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03 Jan 24
LeddarTech completes $59M SPAC Nasdaq listing

Canadian firm now focused on sensor fusion software for autonomous driving consummates merger with blank-check partner.

02 Jan 24
Luna snaps up Silixa following $50M investment

US firm expands its fiber-optic sensing operations significantly with acquisition of UK company.

29 Dec 23
Enpro to buy Advanced Micro Instruments for $210 million…

…and Bruker acquires UK-based optical cell imaging company Phasefocus.

20 Dec 23
Beam shaping startup Midel Photonics gains €1 million in seed funding

Its targeted shaping of laser beams is “increasingly important” in manufacturing.

20 Dec 23
Lightmatter raises another $155M in Google-backed round

Silicon photonics startup planning to open Toronto office as company headcount grows rapidly.

19 Dec 23
Foxconn targets AR with Porotech deal

Strategic partnership seeks to establish a supply chain for GaN-based micro-LED displays.

19 Dec 23
Zeiss sales top €10bn for first time

Surging demand for products used in semiconductor wafer fabrication pushes optics giant to new high.

12 Dec 23
BluGlass acquires GaN facility; signs laser development deal with US team

Contract manufacturer GaNWorks brought in-house by the Australian developer of blue laser diodes.

06 Dec 23
G&H profits as outsourcing strategy and acquisitions bear fruit

London-listed firm benefiting from demand for military countermeasures and use of fiber-optic splitters in lithography tools.

05 Dec 23
Brilliance backed with €2M for PIC-based AR laser engines

Dutch startup secures investment from PhotonVentures and Oost NL; CTO due to discuss technology at SPIE AR/VR/MR event.

29 Nov 23
nLight wins another laser weapon contract

US provider of high-energy sources selected for $34.5M project to integrate 50kW laser on combat vehicle.

28 Nov 23
Israeli company Prisma Photonics establishes US Office in Austin, Texas

Growing startup utilizes fiber-optic technology to monitor power utility and line infrastructure.

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