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TiniFiber Appoints CEO: People in the News: 9/11/24
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Sept. 11, 2024 — Lightwave Logic, Inc., a technology platform company, has appointed Thomas M. Connelly Jr. to its board of directors. His addition will allow Lightwave to expand its initial business focus from datacenters and AI clusters connectivity to include other markets, such as materials, organics, quantum/optical computing, aerospace, defense, and storage. Previously, Connelly Jr. served as CEO of the American Chemical Society and as chief innovation officer of DuPont. Tom Artinian. Courtesy of
Optica to Implement Changes Following Huawei Funding Inquiry
WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 10, 2024 — Following the departure of now former CEO Elizabeth Rogan and head of the Optica Foundation Chad Stark, Optica said it plans to enact changes to processes and procedures related to the Optica Foundation Challenge. Optica’s change in leadership...
PsiQuantum to Open Quantum Computing Lab at Griffith University
BRISBANE, Australia, Sept. 10, 2024 — PsiQuantum, a developer of quantum computers, has partnered with Griffith University to open a Test & Characterization lab at the university’s campus in Nathan, Australia. This expansion builds on a recent memorandum of understanding...
Syensqo to Debut at Semicon Taiwan 2024: Week in Brief: 9/6/24
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 6, 2024 — Quanta Computer Inc., solution provider in cloud computing, has made a $20 million three-tranche investment in Vuzix Corporation, a supplier of smart glasses and AR technology, to support and expand Vuzix’s waveguide production capabilities...
Project DIPOOL Yields Updated Laser Blanking System
AACHEN, Germany, Sept. 5, 2024 — In modern production processes, especially in the automotive industry, blanks from coils need to be cut precisely and efficiently. As the requirements for these cuts become more and more demanding, traditional methods like punching are reaching...
Jenoptik Extends CEO Contract: People in the News: 9/4/24
JENA, Germany, Sept. 4, 2024 — Jenoptik, a photonics group, has extended Stefan Traeger’s contract as its CEO. The extension will come into effect July 2025 and will run until June 30, 2028. Traeger has acted as Jenoptik’s president and CEO since 2017 and also...
Fraunhofer HHI Develops Nanosecond Laser Process for Space Parts
BERLIN, Sept. 3, 2024 — The Fraunhofer Heinrich-Hertz-Institut (HHI) has developed a procedure using reactive gas-assisted nanosecond laser processing on aluminum alloys to produce a sample electronic box for spacecrafts. The development was made as part of the NanoBLAST...
Fujitsu to Open European All-Photonics Network Lab
KAWASAKI, Japan, Sept. 3, 2024 — Fujitsu Limited, a technology company, plans to establish an open all-photonics network (APN) lab in Düsseldorf, Germany with the aim of popularizing APNs and promote the expansion of the Innovative Optical and Wireless Network (IOWN)...
IPG Photonics Sells Russian Operations
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Sept. 2, 2024 — IPG Photonics has sold its interest in its Russian subsidiary, IRE-Polus, in a sale that marks the finalization of the laser maker's exit from all facilities in Russia following imposed sanctions on trade after the start of the war with Ukraine. IPG...
Leonardo DRS Receives $117M Weapon Sights Order: Week in Brief: 8/30/24
ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 30, 2024 — Leonardo DRS, Inc., a provider of defense technology, has received an order for continued production of its thermal weapon sights for the U.S. Army. Valued at $117 million, the production order was made under the current Family of Weapon Sights...
VividQ Secures $7.5M to Commercialize Holographic Display Tech
LONDON, Aug. 30, 2024 — VividQ, a developer of computational holography display technology, has announced the completion of an additional $7.5 million in Series A funding, bringing the company’s total funding to over $30 million. The funding supports the...
Mynaric Makes Leadership Position Changes, Cites Production Struggles
MUNICH, Aug. 29, 2024 — Laser communications company Mynaric has terminated Mustafa Veziroglu as CEO and member of the company’s management board with immediate effect. Andreas Reif has been appointed as chief restructuring officer (CRO) and a member of the...
VueReal Taps Vice President: People in the News: 8/28/24
NEW YORK, Aug. 28, 2024 — LIS Technologies Inc., a developer of laser technology, has appointed Junaid Razvi to its executive advisory board as a senior advisor in nuclear energy. Razvi has nearly four decades of experience across scientific, policy, regulatory, and economic...
Optica CEO Liz Rogan Departs Following Congressional Inquiry into Huawei Funding
WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 27, 2024 — Optica’s CEO Elizabeth Rogan and the head of the Optica Foundation, Chad Stark, have left the organization following an investigation into Optica’s ties to Chinese technology company Huawei, according to a report from Bloomberg. A...
SPIE Elects Cather Simpson into Presidential Chain
BELLINGHAM, Washington, Aug. 26, 2024 — Cather Simpson, of the University of Auckland and Orbis Diagnostics, has been elected to serve as the 2025 vice president of SPIE. With her election, Simpson joins the SPIE presidential chain and will serve as president-elect in 2026, and as the...
RPI, Hokkaido University to Collaborate on Semiconductor Development: Week in Brief: 8/23/24
BETHESDA, Md., Aug. 23, 2024 — Lockheed Martin, a defense technology company, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Terran Orbital, a satellite-based aerospace and defense solutions company and member of the Lockheed Martin Ventures investment fund portfolio. Lockheed...
ESMC Breaks Ground on Dresden Fab
DRESDEN, Germany, Aug. 22, 2024 — European Semiconductor Company (ESMC), a joint venture between Taiwan Semiconductor Company (TSMC), Robert Bosch GmbH, Infineon Technologies, and NXP Semiconductor N.V., has broken ground on its first semiconductor fab in Dresden, Germany. During...
LIS Technologies Closes $12M Seed Round
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Aug. 22, 2024 — Laser technology startup LIS Technologies said it has closed an expanded, oversubscribed $11.88 million seed funding round. The company plans to use the funds to advance the construction of a new facility in Oak Ridge for physical test work and...
China Marks Progress on High Energy Photon Source
BEIJING, Aug. 21, 2024 — The construction of the High Energy Photon Source (HEPS) at the Chinese Academy of Sciences has marked a milestone as electron beams with currents exceeding 10mA were successfully stored in the HEPS storage ring. The achievement signifies the...
IPG Photonics CTO Retires: People in the News: 8/21/24
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Aug. 21, 2024 — CTO and senior vice president of fiber laser technology company IPG Photonics Alexander Ovtchinnikov will retire from the company effective September 15. Ovtchinnikov will provide certain consulting services to the IPG Photonics per a consulting...
Oxford Ionics Expands to U.S. with Colorado Office
OXFORD, England, Aug. 20, 2024 — Oxford Ionics, a developer of trapped-ion quantum computing, has opened its first international office in Boulder, Colorado. With rising demand for quantum computers, the new office will serve as a critical base for its expansion into North America....
Academic Collaboration to Advance Ultrahigh-Power Applications
BERLIN, Aug. 16, 2024 — The Ferdinand-Braun-Institut (FBH) and the University of Glasgow are deepening their existing collaboration in ultra-high-power photonic applications and academic exchange programs. To strengthen the partnership between both institutions, Paul...
Microchip, Acacia Collaborate on Tb-Scale Interconnect Systems: Week in Brief: 8/16/24
SHANGHAI, Aug. 16, 2024 — Microchip Technology Inc., a provider of embedded control and processing solutions, has entered into a collaboration with Acacia, a developer of coherent optical interconnects, to demonstrate the fourth generation of interoperability between...
Installation Wraps on Corning and L3Harris' Jointly-Devloped Rubin Observatory Mirror
CORNING, N.Y., Aug. 15, 2024 — Corning Inc. and L3Harris Technologies have successfully installed a jointly produced 11 ft-wide, 1500 lb glass mirror onto the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile. The mirror is the largest convex mirror currently in operation. The Rubin Observatory...
Nanusens Adds to Board: People in the News: 8/14/24
SAXONBURG, Pa., Aug. 14, 2024 — Walter R. Bashaw II, president of laser and materials company Coherent Corp. has resigned from his position within the company, effective immediately. The resignation comes as Coherent made changes to its leadership structure, which has eliminated...

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