Helping European optics firms access global markets
13 March 2019
Collaboration with other regions raises the competitiveness of the European photonics industry, says EPIC's Carlos Lee
European competitiveness
Sofradir to invest €150m in French nanotechnology initiative
21 January 2019
Sofradir and its subsidiary ULIS will invest €150 million over five years in France’s Nano 2022 initiative to support the development of next-gen infrared detectors
European Commission announces schemes to boost photonics SMEs
23 February 2016
Three pilot lines for helping SMEs take photonics technologies from lab into market have been announced by the European Commission
Light technologies to drive industrial Europe, says Photonics21 president
13 May 2015
Ahead of the Photonics21 annual meeting in Brussels at the end of May, Michael Mertin, the president of Photonics21 and CEO of Jenoptik, sets out the role for photonics in growing Europe's economy
Guiding light - predictions for the future of photonics
30 January 2015
As Electro Optics celebrates its 250th issue, and to tie in with Photonics West in San Francisco, we ask industry experts what the future holds for photonics
CEO of Jenoptik re-elected as Photonics21 president
12 December 2014
Michael Mertin, CEO of Jenoptik, has been re-elected as president of Photonics21, the technology platform which represents the European photonics community of industry and research organisations
