Ford Motor Company among the early investors in Civil Maps, whose software turns raw lidar data into live maps for autonomous vehicles.

Equity capital to boost product development efforts, support clinical trials of optical biopsy system.

Laser diode designer Alfalight and UK-based Kent Periscopes expected to add £9 million to annual turnover.

Advancing CdTe cell efficiencies means that crystalline silicon 'hedge' option no longer required by the panel maker.

Oxford Finance cash will be allocated to growing sales of ‘Neuroblate’ system for treating brain lesions.

Chemicals giant sells intellectual property for $87 million, having ceased working on developments late last year.

$942 million acquisition remains on track for completion by the end of this year.

Total sales likely to exceed $10 billion by 2020, growing at 11% CAGR over next four years, says analyst Technavio.

Pasadena-based developers behind planned 25-meter telescope in Chile schedules bidders' day for September.

Method allows pathologists to process large datasets with image analytics to improve diagnosis, patient care.

German industrial laser and toolmaker says the trend for solid-state lasers "is still pushing forward".

Mixed results for US subsystems and components developer, but further improvement expected for 2017.