Robotic manufacturing control and road safety system contracts in the US and Canada announced in first quarter of 2021.

Up to $410M from iPhone maker’s ‘Advanced Manufacturing Fund’ to boost production capacity and performance.

California-based firm to integrate advanced optics, machine learning with biochemistry; its target application is drug discovery.

Acquisition expands company’s offering to customers, adding complementary optical fabrication capabilities.

Optical packaging specialist posts best-ever sales and income figures, with further growth expected.

Company founder moves to executive chairman role and will oversee research efforts as Eugene Scherbakov becomes new CEO.

Industrial technology firm’s imaging business set for significant expansion, assuming shareholders approve the deal next month.

Advanced manufacturing equipment vendor reports 25% jump in photonics revenues in latest quarter.

Highfield Diagnostics’ approach, expected to “transform lateral flow testing”, has secured initial funding.

Semiconductor equipment giant says that EUV lithography systems accounted for half of new bookings in latest quarter.

University of Bristol spin-out initially targeting methane emissions with single-photon camera sensors.

Series A venture round bolsters plan for space-based pipeline monitoring and wildfire risk management.