SPECTARIS industry group expecting a 14% increase in sales by German photonics companies this year.

$5M round supports plan for a 16-satellite constellation providing global thermal and multispectral coverage on a daily basis.

Optical and wireless network test equipment firm’s controlling shareholder wants to return the company to private ownership.

Analysts at Lux Research suggest that more prosaic applications - not invisibility cloaks - will dominate initial commercialization.

Deal includes $300M investment in quantum computing hardware based on laser-controlled ion traps.

Dresden-based developer of tiny organic semiconductor sensors looks to mass-market spectroscopy applications.

Funding for new FMCW lidar developer agreed with participation of Scania Growth Capital.

Investment to drive Canadian startup’s progress toward a quantum computing module to reach one million physical qubits.

US startup says its FMCW imaging chip will enable machines, robots, and cars to see ‘like humans’.

French high-tech firm acquires compatriots Kylia and Muquans as it looks to build its profile in the photonics sector.

Swedish bio-printing pioneer says it will gain a ‘leg up’ on competition with cash-plus-stock deal worth up to €50M.

UK-based maker of augmented reality waveguides based on diffraction gratings to become part of Snap Inc., the software firm behind popular Snapchat app.