Photonics project targets under-representation of women in STEM
18 June 2019
A European project is targeting the underrepresentation of women in photonics, science and engineering fields through organising events in 10 countries across Europe
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Benno Oderkerk, president of EPIC welcoming Christian Bosshard (left) and Samuel Bucourt (right) to the EPIC board at EPIC board meeting in Torino in February 2019
EPIC welcomes new board members
12 June 2019
Christian Bosshard, vice president of CSEM, and Samuel Bucourt, CEO of Imagine Optic, will be joining the board of directors of European Photonics Industry Consortium
UK supermarket invests £17m in photonics-enabled vertical farming
11 June 2019
UK supermarket Ocado has invested £17 million in vertical farming, by acquiring a major stake in Europe's largest vertical farm and establishing a joint venture with two vertical farming companies
Innoviz's second funding round secures $170m for solid-state lidar
11 June 2019
Innoviz Technologies, maker of solid-state lidar sensors and perception software, has closed its series c funding round with $170 million, bringing the total raised to $252 million
Innovation Award finalists announced
4 June 2019
The award recognises technology that could advance areas such as manufacturing, imaging and biophotonics
Fuelling innovation
4 June 2019
Ahead of the Innovation award that will be presented at Laser World of Photonics, Jessica Rowbury talks technology development with Dr Jonathan Blackburn of welding research and technology specialist, TWI
Project seeks to increase uptake of large-scale AM
3 June 2019
An ongoing collaborative project is looking to drive the adoption of large-scale metal additive manufacturing
Thorlabs acquires Cirtemo for 'unique' optical technologies
2 May 2019
Thorlabs has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Columbia-based Cirtemo, allowing Thorlabs to add two 'unique' technologies to its portfolio
Micro-scaffolds printed by Microlight3D's two-photon polymerisation
Microlight3D acquires microprinting company
17 April 2019
Microlight3D, a manufacturer of 3D microprinting systems, has bought French firm Smart Force Technologies to extend its product portfolio to include 2D microprinting
Coherent CEO John Ambroseo announces retirement
16 April 2019
John Ambroseo has announced that he will retire as CEO of laser manufacturer Coherent by April 2021, after nearly 17 years in the position
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