CST Global, an independent III-V opto-electronic, semiconductor foundry, has appointed Antonio Samarelli as its senior process integration engineer. Samarelli is actively involved in the development of new, integrated photonics and compound semiconductor devices. ”Antonio is a pioneer of integrated silicon photonics,” said Andrew McKee, technical director at CST Global. “We have already worked with Antonio when he was a researcher at the University of Glasgow. Antonio’s appointment increases our research and design capacity whilst also adding extensive fabrication and process integration capability.” Before joining CST Global, Samarelli worked for Kelvin Nanotechnology as project manager, producing devices and systems for both industrial and academic partners. He holds a bachelor’s degree in electronics and telecommunications and a master’s degree in engineering optoelectronic systems, both from the Politecnico di Bari in Italy. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Glasgow. CST Global is an independent volume producer of III-V compound semiconductors for the fabrication of photonics products.