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18 Sep 12
Eskilson steps up as Inrad CEO Rutherford retires

VP of sales and marketing Amy Eskilson appointed new chief at the custom high-precision optics firm.

14 Sep 12
$20M investment for optical brain monitors

GE’s healthcare fund backs equity round in developer of combined near-infrared and ultrasonic blood and tissue monitor.

13 Sep 12
Plug pulled on concentrated PV developer GreenVolts

Californian company suspends operations with immediate effect, adding to wider CPV concerns.

10 Sep 12
US solar installations to reach 3.2 GW in 2012

Spike in utility deployments during the second quarter; market growth expected to slow in the second half of the year.

10 Sep 12
ASML shareholders back lithography investment

Go-ahead confirms that €1.38 billion will be invested in technology development for future EUV and 450 mm wafer systems.

06 Sep 12
Solar trade war escalates as EU starts investigation

Anti-dumping duties could be imposed on Chinese solar imports to Europe by the middle of next year.

05 Sep 12
Finisar slumps to quarterly loss on weak demand

But executive chairman Jerry Rawls thinks that communications firms will have to begin adding to their network capacities before long.

05 Sep 12
Jenoptik opens new high-power laser plant in Berlin

Production capacities will be more than doubled, expansion will enable company to meet "strong growth in demand" particularly from Asia.

04 Sep 12
JPSA Laser snapped up by IPG Photonics

Fiber laser company expands presence in fine-processing market with acquisition of the laser micromachining systems vendor.

31 Aug 12
Forward-looking LightPath swings to profit

With business now stabilized and a key infrared optics development contract with Raytheon under way, CEO Jim Gaynor is in positive mood.

31 Aug 12
Omnivision ramps inventory amid iPhone 5 rumors

The digital imaging specialist is expecting a huge increase in sales during the current quarter for next-gen smart phones.

29 Aug 12
Q-Cells 'saved' as creditors approve Hanwha buy-out

Sign of the times as Germany’s Q-Cells, once the largest solar cell maker in the world, is sold to the Korean conglomerate.

 
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