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EOS Space Systems, EX-Fusion Team to Combat Space Debris
CANBERRA, Australia, Oct. 26, 2023 — Electro Optic Systems (EOS) Space Systems, a provider of space-based optical surveillance capabilities, has entered into a memorandum of understanding with EX-Fusion, a startup working on laser fusion technology, to explore the usage of high-power laser technologies developed for laser fusion purposes to help address the space debris problem. The companies will investigate next-generation space debris tracking and clearing technologies, evaluating the use of EX-Fusion’s high-power laser
Viavi Appoints CFO; Instrument Systems Korea Shuffles Management Group: People in the News: 10/25/2023
CHANDLER, Ariz. — Viavi Solutions Inc. appointed Ilan Daskal executive vice president and CFO, effective Nov. 7. Daskal previously held the same positions at Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc. and Rectifier Corp. Jaeho Choi. Courtesy of Instrument Systems Korea. MUNICH...
Excelitas Taps Top Executives, Appoints CEO and CFO
WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 24, 2023 — Excelitas Technologies appointed Ron Keating CEO and Ben Stas CFO. Keating and Stas succeed former CEO David Nislick and former CFO Jim Rao, who have announced their retirements. Keating and Stas join Excelitas from Evoqua Water Technologies, where...
Intlvac Expands Operations; Precision OT Acquires Opticonx: Week in Brief: 10/20/23
HALTON HILLS, Ontario, Oct. 20, 2023 — Intlvac Thin Film will expand its operations in a move that aims to meet demand for diamond-like carbon (DLC), according to the company. Intlvac will expand its team at its headquarters located outside Toronto. The company’s DLC systems are...
MassTech Awards $5M to Boost Optics Production in Western Massachusetts
AMHERST, Mass., Oct. 16, 2023 — Leaders from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MassTech) awarded a $5 million state grant to the University of Massachusetts-Amherst (UMass) to help create an open-access additive manufacturing and design/testing facility on campus. The...
Haemonetics to Acquire OpSens; Mojo Vision Closes $43.5M Funding Round: Week in Brief: 10/13/23
QUEBEC CITY, Oct. 13, 2023 — Cardiology-focused medical device company OpSens Inc. entered into a definitive arrangement agreement with global health care company Haemonetics Corp. and its subsidiary to indirectly acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares in the...
Bruker Takes Majority Stake in MIRO Analytical
ZURICH, Oct. 12, 2023 — Bruker Corp. has become the majority investor in MIRO Analytical AG, a provider of quantum cascade laser (QCL)-based multigas analyzers for simultaneous, high-precision monitoring of up to 10 trace gases. The Swiss startup company’s products...
Microsoft, SimActive Collaborate on Cloud Photogrammetry Solution
MONTREAL, Oct. 11, 2023 — Microsoft and photogrammetry software developer SimActive have partnered to demonstrate a cloud solution for real-time data processing, analysis, and decision-making for global defense and intelligence. Per the agreement, the companies will use...
Coherent Appoints Board Directors: People in the News: 10/11/2023
PITTSBURGH — Coherent Corp. appointed two directors to its board: Elizabeth Patrick and Michelle Sterling. Patrick recently served as senior vice president and chief people officer for Diebold Nixdorf, a multinational financial and retail technology company....
Coherent, Faraday 1867 Partner on Fusion-Tech
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 11, 2023 — Coherent Corp. and Faraday 1867 Holdings LLC, which is based in Kangawa, Japan, have established a partnership to scale up manufacturing of high-temperature superconducting (HTS) tape to enable mass deployment of nuclear fusion reactors. A letter of...
Teledyne FLIR, Ansys Integrate LWIR Data into ADAS Sensor Suite
WILSONVILLE, Ore., Oct. 9, 2023 — Teldyne FLIR and Ansys have launched a collaboration to integrate longwave-infrared (LWIR) information into advanced driver assistance and autonomous vehicle systems. The companies announced that Ansys’ AVxcelerate sensor simulation software...
Cailabs Opens US Office; Teledyne Acquires Xena Networks: Week in Brief: 10/6/23
WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 6, 2023 — Rennes, France, based laser communications company Cailabs expanded its operations by opening an office in Washington, D.C. The company has stated an interest in not only supporting the U.S. Department of Defense, but also the Space Development...
Physik Instrumente Establishes Innovation Hub in Karlsruhe
KARLSRUHE, Germany, Oct. 5, 2023 — Physik Instrumente (PI) has established an “innovation hub” in Karlsruhe, Germany, as the company looks to intensify its cooperation with leading universities and research institutions. The nanopositioning equipment developer and...
UK’s Central Laser Facility Receives Over $100M for Planned Upgrade
DIDCOT, England, Oct. 5, 2023 — The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Central Laser Facility (CLF) was awarded £85 million ($103.2 million) by UK Research and Innovation for an upgrade initiative that includes construction of the Vulcan 20-20 laser, which is...
Nobel Prize in Chemistry Recognizes Quantum Dot Pioneers
STOCKHOLM, Oct. 4, 2023 — Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus, and Alexei Ekimov have been awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in chemistry for the discovery and development of quantum dots, which are nanoparticles small enough that their size determines their properties. These discoveries...
ams Osram Unveils Refinancing Plan as Company Seeks to Strengthen Balance Sheet
PREMSTATTEN, Austria, Oct. 4, 2023 — ams OSRAM will deploy a multistage plan to strengthen its financial position and secure €2.25 billion ($2.36 billion) through the combination of a capital increase, corporate bonds, and other financing measures. The company aims to strengthen...
Vector Photonics Adds Chief Product Officer, Refeyn Appoints CEO: People in the News: 10/4/2023
Oct 4, 2023 — GLASGOW, Scotland — Vector Photonics appointed Bill Ring to it executive team as chief product officer. Ring previously held senior roles at HP, Tyco Electronics, Solar Systems, Poet Technologies, and Voyant. He is also the first employee of...
Agostini, Krausz, L’Huillier Earn Nobel Prize in Physics for Work on Attosecond Pulses
STOCKHOLM, Oct. 3, 2023 — Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz, and Anne L’Huillier have been awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in physics for experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in matter. The work of the laureates has...
Critical Tech, Policy Priorities at the Fore of Second SPIE Summit
WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 2, 2023 — Policymakers and appointed officials outlined many of the U.S. government’s foremost priorities in science and technology, joining with leaders from the photonics sector in Washington, D.C., last week for the second SPIE Photonics Industry...
Monroe CC Awarded $5M by DOD; ASMPT AMICRA, Teramount Collaborate on Silicon Photonics Packaging: Week in Brief: 09/29/23
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 29, 2023 — Monroe Community College received a $5.1 million grant from the Department of Defense’s Manufacturing Engineering Education Program (MEEP) to fund its optics and photonics associate degree programs. The funding is part of $53 million recently...
Oculi’s Smart Sensors Earn Top Prize at Luminate 2023
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 28, 2023 — Oculi, developer of a smart, programmable vision sensor, took home $1 million in follow-on funding and Company of the Year honors as the winner of Luminate’s sixth cohort. Awardees, including a three-way tie for the Distinguished Graduate...
ams OSRAM Receives €300M, Details Refinancing Plan
PREMSTAETTEN, Austria, Sept. 27, 2023 — Austria-based ams OSRAM will receive more than €300 million ($317.3 million) in funding over the next five years from Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action and the Free State of Bavaria. The Important Project...
NUBURU Appoints Executive Chairman, Hamamatsu Reworks Board: People in the News: 09/27/2023
Sep 27, 2023 — CENTENNIAL, Colo. — Industrial blue laser technology producer NUBURU Inc. appointed Ron Nicol executive chairman, effective immediately. Nicol, who joined NUBURU as a director in 2020, previously acted as independent chairman of the board...
Sentient, Edge Autonomy Collaborate for Maritime Search Demos
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Sept. 26, 2023 — Sentient Vision Systems, a developer of passive modular optical sensors, has completed live demonstrations of its AI-enabled ViDAR (visual detection and ranging) payload deployed on unmanned aerial systems (UAS) provided by Edge Autonomy. The...
University of Rochester Receives $18M for New Laser Facility
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 26, 2023 — The University of Rochester has received nearly $18 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to design and prototype key technologies for EP-OPAL, a new facility dedicated to the study of ultrahigh-intensity laser-matter interactions. The...

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