Societies and Associations

ASCB is an inclusive, international community of biologists studying the cell, the fundamental unit of life. We are dedicated to advancing scientific discovery, advocating sound research policies,...

A scientific organization dedicated to facilitating research, education and high standards of clinical care in the field of medical laser applications. Provides a forum for the exchange of scientific...

A scientific organization whose objective is to promote original research in photobiology; to facilitate the integration of different disciplines in the study of photobiology; to promote the...

A scientific association with a mission to advance knowledge and improve understanding of mapping sciences; and to promote the applications of photogrammetry, remote sensing, GIS and supporting...

Owner and manager of The International Manufacturing Technology show that includes laser cutting systems and lasers used in measurement and quality assurance.

An organization dedicated to promoting and advancing science, technology and business opportunities for the precision optics industrial base.

A nonprofit professional organization dedicated to the growth of the optics industry throughout Arizona. A regional cluster of optics-related businesses, organizations and institutions with open...

An organization whose mission is to encourage and assist research, training, publication and dissemination of knowledge in vision and ophthalmology.

A national organization of the optics and optoelectronics trade as well as a social economic entity with legal person status, including subdivisions such as laser, infrared, optic and optoelectronic...

Brings together optic and optical engineering scientists, engineers, educators and business leaders. The membership totals more than 3000 individuals, approximately 600 members reside outside China.

An association that, for purposes of development of information and communications technologies, improves business environment, creates business opportunities, undertakes industry's common issues,...

A resource for business development assistance and information. A marketing partnership among state government and the utility industry.

Provides product development services, LED measurement services and LED measurement products. Delivers solutions to interdisciplinary optical product development challenges ranging from component and...

A society that fosters the growth of applied optics and photonics through cooperation with industry and university researchers.

An organization providing conferences, publications, workshops and general services to physicists.

A professional fiber optics society promoting education, certification and standards. Offers certification of technicians, approval of training organizations and a train-the-trainer program for...

A nonprofit organization holding conferences and seminars for the graphic communications industry.

Technical professional society providing information on areas ranging from aerospace, computers and telecommunications to biomedicine, electric power and consumer electronics. Fosters technological...

Professional society for engineers and scientists whose area of specialization is lasers and electro-optics, field of interest covers research, development, design, manufacture, and implementation...

A society dedicated to advancing the art, science and practice of illumination through the dissemination of information and the development of lighting standards.

A nonprofit organization for the telecommunications industry.

An international not-for-profit trade association that represents the $22 billion HDD industry and its infrastructure. Founded in 1986, IDEMA provides more than 500 corporate and individual members...

An association dedicated to promoting the interests of hologram manufacturers worldwide; and to assist customers to achieve security, packaging, graphic and other objectives through the efficient use...

A professional organization whose purpose is to advance and promote the professional application of laser display by maintaining standards of safety performance, fostering the development of new...

A trade association promoting robotics through trade shows, video, publications, workshops and in-house training seminars. Sponsors the biennial Automate Show, annual National Robot Safety...

An international nonprofit technical, scientific and educational society that enhances the capabilities of automation professionals by publishing journals, books and standards, and by developing and...

Provides microtechnology business networking and technology marketing expertise. IVAM's main goal is to connect professionals in the high-tech industries and support them in bringing innovative...

An international scientific and technical organization uniting researchers, developers, manufacturers and users of lasers. Promotes information exchanges in the laser field, aids in establishing...

A society promoting interdisciplinary, goal-oriented research on materials of technological importance. Sponsors meetings, conferences and symposia in April and November each year. Members are...

A community of individuals professionally committed to the medical device and other medical technology industry segments united by the belief that innovation and advances in technology lead to...

An organization dedicated to the promotion and advancement of the knowledge of the science and practice of all microscopical imaging, analysis and diffraction techniques useful for elucidating the...

A nonprofit industry organization sponsoring monthly dinner meetings and an annual trade show, FiberFest. Also awards annual scholarships to students studying fiber optics.

NextCorps is a nonprofit organization that provides various services, including technology commercialization for very-early-stage opportunities, business incubation for high-growth-potential startups.

Uniting 270,000 professionals from 177 countries, OSA brings the optics community together. Since 1916, OSA has advanced the common interests of the field, providing educational resources to...

An association established to promote all activities related to enhancement of photonics in education and training, research and development, manufacturing and industry, and to seek synergies among...

Photonics Bretagne is a photonics innovation hub gathering a business cluster and a research and transfer organization (RTO), formerly known as Perfos, in the same organization. The platform develops...

The Photonics Center Oy was founded in June 2021 and serves as an operating environment for photonics, accelerating the creation of new companies in Joensuu. At the same time, it serves companies...

The portal for the Photonics community in the Netherlands. Photonics is now being recognized as a key technology for the 21st century and especially in Europe by the European Commission and in the...

Sponsors the Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy (Pittcon), an annual exposition of scientific instrumentation and laboratory equipment and a technical conference in the area...

A nonprofit organization whose mission is to accelerate the economic development of the optics and photonics industry of the Province of Quebec.

The Royal Microscopical Society - at the forefront of microscopy since 1839 The RMS is dedicated to furthering the science of microscopy. It does that through a wide range of activities that support...

An economic development agency that offers support and development to existing businesses and helps get new businesses underway.

A trade association whose members include universities and companies allowing networking, partnerships, technology transfer, lobbying, marketing assistance and provision of information for and about...

A professional society that represents the interests and goals of those who work with and whose work is affected by the rapidly changing world of imaging informatics in medicine.

A professional society committed to the presentation, exchange and preservation of ideas and technologies in the field of information display. Publishes Information Display Magazine, monthly Journal...

A professional society of scientists, engineers, manufacturers, suppliers and vendors engaged in vacuum coating technology. The Society holds an annual conference, education program and exhibit. Also...

An association providing technical information for the spectroscopy industry.

SPIE organizes dozens of conferences annually, including SPIE Photonics West and SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing. The SPIE Digital Library houses over 450,000 research papers in cutting-edge...

A private, nonprofit corporation funded by the City of Tucson, Pima County, Town of Marana, Town of Oro Valley, City of Benson, Pascua Yaqui Tribe, and private sector investment. Serves as the...

An organization that provides information on federal export assistance programs and sources of market research to help US businesses expand exports.