More than Cutting Edge Science

Project PANOPTES

From a one-of-a kind Exoplanet Research Instrument to a Global Opportunity Network

Project PANOPTES World Initiative is a Research and Collaboration Network that spans through remote and underserved regions.

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More than Cutting Edge Science

Project PANOPTES

From a one-of-a kind Exoplanet Research Instrument to a Global Opportunity Network

Project PANOPTES World Initiative is a Research and Collaboration Network that spans through remote and underserved regions.

Downloads & Manuals

Welcome

Our Mission

Project PANOPTES is a singular initiative deploying a budget-price network of robotic telescopes especially in remote and underserved areas of the world that deliver more for smaller and therefore more habitable exoplanets and widefield research than any satellite or large telescope. The PANOPTES Network goes where Science Collaboration and Technology Innovation has never reached before — serving as a catalyst for development, and a incubator network for talent and start-ups.

Mission

About

Project PANOPTES

Revolutionizing Exoplanet Discovery:

Project Panoptes Unlocks the Cosmos on a Budget with Efficient and Affordable Solutions.

Introducing PANOPTES ( Panoptic Astronomical Networked Observatories for a Public Transiting Exoplanets Survey). This groundbreaking initiative aims to deploy compact robotic telescopes designed for continuous, high-precision photometry—measuring characteristics like light intensity and color. PANOPTES will meticulously observe several million stars over an extended period, building upon successful exoplanet transit programs. The goal is to expand the scope to include a greater number of targets and enhance time coverage for a comprehensive exploration of our universe.

Unleashing

Precision

The PANOPTES System Elevates Exoplanet Studies Across Millions of Stars, Expanding Targets and Time Coverage!

Using high‑precision differential photometry, each PANOPTES unit measures minute variations in stellar flux as planets transit their host stars. This technique—validated as the most successful exoplanet detection method to date—detects periodic dips in brightness with millimagnitude accuracy, allowing researchers to infer planetary radius, orbital period, and atmospheric composition. The network’s optical design employs wide‑aperture, dual‑camera systems optimized for simultaneous multi‑target monitoring, significantly increasing temporal coverage and reducing false‑positive rates compared to single‑instrument surveys

The

PANOPTES Network

The PANOPTES Network is a globally distributed ecosystem designed to bring scientific collaboration, innovation, and opportunity to underserved and remote regions. Instead of concentrating talent and resources in one geographic hub, the PANOPTES Network creates a decentralized innovation corridor that connects communities across continents. It functions like a Silicon Valley that stretches outward rather than remaining centralized.

The purpose of the PANOPTES Network is to democratize access to science, technology, and entrepreneurship. It ensures that geography is never a barrier to participating in research, building a career in STEM, or launching new ideas. By linking schools, labs, universities, independent researchers, and local innovators, the network creates a shared environment where knowledge, tools, and mentorship flow freely.

PANOPTES Network

The PANOPTES Network supports a wide range of activities:

– Science collaboration and shared research opportunities

– Career pathways, talent matching, and mentorship

– Startup incubation and entrepreneurial support

– Think‑tank resources for policy and innovation

– Science and technology development programs

– Economic development initiatives

– Projects aligned with the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals

– A testbed for sustainable technologies and community‑driven solutions

– Support for schools, labs, teachers, and students in STEM and entrepreneurship

The PANOPTES Network helps communities pilot sustainable projects, access global expertise, and build local capacity. Students and educators gain access to hands‑on tools, remote labs, and real research experiences. Innovators and entrepreneurs receive guidance, resources, and connections that help them grow ideas into viable ventures.

By combining education, research, entrepreneurship, and sustainability, the PANOPTES Network empowers regions that have historically lacked access to collaborative scientific infrastructure. It creates a pathway from learning to innovation to economic growth, enabling communities to participate fully in global scientific and technological progress.

The PANOPTES Network supports a wide range of activities:

– Science collaboration and shared research opportunities

– Career pathways, talent matching, and mentorship

– Startup incubation and entrepreneurial support

– Think‑tank resources for policy and innovation

– Science and technology development programs

– Economic development initiatives

– Projects aligned with the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals

– A testbed for sustainable technologies and community‑driven solutions

– Support for schools, labs, teachers, and students in STEM and entrepreneurship

our Team

The PANOPTES International Team

the Team

The PANOPTES International Team

Olivier Guyon

Founder

Morgan Delachaux

Investor Relations Director

Anne Chamberlain

Managing Director

Kaloyan Penev

Data Reduction, UT Dallas

Olivier Guyon

Founder, Director of Science & PI

Morgan Delachaux

Chairman

Kaloyan Penev

Data Reduction, UT Dallas

Anne Chamberlain

Managing Director

Project PANOPTES International

Impact

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Expanding Access to Scientific Resources

The PANOPTES Network brings world‑class tools, expertise, and research opportunities to regions that have historically lacked access, ensuring every community can participate in global innovation.

Building Local Capacity and Skills

Through training, mentorship, and hands‑on programs, the network strengthens local scientific and technical capabilities, empowering communities to develop and sustain their own innovation ecosystems.

Growing Talent and Future Leaders

Students, educators, and early‑career professionals gain pathways into STEM fields, entrepreneurship, and global research, accelerating talent development and long‑term career growth.

Creating Jobs and Economic Opportunity

By supporting startups, technology adoption, and community‑driven innovation, the network stimulates job creation and fosters resilient, knowledge‑based local economies.

Strengthening Collaboration Across Borders

The PANOPTES Network connects schools, labs, governments, and industry partners, enabling shared research, co‑designed solutions, and a vibrant global community of innovators.

Advancing Sustainability, Equity, and Inclusion

Aligned with the UN SDGs, the network promotes sustainable development while ensuring equitable access to opportunities across gender, culture, geography, and socioeconomic background.

Project PANOPTES International

Progress

For more than 15 years, the PANOPTES project has demonstrated exceptional durability and scientific value, with its original hardware continuously collecting data from iconic locations such as Mount Wilson, Caltech, JPL, and even Bhutan. This long‑term stability has proven the robustness of the concept and established PANOPTES as one of the most accessible and resilient astronomical instrumentation platforms in the world.

Building on this foundation, we have now entered a new phase of technological advancement. The advanced prototype, developed and produced at EPFL in Lausanne with the support of leading scientific partners, is already collecting high‑quality data. Several refinements to this advanced unit are currently being finalized, ensuring that the next generation of PANOPTES systems will deliver even greater performance, reliability, and scientific reach.

In parallel, four eye‑pairs and several additional units are being built in synchronized production efforts in Hawaii and California, preparing a coordinated rollout of benchmark systems. These benchmark units will serve as the backbone for the next expansion wave, enabling rapid deployment with key partners in North Africa, South Africa, California, and other strategic regions.

This deployment strategy is designed to catalyze growth across Francophone Africa, Southern Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America, creating a globally distributed network capable of producing unprecedented volumes of open astronomical data. With over 150 committed partners already engaged across three continents, the demand and readiness for expansion are firmly in place.

We are now securing the funding required to scale this network, accelerate manufacturing, and support deployment teams across our priority regions. Investor support at this stage will directly enable:

Production of the next wave of advanced units
Deployment of benchmark systems with key institutional partners
Training and onboarding of regional teams
Establishment of a sustainable, globally distributed data‑collection network
Expansion into underserved regions where scientific infrastructure is most needed

PANOPTES is no longer a concept—it is a proven, operational, and globally recognized platform entering its scale‑up phase. With your investment, we can transform a successful long‑term scientific initiative into a worldwide network that democratizes access to astronomy, empowers emerging scientific communities, and generates open data for researchers everywhere.

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FAQs

What is PANOPTES International?
PANOPTES International is a global collaborative research network that empowers teams to build and operate advanced robotic telescope systems for astronomy, engineering, robotics, and data‑driven research. It provides participants with opportunities to generate publishable scientific results while gaining hands‑on experience in system design, automation, and observational analysis.

Unlike traditional high‑cost observatories, PANOPTES is the only system of its kind:

It uses a standardized, modular design that can be deployed anywhere in the world

It performs continuous, automated monitoring that many large instruments cannot accommodate

It enables coordinated multi‑site observations across continents

It produces data suitable for peer‑reviewed research and collaborative publications

PANOPTES is not just a telescope — it is a global research infrastructure, a training platform, and a community of teams working together to push the boundaries of what small, distributed instruments can achieve.
Who can participate in the project?
PANOPTES International is designed for broad participation across disciplines. Anyone with interest in research, engineering, robotics, automation, data analysis, or astronomy can take part. The system is intentionally accessible so that beginners can grow into skilled contributors through structured training.

Participants include:

Schools, universities, and training centers building hands‑on research capacity

Engineering, robotics, and computer science programs seeking real‑world projects

Community organizations and science clubs

Amateur astronomers and hobbyists

NGOs and outreach programs

Corporate partners looking for meaningful STEM engagement

Individual volunteers, mentors, and technical experts
How can you participate?
People can engage with PANOPTES International in many ways, depending on their interests, skills, and background. Because PANOPTES integrates research, robotics, engineering, automation, data analysis, education, and global collaboration, participation is intentionally broad and inclusive.

Ways to participate include:

Build a PANOPTES system and contribute observations to the global network

Join an existing team and support research, engineering, software development, or data processing

Host workshops or training sessions for students, educators, or community groups

Develop new hardware or software components that enhance the system

Mentor new teams as they establish PANOPTES sites in other regions

Sponsor or fund a telescope for a school, university, or underserved community

Collaborate on research projects that lead to publications and long‑term scientific contributions

PANOPTES also welcomes people from non‑scientific fields, because the project thrives on diverse expertise:

Web developers to improve tools, dashboards, and online infrastructure

Photographers and visual storytellers to document builds, outreach, and global impact

Economists and project managers to support sustainability, planning, and scaling

Designers, communicators, and educators to help shape materials and public engagement

Writers, translators, and media specialists to support global communication

Community organizers and administrators to coordinate teams and events

Every discipline strengthens the network. PANOPTES is a place where people from many backgrounds can contribute meaningfully to a global research and education ecosystem.
How many partners do we have worldwide?

PANOPTES International is supported by over 150 partners worldwide, including universities, research faculties, organizations, NGOs, observatories, schools, and technical groups across North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania.

This diverse network spans engineering, robotics, automation, data science, education, and research. Because the PANOPTES system is modular, scalable, and uniquely capable of coordinated multi‑site observations, new partners join every year.

Many teams are trained by existing PANOPTES groups, creating a self‑expanding global ecosystem where expertise, innovation, and research capacity grow continuously. The network’s strength comes from its diversity — academic institutions, nonprofits, and organizations working together through a shared, distributed research platform.
What is the PANOPTES Network?
The PANOPTES Network is a globally distributed system of synchronized robotic telescopes and research units operated by teams across more than 150 universities, organizations, NGOs, and independent groups. Together, these systems form a coordinated research infrastructure capable of producing high‑quality, standardized data for scientific studies, engineering development, and educational programs.

What makes the PANOPTES Network unique:

Distributed global coverage: Systems across multiple continents allow continuous monitoring of targets that large observatories cannot follow over long time spans.

Standardized design: Every PANOPTES unit uses the same architecture, enabling consistent data quality and seamless collaboration.

Robotic automation: The network operates autonomously, performing tasks that would be impractical or too costly for traditional instruments.

Research‑ready output: Data from the network supports peer‑reviewed publications, long‑term monitoring projects, and engineering innovation.

Cross‑disciplinary integration: The network is used not only for astronomy, but also for robotics, automation, software development, AI, and engineering research.

Community‑driven expansion: New sites are trained and supported by existing teams, creating a self‑growing global ecosystem.

The PANOPTES Network is more than a collection of telescopes — it is a collaborative research platform that enables work beyond the capabilities of many well‑known, high‑cost instruments.
How can investors support or fund PANOPTES International?
Investors can support PANOPTES International through several pathways designed to match different levels of engagement, from direct project funding to long‑term strategic investment.

Investment pathways:

Matching Fund Program Investors can contribute to our Matching Fund Program, where their support is paired with contributions from institutions, schools, or organizations launching new PANOPTES systems. This model doubles impact and accelerates deployment in regions where resources are limited.

Direct Investment or Sponsorship Investors may directly fund:

New PANOPTES systems for universities, schools, or community organizations

Research and engineering development

Global expansion and training programs

Infrastructure, software, and automation improvements

Strategic Partnerships Organizations can collaborate with PANOPTES on long‑term initiatives in research, robotics, engineering, education, or global outreach.

How to begin the investment process:

Investors can start by contacting our foundation directly, where we provide guidance on:

Matching opportunities

Regional needs

Sponsorship options

Long‑term partnership structures

Custom investment models aligned with the investor’s goals

Even without full program details finalized, the foundation serves as the central point of coordination to ensure every investment is aligned with PANOPTES’ mission and global strategy.
How can NGOs, organizations, and corporations participate in the PANOPTES Network?
NGOs, organizations, and corporations can participate in the PANOPTES Network by contributing services, technology, expertise, or infrastructure that strengthens the global system. Because PANOPTES is a distributed research platform with over 150 partners worldwide, there are significant opportunities for collaboration, visibility, and long‑term value creation.

Ways organizations can participate:

Offer services or technology to the global network Companies and organizations can provide hardware, software, cloud services, robotics components, analytics tools, or educational platforms that support PANOPTES teams worldwide.

Provide solutions at a distributed or network‑wide rate Partners may offer their services or products across the PANOPTES ecosystem at a distributed price model — enabling broad adoption while generating revenue and long‑term relationships.

Collaborate on research, engineering, or outreach initiatives Organizations can co‑develop tools, automation systems, training programs, or research projects that benefit the entire network.

Support expansion into new regions NGOs and foundations can help deploy systems in underserved areas, gaining visibility and impact through global STEM and research development.

Why organizations participate:

While the program is still evolving, participation offers clear advantages:

Visibility across a global research network

Opportunities to scale products or services internationally

Association with a unique, high‑impact scientific and engineering platform

Potential revenue through distributed service models

Recognition and leadership within a rapidly growing global ecosystem

How to begin:

Organizations interested in participating can contact our foundation directly to explore:

Service or technology integration

Distributed pricing opportunities

Partnership models

Co‑development possibilities

Future investment pathways

The foundation serves as the central coordination point while the full participation framework continues to develop.

More than Cutting Edge Science

Project PANOPTES

From a one-of-a kind Exoplanet Research Instrument to a Global Opportunity Network

Project PANOPTES World Initiative is a Research and Collaboration Network that spans through remote and underserved regions.

More than Cutting Edge Science

Project PANOPTES

From a one-of-a kind Exoplanet Research Instrument to a Global Opportunity Network

Project PANOPTES World Initiative is a Research and Collaboration Network that spans through remote and underserved regions.

Welcome

Our Mission

Mission

About

Project PANOPTES

Revolutionizing Exoplanet Discovery:

Project Panoptes Unlocks the Cosmos on a Budget with Efficient and Affordable Solutions.

Unleashing

Precision

The PANOPTES System Elevates Exoplanet Studies Across Millions of Stars, Expanding Targets and Time Coverage!

The

PANOPTES Network

PANOPTES Network

The PANOPTES Network supports a wide range of activities:

– Science collaboration and shared research opportunities

– Career pathways, talent matching, and mentorship

– Startup incubation and entrepreneurial support

– Think‑tank resources for policy and innovation

– Science and technology development programs

– Economic development initiatives

– Projects aligned with the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals

– A testbed for sustainable technologies and community‑driven solutions

– Support for schools, labs, teachers, and students in STEM and entrepreneurship

The PANOPTES Network supports a wide range of activities:

– Science collaboration and shared research opportunities

– Career pathways, talent matching, and mentorship

– Startup incubation and entrepreneurial support

– Think‑tank resources for policy and innovation

– Science and technology development programs

– Economic development initiatives

– Projects aligned with the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals

– A testbed for sustainable technologies and community‑driven solutions

– Support for schools, labs, teachers, and students in STEM and entrepreneurship

our Team

The PANOPTES International Team

the Team

The PANOPTES International Team

Olivier Guyon

Morgan Delachaux

Anne Chamberlain

Kaloyan Penev

Olivier Guyon

Morgan Delachaux

Kaloyan Penev

Anne Chamberlain

Project PANOPTES International

Impact

Expanding Access to Scientific Resources

Building Local Capacity and Skills

Growing Talent and Future Leaders

Creating Jobs and Economic Opportunity

Strengthening Collaboration Across Borders

Advancing Sustainability, Equity, and Inclusion

Project PANOPTES International

Progress

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