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Michal Lipson Elected 2021 Vice President of The Optical Society WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 15, 2020 — Members of The Optical Society (OSA) have elected Michal Lipson, the Eugene Higgins Professor at Columbia University and pioneer in the field of silicon photonics, the society’s 2021 vice president. As part of OSA’s presidential chain, Lipson will serve as OSA president in 2023. “In the field of silicon photonics, Lipson is a pioneer whose work in tailoring the electro-optic properties of silicon and advancing research and development is world-renowned,” OSA CEO
SunDensity’s Photonic Smart Coating Technology Takes Top Prize at Luminate NY’s Finals Competition ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 15, 2020 — SunDensity, a developer of photonic smart coatings (PSC) technology, has earned $1 million in funding as the winner of the third cohort of the Luminate NY Program’s Innovation Finals Competition. All Luminate third-cohort winners, highlighted...
Coherent Solutions Is Now Quantifi Photonics AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Sept. 15, 2020 — Optical communications and test and measurement company Coherent Solutions has announced a new name. The company is now operating as Quantifi Photonics. The new name and brand, says the company, effective as of Sept. 15, supports its growth in new...
Avantes Appoints New CEO APELDOORN, Netherlands, Sept. 14, 2020 — Avantes BV has appointed Pierre Warffemius CEO. Warffemius previously served as CEO of SynCo Bio Partners. Outgoing CEO Benno Oderkerk, who is one of the company’s founders, will now serve in an advisory role. Avantes is a developer and...
Laser Systems Developer Fotona Purchases A.R.C. Laser’s Dental Division LJUBLJANA, Slovenia, Sept. 14, 2020 — Fotona d.o.o. has acquired A.R.C. Laser GmbH’s dental division. The acquisition encompasses Fotona’s purchase of the Fox III and Fox IV laser systems, as well as the EmunDo photothermal therapy (PTT) system and all A.R.C. medical...
Luminate NY Innovation Finals Showcase Range and Depth of Photonic Innovation ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 11, 2020 — For the first time, Luminate NY is holding its Innovation Finals Competition in a virtual format, at an event on the opening day of The Optical Society’s (OSA) Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science Conference (FiO + LS) Sept. 14-17. Finalists...
Quntao Zhuang Receives DARPA Young Faculty Award TUCSON, Ariz., Sept. 11, 2020 — Quntao Zhuang, an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the James C. Wyant School of Optical Sciences, has received a 2020 Young Faculty Award from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency...
Bruker Corp. Appoints Bonnie H. Anderson to Board of Directors BILLERICA, Mass., Sept. 10, 2020 — Bruker Corp. has appointed Bonnie H. Anderson to its board of directors. Anderson is co-founder, chairman of the board, and CEO of Veracyte, a global genomic diagnostics company. Anderson spent 18 years at Beckman Coulter in leadership positions...
EXFO Acquiring InOpticals Inc. QUEBEC CITY, Sept. 10, 2020 — EXFO Inc., a provider of test and service assurance solutions for wire-line and wireless network operators and equipment manufacturers, including those for the installation, management, and maintenance of converged, IP-fixed, and mobile networks,...
Next VISION Stuttgart to Take Place in October 2021 STUTTGART, Germany, Sept. 9, 2020 — The next VISION conference will take place Oct. 5-7, 2021. The new date in the odd year — in parallel with Motek — will be retained in the long term. According to Florian Niethammer, team director and project manager for VISION at Messe...
Purdue Team Patents Atomically Thin Material WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Sept. 9, 2020 — A team from Purdue University has received a patent for a 2D nanomaterial that has potential for use in nanoelectronics, quantum devices, and infrared technology used in national defense tools and biochemical sensors. The material is derived from...
Strathclyde-Led LITECS Program Takes Aim at Gas Turbine Engine Emissions GLASGOW, Scotland, Sept. 9, 2020 — The University of Strathclyde announced it is heading an £8 million research program to reduce the environmental impact of power-generating gas turbine engines (GTEs), such as those used in aviation. The Laser Imaging of Turbine Engine...
PhotoniCare Announces More than $7M in Funding, Appoints Chief Commercial Officer CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Sept. 7, 2020 — PhotoniCare Inc. has announced it is receiving more than $7 million in funding to commercially expand its ear imaging technology, TOMi Scope. The company, which provides diagnostic tools for the health care industry, has been awarded more than $5...
Allegro MicroSystems Acquires Voxtel MANCHESTER, N.H., Sept. 4, 2020 — Allegro MicroSystems, a developer of sensing and semiconductor technology, has acquired Voxtel Inc. Voxtel, located in Beaverton, Ore., specializes in research and delivery of electro-optical devices and laser detection and radar (ladar) systems....
Quantum Application Lab Opens in Erfut ERFUT, Germany, Sept. 3, 2020 — Fraunhofer has opened a quantum application laboratory in Erfut, funded by the Thuringian Ministry of Economics, Science and Digital Society. The lab offers space and equipment for research and development work, production, tests, and offices. Part...
Oxford Instruments Partners with Consortium to Launch Commercial Quantum Computer ABINGTON, England, Sept. 2, 2020 — Oxford Instruments NanoScience announced that it will partner with a £10 million consortium to accelerate the commercialization of quantum computing in the United Kingdom, led by Rigetti Computing. The three-year program aims to build and...
SCANLAB Parent Company Takes Over 25% Stake in HOLO/OR PUCHHEIM, Germany, Sept. 1, 2020 — TechInvest Holding AG, parent company of laser scan system manufacturer SCANLAB GmbH, has taken over a 25% stake in HOLO/OR Ltd., a developer of optical elements for industrial applications. HOLO/OR, based in Ness Ziona, Israel, produces diffractive...
Luminar Merges with Gores Metropoulos PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 28, 2020 — Luminar, an automotive lidar company, has entered into a definitive agreement to merge with Gores Metropoulos Inc. Upon completion of the transaction, the combined company will retain the Luminar Technologies Inc. name and will be listed on the...
AIM Photonics’ New CEO Sets Course for US Leadership in the Integrated Photonics Industry ROCHESTER, N.Y., Aug. 28, 2020 — No one can accuse Michael Cumbo, the new CEO of AIM Photonics, of being risk-averse. In the middle of a pandemic that has had most of us working from home, he left the Bay Area and an executive position at ZYGO Corp. to drive across the country to...
Infinera Announces Leadership Transition SUNNYVALE, Calif., Aug. 28, 2020 — Tom Fallon will be stepping down as Infinera’s CEO. David Heard, the company’s current COO, will succeed Fallon in the position. The transition is expected by the end of 2020. Fallon is expected to remain a member of the company’s...
Low-Cost Microscope Takes Top Prize at DEBUT BETHESDA, Md., Aug. 27, 2020 — A team from Stanford University has won the top prize at the National Institutes of Health’s ninth annual Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) competition. The team's device, the onchoscope, is a low-cost microscope designed to...
University of Rochester to Be Site of NSF Physics Frontier Center ROCHESTER, NY., Aug. 27, 2020 — The University of Rochester has received $12.96 million in federal funding to host a National Science Foundation (NSF) Physics Frontier Center, in collaboration with researchers at MIT; Princeton University; University of California, Davis;...
Olympus to Acquire Arc Medical Design Subsidiary from Norgine TOKYO, Aug. 26, 2020 — Olympus Corp. announced it will acquire Arc Medical Design Ltd., a subsidiary of Norgine BV. Under the terms of the agreement, Olympus will obtain full rights to the Arc Medical Design ENDOCUFF suite of medical products. Olympus is assuming...
Scantinel Photonics Appoints Michael Richter Commercial Managing Director ULM, Germany, Aug. 26, 2020 — Scantinel Photonics GmbH has named Michael Richter its commercial managing director. Scantinel Photonics is a developer of FMCW lidar sensors for applications in autonomous driving. The company is a portfolio company of ZEISS Ventures GmbH, within...
SPIE Adds to Presidential Chain at Optics and Photonics Digital Forum BELLINGHAM, Wash., Aug. 25, 2020 — SPIE on Monday announced that Bernard Kress, a partner optical architect on the HoloLens Team at Microsoft and former principal optical architect at Google X, has been elected to serve as the organization’s vice president for 2021. With his...
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