The European Photonics Industry Consortium (EPIC) is an organization that helps companies in Europe that make products that use light (called "photonics"). Photonics is used in a lot of different industries, like computers, phones, cars, and medical devices. EPIC helps companies get the information they need to make better products and helps them work together so they can make better and cheaper products. EPIC also helps companies work together to promote photonics in Europe so more companies can benefit from it.