Business news

Schepers awarded Innovation Award Laser Technology 2012 first prize

10 May 2012
The Innovation Award Laser Technology 2012, worth €10,000, has been awarded to Schepers' research and development laser applications head, Dr. Stephan Brüning

Laser Operations appoints new CEO and manufacturing director

10 May 2012
Laser manufacturer Laser Operations has appointed Dr Vittorio Fossati-Bellani as its new chief executive officer and Robert Miller as its senior director of manufacturing

Vixar raises $2.5 million in financing from Phoenix Venture Partners

9 May 2012
Optoelectronic components and subassemblies supplier Vixar has raised $2.5 million in financing from Phoenix Venture Partners

European Optical Society extends abstract deadline to 20 May

9 May 2012

Synopsys buys RSoft for undisclosed sum

9 May 2012

Headwall Photonics Hyperspec selected by US Navy

8 May 2012

Rofin-Sinar Technologies predicts $135 million third quarter sales

4 May 2012

Newport forsees 2012 sales of $665 million

3 May 2012

Flir Systems announces first quarter revenues of $349 million

3 May 2012

M Squared Lasers gets £3.85 million investment

1 May 2012

Crystran appoints laser optics business development manager

30 April 2012

Acal BFi and Klastech extewnd franchise agreement

27 April 2012

Edinburgh Instruments appoints new chairman

25 April 2012

Gooch & Housego appoints chief technology officer

25 April 2012

Power Technology appoints distributor in Israel

25 April 2012

Laser Quantum recieves Queens Award for Enterprise

24 April 2012

Ultrafast laser maker Fianium is awarded Queen's Award for Enterprise

24 April 2012

Ophir-Spiricon given outstanding technology business award

24 April 2012

Edinburgh Instruments wins Queen's Award for Enterprise

24 April 2012

Flir appoints EMEA sales vice president

16 April 2012

Radiant Zemax establishes Chinese subsidiary

13 April 2012

Edmund Optics launches Norman Edmund Inspiration Award

12 April 2012

Newport now selling and supporting ILX Lightwave products in Europe

10 April 2012

Trumpf's Trulaser 1030 and 5040 will be available in the UK this November

30 March 2012

The 600 Group CEO David Norman retires

27 March 2012

Survey says: Edmund Optics is one of the best places to work

23 March 2012

ULO Optics opens US office to sell thermal Imaging optics

21 March 2012

JK Lasers appoints new German sales manager

19 March 2012

Lasers to reduce gold use in contact switches by 90 per cent

6 March 2012

European Photonics Industry Consortium releases its 2011 market review

6 March 2012

Intense announces the appointment of its European sales director

6 March 2012

Laser Components has been awarded ISO 9001:2008 accreditation

6 March 2012

Reo appoints former Reagan administration official to board

5 March 2012