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BUFFALO, N.Y., Sept. 30, 2020 — National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding to SUNY Buffalo is supporting the college’s development of a portable breast imaging device called a dual scan mammoscope (DSM). By pairing light with ultrasound technology, the imaging system...
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Spinout BioPixS to Harness Photonic Phantoms
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ZEISS-Led Program Creates Cataract Treatment Teams in China
JINAN, China, Sept. 18, 2020 — ZEISS has launched the “Vision in County” Cataract Development Program in China. The program aims to strengthen the building of a grassroots professional ophthalmic team that promotes high-quality eye care and access to cataract surgery...
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...
PhotoniCare Announces Over $7M in Funding
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Low-Cost Microscope from Stanford Takes Top Prize at DEBUT
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Olympus to Acquire Arc Medical Design Subsidiary from Norgine
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Bonati Appointed CTO and Head of R&D at FISBA
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Asphericon, OptoSigma Announce Partnership
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Jenoptik Acquires TRIOPTICS
JENA, Germany, July 2, 2020 — Jenoptik AG has announced the acquisition of 100% of the shares in TRIOPTICS GmbH. Both parties to the contract have agreed not to disclose details of the purchasing price. The transaction will be made in two steps. First, Jenoptik will take over...
Applied Photophysics, Fluorescence Innovations Team Up on Protein Stability
SURREY, England, June 24, 2020 — Applied Photophysics and Fluorescence Innovations have entered into a joint venture agreement to develop and produce protein stability systems for research and industry. The companies will be equal partners in the new venture, which will be...
CytoSMART Technologies Appoints Supervisory Board Members
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands, June 23, 2020 — CytoSMART Technologies has appointed Dr. Peter Djali and Bill Rhodes as members of its supervisory board, with Rhodes to serve as chairman of the board. Djali previously served as European Union sales director at Essen Bioscience and sales manager...
Materion Acquire Optics Balzers
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ZEISS Partners with Perseus Biomics
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VisionQuest, University Have Hand in Foot Diagnosis
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Eagleyard Photonics Rebrands as TOPTICA Eagleyard
BERLIN, June 5, 2020 — TOPTICA Photonics has rebranded daughter company eagleyard Photonics as TOPTICA eagleyard. The company is a manufacturer of high-end laser diodes in the red/infrared range (630 to 1120 nm) and became part of the TOPTICA Photonics group in 2013....
Kidder Joins HORIBA as Development Manager
KYOTO, Japan, June 2, 2020 — HORIBA Scientific has announced that Dr. Linda Kidder has joined the company as life sciences business development manager. Kidder will focus on developing and expanding the company’s suite of scientific instruments to meet the requirements of...
UCF and SPIE Announce $250K Scholarship Fund
BELLINGHAM, Wash., May 29, 2020 — SPIE has announced the establishment of the Soileau Family-SPIE Optics and Photonics Undergraduate Scholarship Fund for the University of Central Florida’s (UCF) College of Optics and Photonics (CREOL). The $125,000 in funding from SPIE is...
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 13, 2020 — Roderic I. Pettigrew, the Robert A. Welch Professor in the Texas A&M University College of Medicine and professor of biomedical engineering in the College of Engineering, has been elected into the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Dr....
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