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Laser-Based Gas Analyzer Developed to Detect Air Pollution
DUESSELDORF, Germany, April 29, 2024 — Researchers from Photonics21, a European technology platform with the goal of uniting photonics industries and relevant research and development stakeholders throughout Europe, have developed a miniature hyperspectral optics-based air quality monitoring system. Called PASSEPARTOUT, the €6.9 million ($7.4 million) E.U.-funded project uses laser technology to detect the smallest amount of toxic gases in large, densely populated regions. The World Health Organization estimates that 4.2
Immervision Transitions CEO; Lumileds Names CFO: People in the News: 11/22/23
MONTREAL — Vision and imaging company Immervision has appointed Michel Van Maercke as CEO, replacing Pascale Nini, who will transition to executive chairwoman. Van Maercke held the same position at Silex in 2018 and was executive director at Trimble Transport...
3 Quantum Startups Receive Cash Injections
GARCHING, Germany, July 8, 2022 — Quantum computing startup planqc closed a financing round of €4.6 million ($4.67 million) led by UVC Partners and Speedinvest. With the funding, planqc will develop a highly scalable quantum computer operating at room temperature and based on...
Lutz Aschke Elected President of Photonics21
DUSSELDORF, Germany, Jan. 21, 2022 — Lutz Aschke, managing director of the Mahr Group, has been elected president of Photonics21. The board of stakeholders of the European technology platform for photonics also elected two members to its executive board. Eric Belhaire will serve as...
EMVA’s Berndt Elected to Photonics21 Board
BRUSSELS, Feb. 7, 2019 — As a member of the European Machine Vision Association’s board of directors, Dirk Berndt was recently elected to the Photonics21 board of stakeholders. The board of stakeholders is the main decision-making body of the European technology platform...
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...
Photonics21 Releases Industry Report for EU FP9 Funding
DEUSSELDORF, Germany, Feb. 23, 2018 — European business organization Photonics21 has released an industry report that details what could be achieved by 2030 if the photonics sector continues to remain a key funding priority by the European Union in Framework Program 9. The paper was...
Europe Emerges as Major Player in Imaging
Sep 29, 2017 — Imaging technology and systems are moving into a top spot in the photonics market. This trend is the result of rising demand for advanced health and wellness treatments and noninvasive medical procedures, as well as megatrends in industrial...
ICO Elects Ramponi as President
TOKYO, Aug. 30, 2017 — Roberta Ramponi, director of Italy’s Instituto di Fotonica e Nanotechnolgie, has been elected as the new president of the International Commission for Optics (ICO), the international body representing the global optics and photonics community....
Photonics21 PPP Annual Meeting Highlights Growth, Potential
BRUSSELS, April 11, 2017 — Photonics21's Photonics Public Private Partnership (PPP) Annual Meeting highlighted its partnership with the European Commission and its solid growth above global GDP. Taking place at Le Plaza Hotel in Brussels, the meeting welcomed incoming...
Photonics21 Announces Next Annual Meeting
DÜSSELDORF, Germany, Oct. 24, 2016 — Photonics21 has announced that the 2017 Photonics Public Private Partnership Annual Meeting has been scheduled for the March 28 and 29 in Brussels. Photonics21 is a European technology platform representing the photonics community of industry and...
Toptica to Support Life Sciences Laser Miniaturization Project
MUNICH, Germany, April 25, 2016 — Toptica Photonics AG said it will provide semiconductor laser sources and integration services to PIX4life, a pilot line focused on the development of a compact, fully integrated photonics device to replace the bulky and expensive optical systems...
Photonics PPP General Assembly Cites Crucial Role of Photonics in Digitization
BRUSSELS, March 18, 2016 — The Photonics Public Private Partnership Annual Meeting 2016 gathered more than 370 photonics experts from industry, research organizations and politics, making it the most well-attended meeting in its ten-year history. "Photonics is at the heart of...
Photonics21 Holds Elections, Sets Priorities
DUSSELDORF, Germany, Dec. 12, 2014 — The European industry and research association Photonics21 recently carried out membership and priorities votes. Jenoptik CEO Michael Mertin was unanimously re-elected as association president. Meanwhile, professor Dr. Rob Eason of the...
Invest in Photonics to return in October
Jun 9, 2014 — Invest in Photonics, a two-day international business convention focused exclusively on photonics-related venture capital investment, is set to return to Bordeaux, France, on Oct. 9 and 10. The fourth biennial convention brings together industry...
First Horizon 2020 Photonics Projects Open
BRUSSELS, Dec. 12, 2013 — The European Commission presented on Wednesday its first calls for projects under the Horizon 2020 program, the European Union’s seven-year, €80 billion research and innovation program. Those calls include €47 million specifically...
Applications Due Soon for Photonics Innovation Competition
CARDIFF, Wales, Dec. 4, 2013 — Submissions for the Photonics Innovation Village, a competition to encourage the commercialization of optics and photonics research and technology into useful products, are due Dec. 14, SPIE announced recently. Teams must be able to attend Photonics...
Jenoptik CEO Mertin Appointed to German Commission
JENA, Germany, Sept. 19, 2013 — Jenoptik AG CEO Dr. Michael Mertin will join the German government’s commission on corporate governance, effective Sept. 30, the optoelectronics maker said this week. The German Corporate Governance Code Commission reviews standards for...
Mertin Elected VP of Economic Council to the CDU
JENA, Germany, July 1, 2013 — Jenoptik CEO Dr. Michael Mertin has succeeded Dr. h.c. Hermann-Josef Lamberti as vice president of the Economic Council to the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Jenoptik announced recently.
European Groups Appoint Young Ambassador for Photonics Education
BRUSSELS, June 3, 2013 — As a young girl in the Netherlands, Jana Huisman had a curiosity about the world around her that led her to study physics and that now drives her interest in photonics. Huisman, 18, will use that passion in her new appointment as Young Ambassador...
UK Photonics Group Elects New Leaders
LONDON, May 10, 2013 — The Photonics Leadership Group (PLG), which includes members from more than 50 UK photonics manufacturers, associations and research institutes, elected a new chairman and chief executive on Thursday, a move it said would help maximize growth of a...
Commitment to Photonics Public-Private Partnership Renewed
BRUSSELS, May 2, 2013 — At the Photonics21 annual meeting this week, photonics industry representatives in Europe renewed their commitment to a public-private partnership under Horizon 2020.
The Ups and Downs of Technology Transfer in Europe
Mar 1, 2013 — Should Europeans adopt more of an American “rock star” attitude toward technology transfer? Perhaps we have a lot to learn from our US cousins when it comes to backing that promising business venture. Europe enjoys an excellent standing...
ETOP - Meeting the Future of Global Optics Education
Feb 1, 2013 — Every couple of years, scientists, technicians and educators in optics and photonics come together to discuss and demonstrate the latest approaches to teaching in these fields at ETOP, the International Conference on Education and Training in Optics...
SPIE Urges Photonics Community to Protect Horizon 2020 Funding
CARDIFF, Wales, Jan. 30, 2013 — A portion of the European Commission’s proposed €80 billion (about $108.5 billion) research and innovation budget for the Horizon 2020 program could be cut, and now SPIE is calling the photonics community to action, urging that the program’s full...
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