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iThera Medical Closes $15.6M Funding Round: Week in Brief: 12/23/22
MUNICH, Dec. 23, 2022 — Medical technology company iThera Medical closed a £13 million ($15.6 million) funding round led by TRUMPF Venture. The funding will drive the company’s commercialization and development of its multispectral optoacoustic tomography (MSOT) imaging technology, with a goal to translate the technology into a routine clinical environment and offer clinicians a diagnostic tool. Proceeds from the funding will also be used to secure regulatory approval for deployment in Europe and the U.S.
Quantum Computing Integration Firm Bleximo to Expand Operations to Upstate NY
ALBANY, N.Y., Dec. 22, 2022 — Bleximo, a full-stack quantum computing system integration firm, will expand its design prototyping and marketing operations to the Albany NanoTech Complex in upstate New York. The company, which was founded in 2017 and is based in Berkeley, Calif.,...
Amplitude Laser Acquires Fastlite
BORDEAUX, France, Dec. 21, 2022 — Amplitude, a manufacturer of ultrafast lasers, has acquired Fastlite, a developer of ultrafast pulse shaping, characterization, and optical parametric amplifier technology. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Eric Mottay, president and CEO of...
In-Place Machining Company Acquires East Coast Metrology
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 21, 2022 — In-Place Machining (IPM), a provider of measurement and alignment services, has acquired East Coast Metrology (ECM), a contract measurement company. The acquisition is part of IPM’s long-term growth strategy to expand reach and service...
NIST, AIM Photonics Partner to Accelerate PIC Performance
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Dec. 20, 2022 — The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has entered into a cooperative R&D agreement with AIM Photonics that will give chip developers a critical new tool for designing faster photonic integrated circuits (PICs). As part of the...
MICLEDI Microdisplays Forms US Subsidiary
LEUVEN, Belgium, Dec. 20, 2022 — MICLEDI Microdisplays, a microLED display technology company, will establish a U.S. location in Chandler, Ariz. MICLEDI has operated in the U.S. for almost two years, and the headquarters will provide a stateside location to support key personnel....
Hamamatsu Adopts Siemens’ mPower Digital Software
PLANO, Texas, Dec. 19, 2022 — Hamamatsu Photonics has adopted Siemens’ mPower digital software for the power integrity analysis of its next generation of optical semiconductor devices. Introduced last year, mPower helps users perform quick and accurate signoff analysis of...
NASA Launches Lunar Flashlight: Week in Brief: 12/16/22
WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 16, 2022 — NASA’s Lunar Flashlight has communicated with mission controllers and confirmed it is healthy after launching Dec. 11 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The satellite embarked on a four-month journey to the moon to seek out surface water...
Photonis Eyes Infrared Imaging Market with Xenics Acquisition
MERIGNAC, France, Dec. 15, 2022 — Technology company Photonis has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Xenics, a Belgian developer and manufacturer of infrared solutions. Photonis’ technology supports the defense and industrial markets. Camera maker Xenics is a leading...
Lidar Firm Innoviz Establishes Industry Partnership with Outsight
PARIS, Dec. 15, 2022 — Lidar sensor and perception software producer Innoviz Technologies has established a partnership with fellow lidar technology company Outsight Technologies — a developer of real-time 3D lidar perception software. The partnership will combine...
Quanergy Files for Bankruptcy, Changes Leadership
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec. 15, 2022 — Lidar technology company Quanergy has initiated an orderly sale process for its business, filing for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The move comes less than one year after the developer of optical phased array-based...
Leonardo Pegs CTO; Rockley Photonics Appoints Richard Meier CEO: People in the News: 12/14/22
TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 14, 2022 — Leonardo Electronics US appointed Steve Patterson CTO for its laser solutions business unit. The unit designs and manufactures laser diodes for defense and commercial applications. Patterson has over 20 years of experience in the laser industry,...
US Department of Energy Details Net Energy Gain from LLNL Fusion Work
WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 13, 2022 — Officials from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that scientists at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) achieved fusion ignition, marking a groundbreaking advance in the decades-long...
German Project to Develop Components for 6G, Measurement Technology
MUNICH, Dec. 13, 2022 — TOPTICA Photonics has initiated its involvement in the 6G ADLANTIK Project to develop components based on photonic-electronic integration for the terahertz frequency range. Under the project umbrella, collaborators will create signal sources and...
LongPath Technologies Raises $22M in Series A
BOULDER, Colo., Dec. 12, 2022 — LongPath Technologies, a Colorado-based company that uses long-range frequency comb laser sources to provide scalable continuous monitoring of methane gas emissions, has raised $22 million in series A funding. The company expects to use the funding...
Microsoft Acquires Hollow-Core Fiber Innovator Lumenisity
REDMOND, Wash., Dec. 12, 2022 — Microsoft has acquired Lumenisity Ltd., a supplier of next-generation hollow-core fiber (HCF) solutions. The acquisition will expand Microsoft’s ability to further optimize its global cloud infrastructure and serve customers with strict...
Cognex Acquires SAC Sirius Advanced Cybernetics
NATICK, Mass., Dec. 9, 2022 — Cognex has acquired SAC Sirius Advanced Cybernetics GmbH, a German provider of lighting technology. The acquisition of SAC and its technology will expand Cognex’s capabilities in defect detection, and accelerate its growth trajectory with...
Fiberoptic Components Rebrands as Innofiber: Week in Brief: 12/09/22
STERLING, Mass., Dec. 9, 2022 — Fiberoptic Components LLC, a supplier and manufacturer of fiber optic cables and engineered photonic solutions, rebranded as Innofiber — to reflect its commitment to innovation and expertise in fiber optic cable technology, the company said....
Phlux Secures Funding to Market Lidar-Boosting Sensors
SHEFFIELD, England, Dec. 9, 2022 — Phlux Technology, a designer of high-performance infrared sensors, has secured £4 million ($4.89 million) in a seed funding round to bring its lidar sensors to the mass market. The Sheffield University spinout uses the semi-metal element...
Zebra Technologies Names Burns CEO
LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill., Dec. 9, 2022 — Zebra Technologies, whose barcode and fixed industrial scanning, mobile computing, and industrial machine vision systems support intelligent automation solution, has named its current chief for product and solutions officer, Bill Burns, as its next...
Companies Cooperate to Upgrade Laser System of ELI for Nuclear Physics
MAGURELE, Romania, Dec. 8, 2022 — Advanced technology corporation Thales has partnered with German fusion technology company Marvel Fusion and the ELI-NP (Extreme Light Infrastructure - Nuclear Physics) in Romania to upgrade the laser system and to perform research relevant to...
SPIE Reveals 2023 Startup Challenge Finalists
BELLINGHAM, Wash., Dec. 7, 2022 — Ten early-stage startup companies from six countries have been selected to compete for a top prize of $10,000 at the 13th annual SPIE Startup Challenge, to be held during Photonics West Jan. 31, 2023. Finalists for the entrepreneurial-pitch...
Lockheed Martin, RAFAEL to Collaborate on Laser System
BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 6, 2022 — Lockheed Martin and RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. have signed an agreement that includes jointly developing, testing, and manufacturing high-energy laser weapon systems (HELWS) in the U.S. and Israel. The future joint development will be...
Aeluma and RFSUNY Team Up to Aid AIM Photonics
GOLETA, Calif., Dec. 5, 2022 — Semiconductor sensor technology company Aeluma has entered into an agreement with the Research Foundation for the State University of New York (RFSUNY) in support of AIM Photonics. Aeluma and AIM will collaborate on an ongoing government-directed...
Ulrike Kahle-Roth Joins SICK AG Executive Board
WALDKIRCH, Germany, Dec. 2, 2022 — Ulrike Kahle-Roth, SICK AG’s senior vice president of customer fulfillment, has joined the company’s executive board. Kahle-Roth fills the vacancy left by Tosja Zywietz, who announced his departure from the board in September. Ulrike...

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