Panel discussion at Photonics21's annual meeting considers how to boost photonics sector prospects.

Swiss institution with a strong focus on technology transfer aims to turn scientists and engineers into entrepreneurs.

Network of continental research centers gather in Slovakia to plan high power laser collaborations.

The event that aims to connect start-ups with suitable investors will return to Bordeaux at the end of the year.

Photonics21 annual meeting hears of progress in photonics as a Key Enabling Technology, and plans to elect a new president by September.

No 'technology and innovation center' dedicated to UK photonics, but £10 M will be re-allocated to a new support program.

Seasoned photonics industry executive and now president of IDEX's optics and photonics business, Mike Cumbo talks exclusively to optics.org.

ACTMOST project to help SMEs access top-level expertise will prove influential in Europe, says co-ordinator Hugo Thienpont.

But the stock prices of Suntech, Trina and Yingli all rise sharply after a preliminary determination applies only a small tariff rate.

Prime Minister of Saxony Stanislaw Tillich is the guest of honor as the organic PV specialist officially opens a pilot-scale production line.

Interim report recommends making effective use of the National Ignition Facility to assess energy-generating potential.

New French grouping consolidates region with long tradition of optical innovation.