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PhotonVentures Fund I Receives Investment from Invest-NL
PhotonVentures has received an investment from Invest-NL and a group of new private investors, with Invest-NL contributing € 5 million. This investment not only strengthens the fund’s capital base but also underscores... -
2024 VISION Award goes to Toshiba Teli Corporation
The VISION Award has long since become a tradition in the machine vision industry. The coveted "Machine Vision Oscar" was presented on October 9, 2024 during VISION 2024. The Award worth 3,000 Euros was won by Toshiba... -
Robot Orders Down 8% in First Half of 2024
The North American robotics market saw a decline in both units ordered (down 7.9% to 15,705 units) and revenue (down 6.8% to $982.83 million) during the first half of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. Despite some... -
VISION Opens October 8 in Stuttgart
VISION, the world's leading trade fair for machine vision, opens on 8 October 2024 with a new exhibitor record. Around 500 exhibiting companies – the highest number ever – showcase their new developments and... -
Robots Roll into Memphis for the AMR & Logistics Conference
One of the fastest growing segments in robotics gets top billing at the Autonomous Mobile Robots & Logistics Conference October 8-10 in Memphis, Tennessee. Organized by the Association for Advancing... -
Nanoscribe Receives ECOC Industry Award
Nanoscribe, a BICO company, received the ECOC Industry Award for its Quantum X align high-resolution 3D printer as the most innovative product in the "Chip-Scale Packaging / Optical Sub-Assembly" category.... -
20th Raman Imaging Symposium
The 20th Raman Imaging Symposium will take place September 23 - 25, 2024 in Ulm, Germany. Europe’s preeminent annual conference for Raman microscopy and spectroscopy brings the international community together...
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Fusion Bionic's Focus on Direct Laser Interference Patterning
In this interview, Antonio Castelo, PhD, EPIC’s Technology Manager for Bio-Medical and Lasers, talks to Tim Kunze CEO of Fusion Bionic, a German manufacture of modular solutions based on Direct Laser Interference Patterning (DLIP) technology... -
Making Micro-LED Displays for High Optical Performance
In this interview, Antonio Castelo, EPIC’s Technology Manager for Bio-Medical and Lasers, talks to Heiko Brüning, co-founder and CEO of QubeDot, a German manufacturer of customized InGaN-based microLEDs and microLED-displays for high... -
Providing Ultra-Low Noise Systems Covering Photonic, Microwave/THz and more
In this interview, Antonio Castelo, PhD, EPIC’s Technology Manager for Bio-Medical and Lasers, talks to Pierre Brochard, President and co-founder of SILENTSYS, a French producer of compact, ultra-low noise and frequency-stable lasers for... -
Developing Printhead for Miniaturized Functional 3D Prints with Two-Photon Laser Lithography
In this interview, Jérémy Picot-Clémente, EPIC’s Photonics Technologies Program Manager, talks to Robert Kirchner, co-Founder and CEO of HETEROMERGE, a German start-up who have developed a printhead system for... -
Managing Optical Interconnection Technologies at Fraunhofer IZM Berlin
Henning Schröder is Group Manager Optical Interconnection Technologies at Fraunhofer IZM Berlin, a group responsible for the development of innovative packages for components and systems for microelectronics, optics and microsystems... -
Meetoptics: Helping researchers find optical components worldwide
In this interview, Jérémy Picot-Clémente, EPIC’s Photonics Technologies Program Manager, talks to Bárbara Buades, CEO at Meetoptics, a Barcelona-based search and comparison website for photonics products and... -
Building a Company to Commercialize Femtosecond Technology
In this interview, Antonio Castelo, EPIC’s Technology Manager for Bio-Medical and Lasers, talks to Dr Michal Nejbauer, CEO at Fluence Technology, a Polish manufacturer of unique all-fiber technology for medical, industrial, and scientific...
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Bertram Kawlath Elected New VDMA President
The Ingolstadt-based family entrepreneur Bertram Kawlath has been elected as the new VDMA President for the next four years by the VDMA general meeting in Wiesbaden. He is the regular successor to Karl Haeusgen (HAWE Hydraulik SE), who has held the... -
Edmund Optics' Katie Schwertz Receives SPIE President's Award
Katie Schwertz, Senior Manager of Optical Assemblies & Technology at Edmund Optics, has been selected as the 2024 recipient of the SPIE President’s Award. She is recognized for outstanding service to SPIE and the optics community through... -
Muyinatu A. Lediju Bell New Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Biomedical Optics
On 1 January 2025, Muyinatu A. Lediju Bell of Johns Hopkins University (JHU) will become the new editor-in-chief of the Journal of Biomedical Optics (JBO). JBO, the first scholarly journal in the field of biophotonics, publishes... -
Anders Storm Named CEO of Dirac Research AB
Swedish digital audio pioneer Dirac announced the appointment of Anders Storm as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately, according to Dirac Chairman Johan Sedihn. Storm’s appointment as CEO comes at a time when the company is... -
WITec Honors Scientists with 2024 Paper Awards
Scientists from Great Britain, the Netherlands and South Korea have been recognized with 2024 WITec Paper Awards for their work in cellular biology, biomineralization, and single-photon emitting materials, respectively. The awards highlight three... -
SPIE Welcomes 107 New Senior Members
SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has welcomed 107 new Senior Members from 22 countries. SPIE Senior Members are Society Members of distinction who are recognized for their professional experience and technical... -
Lightmatter Appoints Richard Beyer and Robin Washington to its Board of Directors
Lightmatter, the leader in photonic supercomputing, today announced it has appointed Richard Beyer and Robin Washington to its board of directors. Beyer and Washington join existing board members in supporting the company’s mission to power...
