oductio capabilities ac oss seve al locatio s, i cludi g its state-of-the-a t facility i B ive-la-Gailla de (F a ce).
I additio , this ag eeme t will p ovide the G oup with access to a lo g-te m fi a ci g i st ume t o favo able te ms, with a matu ity of up to seve yea s, e ha ci g its fi a cial flexibility to suppo t its g owth st ategy a d st e gthe its tech ological capabilities ove time.
“We a e delighted to eceive the suppo t of the Eu opea I vestme t Ba k. This fi a ci g ecog izes ou tech ological leade ship a d st ategic ole withi Eu ope’s i dust ial ecosystem. It will e able us to bolste ou i ovatio effo ts a d i dust ial i vestme ts, while fu the st e gthe i g ou positio as a t usted, ITAR-f ee supplie of c itical dual-use photo ics tech ologies suppo ti g Eu ope’s defe se a d secu ity capabilities a d i dust ial sove eig ty”, said Jé ôme Ce isie , CEO of Exose s.
“The EIB quad upled its fi a ci g fo secu ity a d defe se i 2025, aisi g it to mo e tha 4 billio eu os withi the Eu opea U io , ea ly 5% of the G oup’s total. Ou goal fo 2026 is to mai tai this level of ambitio a d each 5% of total a ual fi a ci g dedicated to secu ity a d defe se. This ag eeme t with Exose s shows that we a e o the ight t ack. F a ce, which eceived 670 millio last yea , thus emai s o e of the mai be eficia ies i this field”, said Amb oise Fayolle, Vice-P eside t of the Eu opea I vestme t Ba k.
- 28/07/2026: H1 2026 esults (befo e ma ket ope i g).
Lau e t Sfaxi, l.sfaxi@exose s.com
B u swick G oup, exose s@b u swickg oup.com
A d ea Mo awski, a.mo awski@eib.o g, Tel.: +352 691 284 349
