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10 Oct 24
Sonendo set to grab Biolase assets in bankruptcy deal

Dental laser system vendor initiated Chapter 11 proceedings earlier this month; the two firms were engaged in patent litigation.

10 Oct 24
Meridian lands $12.5M for low-cost thermal sensors

Singapore startup says that its scalable silicon-based devices also offer low power consumption.

08 Oct 24
Nuburu agrees $65M equity-plus-credit deal

Developer of blue industrial lasers to receive weekly capital infusion and access to $50M credit line.

03 Oct 24
Zeiss names new CEO after Lamprecht decides not to extend contract

Semicon manufacturing chief Andreas Pecher steps up to lead role, from April 2025.

02 Oct 24
Thorlabs to commercialize UK-developed collimator for quantum tech

Highly integrated optical fiber collimation package from Infleqtion emerged out of 'QT Assemble' consortium research.

01 Oct 24
Marvel backed for femtosecond fusion in €63M round

Series B venture backers include Deutsche Telekom, with additional support from European Innovation Council.

01 Oct 24
Coherent sells wafer fab to UK's Ministry of Defence for reported £20M

Manufacturing facility in Newton Aycliffe had been producing VCSELs for 3D sensing.

25 Sep 24
Sluggish sales hit Lumibird profits

French laser firm attributes lower earnings partly to reorganization of its lidar systems business.

25 Sep 24
Keysight to acquire optical design division from Synopsys

Industrial software giant forced to sell its Optical Solutions Group to obtain regulatory approval for pending Ansys merger.

24 Sep 24
Lithium niobate in vogue as thin-film developers raise cash

Harvard spin-off HyperLight and Swiss startup Lightium land a combined $44M for photonic chip technologies.

19 Sep 24
TriLite looking to scale production with Continental backing

Austrian developer of ultra-compact projection displays says it has extended series A funding beyond €20M.

17 Sep 24
3M backs Morphotonics for augmented reality lens production

Netherlands startup reveals that the global materials giant is supporting its $10M-plus fundraising drive.

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