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Chromacity, Heriot-Watt Collaborate on Research, Commercialization Initiatives
EDINBURGH, Scotland, Dec. 28, 2020 — Ultrafast laser manufacturer Chromacity and Heriot-Watt University have formalized a five-year partnership, enhancing the collaborators’ existing relationship. The agreement positions Chromacity to commercialize Heriot-Watt-led academic research in laser-related photonics, according to a shared press release. Joint funding applications, research projects, and technology licensing agreements are among the areas the partnership will help to explore and develop. Heriot-Watt will
ROHM, UAES Open SiC Joint Laboratory
SHANGHAI, DEC. 24, 2020 — Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturer ROHM and automotive manufacturer United Automotive Electronic Systems (UAES) have partnered on the establishment of a joint laboratory for silicon carbide (SiC) technology. The facility, located in...
Harting Names UK Managing Director
NORTHAMPTON, England, Dec. 23, 2020 — Simon Asbury will serve as managing director at HARTING Ltd. beginning in January 2021. Asbury succeeds Peter Hannon, who announced his retirement earlier this year. Asbury has held the position of director of sales and marketing since 2018. He...
Aixtron Appoints CFO
HERZOGENRATH, Germany, Dec. 23, 2020, — The supervisory board of AIXTRON SE, a provider of photonics technology solutions, including for electronic and optoelectronic applications, appointed Christian Danninger CFO, effective July 1, 2021. Danninger additionally joins the company’s...
VASCOVID Project Seeks to Improve Patient Care
BARCELONA, Spain, Dec. 23, 2020 — A newly launched project, VASCOVID, has been selected as one of 23 initiatives from the EU’s recent call for coronavirus research projects. Led by professor Turgut Durduran and the medical optics group at ICFO, VASCOVID seeks to develop a...
Samsung Biologics Names John Rim President and CEO
INCHEON, South Korea, Dec. 22, 2020 — Samsung Biologics named John Rim as its president and CEO effectively immediately. Since 2018, he has served as executive vice president at Samsung Biologics. Previously Rim worked for Genentech/Roche in a variety of senior global leadership roles....
IOWN GF Appoints Per Beming to Board of Directors
WAKEFIELD, Mass., Dec. 21, 2020 — Innovative Optical and Wireless Global Forum (IOWN GF) appointed Per Beming, who is vice president and head of standards and industry initiatives at Ericsson, to its board of directors. The appointment brings IOWN GF’s total board membership...
MassBridge Program Prepares Workforce for Advanced Manufacturing Jobs
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 21, 2020 — MIT, the commonwealth of Mass., and state community colleges and agencies are collaborating on the MassBridge program. The grant-funded initiative aims to prepare workers for stable, high-paying jobs in advanced manufacturing by creating a...
Micro-LAM Acquires 603OPTX
PORTAGE, Mich., Dec. 18, 2020 — Micro-LAM, a manufacturer of laser-assisted machining systems for ultraprecise CNC machining, has acquired optical fabrication company 603OPTX, fabricators of precision optical components. The acquisition expands R&D, prototyping, and...
Partnership to Launch SYLOS3 Laser System
VILNIUS, Lithuania, Dec. 17, 2020 — The Extreme Light Infrastructure Attosecond Light Pulse Source (ELI-ALPS) facility, a European research center aimed at providing the international research community with exceptional laser pulses and secondary sources, and a consortium between...
Materials Company Trinseo Acquiring Arkema’s PMMA Business
BERWYN, Pa., Dec. 16, 2020 — Trinseo, a manufacturer of plastics, latex binders, and synthetic rubber, entered into a binding agreement with Arkema SA, a manufacturer of specialty chemicals, including those for coatings solutions, to acquire Arkema’s polymethyl...
PODIUM Consortium Will Develop Integrated Photonics Solution
NIJMEGEN, Netherlands, Dec. 15, 2020 — Chip Integration Technology Center (CITC), Tegema, Physik Instrumente (PI), and PHIZ announced a photonics assembly consortium called PODIUM (PIC Open Development Infrastructure for Universal Markets). The consortium is funded by PhotonDelta and...
COBO Launches Co-Packaged Optics Working Group
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 11, 2020 — The Consortium for On-Board Optics (COBO) announced the creation of the Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) Working Group. CPO will develop technical guidance and standards for implementations, encouraging the adoption of co-packaged optics. The effort focuses...
Jenoptik Expands Production Capacity
JENA, Germany, Dec. 10, 2020 — Jenoptik’s facility in Jupiter, Fla., expanded its production capacity with the addition of a new Class 5 cleanroom and an expanded production area, as well as new equipment. The cleanroom is equipped with advanced molecular filtration...
Megagrant Fuels Nanophotonics Research at MIPT Center for Photonics and 2D Materials
MOSCOW, Dec. 10, 2020 — The Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology’s Center for Photonics and 2D Materials was among the winners of eight megagrants authorized by the government of the Russian Federation. The funding will go toward research on advanced...
Compound Photonics Announces Opening of MicroLED Innovation Acceleration Center
CHANDLER, Ariz., Dec. 8, 2020 — Compound Photonics announced the opening of a microLED innovation acceleration center. According to a press release, the facility will establish the first known fab in the world dedicated to accelerating the time-to-market of sub-5-μm-pixel...
Initiative Announces $32M in Funding for Biomedical Imaging
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Dec. 8, 2020 — The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced nearly $32 million in funding for biomedical imaging research, technology development, and the BioImaging North America international network of bioimaging facilities and communities. Being distributed...
ZEISS Strengthens Microscopy Business with arivis AG Investment
JENA, Germany, Dec. 7, 2020 — ZEISS acquired a majority stake in the imaging business of arivis AG, a German developer and designer of software for visualization and analysis of 2D, 3D, and 4D image data. The investment supports research pursuits in ZEISS’ microscopy...
A3 Postpones Automate until 2022
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec. 4, 2020 — The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) announced it will postpone the Automate show until June 6-9, 2022. The show will take place at the TCF Center in Detroit, Mich. A3 additionally announced its plans to launch “Automate...
Plasma-Therm Acquires OEM Group’s Dry Process Equipment Business
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Dec. 3, 2020 — Plasma-Therm announced its acquisition of OEM Group’s dry process equipment business. With the acquisition, Plasma-Therm has acquired all original OEM licenses and intellectual property rights for SFI Endeavor, AG Heatpulse, MRC Eclipse, and...
Luna Innovations Acquires OptaSense
ROANOKE, Va., Dec. 3, 2020 — Luna Innovations Inc. has acquired OptaSense Holdings Ltd., a QinetiQ company, for £29 million (just over $39 million) in a cash transaction. OptaSense specializes in fiber optic distributed monitoring solutions for pipelines, oilfield...
Photron Limited Acquires Photonic Lattice Inc.
TOKYO, Dec. 3, 2020 — Photron Limited, a developer of high-speed imaging technology and subsidiary of the Imagica Group, has acquired all shares of Photonic Lattice Inc. Photonic Lattice develops photonic crystal technologies and solutions for optical telecommunications...
CRIMSON Project Aims to Develop Next-Gen Microscope
MILAN, Dec. 3, 2020 — Researchers this week began work on the CRIMSON project, an effort to develop advanced laser-based coherent Raman scattering microscopy. The transdisciplinary, transnational project aims to develop and introduce a tool capable of creating...
LASER COMPONENTS Detector Group Opens Facility
CHANLDER, Ariz., Dec. 3, 2020 — LASER COMPONENTS Detector Group opened its new 29,000-sq-ft facility in Chandler, Ariz. The Phoenix-area facility features cleanrooms optimized to ensure safe materials transfer and strict particle control; floor, workstation, and cleanroom clothing...
AIM Photonics to Lead $19M DARPA-Funded Photonics Program
ALBANY, N.Y., Dec. 2, 2020 — AIM Photonics (American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics), part of NY CREATES, announced $19 million in research program awards for advanced integrated photonics research projects. The awards are under the Defense Advanced Research...

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