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18 Entrepreneurs to Square Off in Photonics West Pitch Contest
BELLINGHAM, Wash., Jan. 15, 2015 — Eighteen semifinalists have been named in the annual SPIE Startup Challenge, where new entrepreneurs pitch their light-based technology products to a panel of venture capitalists and business development experts. Some of the entries this year include a robotic platform for laser eye surgery, a sensors for self-driving cars, software for designing silicon photonic devices and an optical microphone. The pitch contest will take place Feb. 11 at 3:30 p.m. during SPIE Photonics West at
Bioptigen Wins $458K Loan for Validation of Intrasurgical OCT System
MORRISVILLE, N.C., Jan. 15, 2015 — Bioptigen has been awarded a $458,000 strategic growth loan from the North Carolina Biotechnology Center to support clinical validation of the company’s intrasurgical optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging system. The EnFocus system will...
Merck Developing Liquid Crystal Smart Windows
DARMSTADT, Germany, Jan. 15, 2015 — Merck KGaA has developed a liquid crystal mixture that, when used in windows, can adjust the intensity of incident daylight in seconds to reduce energy consumption in buildings. The mixture, called Licrivision, is placed between two panes of glass....
Primoceler, ON Semiconductor to Provide Hermetically Sealed CMOS Sensors for ESA
TAMPERE, Finland, Jan. 15, 2015 — Laser glass-welding firm Primoceler has teamed up with ON Semiconductor to provide hermetically sealed CMOS sensors for European Space Agency orbital missions. Based on ON Semiconductor’s HAS3 hermetic design, the sensors are encased in an...
VLC Photonics Offers Wafer-Design Services
VALENCIA, Spain, Jan. 15, 2015 — VLC Photonics is now providing the multiproject wafer (MPW) standard design services at fixed costs. The company is offering access to MPW shuttle runs on different generic technology manufacturing platforms, such as silicon-on-insulator,...
Basler Names Manager of Sales, Business Development
AHRENSBURG, Germany, Jan. 14, 2015 — Mark Williams, Basler’s new sales and business development manager, will be responsible for providing support and application engineering to customers in the U.K. He will work with Basler’s distributor, MultiPix Imaging Components Ltd.,...
Basler Offers Online Lens Selector
AHRENSBURG, Germany, Jan. 14, 2015 — A new online lens selector from Basler allows users to quickly and easily identify a suitable lens with the right focal length for their camera application. The user enters the data for their application, such as necessary angle of view, working...
Elbit Wins $54M Israeli Defense Ministry Contract
HAIFA, Israel, Jan. 14, 2015 — Elbit Systems Ltd. has been awarded contracts by the Israeli Ministry of Defense to supply and maintain advanced electro-optics systems over a six-year period for approximately $54 million. Elbit is a defense electronics company that operates in...
LaserMax Names New Chief Sales Officer
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 14, 2015 — Chris Tinkle has joined LaserMax as chief sales officer. With 25 years of executive management experience, Tinkle is responsible for building and managing all aspects of the organization’s sales and marketing. Prior to joining LaserMax, Tinkle...
Syndiant, Cremotech Partner on Picoprojector Engine
DALLAS, Jan. 14, 2015 — Display firm Syndiant has teamed up with Cremotech of Seoul, South Korea, to create a pico projector engine. The focus- and speckle-free engine includes red, green and blue lasers, optics and Syndiant’s SYL2271 720p HD liquid crystal on...
Fraunhofer, NextIn Collaborate on Wafer Inspection System
DRESDEN, Germany, Jan. 13, 2015 — The Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems (IPMS) and NextIn Inc. of South Korea have entered into a collaborative relationship for the evaluation of a defect inspection system. As part of the one-year effort, the NextIn Aegis I Wafer...
Metz Joins Zeiss Executive Board
OBERKOCHEN, Germany, Jan. 13, 2015 — Dr. Matthias Metz will become a member of the executive board for the Zeiss Group on July 1. Metz will be responsible for the consumer-oriented vision care and consumer optics business groups. For more information, visit www.zeiss.com.
Mikrotron Chooses Russian, Swedish Distributors
MUNICH, Jan. 13, 2015 — Mikrotron GmbH’s high-speed recording cameras will now be distributed in Russia by Sedatec Ltd. of Moscow and in Sweden by Precision Technic Nordic of Stockholm. Mikrotron develops digital high-speed cameras, image processing components and...
Olmec Commissioned for Radiator Inspection System
NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE, England, Jan. 13, 2015 — Olmec Ltd. has been commissioned for a vision inspection station for a Tier 2 supplier of injection-molded components for vehicle radiators. In the new vision system, an operator presents a part to the inspection station, where it is inspected and a...
Sheaumann Laser Acquires Axcel Photonics
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Jan. 13, 2015 — Sheaumann Laser Inc. has acquired Axcel Photonics Inc. Details of the transaction between the privately held companies were not disclosed. Axcel President and Chief Technology Officer John “Gary” Sousa has been named president of the...
‘World’s Largest Camera’ Secures Key DOE Approval
MENLO PARK, Calif., Jan. 12, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Energy has granted intermediate approval for construction of a 3.2-gigapixel CCD camera to be integrated into the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST). Components of the 3-ton camera will be built by an international...
Limo Names New Managing Director
DORTMUND, Germany, Jan. 12, 2015 — Anton X. Schmölz has been named a managing director at Lissotschenko Mikrooptik (Limo) GmbH. Schmölz has been with the company as chief financial officer since 2013, and will now oversee Limo’s production and finance segments. He...
ProPhotonix Provides Laser Alignment Equipment to Aerospace Manufacturer
SALEM, N.H., Jan. 12, 2015 — ProPhotonix Ltd. will replace a long-line-length structured light laser module for industrial alignment on an aerospace manufacturer’s production line. The company designed a 660-nm laser module that generates a single, 2-mm-wide laser line...
Intel Invests $24.8M in Smart Glasses Firm Vuzix
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 9, 2015 — Intel Corp. has made a $24.8 million investment to accelerate Vuzix Corp.’s development of fashionable smart glasses. The tech giant purchased 49,626 shares of Series A preferred stock, representing approximately 30 percent of Vuzix’s...
Sales Up 10 Percent for Endoscopy Firm Mauna Kea
PARIS, Jan. 9, 2015 — Endoscope firm Mauna Kea Technologies grew its revenues by 10 percent in 2014 despite a sales slowdown in the U.S. Sales were €11.0 million, compared to €10.0 million in 2013, with hospitals representing 78 percent of the company’s...
Opsens Receives $1M-Plus Order for Fiber Optic Mining Sensors
QUEBEC CITY, Jan. 8, 2015 — Opsens Inc. has received an order worth more than $1 million for fiber optic sensor systems for mining operations in South America. Opsens will provide a monitoring system that will optimize mining operations to prevent negative impact on the...
Lockheed: NIR Camera for Space Telescope Exceeds Expectations
PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 7, 2015 — Lockheed Martin said its NIRCam near-infrared camera, developed in collaboration with the University of Arizona for the James Webb Space Telescope, exceeded expectations during recent testing. The instrument is the primary science camera on the...
Partnerships Aim to Produce Smartphone 3-D Cameras
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7, 2015 — Pelican Imaging, Jabil Circuit Inc. and AAC Technologies have teamed up to produce a high-resolution array camera module that allows near-field and far-field depth image and video acquisition in native 3-D. The device would allow users to perform...
Perceptron Supplies 3-D Measurement Equipment to Chinese Automakers
PLYMOUTH, Mich., Jan. 7, 2015 — Perceptron Inc. has been chosen by Chinese automakers Great Wall Motors Co. and Qoros Auto Co. to provide laser-based 3-D in-line measurement equipment for quality control and cost containment. Great Wall Motors, of Baoding City, manufactures SUVs...
Exelis to Adapt Lidar System Under $3.5M NASA Contract
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan 6, 2015 — Exelis will modify its multifunctional fiber-laser lidar (MFLL) system for aerial carbon dioxide measurements under a $3.5 million NASA contract. The company is collaborating with project leader professor Dr. Kenneth Davis of Pennsylvania State...
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