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01 May 14
Newport boosted by Ophir contribution

Subsidiary delivers record-breaking figures for quarterly sales, operating income and margin.

01 May 14
Coherent building laser for 'pain-free' dentistry

Record quarterly bookings for the laser firm, which will supply a new 9 µm source to Convergent Dental.

30 Apr 14
Expanding IPG hails efficiency drive

Fiber laser giant buys two more buildings in Massachusetts; CEO says new IPG systems outperform direct-diode rivals on efficiency.

29 Apr 14
FLIR targets 'infrared everywhere'

Government spending squeeze limits sales growth as company looks to attract consumers with new low-cost thermal imaging products.

24 Apr 14
ESI warns of wider losses

Results for the laser micromachining company's closing quarter of fiscal 2014 will be worse than forecast.

23 Apr 14
Cree drops acquisition hints

Cash-rich LED maker looking at strategic investments while pushing technology to new performance levels.

23 Apr 14
Solar Frontier ponders New York expansion

Memorandum of understanding raises possibility of thin-film solar panel maker locating research and manufacturing activity in the US.

22 Apr 14
Rockley Photonics closes 'several million dollar' first funding round

Bookham founder Andrew Rickman attracts big bucks to develop silicon photonics-based comms system.

21 Apr 14
Professional production LED lighting market forecast

US sales of LED-based production lighting to double by 2020 to $80m.

17 Apr 14
ASML: volume productivity with EUV in 2016

Lithography firm expects to recognize revenue for sale of eight EUV systems this year.

11 Apr 14
Funding boost for Gooch and Housego

Photonics firm lands £0.8M in latest round of the UK government's Regional Growth Fund.

09 Apr 14
Key investor sells €60 m stake in Jenoptik

Ergo Versicherungsgruppe, longstanding major shareholder of Jenoptik, cashes in 8.5% stake for €60 million.

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