EMVA announces closing speaker
Dominik Bösl will give the closing speech at the 22nd edition of the annual EMVA Business Conference. His talk will revolve around AI, robotics and GPT.
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Young Professional Award '24: Proceedings nearing completion
The application phase for the EMVA Young Professional Award is almost over: you can only apply for the award until May 17th
Machine vision: VDMA issues negative growth forecast for the first time in 15 years
In 2023, turnover in the German and European machine vision industry fell by 7 percent, reports the VDMA. The association is forecasting a decline of 3 percent for 2024.
EPIC awards for Viacheslav Artyushenko, Axel Kupisiewicz
Consortium honors leadership in the manufacturing of industrial laser machines, special optical fibers.
Presentation of the Innovation Award Laser Technology 2024 in Aachen
Recognition of innovations from laser technology for the industry.
EPIC welcomes new member to its board of directors
Managing director of Trumpf Laser, Björn Dymke, succeeds his colleague, Trumpf CTO Berthold Schmidt
Comprehensive roadmap to drive the integrated photonics industry forward
PhotonDelta and MIT Microphotonics Center’s roadmap initiative involves contributions from more than 400 organizations including Airbus, Meta, NASA, Dupont, General Motors, ESA, and Vodafone Ziggo.
A playground for new cluster services
Networking, employee skills and recruitment and digital services were the topics focused on in the development of new cluster services within the Photonics4industry project.
‘MasterPlus’ program to see the light in September
In partnership with the technical universities Delft, Eindhoven, and Twente, Optics Netherlands and PhotonDelta have launched a first-of-its-kind program in optics and photonics.
Award for authors of Introduction to Infrared and Electro-Optical Systems
2024 Joseph W. Goodman Book Writing Award for Driggers, Friedman, Devitt, Furxhi, and Singh.
VDMA Conveyor Technology and Intralogistics Association has a new chairman
Jan Drömer, Chief Information Officer (CIO) at ek robotics, will take over as chairman of the conveyor technology and intralogistics specialist association for the next two years
Showcasing a robust and expanding industry
The largest annual optics and photonics event of the year, which includes the rapidly growing Quantum West conference and the co-located SPIE AR|VR|MR, encompassed more than 1,500 exhibitors and over 5,000 technical presentations.
Winning products, companies, and startup challenge contestants
The photonics industry-focused Prism Awards honor innovations in technology areas such as lasers, biomedical, quantum, AR/VR/MR, sensors, and imaging.
Million dollar endowment for postgraduate scholarships
The University of Manchester and SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, have established the SPIE-Manchester Postgraduate Scholarship in Photonics.
The Magnificent Six
Contenders nominated for the annual pitch competition final, held at SPIE Photonics West.
OptecNet Deutschland has appointed new board member
New member is Adrian Mahlkow, Andreas Ehrhardt and Horst Sickinger have been re-elected.
Isaac Nape is the inaugural Optica Emerging Leader in Optics Chair
Rising star to advance quantum research at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.
20 researchers and developers honored with SPIE awards
Recipients represent a broad range of outstanding achievements across light-based sciences and technologies.
SPIE honors new fellows for 2024
The international society for optics and photonics is welcoming 47 new fellow members from across the globe.
QED-C recognizes Mark Wippich
The Quantum Economic Development Consortium’s (QED-C) third annual Carl Williams Award was presented to the CEO of MPW for his leadership of the QED-C Quantum Marketplace.
OPC Foundation celebrates 20th anniversary and LADS release
Based on OPC Unified Architecture, Spectaris presents the first industrial communication standard for laboratory and analytical devices, LADS.
Take 5: new laser, photonics, quantum experts for Acatech
A total of 39 scientists have been newly elected into Germany’s National Academy of Science and Engineering.
75,000 dollars for non-invasive brain monitoring
Caltech’s Simon Mahler receives the 2024 SPIE Franz Hillenkamp Postdoctoral Fellowship to achieve progress on real-time blood-flow monitoring in the human brain.
Photonic technologies introduce new ways to diagnose menopause and glaucoma
Optica Foundation Challenge provides grants for work on a chip-integrated light sensor for early-stage medical intervention.
AM experts make a strong addition to the RapidTech 3D advisory board
The VDMA’s Additive Manufacturing Working Group will serve as the conceptual sponsor of the event from 2024 as collaboration with industry ramps up.
Maik Müller becomes new photonics chairman at Spectaris
Dr Christian Korth was elected as new board member.
New board of directors elected
VDMA working group laser and laser systems for material processing fills leadership positions.
Ewit Roos leaves PhotonDelta
Consortium CEO becomes a general partner in the deep-tech venture capital firm PhotonVentures effective January 1, 2024.
Lithuania and Taiwan deepen their collaboration
Marking a significant milestone in the advancement of laser technology and the emergence of new technologies, a Lithuanian laser laboratory was inaugurated in Taiwan on 11 September.
VDMA and Spectaris against PFAS ban
According to the associations, the EU's planned general ban on the PFAS group of substances would be an enormous threat to high-tech industries.
James Wyant named Optica Honorary Member
Emeritus professor is recognized for his exceptional contributions to the global optics and photonics community.
EOSAM brought together photonics experts in Dijon
Review of the European Optical Society Annual Meeting, 11 – 15 September 2023 in France, co-organized by the French Optical Society.
Bernhard Ohnesorge is the new Spectaris chairman
Mirjam Rösch becomes his deputy, Amily Guo now heads the Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein regional group.
Second photonics industry summit in Washington, DC
The day-long SPIE event focuses on optics and photonics as a key enabler of emerging technologies.
Change in the board at VDMA Robotics
The board of VDMA Robotics has appointed Thomas Hähn, founder and CEO of the United Robotics Group, as a new board member.
The International Commission for Optics
ficonTEC Service GmbH
Laser Components Germany GmbH
The University of Manchester
acatech – Deutsche Akademie der Technikwissenschaften e.V.
Photonics BW e.V.
NKT Photonics A/S
Optica
EMVA European Machine Vision Association
European Optical Society
Quantum Business Network UG
Fraunhofer Institute for Electronic Nano Systems ENAS
European Photonics Industry Consortium EPIC
OptecNet Deutschland e.V.
SPECTARIS – German Industry Association for Optics, Photonics, Analytical and Medical Technologies
AIT Austrian Institute of Technology
AIA Automated Imaging Association
Laserlab-Europe AISBL
Photonics Finland – Suomen fotoniikan seura ry
Leibniz-Institut für Photonische Technologien e.V.
Photonics21
Technische Universität Dresden
PhotonVentures
Mahr GmbH
Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft Lasertechnik und Photonik e.V.
Cobolt AB, a part of HÜBNER Photonics
PHOTONICS GERMANY
Edmund Optics Europe
Advanced UV for Life e.V.
Cooperatie Photon Delta U.A.
Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft e.V.
Arbeitskreis Lasertechnik e.V.
SPIE
Nexus Media Events Ltd
QUSIDE TECHNOLOGIES, S.L.
Evosys Laser GmbH
PhotonicNet GmbH
SUSS MicroOptics SA
Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C)
VDMA Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbauer e.V.
Messe München GmbH
Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB)
FEMTOprint SA
*SPIE Deutschland & Zentraleuropa GmbH
Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering IOF
Arbeitsgemeinschaft industrieller Forschungsvereinigungen „Otto von Guericke“ e.V. (AiF)
German Physical Society
European Quantum Industry Consortium e.V.
Vision Markets GmbH
Nynomic AG