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25 Oct 17
MKS execs happy with growing Newport business

Centralized sales effort paying dividends as 'light and motion' unit’s sales jump 18% year-on-year.

19 Oct 17
PIC developer PHIX raises €1 million investment

Dutch silicon nitride-on-silicon photonic chip developer, sister firm to Lionix International, aims to address growing research markets.

19 Oct 17
Trumpf laser sales hit €1.23 billion

German laser and machine tool giant extols benefits of free trade and transatlantic relations as profits rise again.

18 Oct 17
ASML beats sales target on extra EUV shipment

Lithography giant on track to smash annual sales record as demand for tools stays strong.

18 Oct 17
Coherent confirms sale of Rofin UK laser division

Unit divested to private-equity buyer as part of European Commission's approval for Rofin-Sinar acquisition.

11 Oct 17
Brolis expands with Ghent development center

Lithuanian laser diode maker gets into photonic integration for medical and industrial sensors.

10 Oct 17
Ocular diagnostics startup Broadspot raises $7.5M

California firm backed by Phoenix Venture Partners and 'syndicate of leading ophthalmologists'.

09 Oct 17
Silicon photonics chipmaker Skorpios acquires Novati

To enhance Skorpios’ heterogeneous integration process and manufacturing – for optical communications markets and more.

09 Oct 17
Shareholders back Quantel-Keopsys deal

French companies merge operations, with a view to creating a major player in European photonics.

04 Oct 17
Trumpf consolidates EUV lithography supply chain with Access Laser deal

German laser giant buys 85% stake in Seattle-based developer of high-precision carbon dioxide lasers.

02 Oct 17
Luxexcel lands VC cash for prescription virtual reality eyewear

Netherlands-based Innovation Industries makes €4 million equity investment.

29 Sep 17
Philips Photonics eyes VCSEL boom as it ramps production

Supplier base continues to grow in response to smartphone sensor deployment and emerging opportunity in autonomous vehicles.

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