Additive manufacturing industry optimistic despite challenges
VDMA spring survey: companies expect further growth, investments pick up speed again.
associations
DeepEn wins Leibniz Start-up Prize 2025
Spin-off of the Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology in Jena develops minimally invasive microendoscope systems for neuroscience and medicine.
EPIC welcomes new members to its board of directors
European Photonics Industry Consortium (EPIC) appointed CSO of Exosens and the President of CNR.
FFL elects new board
Circle of Friends and Supporters of Laser Technology decides on pioneering measures to strengthen the association for the coming years.
EPIC honors members at its annual meeting
At the photonics association’s assembly in Barcelona, awards were presented to the CEOs of NIL Technology, IMM Photonics, and the founder of Amplitude Laser
German exhibitors report positive results from Photonics West
The German Pavilion was once again the largest booth at the San Francisco exhibition.
24,000 registered attendees filled the SPIE Photonics West halls
The largest annual optics and photonics event of the year highlighted exciting new research, networking, and the latest in photonics products and industry trends.
Prism Awards presented for new products in the photonics industry
The industry-focused awards recognized innovations in lasers, biomedical, quantum tech, sensors, and cameras and imaging.
The quantum year 2025 has started in Germany
The public event at Humboldt University Berlin kicked off on January 14 with 450 participants on site and a further 400 via livestream.
2025 Optica Ambassadors – 50 % from industry
Coherent – Edmund Optics – Jenoptik – Lightfinder – Zeiss: ambassadors provide mentorship and support student and early-career professional engagement worldwide.
OptecNet Germany: moving to the capital with a new board
Important decisions for the umbrella organization of nine German regional networks for optical technologies and photonics.
Spectaris welcomes Sylvi Claußnitzer as new Head of Regulatory Affairs
The graduate engineer for technical environmental protection took over from Corinna Mutter on January 1.
SPIE names its 2025 Fellows
The society is welcomes 47 new fellow members from across the globe, among them eight from industry.
IBM’s Heike Riel to head the DPG
At its last meeting, the German Physical Society DPG’s board of directors elected industrial physicist Heike Riel as the future president of the world’s largest physics society.
New board takes up work
The VDMA has elected a new board for the VDMA Machine Vision division. Dr. Olaf Munkelt succeeds Mark Williamson.
Trade association with new chairman
Dietmar Ley takes over as head of the VDMA Robotics + Automation Association
ICO convenes in Africa for the first time
The 26th Congress of the International Commission for Optics marked a historic milestone, making a premiere appearance on African soil.
AM industry confident in a tense economic situation
Increasing reluctance to invest despite expected growth within the industry.
IFR appoints new president
The Executive Board of the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) has elected Takayuki Ito as President. At the same time, Jane Heffner was appointed as the new Vice President of the IFR.
The optics and photonics community met in Naples
Review: EOSAM, 9 – 13 September 2024, Naples, Italy
Turan Erdogan and Christine Hendon elected to Optica Board of Directors
Optica’s membership selected the president of Plymouth Grating Lab and the Columbia University associate professor during the 2024 election.
Indian Machine Vision Association (IMVA) comes to Vision
The Indian Machine Vision Association will be present with over 12 companies
PhotonicNet appoints Moritz Hinkelmann as Managing Director
Successor to long-standing managing director Thomas Fahlbusch introduced.
Spectaris general meeting sets course for future work
Fresh air in the re-elected and proven leadership team of the German industry association.
Jürgen Czarske receives Dennis Gabor Award
TU Dresden professor awarded for works on digital holography and related techniques for biomedicine, fiber communication, imaging, information processing, and laser metrology.
Andrés Lasagni elected to WLT
Admission to scientific society honors contributions to laser-based manufacturing and innovation.
Orbis Diagnostics CEO elected into SPIE presidential chain
Cather Simpson, the society’s next vice president, is a longtime participant in the society’s conference, publications, and outreach activities.
SPIE welcomes 107 new Senior Members
The recognition honors scientific excellence and technical achievements, as well as active participation in the optics community.
Sucessful kickoff of new QBN photonics working group
Assembly adopted a photonic quantum technologies strategy, elected WG heads Trevor Demille, Giulia Guarda.
PhotonDelta opens office in Silicon Valley
$1.2B-backed photonic chip accelerator seeks to speed up the creation and adoption of advanced semiconductors enabled by integrated photonics.
Shaping the future of photonics and quantum technologies in Germany
The opportunities and challenges of photonics and quantum technologies were addressed at the Photonics Germany Future Summit in Berlin.
Jeff Kimble recognized for contributions to quantum optics
Optica names inaugural Leonard Mandel Quantum Optics Award recipient.
Laserlab-Europe AISBL elected new management board
The integrated initiative of European laser research infrastructures held elections during its annual event.
Future of photonics under spotlight at annual meeting of Photonics21
Light technologies buck global trend, EU photonics shines.
Spectaris criticizes new US punitive tariffs on Chinese high-tech exports
Measures could lead to a destabilization of international trade relations
NKT Photonics A/S
Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C)
Laser Components Germany GmbH
Technische Universität Dresden
Arbeitsgemeinschaft industrieller Forschungsvereinigungen „Otto von Guericke“ e.V. (AiF)
Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft e.V.
Cooperatie Photon Delta U.A.
Arbeitskreis Lasertechnik e.V.
PhotonicNet GmbH
Edmund Optics Europe
Advanced UV for Life e.V.
SPIE
Nexus Media Events Ltd
Universität Paderborn
IVAM Microtechnology Network
Wiley-VCH GmbH
Fraunhofer Institute for Electronic Nano Systems ENAS
European Optical Society
IFR International Federation of Robotics
Photonics BW e.V.
SPECTARIS – German Industry Association for Optics, Photonics, Analytical and Medical Technologies
Quantum Business Network UG
acatech – Deutsche Akademie der Technikwissenschaften e.V.
Leibniz-Institut für Photonische Technologien e.V.
Mahr GmbH
European Photonics Industry Consortium EPIC
Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering IOF
Photonics Finland – Suomen fotoniikan seura ry
Laserlab-Europe AISBL
Photonics21
The University of Manchester
OptecNet Deutschland e.V.
Vision Markets GmbH
*SPIE Deutschland & Zentraleuropa GmbH
Evosys Laser GmbH
VDMA Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbauer e.V.
AIA Automated Imaging Association
FEMTOprint SA
Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB)
German Physical Society
Cobolt AB, a part of HÜBNER Photonics
European Quantum Industry Consortium e.V.
PhotonVentures
Association for Standardization of Automation and Measuring Systems – ASAM e.V.
QUSIDE TECHNOLOGIES, S.L.
Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft Lasertechnik und Photonik e.V.
Optica
Nynomic AG
EMVA European Machine Vision Association
Messe München GmbH