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01 May 25
Cognex expects to mitigate direct tariff pain, announces new CEO

Machine vision firm has appointed current COO Matt Moschner to succeed the retiring Robert Willett.

30 Apr 25
Defense sales on the up at Lumibird and Exosens

France-headquartered firms both report strong increases in demand amid rising geopolitical tensions.

29 Apr 25
Azalea Vision raises €9M to develop 'future of sight' smart contact lens

Belgian startup is developing an intelligent vision platform that combines contact lenses with adaptive optics and sensors.

24 Apr 25
Teledyne trims outlook on tariff uncertainties

Industrial and defense technology firm expects some impact from market uncertainty and will take action to protect margins.

23 Apr 25
UbiQD eyes expansion with $20M round

New Mexico startup aiming to build ‘the globe's largest and most efficient quantum-dot supply chain’.

22 Apr 25
Kopin looks to automation and AI inspection in profitability drive

Microdisplays firm posts solid increase in annual sales; says it is in a good position to cope with tariff impacts.

16 Apr 25
ASML maintains growth outlook despite tariff uncertainty

Lynchpin semiconductor equipment supplier does not yet know how to quantify the impact of US import tariffs and retaliation.

16 Apr 25
AI networking chip startup nEye Systems gains $58 million funding

Optical switch technology intended to address communication bottlenecks in AI data centers.

15 Apr 25
Chinese firms maintain automotive lidar market domination

Latest report from Yole indicates that telecoms giant Huawei has gained ground on leaders Hesai and Robosense.

15 Apr 25
Sparrow Quantum lands €21.5M for single-photon emitters

Spin-out from Denmark's Niels Bohr Institute is a key supplier to Orca Computing, among others.

09 Apr 25
Photonics stocks battered in tariff tumult

Coherent, Lumentum, MKS Instruments and IPG Photonics down 20% or more in week after 'reciprocal' tariff announcement.

08 Apr 25
Bosch sets up quantum sensing venture with diamond maker Element Six

Extension of existing research collaboration to target applications of magnetic field sensors in medicine and industry.

 
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