FEBUS Optics accelerates its development
FEBUS Optics has successfully completed a €4 million fundraising round, backed by Thales Corporate Ventures, Pléiade Investissement, Crédit Agricole (via GSO Innovation and Pyrénées Gascogne Développement), and Acer Finance. This new funding will fuel the company’s already strong growth in France and beyond.
FEBUS Optics delivers its on-site solutions and services worldwide. With its headquarters in France, the company also operates a U.S. subsidiary (FEBUS Inc.) and has a presence in the United Arab Emirates. Now, FEBUS Optics is eyeing expansion into Asia, where it seeks to establish operations.
In parallel, FEBUS Optics plans to further develop its technical, sales, and support teams to meet its growing order book and provide customized solutions to address the specific needs of its clients.
Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing for Critical Infrastructure
Offering Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing (DFOS) solutions to monitor critical infrastructure, FEBUS Optics initially made its mark in the oil & gas sector before shifting towards environmentally sustainable applications. The company has successfully contributed to numerous green initiatives, including the monitoring of offshore wind farm cables, water and hydrogen pipelines, geothermal wells, and CO2 storage reservoirs (CCUS). FEBUS Optics also provides solutions for seismic acquisition, intrusion detection, natural hazard monitoring, and Structural Health Monitoring (SHM).
Its DFOS technologies, developed in-house by its research and development department, address complex challenges such as long-distance continuous real-time monitoring, easy deployment, high data precision, qualified alert classification, and seamless integration into existing systems.
FEBUS Optics is now expanding its solutions to enhance the monitoring of critical subsea infrastructure.
Beyond its participation in the fundraising round, Thales has signed a cooperation agreement with FEBUS Optics. This strategic partnership, formalized in November 2024, aims to co-develop advanced solutions for the protection of critical subsea infrastructure.
