Jenoptik has appointed three international executives to its executive management board, effective immediately

Construction has begun on a new £8 million electronics and photonics research centre in Torbay, in the South West of England

SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has announced that Kent Rochford will become the organisation’s new CEO. Eugene Arthurs will retire on 2 June.

Optoelectronic component manufacturer II‐VI has announced its intent to acquire CoAdna, a manufacturer of optical components, for approximately $85 million in cash

Rockley Photonics, a fabless supplier of silicon photonics chipsets, IP, and design for high volume optics applications, has raised $40 million in a recent funding round that will enable it to expand its design and production platform

Photonics manufacturer Lumentum is set to acquire the outstanding common stock of another optical component manufacturer, Oclaro, for approximately $1.7 billion in cash and stock in the second half of 2018

An innovation hub designed to help SMEs become intelligent digital businesses by taking advantage of photonics-based technologies looks set to create 750 new hi-tech jobs over the next four years, having secured €10 million from the EU’s H2020 programme

Sensors for robotic - or autonomous - vehicles will become 'industries of their own,' which are set to experience impressive growth rates, according to recent analysis by Yole Développement (Yole)

The worldwide value of indoor LED-based signage and professional displays is set to reach $43.2 billion in 2027, after hitting $21 billion last year (2017), according to a new market report by Electronicast Consultants

The European Photonics Industry Consortium (EPIC) has partnered with the Russian Laser Association (LAS) to help encourage cooperation between the consortiums and its members