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Photonics West 2021 Announces the Startup Challenge
Applications are now open for the 2021 SPIE Startup Challenge. The annual entrepreneurial pitch competition is held by SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, both online and in person, and co-located... -
Rising Demand for Photovoltaic Products Boosts Manufacturing in Europe
The rising demand for photovoltaics, technological innovations and decreasing costs are making the manufacture of photovoltaic products in Europe attractive. This trend is further boosted by the research and mechanical... -
TRIOPTICS' New Engineering Division for Customized Device Development
TRIOPTICS' measuring instruments have long been at the forefront of measuring and production technology in the optical industry worldwide. With the company’s newly established Engineering Division, customers can now... -
Corning Precision Glass Solutions Announces Collaboration with Pixelligent
Corning Incorporated, a manufacturer of optical materials, including high-refractive index glass that enables superior image quality for augmented and mixed reality (AR/MR) wearables, and Pixelligent, a leading high-quality... -
Autonomous Last Mile Delivery Market to Grow Over 30% through 2027
The global autonomous last mile delivery market size is expected to reach USD 84.9 million by 2027, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. It is projected to register a CAGR... -
Photonics Digital Innovation Hub Secures Funding to Boost SME Growth
Photonics is a key digital technology that is radically transforming the traditional industrial base. Photonics technologies are being used to create and launch exciting new products in wide-ranging end-user application domains... -
Laser Specialist Luxinar Expands in the U.S.
Luxinar is a global leader in laser technology with over 20 years’ experience in the manufacture of sealed CO2 lasers up to 1000W. Headquartered in the UK and with sales and service offices in Europe, Asia and North...
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Voyage81: Software solutions for material sensing
Voyage81 is a company that developed a revolutionary software technology to radically improve the ability of standard sensors to provide high spectral resolution and improved performance in low light conditions. Jose Pozo, EPIC’s CTO, spoke... -
Opportunities in Autonomous Technologies
The recent acquisition of Voxtel by Allegro MicroSystems shows just how important photonics is to autonomous manufacturers. Allegro MicroSystems is a specialist in sensing and power semiconductor technology, and Voxtel is a privately held... -
The Financial Implications of Material Selection for Solar Manufacturers
When thinking about solar module optimization, most of the attention goes to solar cells and other visible components; however, underestimating the importance of hidden parts comes at a price. Backsheets are one of those hidden parts, and... -
Lidaris: Laser-Induced Damage Threshold testing specialists
Jose Pozo, EPIC’s CTO, had the opportunity to talk to Andrius Melninkaitis, CEO of Lidaris, a Lithuanian-based specialist in optics characterization services focusing mainly on Laser-Induced Damage Threshold (LIDT) testing. Early research In... -
LightTrans: Development of fast-physical optics software
LightTrans is a German-based photonics company that offers solutions for the entire development cycle of optical components. Its products and services include optical design software, optical engineering, training and consulting. All the... -
Spotlight on VIGO System: Specialist in MOCVD-based IR detectors
In this article, Jose Pozo, EPIC’s CTO talks to Adam Piotrowski, CEO of VIGO System, a world leader in the design and manufacture of electronic subassemblies for HgCdTe, IR photon detectors and mechanical accessories. Early career As the son... -
Insights from European CEOs: EPIC interviews Oliver Prochnow, VALO Innovations
In this interviews, Jose Pozo, EPIC’s CTO, talks to Oliver Prochnow, CEO of VALO Innovations, a leader in the development and manufacture of unique ultra-fast, sub 50 fs, fibre laser systems. Early research After studying Physics at the...
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Photonic Chief Quantum Officer Named to Candada's Top 40 Under 40
Photonic, the company designing the world's first large-scale universal quantum processor in silicon – is pleased to announce that Dr. Stephanie -
Change in Management at Toptica Photonics
As of January 10, 2020, Dr. Thomas Weber will step back from the Executive Board of TOPTICA Photonics AG to the Supervisory Board. After 22 years with the company, the long-standing founding board member (Operations and Finance) is retiring from... -
New Neurophotonics Editor-in-Chief
On 1 January, 2021, Anna Devor, an associate professor of bioengineering at Boston University (BU), will become the new editor-in-chief of Neurophotonics. She succeeds the journal's founding editor-in-chief, David A. Boas, who... -
Edmund Optics Appoints Marisa Edmund as Vice Chair to Board of Directors
Edmund Optics, a provider of optical and imaging components, announced today the appointment of Marisa Edmund as vice chair to the board of directors. In Marisa's new role, she will take on greater responsibility in expanding Edmund... -
Pixelligent Appoints Dr. Robert Fleming to Technical Advisory Board
Pixelligent Technologies, whose PixClear high-index Designer Compounds deliver unparalleled brightness, clarity, efficiency and device lifetime for a broad range of display and optoelectronic applications, today announced that it has named Dr.... -
Patrick J. McGovern Foundation President to Lead Vision of AI and Data for Good
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PicoQuant Strengthens North American Sales and Support Team
On September 1, 2020, Dr. Linnéa Olofsson joined PicoQuant Photonics North America Inc. as a sales and first level support representative based out of Montreal, Canada. As the direct, local contact, she provides competent consulting and...
