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13 Apr 17
Luminar enters lidar fray with $36M splash

US firm emerges from stealth mode with bold technology claims based around adoption of 1550nm wavelength.

11 Apr 17
Metamaterials firm lands cash to develop aircraft laser protection

Canada-based Metamaterial Technologies raises $8.3M in series A round of venture finance.

06 Apr 17
LightPath lands 'substantial' Renishaw optics contract

Glass molded components from the Florida company set to feature in state-of-the-art optical encoder metrology systems.

06 Apr 17
Cognex acquires Swiss software firm ViDi

Machine vision specialist buys provider of artificial intelligence techniques for improved image analysis.

03 Apr 17
Aesthetic laser firm Syneron Candela set for $400M private equity sale

Apax Partners offers 15% premium to Israeli company's shareholders but rival bids could be solicited.

30 Mar 17
CardioFocus raises $20M in equity round

New finance set to aid commercialization of laser ablation system for treating chronic heart palpitations.

28 Mar 17
Teledyne completes £627M e2v takeover

Deal announced in December 2016 sees the UK imaging sensor maker become part of the larger US operation.

28 Mar 17
Carl Zeiss Meditec claims patent win

German court takes action over 'trifocal' lenses used in cataract surgery as company raises €317M in new capital for acquisitions.

27 Mar 17
Kaiam eyes UK facility to make PICs

US firm set to acquire Newton Aycliffe compound semiconductor wafer fab; deal involves investment by current occupant Compound Photonics.

23 Mar 17
Qioptiq wins $100m surveillance contract from UK Ministry of Defence

Excelitas Technology division will provide equipment and know-how for MOD’s surveillance and target acquisition support needs.

21 Mar 17
ams to acquire VCSEL developer Princeton Optronics for up to $75 million

Deal extends Austrian firm ams’s value chain in sensing solutions for mobile 3D sensing, AR-VR and automotive markets.

15 Mar 17
Fiber processors replacing CO2 laser system sales

Bystronic UK comments on market shift backed up by Optech's annual report on laser materials processing trends.

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