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Teledyne FLIR Defense Awarded $249M IDIQ Contract: Week in Brief: 4/19/24
BOSTON, April 19, 2024 — Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, has been awarded an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract worth up to $249 million by the U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command for its Organic Precision Fires-Light (OPF-L) program. Teledyne FLIR will deliver the first 127 loitering munition systems to the Marines for test and evaluation later this summer. The contract has a five-year performance period with a three-year option. The OPF-L program, which uses
CEOs Call for $4.6 billion to Bolster Europe’s PIC Supply Chain
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands, Nov. 15, 2023 — Leaders from eight of Europe’s largest integrated photonics companies have presented plans to the European Commission to build a resilient European supply chain for photonic integrated circuits (PICs). The plan, presented to Thomas Skordas,...
European Commission Approves $8.7B to Boost Microelectronics
BRUSSELS, June 20, 2023 — Leaders from across Europe’s photonics industry will join an Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) focused on the development of microelectronics and communications technologies (ME/CT). The European Commission (EC) approved...
ESA Enlists Thales Alenia Space, Partners for Space-based Quantum Project
CANNES, France, Jan. 24, 2023 — Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales and Leonardo, has signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to lead the TeQuantS (technological development for space-based quantum resource distribution) project. TeQuantS is aimed at...
Quantum Cryptography Satellite Gets 2024 Launch Date
LUXEMBOURG, Sept. 26, 2022 — A consortium of 20 European companies led by Luxembourg-based satellite telecommunications network provider SES SA, with support from the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Commission, will design, develop, launch, and operate a satellite...
Europe Launches Lithium Niobate Photonics Initiative
NEUCHÂTEL, Switzerland, Feb. 15, 2022 — The ELENA project (“European electro-optic and nonlinear PIC platform based on lithium niobate”), a part of the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 program, held its kickoff meeting Feb. 10 and 11. ELENA seeks to develop what it...
EU Biophotonics Workshop Aims to Make Medical Devices More Reliable
BRUSSELS, Aug. 1, 2019 — A Sept. 12 biophotonics workshop in Brussels looks to improve health care by sharing insights on how to make medical devices more reliable. Hosted by the European Commission, the workshop will examine the latest developments in clinical diagnostics...
InPulse to Accelerate PIC Development in Europe
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands, Jan. 29, 2019 — InPulse is a pilot project that will offer access to the latest production technology for photonic integrated circuits (PICs) based on indium phosphide to startups with promising ideas, but no access to PIC manufacturing facilities. The pilot...
European Initiative Fosters Quantum Technologies
VIENNA, Oct. 29, 2018 — The European Commission announced the first winners of the Quantum Flagship today. The €1 billion ($1.1 billion) funding initiative will support large-scale and long-term research and innovation projects directed at transferring quantum physics...
IIT Researchers Develop Disaster Response Robot
GENOA, Italy, Sept. 4, 2018 — Researchers at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) have completed the development, assembly, and testing of the Centauro disaster response robot, a centaur-like device consisting of a four-legged base and an anthropomorphic upper body. The...
University of Bath Receives €4M EU Award for Photovoltaic Initiatives
BATH, England, July 3, 2018 — Research and development of a new and potentially low-cost class of solar materials has been given €4 million ($4.6 million) in funding by the European Commission with the establishment of a new research training network led by the University...
Collaboration Lauded at Photonics21 Annual Meeting
BRUSSELS, April 3, 2018 — The European Commission’s new director of digital industry, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology Lucilla Sioli, described the Photonics Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Photonics21 platform as “one of...
European Space Imaging Awarded EU Satellite Service Supply Contract
MUNICH, March 1, 2017 — European Space Imaging GmbH has signed a multi-year framework supply contract with the European Commission for the provision of very high-resolution (VHR) satellite data and associated services in support of the European Union’s (EU) Common...
Solving the PIC Packaging Dilemma
Jan 19, 2017 — Since the European Commission identified photonics as one of the drivers of the industrial transformation of Europe, significant investments have been earmarked for advancing photonic integrated circuits (PICs). In this context, the region has...
European Commission to Fund LJMU’s LIFE Laser Fence Project
DELFT, Netherlands, Oct. 28, 2016 — The European Commission has agreed to fund $1.78 million for the LIFE Laser Fence project, a collaboration between Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU), the Bird Control Group and partners in the U.K. and Spain. The LIFE Laser Fence is a humane...
Pilot Line Underscores Untapped Potential of Mid-IR Spectroscopy
Oct 24, 2016 — Less than a year after the development stage launch of three photonic pilot lines funded by the European Commission, one of these lines is set to provide open industry access to novel spectrometers operating in the mid-IR range: MIRPHAB...
EU Invests €35M in 3 Photonics Pilot Manufacturing Lines
BRUSSELS, Belgium, Feb. 22, 2016 — The European Commission’s Photonics Public Private Partnership (PPP) has launched three advanced pilot lines to help subject matter experts move photonics technologies from the lab into markets. Focused on health applications, flexible organic...
Continuing Education for the Future of Photonics
Dec 17, 2015 — Eastern Europe, like many other regions, is putting great thought and effort into producing the next generation of photonics and optics researchers and engineers. Countries including Romania are working hard to keep up with the growing demand for...
France: A Top Competitor in Optics, Photonics
Sep 14, 2015 — The industry is flourishing in France with the growth of solar and other energy markets, innovations in research and development, and promotion of optics and photonics across the nation. These and numerous other initiatives are priming France to...
First Light Imaging Wins EC Grant to Develop IR Camera
MEYREUIL, France, April 8, 2015 — First Light Imaging SAS will use a grant from the European Commission to finalize development of an ultrafast, low-noise IR camera for use in astronomy, medical imagery, industry and defense. The company is one of six small and medium French...
Element Six Joins EU Disk-Laser Development Project
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 17, 2014 — Element Six has been chosen to help develop a new ultrafast-pulse disk laser for the European Commission’s Seventh Framework Program for Research and Technological Development. The supermaterials company will be part of a multinational team...
Diode Lasers Break into New Wavelengths, New Applications
Sep 5, 2014 — New wavelengths, new production technologies and microassembly are all expected to help extend the reach of diode lasers in the future. The field of diode lasers is a dynamic, fast-developing area, enabling new applications to emerge continuously....
Nanoscale Features Used to Color Plastics
KONGENS LYNGBY, Denmark, July 31, 2014 — Nanoscale structures could one day take the place of dyes in the production of colored plastics. A team from the Technical University of Denmark has found a more environmentally friendly way to produce such plastics, using the shapes of materials...
Hungarian Attosecond Laser Facility Gets EU Funding
BRUSSELS, May 28 2014 — The European Commission recently approved € 111 million (about $150 million) to build an attosecond laser research complex in Hungary. This will be the third of four parts in a pan-European laser research hub dubbed Extreme Light Infrastructure...
Test Environment Planned for Next-Generation Devices
CORK, Ireland, May 12, 2014 — A new test environment is being planned to facilitate the creation of next-generation photonic and electronic devices. A team of researchers from throughout Europe is working to develop the simulation environment as part of a three-year project...
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