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SPIE Names 2024 Fellows Class
BELLINGHAM, Wash., Jan. 4, 2024 — SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has named 47 fellows of the society, comprising the organization’s class of 2024. Fellows are members of SPIE who have made significant scientific and technical contributions in the multidisciplinary fields of optics, photonics, and imaging. SPIE has honored nearly 1800 fellows since its inception in 1955, including 83 fellows in 2023.
PI Transitions Sales Head; TOPTICA Adds Sales Director for France: People in the News: 1/3/2024
KARLSRUHE, Germany, Jan. 3, 2024 — Physik Instrumente (PI Group) appointed Laurent Melin senior vice president of global sales. Melin, who previously served as director of sales EMEA for the company, succeeds chief sales officer Stephane Bussa. Erik Reichardt, who will retain his...
Salvo Technologies Rebrands as Torrent Photonics
LARGO, Fla., Jan. 3, 2024 — With the integration of its photonics entities, technology-based holding company Salvo Technologies has rebranded as Torrent Photonics. The rebranding comes after the completion of numerous acquisitions of optics and photonics companies between 2020...
TOPTICA Subsidiary Tapped to Serve French Market
GRÄFELFING, Germany, Jan. 3, 2024 — TOPTICA’s French subsidiary, TOPTICA Photonics SAS, has taken over the sales of TOPTICA products in France. Opton Laser International previously handled sales and service for TOPTICA’s customers in the region. TOPTICA SAS, formerly...
PhotonDelta Names Eelko Brinkhoff CEO
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands, Dec. 29, 2023 — Dutch photonics consortium PhotonDelta has named Eelko Brinkhoff CEO in a move that will take effect Feb. 19. Brinkhoff currently serves as managing director of foreign investments and international trade at Brabant Development Agency, a public...
UNM Uses $3M Grant to Launch Graduate Program; IKZ, Oxide Corp. Sign R&D Contract: Week in Brief: 12/29/23
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Dec. 29, 2023 — The University of New Mexico has launched its new Quantum Photonics and Quantum Technology (QPAQT) graduate program, made possible by a $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation. All students admitted to QPAQT will receive training perks...
Bruker Continues Expansion, Acquiring Seven Companies
BILLERICA, Mass., Dec. 27, 2023 — In separate transactions, Bruker Corporation has entered into agreements to acquire in vitro diagnostics manufacturer ELITechGroup (ELITech), as well as cell imaging company Phasefocus. The acquisitions strengthen Bruker’s position in molecular...
Hamilton Thorne Appoints CEO; David Richardson Awarded: People in the News: 12/27/23
BEVERLY, Mass., Dec. 27, 2023 — Biotechnology company Hamilton Thorne appointed Ekaterina Torchilin as its new president and CEO, effective Jan. 15. Torchilin succeeds David Wolf, who is retiring as president and CEO. Wolf will continue to serve in his executive chairman role....
Lidar Startup Blickfeld Raises $8.2M in Financing
MUNICH, Dec. 22, 2023 — Lidar technology company Blickfeld has secured €7.5 million ($8.2 million) in initial growth financing. The company intends to use the funds to fuel sales dynamics and enhance the company’s market position in Europe, North America, and...
Montana State Awarded $26.7M for Quantum Tech; Midel Photonics Secures €1M in Funding: Week in Brief: 12/22/23
BOZEMAN, Mont., Dec. 22, 2023 — Montana State University has received a $26.7 million grant from the U.S. Air Force to establish a facility with the mission of moving advanced quantum technology applications in cybersecurity, communications technology, and national defense from...
Luna Innovations Acquires Fiber Optic Sensing Specialist Silixa
ROANOKE, Va., Dec. 21, 2023 — Luna Innovations Inc has acquired fellow fiber optics technology company Silixa for $21.5 million. The strategic acquisition, partially funded with a simultaneously announced $50 million investment from White Hat Capital Partners, strengthens...
Foxconn Synchs with Porotech for Micro-LED Commercialization
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Dec. 21, 2023 — Foxconn has established a strategic partnership with Poro Technologies (Porotech) in micro-LED microdisplays for augmented reality applications. The partnership seeks to accelerate research and productization of micro-LED technology by leveraging...
Eichenholz Inducted to NAI; Q-CTRL Adds Engineering Head: People in the News: 12/20/23
ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 20, 2023 — Luminar Technologies co-founder and CTO Jason Eichenholz has been selected to be inducted into the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) for his work with lidar. Eichenholz has 83 U.S. patents on types of lidar, solid-state lasers, displays, and...
Hexagon Sells Precision Measurement Instruments Business
STOCKHOLM, Dec. 20, 2023 — Digital reality solutions company Hexagon has entered into an agreement to sell its Tesa PMI (Precision Measurement Instruments) business to Hangzhou Great Star Industrial Company Ltd. The divestment is in line with Hexagon’s strategy to focus...
Optical Computing Leader Lightmatter Adds $155M in Funding
BOSTON, Dec. 20, 2023 — Photonic chip developer Lightmatter raised $155 million in a series C-2 funding round led by Google Ventures and Viking Global Investors. The company intends to use the financing to expand its workforce and office footprint, as well as to increase...
Imec, Mitsui Chemicals to Partner; Raytheon Receives $10M DARPA Award: Week in Brief: 12/15/23
LEUVEN, Belgium, Dec. 15, 2023 — Imec and Mitsui Chemicals, a Japanese chemical company and EUV pellicle supplier, have entered into a strategic partnership on the commercialization of carbon-nanotube (CNT)-based pellicles for extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) lithography. Under this...
Neurophos Raises $7.2M in Seed Round
AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 15, 2023 — Neurophos, a spinout of Duke University and Metacept Inc. and incubator focused on creating metamaterials-based companies, raised $7.2 million in seed round funding to commercialize metamaterial and optical AI inference chips targeting data center...
Headwall Appoints CEO
BOLTON, Mass., Dec. 14, 2023 — Headwall Photonics, a manufacturer of hyperspectral imaging systems and OEM optical spectroscopy devices for applications in remote sensing and industrial machine vision, has appointed Mark Willingham as CEO. Mark Willingham. Courtesy of Headwall...
Myrias Optics Secures $3M to Support Optics Offerings
AMHERST, Mass., Dec. 14, 2023 — University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst spinout company Myrias Optics has secured a $3 million seed investment. Myrias, a developer of all-inorganic printed meta-optics, said that it will use the funding to meet growing customer demand and...
Rochester’s LLE Awarded More Than $500M
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Dec. 14, 2023 — The University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) have finalized a cooperative agreement for more than $503 million over five years....
$10B Earmarked for Extreme-UV Lithography Center
ALBANY, N.Y., Dec. 13, 2023 — A high-numerical aperture extreme-ultraviolet (NA EUV) lithography center is set to be built at the NanoTech Complex semiconductor research facility in Albany, N.Y. The state of New York partnered with IBM, Micron, Applied Materials, and Tokyo...
Ayar Labs Names CEO; Bia Analytical Taps Executives: People in the News: 12/13/2023
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 13, 2023 — Ayar Labs appointed company co-founder and CTO Mark Wade CEO. Prior to founding Ayar, Wade and his co-founders invented technology at MIT and the University of California from 2010 to 2015 that led to the formation of the silicon photonics company....
BAE Systems Is Recipient of First CHIPS Act Funding Award
FALLS CHURCH, Va., Dec. 13, 2023 — BAE Systems has received an approximately $35 million award from the U.S. Department of Commerce to modernize its Microelectronics Center (MEC) in Nashua, N.H. The award is the first funding announcement as part of the CHIPS and Science Act, which...
BluGlass Wins Laser Development Contract, Buys GaNWorks Foundry
NEW SOUTH WALES, Australia, Dec. 11, 2023 — BluGlass has signed a $1.8 million contract with North Carolina State University (NCSU) for laser development as part of the Commercial Leap Ahead for Wide Bandgap Semiconductors (CLAWS) Hub. This initial contract is for development work in fiscal...
DOE Unites Fusion Research Trailblazers with $42M Injection
WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 11, 2023 — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has unveiled a $42 million initiative to establish three research hubs — at the University of Rochester (UR), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), and Colorado State University (CSU) — to...

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