Trumpf headquarters in Ditzingen, Germany
Trumpf reports fall in sales revenues
15 October 2020
The group's sales revenues fell by 8 per cent, and its order intake by 11 per cent
Business
MicroLEDs are expected to be the next big display technology
Aledia raises €80m for microLED displays
12 October 2020
The company, a spin-out from CEA-Leti, is set to build a 52,000 square metre microLED manufacturing facility with the funds
Omega and Artemis leaders
Omega Optical acquired by Artemis
15 September 2020
Omega Optical, a manufacturer of precision optical filters and coatings, has been acquired by Artemis Capital Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm that partners with industrial technology companies
Scanlab headquarters, Puchheim near Munich, Germany
Scanlab buys stake in Holo/or
7 September 2020
Laser scan system manufacturer Scanlab is purchasing a 25 per cent stake in Holo/or through its parent company, TechInvest Holding
PhotoniCare raises $7.2 million for OCT middle ear imaging
4 September 2020
PhotoniCare, a developer of OCT devices for diagnosing and monitoring middle ear infections, has announced an oversubscribed $5.2 million Series A financing round
Some of Luminate's third cohort of startups. Credit: Luminate
Startup class of 2020 continues to innovate during Covid pandemic
4 September 2020
Photonics start-ups from Luminate’s business accelerator presented at The Optical Society’s virtual conference. Greg Blackman asks Luminate MD Sujatha Ramanujan how these young firms are coping during the pandemic
Luminar's Iris lidar system
Luminar to be listed on Nasdaq through merger with Gores Metropoulo
3 September 2020
Lidar firm Luminar is set to become a publicly traded company through a merger with Gores Metropoulos.
Epic introduces product launch service for members
12 August 2020
Carlos Lee from the European Photonics Industry Consortium (EPIC) details a new service to make up for the lack of exhibitions this year
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
Equity, diversity, and inclusion: SPIE's collaborative effort
23 July 2020
Daneet Steffens from SPIE details some of the initiatives currently in place aimed at improving diversity in photonics
A determination to succeed
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
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