Weak semiconductor spending and investment in extreme UV technology dented profits in latest financial year.

Medical division of the optics giant reports a 19% increase in EBIT in latest fiscal year.

Venture-backed San Diego start-up wants to advance technology for visualizing spread of tumors towards clinical trials.

Asia-Pacific sales have helped to offset impact of “constrained” scientific budgets in the West, says the imaging sensor specialist.

Parent companies are set to equip their joint venture with the full range of infrared detector technologies.

Buyer Marlin Equity setting up Munich-based optical unit; NSN refocusing on mobile broadband.

Analyst IHS is hopeful that new entrants will rekindle enfeebled solar power business.

Japanese giant’s optics unit acquires the German provider of lighting metrology equipment started up by Distl in 1986.

Raymond Wu, co-founder of the US imaging sensor maker, rejoins the company as it looks to diversify and restore profitability.

Engineering giant plans to retain a 20% stake in its subsidiary as the industry transformation to digital lighting accelerates.

Orlando-based optics firm will provide lenses for high-end video gear.

Italian laser company with a minority shareholding in US-based Cynosure reports a 26% increase in revenues.