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12 Jun 19
Sense Photonics lands $26M venture round

Durham, North Carolina, startup joins the stampede chasing emerging market for lidar systems in autonomous vehicles.

06 Jun 19
Velodyne, Quanergy clash over lidar patent ruling

Quanergy to appeal decision by US Patent Trial and Appeals Board supporting Velodyne patent covering autonomous vehicle and machine vision applications.

05 Jun 19
Sofradir and ULIS become Lynred

By streamlining operations, Lynred will accelerate delivery of new detection technologies to market.

05 Jun 19
Tucson pair team up on directed energy

Applied Energetics and Applied Optical Sciences join forces to work on laser-generated 'man-made lightning'.

04 Jun 19
Gooch & Housego stock slips on profit warning

London-listed supplier of acousto-optic modulators hit by weak industrial laser sector amid US-China trade tensions.

29 May 19
Lidar developer Blackmore sold to Amazon-backed startup

Autonomous systems specialist Aurora Innovation agrees acquisition of Bozeman, Montana, firm.

29 May 19
Semiconductor slump 'worst in a decade'

World's ten leading chip makers each report declining sales in key market for lasers and optical systems.

29 May 19
CardioFocus raises $55M following positive trial results

Funding will support global launch of US firm's latest laser system for treating atrial fibrillation.

28 May 19
Stemmer expands with acquisition of Infaimon

Machine vision firm pays “tens of millions of euros” for Spanish firm; and now represented in all European markets.

23 May 19
Yole tips edge-emitting lasers for rapid growth spurt

French analyst team predicts that market will more than double in value by 2024.

23 May 19
OLED tech developer Cynora secures $25M Series C funding

Company also names serial start up leader Adam Kablanian as new CEO.

20 May 19
Huawei row hits photonics stocks

Value of Neophotonics, Lumentum, and II-VI all slump after blacklisting order by US government.

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