Meeting addressed by EC Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen; plus industry updates and Innovation Award.

Both LZH-connected groups to receive “several million euros” each for another seven years from funding body DFG.

Agreement targets mass production of functional holographic films, with key aim being automotive windshields.

Success for HiLUX “ultra infrared” laser; Artemis EUV system set to switch on later in 2025.

Light-sheet microscopy and AI offer more accurate treatment recommendations.

International society for optics and photonics raises the alarm to protect US Federal Funding.

“State-of-the-art plant” to manufacture of micro-optics for semiconductor sector.

New Visible Tunable Filter is fitted on the NSF Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, in Hawaii.

SPRINTER project to develop wireless technology to replace “sluggish” industrial nets.

Portland State University and JPL platform tests ability of microorganisms to thrive in space.

...and Hamamatsu mass-produces “world’s first” terahertz wave detection modules.

Aim is to enable developers to improve products and add smart features with “one-stop-shop” photonics approach.