Fall in gross margins attributed to inventory adjustment sees LED lighting company’s earnings plummet.

French company also agrees loans with supplier and state-funded CEA authority to shore up its finances.

Investment in a 10 MW production facility follows acquisition of Californian start-up Alta Devices.

Laser giant Trumpf's subsidiary SPI Lasers takes on GSI's UK offshoot, a specialist in industrial and fiber lasers.

Sales and 47% margin both “in line with guidance”; similar figures forecast for Q2, 2015.

New-look Nokia will be “innovation leader” in next-gen technology and services for IP connected world.

Claim that Color IQ quantum dots have enabled Konka’s "most visually stunning" TVs so far.

Diverse laser and photonics technology company to refocus divisions on markets - but no job cuts or closures are planned.

Cash-plus-stock offer already accepted by Swedish photonics company’s largest shareholder Pod Investment.

Both production and sales of German industrial laser systems last year exceeded all performance indicators from elsewhere.

Investment in fiber-optic sensing systems for oil prospecting and delivery reduced and delayed - but growth will return say analysts.

UK the only bright spot as the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) issues preliminary results of its annual survey.