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18 Jun 15
Lumenis sold for $510M

Hong Kong private equity group acquires the Israeli medical laser company in cash deal.

17 Jun 15
PV 'poised for exponential growth'

Analysts at Greentech Media reckon the annual solar market will more than triple to 135GW by 2020.

17 Jun 15
Trumpf invests €70M in EUV laser building

Multi-storey site at Ditzingen headquarters to make giant laser systems for ASML's lithography tools.

16 Jun 15
Zeiss Industrial Metrology buys into Steinbichler Optotechnik

Company is 'accelerating its entry' into the optical 3D digitization sector.

16 Jun 15
Tata boost for Swiss maker of thin-film photovoltaics

Industrial giant invests another 10M Swiss francs in CIGS specialist Flisom as it expands production capacity in Niederhasli-Zurich.

16 Jun 15
Trumpf UK appoints Annette Doyle as new MD

Executive “musical chairs” at Trumpf, SPI Lasers and Jenoptik follow significant business transactions.

10 Jun 15
Leica Microsystems makes OCT move with Bioptigen acquisition

Highly rated North Carolina company Bioptigen has developed tools for ophthalmology and new life sciences applications.

09 Jun 15
Tax credit deadline pulls US solar projects forward

IHS cites 32GW project pipeline, while Greentech Media Research reports a sharp rise in residential installations.

08 Jun 15
Rofin-Sinar reveals CEO switch

Günther Braun stepping down after 26 years at the industrial laser firm, and a decade as its CEO.

04 Jun 15
PowerPhotonic develops optics for ELI high-power laser

Partnership with Lasertel to supply collimator for planned high-rep-rate petawatt source.

02 Jun 15
US Air Force orders more IR countermeasures

Northrop Grumman gets $111M order for large-aircraft systems.

28 May 15
Glowforge promises laser cutting for the masses

Seattle start-up offering laser cutting and engraving in the home attracts $9M series A round.

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