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Bridger Photonics’ Aerial Lidar Technology Secures DOE Program Funding
BOZEMAN, Mont., Sept. 22, 2020 — The U.S. Department of Energy is awarding Bridger Photonics, a developer of ladar and lidar imaging products and technologies, $4.57 million from the department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) SCALEUP program. The award supports Bridger’s development and commercialization of lidar for aerial methane detection technology following an initial round of company funding in 2015. Bridger has introduced its gas mapping lidar (GML) technology for the
InfraTec Expands Primary Facility
DRESDEN, Germany, Sept. 22, 2020 — To meet rising demand for sensor products and detectors, InfraTec has expanded its production complex with a €10 million investment. The company has added cleanrooms for production, with particular focus to enhancing its facilities and...
Inrad Optics Receives SBIR Phase I Funding to Develop Pixelated Stilbene Arrays
NORTHVALE, N.J., Sept. 22, 2020 — Crystalline materials and optical components manufacturer Inrad Optics has received a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award from the U.S. Department of Energy in support of its development of neutron imaging technology. The award...
Fraunhofer Leads £10M Effort to Advance Quantum Tech
GLASGOW, Scotland, Sept. 21, 2020 — In a project named QT Assemble, Fraunhofer’s Centre for Applied Photonics (CAP) is leading a collaborative effort to make quantum technology easier to adopt. The project aims to address the challenges of size, weight, power, and reliability...
PAN-European Network Will Connect Innovation Hubs, Laser-Based Manufacturing Experts
O PORRIÑO, Spain, Sept. 21, 2020 — A new initiative aims to connect digital innovators in Europe with experts in laser-based manufacturing. Called PULSATE, the project formally brings together a consortium of competency centers with high-level expertise in laser-based advanced and...
ZEISS-Led Program Creates Cataract Treatment Teams in China
JINAN, China, Sept. 18, 2020 — ZEISS has launched the “Vision in County” Cataract Development Program in China. The program aims to strengthen the building of a grassroots professional ophthalmic team that promotes high-quality eye care and access to cataract surgery...
Busch Microsystems Expands US Presence with JP Sercel Partnership
LANGENLONSHEIM, Germany, Sept. 17, 2020 — Busch Microsystems, a designer and manufacturer of high-precision motion control systems, has partnered with technical consulting company JP Sercel TBC to expand its global presence in the U.S. Busch and JP Sercel will together provide...
Seeing Through Joyce’s Eyes
MONTREAL, Sept. 17, 2020 — If you want to eat an elephant, conventional advice says to start with the first bite. To build a robot equipped with superhuman vision, ImmerVision says to start with the head. Meet Joyce, a humanoid robot that has been under development for...
Private Equity Firm Artemis Capital Partners Acquires Omega Optical
BRATTLEBORO, Vt., Sept. 16, 2020 — Boston-based private equity firm Artemis Capital Partners has acquired Omega Optical, developers of custom precision thin-film filters and optical coatings. Omega becomes the first company of Artemis’ Optical Technology platform. The existing...
SCHOTT AG Appoints Managing Director for India
JAMBUSAR, India, Sept. 16, 2020 — Glass and technology group SCHOTT AG has announced that Pawan Kumar Shukla will serve as its new managing director for SCHOTT Glass India. Shukla previously served as president of operations at Surya Roshni Ltd., an Indian multinational manufacturer...
The Optical Society Elects Lipson 2021 Vice President
WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 15, 2020 — Members of The Optical Society (OSA) have elected Michal Lipson, the Eugene Higgins Professor at Columbia University and pioneer in the field of silicon photonics, the society’s 2021 vice president. As part of OSA’s presidential chain,...
SunDensity’s Photonic Smart Coating Technology Takes Top Prize at Luminate NY’s Finals Competition
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 15, 2020 — SunDensity, a developer of photonic smart coatings (PSC) technology, has earned $1 million in funding as the winner of the third cohort of the Luminate NY Program’s Innovation Finals Competition. All Luminate third-cohort winners, highlighted...
Coherent Solutions Is Now Quantifi Photonics
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Sept. 15, 2020 — Optical communications and test and measurement company Coherent Solutions has announced a new name. The company is now operating as Quantifi Photonics. The new name and brand, says the company, effective as of Sept. 15, supports its growth in new...
Avantes Appoints New CEO
APELDOORN, Netherlands, Sept. 14, 2020 — Avantes BV has appointed Pierre Warffemius CEO. Warffemius previously served as CEO of SynCo Bio Partners. Outgoing CEO Benno Oderkerk, who is one of the company’s founders, will now serve in an advisory role. Avantes is a developer and...
Laser Systems Developer Fotona Purchases A.R.C. Laser’s Dental Division
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia, Sept. 14, 2020 — Fotona d.o.o. has acquired A.R.C. Laser GmbH’s dental division. The acquisition encompasses Fotona’s purchase of the Fox III and Fox IV laser systems, as well as the EmunDo photothermal therapy (PTT) system and all A.R.C. medical...
Luminate NY Innovation Finals Showcase Range and Depth of Photonic Innovation
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 11, 2020 — For the first time, Luminate NY is holding its Innovation Finals Competition in a virtual format, at an event on the opening day of The Optical Society’s (OSA) Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science Conference (FiO + LS) Sept. 14-17. Finalists...
Quntao Zhuang Receives DARPA Young Faculty Award
TUCSON, Ariz., Sept. 11, 2020 — Quntao Zhuang, an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the James C. Wyant School of Optical Sciences, has received a 2020 Young Faculty Award from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency...
Bruker Corp. Appoints Bonnie H. Anderson to Board of Directors
BILLERICA, Mass., Sept. 10, 2020 — Bruker Corp. has appointed Bonnie H. Anderson to its board of directors. Anderson is co-founder, chairman of the board, and CEO of Veracyte, a global genomic diagnostics company. Anderson spent 18 years at Beckman Coulter in leadership positions...
EXFO to Acquire InOpticals
QUEBEC CITY, Sept. 10, 2020 — EXFO Inc., a provider of test and service assurance solutions for wire-line and wireless network operators and equipment manufacturers, including those for the installation, management, and maintenance of converged, IP-fixed, and mobile networks,...
Next VISION Stuttgart to Take Place in October 2021
STUTTGART, Germany, Sept. 9, 2020 — The next VISION conference will take place Oct. 5-7, 2021. The new date in the odd year — in parallel with Motek — will be retained in the long term. According to Florian Niethammer, team director and project manager for VISION at Messe...
Purdue Team Patents Atomically Thin Material
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Sept. 9, 2020 — A team from Purdue University has received a patent for a 2D nanomaterial that has potential for use in nanoelectronics, quantum devices, and infrared technology used in national defense tools and biochemical sensors. The material is derived from...
Strathclyde-Led LITECS Program Takes Aim at Gas Turbine Engine Emissions
GLASGOW, Scotland, Sept. 9, 2020 — The University of Strathclyde announced it is heading an £8 million research program to reduce the environmental impact of power-generating gas turbine engines (GTEs), such as those used in aviation. The Laser Imaging of Turbine Engine...
PhotoniCare Announces Over $7M in Funding
CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Sept. 7, 2020 — PhotoniCare Inc. has announced it is receiving more than $7 million in funding to commercially expand its ear imaging technology, TOMi Scope. The company, which provides diagnostic tools for the health care industry, has been awarded more than $5...
Allegro MicroSystems Acquires Lidar/Ladar System Developer Voxtel
MANCHESTER, N.H., Sept. 4, 2020 — Allegro MicroSystems, a developer of sensing and semiconductor technology, has acquired Voxtel Inc. Voxtel, located in Beaverton, Ore., specializes in research and delivery of electro-optical devices and laser detection and radar (ladar) systems....
Quantum Application Lab Opens in Erfut
ERFUT, Germany, Sept. 3, 2020 — Fraunhofer has opened a quantum application laboratory in Erfut, funded by the Thuringian Ministry of Economics, Science and Digital Society. The lab offers space and equipment for research and development work, production, tests, and offices. Part...

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