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Photonics News: Week in Brief: 11/26/21 Nov 26, 2021 — STOCKHOLM — GlobalConnect Sweden has reached an agreement with Telenor Sweden to acquire communications operator Open Universe and Telenor Sweden’s SDU fiber assets. The acquisition includes approximately 200,000 connected homes on Open Universe’s platform and 14,000 connected homes in Telenor Sweden’s SDU fiber infrastructure. KANATA, Canada — Pleora Technologies established a distribution partnership with Futura Automation, an established provider of
NASA Postpones James Webb Telescope Launch GREENBELT, Md., Nov. 25, 2021 — The launch readiness date for the James Webb Space Telescope is moving to no earlier than Dec. 22 to allow for additional testing of the observatory, following a recent incident that occurred during Webb’s launch preparations. The James Webb...
People in the News: 11/24/21 Nov 24, 2021 — NUREMBERG, Germany — Two members of the supervisory board of VIA optronics AG, a supplier of interactive display products and solutions, will resign. Jerome Tan and Diosdado Banatao will resign effective as of the date of the company’s...
Fluence Opens Micromachining Facility WARSAW, Poland, Nov. 23, 2021 — Femtosecond laser and fiber technology company Fluence has opened a facility in Wroclaw, Poland, called the Fluence Ultrafast Laser Application Laboratory (ULAL). The lab is equipped with a high-precision automated micromachining station based on...
AFRL and UNM Partner on Directed Energy Center KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M., Nov. 5, 2021 — The Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) Directed Energy Directorate is partnering with the University of New Mexico (UNM) to establish a center for directed energy (DE) studies, a congressionally funded endeavor. The Directed Energy Center...
Allied Motion Makes Second Acquisition in Three Days, Snaps Up ALIO Industries AMHERST, N.Y., Nov. 5, 2021 — Allied Motion Technologies, a designer and manufacturer of precision and specialty controlled motion products, acquired ALIO Industries, a manufacturer of advanced linear and rotary motion systems for nano-precision applications. The purchase price...
Photonics News: Week in Brief: 11/05/21 Nov 5, 2021 — DITZINGEN, Germany — TRUMPF entered a strategic partnership with LAYERTEC, a manufacturer of precision optics, whereby TRUMPF will invest in a range of machinery for the manufacture of large optical components. Some of this machinery has been...
Lumentum Acquires NeoPhotonics SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 4, 2021 — Laser and optical fiber developer Lumentum will acquire NeoPhotonics, the San Jose, Calif.-based developer of silicon photonics and advanced hybrid PIC-based lasers, modules, and subsystems. Lumentum will make the acquisition for $16 per share in...
Cytek Adds Flow Cytometry Capabilities, Makes Acquisition from Tonbo Biosciences FREMONT, Calif., Nov. 3, 2021 — Cell analysis solutions company Cytek Biosciences has acquired the cell analysis business of Tonbo Biosciences. The deal includes the acquired business’s portfolio of research reagents, which supports additional applications — cell...
Optica Membership Elects Gerd Leuchs VP, Judith Dawes Director at Large WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 3, 2021 — The membership of Optica, formerly OSA, elected Gerd Leuchs, director emeritus at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, as the society’s 2022 vice president. In addition, the membership elected Judith Dawes, professor of physics...
People in the News: 11/03/21 Nov 3, 2021 — BARRINGTON, N.J. — Edmund Optics appointed Ekaterina Golovchenko senior vice president of technology and development. Golovchenko, who has worked at AT&T Bell Labs, IPG Photonics, and Lumentum, will be responsible for expanding and...
Allied Motion Acquires ORMEC, Expands Motion System Capabilities AMHERST, N.Y., Nov. 3, 2021 — Allied Vision, a designer and manufacturer of precision motion products, has acquired ORMEC Systems Corp. ORMEC develops and manufactures electro-mechanical automation solutions and motion control products, including multi-axis controls, actuators...
Cisco Systems Grant Funds Quantum Research SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Nov. 1, 2021 — A collaboration between the University of California, Santa Barbara and Cisco Systems seeks to push the boundaries of quantum technologies. Assistant professors Yufei Ding and Galan Moody have received research awards from the technology company to...
InTest Expands Automation Capabilities with Videology Acquisition MOUNT LAUREL, N.J., Oct. 29, 2021 — Test and manufacturing solutions supplier inTest Corp. has acquired Videology Imaging Solutions Inc. and Videology Imaging Solutions Europe BV in a $12 million deal. InTest adds Videology’s OEM digital streaming and image capturing solutions...
Apple Joins Imec’s ‘Sustainable Semiconductor Technologies and Systems’ LEUVEN, Belgium, Oct. 29, 2021 — Apple Inc. has joined imec’s Sustainable Semiconductor Technologies and Systems (SSTS) research program. The SSTS program is an initiative to bring together stakeholders across the integrated chip (IC) value chain to anticipate the...
Photonics News: Week in Brief: 10/29/21 Oct 29, 2021 — SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass. — Block MEMS was awarded a $2.6 million contract in support of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate to detect vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (VBIEDs). The program...
Xenics Opens Cleanroom LEUVEN, Belgium, Oct. 28, 2021 — Xenics, a provider of infrared detectors and cameras, has opened an in-house cleanroom, following a multimillion dollar investment. The cleanroom enables the company to produce higher-quality sensors at larger volumes for applications in microscopy,...
GA-EMS and Boeing to Partner on Directed Energy Prototype SAN DIEGO, Oct. 27, 2021 — A team from General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) and Boeing has been awarded a U.S. Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) contract to develop a 300-kW-class solid-state distributed-gain high-energy laser weapon...
People in the News: 10/27/21 Oct 27, 2021 — THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Teledyne Technologies appointed Vincent Morales to its company’s board of directors, effective Nov. 1. Morales is senior vice president and CFO of PPG. The addition brings the number of board members to 11....
AIM Photonics Secures $321M in Agreement with AFRL, SUNY Research Foundation ALBANY, N.Y., Oct. 25, 2021 — AIM Photonics has signed a seven-year agreement with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and the Research Foundation of the State University of New York. The agreement includes support totaling more than $321 million. The funding includes $165...
IPG Founder Valentin Gapontsev Dies OXFORD, Mass., Oct. 25, 2021 — Valentin Gapontsev, founder, chairman, and former CEO of IPG Photonics, has died. “Valentin’s passing is a tremendous loss for the IPG community and the larger photonics world,” said Eugene Scherbakov, IPG Photonics’ CEO....
Cambridge Spinout Develops Native Red InGaN Microdisplay CAMBRIDGE, England, Oct. 25, 2021 — A microdisplay developed by University of Cambridge spinout Porotech is expected to accelerate the development and commercialization of augmented reality glasses. The company reports that the microdisplay is the first based on native red indium...
Imec and MiDiagnostics to Commercialize COVID-19 Breath Sampler LEUVEN, Belgium, Oct. 25, 2021 — Imec, a research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technology, has signed a nonexclusive licensing agreement with miDiagnostics, a spinoff of imec in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University, to commercialize technology that...
Photonics News: Week in Brief: 10/22/21 Oct 22, 2021 — CINCINNATI — In Place Machining (IPM), parent company of Exact Metrology, has acquired OASIS Alignment Services LLC as part of a long-term growth strategy to expand its reach and service offerings in North America. Paired with its acquisition...
Toshiba Achieves Chip-Based QKD Tech CAMBRIDGE, England, Oct. 22, 2021 — Toshiba Europe has developed a chip-based quantum key distribution (QKD) system that could enable mass manufacturing of quantum security technology for a broad range of applications, including Industry 4.0. A QKD chip under test at Toshiba’s...
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