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Sydor Technologies Names Nicholas West President
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Nov. 4, 2024 — Sydor Technologies, a developer of advanced diagnostics and high speed imaging for defense, research, and industrial applications, has named Nicholas West as president. West will oversee daily operations of Sydor’s U.S. and U.K. businesses, reporting to company founder Michael Pavia, who will transition to chairman of the board.
COMBS Launches with $22.9M Award: Week in Brief: 11/1/24
MILPITAS, Calif., Nov. 1, 2024 — Opterro, Inc. has signed a memorandum of understanding with Gooch & Housego PLC (G&H), manufacturer of photonic components and systems, aiming to combine Opterro’s fiber-optic distributed systems with G&H’s high-volume...
Laser Photonics to Acquire Control Micro Systems
ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 1, 2024 — Developer of industrial cleaning laser systems Laser Photonics Corporation (LPC) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Control Micro Systems, Inc. (CMS), a provider of laser solutions for the pharmaceutical industry. The acquisition is...
Project DioHELIOS Drives High-Power Laser Diode Advancement for Fusion Plants
SCHRAMBERG, Germany, Nov. 1, 2024 — The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has launched Project DioHELIOS, part of its Fusion 2040 – Research on the Way to the Fusion Power Plant funding initiative. The three-year joint project, funded with €17.3...
Upstate New York to House CHIPS for America EUV Accelerator Complex
ALBANY, N.Y., Oct. 31, 2024 — NY CREATES’ Albany NanoTech Complex is the expected location for the CHIPS for America EUV Accelerator, the first of three National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC) facilities. The designation will be supported by an estimated $825...
Israeli Defense Ministry Awards $500M in Iron Beam Contracts
HAIFA, Israel, Oct. 31, 2024 — The Israeli Ministry of Defense has inked a deal worth more than $500 million to expand serial production of the country’s first domestically developed weapon system, the Iron Beam, with lead developers Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and...
G&H Acquires Phoenix Optical Technologies, Adds Precision Optics Capabilities
ILMINSTER, England, Oct. 30, 2024 — Gooch & Housego (G&H) has acquired Phoenix Optical Technologies, a manufacturer of precision optics technology based in St. Asaph, Wales. The acquisition strengthens G&H’s position in aerospace and defense while expanding its...
Samsung Display Develops and Implements Quantum Dot Recycling Technology
SEOUL, South Korea, Oct. 30, 2024 — Samsung Display has developed a quantum dot ink recycling technology to enhance the competitiveness of its quantum dot (QD)-OLED displays. The technology, which collects and recycles QD ink wasted during the QD-OLED manufacturing process, has...
Vitrealab Appoints CEO: People in the News: 10/30/24
VIENNA, Oct. 30, 2024 — vitrealab, a developer of VR and AR displays, has appointed Ronny Timmreck CEO. Timmreck currently serves as chairman of Sixonia Tech GmbH’s board and has prior experience as founder and CEO of Bahama Invest & Consult. (From left)...
IPG Photonics to Acquire cleanLASER
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Oct. 29, 2024 — IPG Photonics has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Clean-Lasersysteme GmbH (cleanLASER), a developer of laser cleaning systems. The transaction is expected to close later this year. Based in Herzogenrath, Germany, cleanLASER serves a broad...
Comptek Completes Wafer Pilot Line Installation: Week in Brief: 10/25/24
TURKU, Finland, Oct. 25, 2024 — Comptek Solutions, a developer of advanced passivation technology, has installed a new 200 mm wafer pilot line with funding from the European Innovation Council. The line integrates the company’s Kontrox passivation technology with other...
Celestial AI Acquires Silicon Photonics Patent Portfolio from Rockley Photonics
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 24, 2024 — Optical computing technologies developer Celestial AI has acquired silicon photonics intellectual property from Rockley Photonics. The acquired portfolio, which includes issued and pending patents, comprises the technology categories of...
Lidwave Secures $10M in Funding for 4D Lidar-on-Chip Tech
JERUSALEM, Oct. 24, 2024 — Lidwave, a developer of 4D lidar-on-chip sensors, has secured $10 million in seed round funding to further develop its optical chip, launch a software-definable 4D lidar sensor, and expand its market presence. Lidwave’s finite coherent ranging...
XenomatiX, ASAsense Collaborate on Infrastructure Management Solutions
LEUVEN, Belgium, Oct. 24, 2024 — Solid state lidar technology developer XenomatiX has entered into a collaboration with cloud-based sound recognition technologies company ASAsense to combine the companies’ portfolios for infrastructure management solutions. The collaboration...
Art photonics Appoints CEO: People in the News: 10/23/24
FARMINGTON, Conn., Oct. 23, 2024 — TRUMPF Inc. named Heidi-Melanie Maier vice president of technical services. Maier has worked for TRUMPF for the past 24 years, previously serving as national service director and director of sales and marketing for TruServices and Smart Services at...
Exosens to Acquire Night Vision Specialist NVLS
MÉRIGNAC, France, Oct. 23, 2024 — Exosens has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Night Vision Laser Spain (NVLS), a developer and manufacturer of portable night vision and thermal devices. The acquisition will build on the company’s long-term development of multi-sensor...
Mobile Optics Developer Lumenuity Emerges from Stealth with Qualcomm Collaboration
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 22, 2024 — Lumenuity, a mobile optics startup, has emerged from stealth, unveiling a $1.2 million seed funding round and a collaboration with Qulacomm Technologies. Lumenuity’s Light Unfolding technology significantly boosts the zoom capabilities of...
Optical Networking Startup Oriole Networks Raises $22M
LONDON, Oct. 22, 2024 — Oriole Networks, a spinout of University College London focused on networked photonic AI chips, raised $22 million in a series A funding round to accelerate the company’s fast pace of growth, expand its workforce, and engage with high volume...
MicroVision Boosts Financial Position with $75M Financing
REDMOND, Wash., Oct. 21, 2024 — MEMS-based solid state lidar developer MicroVision has secured $75 million in financing as the company prepares to ramp production of its MOVIA L 3D industrial lidar sensor. According to MicroVision CEO Sumit Sharma, the company is working to secure...
Hyundai Mobis, ZEISS Partner on Full Windshield Displays: Week in Brief: 10/18/24
SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 18, 2024 — Infinera and the U.S. Department of Commerce have signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms for Infinera to receive up to $93 million in direct funding as part of the CHIPS and Science Act and could result in more than $200 million in...
Optica Names Elizabeth Nolan CEO
WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 17, 2024 — Optica has named Elizabeth Nolan as its new CEO. Nolan had served as interim CEO following the departure of former CEO Elizabeth Rogan. Previously, Nolan served as the organization’s deputy executive director and chief publishing officer. As...
Photonic Computing Leader Lightmatter Raises $400M
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 17, 2024 — Photonic computing company Lightmatter has raised $400 million in series D funding, which the company plans to use to prepare its reconfigurable optical interposer Passage for mass deployment in partner data centers. According to the company, its...
TAU Systems Collaborates with ELI Beamlines, UT Austin on Laser Wake Field Acceleration
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 17, 2024 — TAU Systems, producer of ultrafast, compact laser-plasma accelerators and secondary radiation sources, has established a research collaboration with ELI ERIC and the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin). The collaboration will consist of a...
Instrument Systems Appoints VP: People in the News: 10/16/24
MUNICH, Oct. 16, 2024 — Instrument Systems, a manufacturer of light measurement solutions, has appointed Daniel Winters as vice president of research and development. Winters has more than 20 years of professional experience in the development of optical measurement...
Leonardo DRS and BlueHalo Demonstrate Directed Energy Weapon
ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 16, 2024 — Leonardo DRS and BlueHalo report the successful live-fire demonstration of a counter unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) directed energy (DE) Stryker designed to defeat Group 1-3 UAS with multiple kinetic and non-kinetic defeat technologies. The...

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