There is no replacement for in-person events, says Carlos Lee, but there are many reasons to be cautious
Analysis & opinion
Some of Luminate's third cohort of startups. Credit: Luminate
04 September 2020
Greg Blackman asks Luminate MD, Sujatha Ramanujan, how young companies are coping during Covid-19
26 August 2020
The photonics cluster in Rochester, New York, alone requires 550 more optics technicians every year. Professor Alexis Vogt discusses initiatives to help meet this demand, and suggests other ways to tackle the global optics skills shortage
26 August 2020
Manuel Steidle discusses the potential for collaboration between Brazilian and international photonics organisations
26 August 2020
Carlos Lee, EPIC’s director general, speaks with Ville Hevonkorpi, CEO at Schott Primoceler
SPIE’s career and diversity specialist Meg All, left, facilitated an Equity in Industry panel during SPIE Photonics West earlier this year. Joining All, from left to right, are Openwater’s Mary Lou Jepsen; Double Helix’s Leslie Kimerling; and Chromacity’s Shahida Imani
23 July 2020
Daneet Steffens from SPIE details some of the initiatives currently in place aimed at improving diversity in photonics
23 July 2020
Photonics engineering student Troy Rzeznikiewicz applied to hundreds of openings prior to starting as an optical design engineer intern at Lumentum. Here he describes the application process and discusses how technical students can be supported to succeed in industry
Ramanujan,right, facilitating the-Investing in Photonics Panel at 2020 SPIE Photonics West
23 July 2020
Sujatha Ramanujan, managing director of the Luminate Accelerator Programme in Rochester, New York, offers four key questions to consider before launching an optics start-up
Carlos Lee (right) with Israel Grossinger
23 July 2020
Carlos Lee talks with Israel Grossinger, CEO and founder of Holo/Or, a developer of diffractive optics for laser systems
08 June 2020
In the second installment of a two-part series, Christina C C Willis gives practical advice on how to create and maintain a lasting network successfully
08 June 2020
Carlos Lee talks to Thierry Georges, CEO of Oxxius, a developer of continuous-wave laser modules
08 June 2020
Emily Gallagher, imec, says we can all choose to apply our skills – in her case, within photomask-related semiconductor development – to help minimise the effects of climate change
