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04 Mar 25
European Investment Bank lends €20M support to Norlase

Spin-out from the Technical University of Denmark to expand efforts in lasers for ophthalmic therapies.

27 Feb 25
IonQ set to acquire ID Quantique

Quantum computing firm signs deal to gain controlling stake in the Swiss quantum networking pioneer.

26 Feb 25
First Solar sues Jinko over 'TOPCon' technology acquired via TetraSun

US photovoltaics company also agrees licensing deal with Talon PV and issues positive sales outlook for 2025.

25 Feb 25
Dublin spin-out seeks funding for 'shape-shifting' lens

LirOptic says that its solid-state but tunable component can meet the evolving demands of smartphones and AR/VR devices.

24 Feb 25
Quantum dots meet perovskite with UbiQD deal to buy BlueDot

New Mexico startup UbiQD acquires key assets belonging to the University of Washington spin-out.

20 Feb 25
Lumotive eyes new frontiers after $45M series B investment

Total funding now tops $100M as a raft of new investors back the developer of light-controlling metasurfaces.

18 Feb 25
Spain's Wooptix gets €10M to advance wavefront metrology tool

Samsung, European Innovation Council, and Intel Capital among the backers of adaptive optics startup's series C round.

17 Feb 25
MKS highlights optics momentum and improving debt position

Proliferation of AI-related semiconductor production aiding the diversified equipment firm but industrial sector remains weak.

17 Feb 25
LightPath set for further transformation with G5 Infrared deal

Optical component and system maker agrees $27M acquisition of high-end MWIR camera producer.

13 Feb 25
Moritex boosts Cognex but outlook clouded by tariff 'confusion'

Machine vision company reports 9% rise in annual sales, largely thanks to addition of the Japanese optical component maker.

12 Feb 25
Record year for Jenoptik but orders dip amid market uncertainty

Full-year sales for 2024 rise to €1.12 billion after another strong year for the German firm's advanced photonics division.

12 Feb 25
Hollow-core fiber startup targets AI hyperscalers

Florida's Relativity Networks says it has raised $4.6M in 'pre-seed' funding as it deploys CREOL-developed fibers.

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