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CUbit Quantum Initiative Gains High-Profile Partners
BOULDER, Colo., Feb. 22, 2022 — The first four strategic industry allies to join the CUbit Innovation Partners program of the University of Colorado Boulder’s (CU Boulder) CUbit Quantum Initiative have been formally introduced. Atom Computing, ColdQuanta, Meadowlark Optics, and SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, comprise the foursome. They will support the program, itself part of the initiative’s vision, and a key component of CUbit’s plan to cultivate mutually beneficial
Olympus Opens Discovery Center: Week in Brief: 02/18/22
WALTHAM, Mass. — Olympus opened the Olympus Discovery Center at Texas A&M Health to support research focused on treating, alleviating, and preventing human diseases. The facility provides researchers with access to cutting-edge microscopy equipment, allowing...
Robot System Enhances Laser Diode Manufacturing
PAISLEY, Scotland, Feb. 17, 2022 — A robotic system developed by Scotland-based thin-film coatings and photonics company Helia Photonics, in collaboration with the University of the West of Scotland (UWS), greatly enhances the production of laser diode components used for medical...
EMCORE to Acquire L3Harris’ Space and Navigation Business
ALHAMBRA, Calif., Feb. 16, 2022 — EMCORE Corp., a provider of advanced mixed-signal products that serve the aerospace, defense, communications, and sensing markets, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the assets and liabilities of the L3Harris Space and Navigation...
Rockley Expands Leadership Team: People in the News: 02/16/22
Feb 16, 2022 — PASADENA, Calif. — Rockley Photonics Holdings promoted Hooman Abediasl, Sanjiv Kapoor, and Roozbeh Parsa to executive vice president positions. The company also promoted Casimir Wierzynski and Benjamin VerSteeg to senior vice president...
TRUMPF Acquires Majority Stake in Active Fiber Systems
DITZINGEN, Germany, Feb. 15, 2022 — TRUMPF has acquired an 80% stake in Active Fiber Systems GmbH (AFS), a company based in Jena, Germany. AFS develops and manufactures ultrashort-pulse laser systems and fiber laser systems used primarily in science and research. Terms of the deal...
Purchase of Tower Semiconductor Bolsters Intel's Silicon Presence
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 15, 2022 — Intel will acquire Israeli semiconductor solution foundry Tower Semiconductor, in a deal worth $5.4 billion and $53 per share in cash. The acquisition supports Intel’s expansion of its manufacturing capacity, global footprint, and technology...
Europe Launches Lithium Niobate Photonics Initiative
NEUCHÂTEL, Switzerland, Feb. 15, 2022 — The ELENA project (“European electro-optic and nonlinear PIC platform based on lithium niobate”), a part of the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 program, held its kickoff meeting Feb. 10 and 11. ELENA seeks to develop what it...
nLight Acquires plasmo Industrietechnik, Adds Industrial Capabilities
CAMAS, Wash., Feb. 14, 2022 — Semiconductor and fiber laser company nLight has acquired plasmo Industrietechnik GmbH, an automated quality assurance and diagnostic solutions provider based in Austria. Plasmo’s solutions primarily serve the welding and additive...
Kinetic River Advances Compensation-Free Flow Cytometry
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 14, 2022 — Kinetic River Corp. reported that it has advanced its Arno technology for time-resolved cell analysis, developing technology that enables compensation-free, 12-marker flow cytometry assays with just two lasers and six detectors using time-resolved...
II-VI, Coherent Merger Faces Delay: Week in Brief: 02/11/22
Feb 11, 2022 — ROSH HAAYIN, Israel — In-fiber photonic processing startup Cognifiber secured $6 million in Series A funding. The technology could deliver a 100× improvement in speed while reducing power consumption by 80%. The round was led by...
Electrophotonics Bridges Sensor Logjam for Autonomous Vehicles
BOSTON, Feb. 9, 2022 — Photonic computing company Lightmatter, with Boston University College of Engineering and the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, is leading a multimillion-dollar initiative to develop a solution for autonomous...
EPIC Adds Program Managers; New Scale, Velo3D Name VPs: People in the News: 02/09/22
GÖTTINGEN, Germany, Feb. 9, 2022 — Laser optics manufacturer INNOVAVENT GmbH nameded Sebastian Geburt managing director. Geburt has been with the company since 2013 and previously served as head of R&D. Geburt will organize the management transition alongside Denis Bolshukhin,...
SCANLAB, Pulsar Photonics Extend Collaboration for Scan Solutions
PUCHHEIM, Germany, Feb. 8, 2022 — SCANLAB GmbH and Pulsar Photonics GmbH formalized a cooperation agreement for the development and distribution of more highly integrated laser scan systems. In addition to collaborating with Pulsar on the development of the “photonic drill...
Airbus Awarded HydRON-Related Projects by ESA
LEIDEN, Netherlands, Feb. 8, 2022 — Airbus Defence and Space, with partners Tesat, Fraunhofer HHI, Fraunhofer FOKUS, DLR-IKN, ADVA, and COLT, has begun two projects funded by the European Space Agency. The first will develop a System Simulator Testbed. The second will study the...
LASER World of PHOTONICS Returns to Munich, Debuts Quantum Expo
MUNICH, Feb. 4, 2022 — Photonics industry market leaders, research institutes, and, thanks to a dedicated trade fair platform in the quantum space, drivers in the quantum industry will return to Munich April 26-29 for LASER World of PHOTONICS. The event is taking place...
Leica Opens Imaging Center in Heidelberg: Week in Brief: 02/04/22
CANBERRA, Australia, Feb. 4, 2022 — Researchers at the Australian National University achieved an efficiency record of 22.6%, breaking their previous record for solar cell efficiency. The study, led by research fellow Jun Peng, focused on 1-cm2 solar cells made with perovskites...
II-VI Advances Diamond Platform, Electronics Sector Presence
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 3, 2022 — II-VI has formed a collaboration with Element Six, a provider of synthetic diamonds and superhard materials, to expand the Pittsburgh-based engineered materials and optoelectronic components company’s diamond platform. Through the...
NSF Partners with White House on Quantum Workforce
WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 3, 2022 — As part of a broader effort to expand the quantum workforce, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has issued a $2.2 million grant to the Montana-Arkansas (MonArk) NSF Quantum Foundry, led by Montana State University and the University of Arkansas,...
TRUMPF Inc. Names President and CEO
FARMINGTON, Conn., Feb. 2, 2022 — Lutz Labisch will become president and CEO of TRUMPF Inc., the North American subsidiary of TRUMPF GmbH + Co. KG, effective March 1. Labisch will be responsible for production, sales, and service of TRUMPF’s machine tool and laser technology...
FiconTEC Establishes US Subsidiary Based at CREOL
ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 2, 2022 — Photonics assembly and test company ficonTEC Service GmbH has established ficonTEC Inc. as a wholly owned subsidiary. The Aachen, Germany-based parent company opened a joint facility — its U.S. operations center — with the University of...
Laurie Leshin to Lead JPL: People in the News: 02/02/22
Feb 2, 2022 — ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Lightwave Logic, a company focused on the use of electro-optic polymers for optical communications applications, appointed John Zyskind vice president of engineering. He joins Lightwave from silicon photonics company...
AI to Automate Laser Material Deposition
AACHEN, Germany, Feb. 1, 2022 — Industrial organizations in Germany and Canada are collaborating to provide automated control of laser material deposition (LMD) and other additive processes using artificial intelligence (AI). The partners in the Artificial Intelligence Enhancement...
Optica Foundation Establishes $2M Women's Scholarship Fund
WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 28, 2022 — The Optica Foundation launched the Optica Women Scholars program. The program provides visibility, community, and resources for 20 women annually via financial support of $10,000. Additionally, the scholars will receive professional development...
Teledyne FLIR Inks Contract with Danish Defense Organization: Week in Brief: 01/28/22
Jan 28, 2022 — ILMINSTER, England — Gooch & Housego (G&H) won a €2 million ($2.23 million) contract with the European Space Agency to develop the next generation of optical amplifiers that will enable multi-Tbit/s free space optical...

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