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Advancing photonics amidst geopolitical and economic uncertainty

The panel was moderated by Michael Lebby, CEO of Lightwave Logic, and featured Matt Crowley, EVP of Jabil, John T.C. Lee, president and CEO of MKS Instruments, Chuck Mattera, former chair and CEO of Coherent, and Thorsten Mayer, CEO of Vanguard Automation (recently acquired by Mycronic). It focused on ways in which the landscape must […]

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Photonics IP Update: November 2024

November’s photonics-related IP activities include 31 cases concerning various technologies, including imaging systems and image processing; displays; lighting and light sources; sensors; medical and dental applications; optical communications; biological and life sciences applications; virtual reality/augmented reality; solar cells; wearable products; and self-driving cars. Here are the summaries. Cameras, imaging systems, and image processing VDPP, LLC

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Diverse industries represented in November venture deals

Although the volume of venture deals appeared to slow in November, the diversity of technologies that were funded highlights the broad applicability of photonics across various industries. Quantum computing is again on the list. In recent months we have seen deals for quantum processor technologies that rely on photonics, such as qubits built from photonic

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Can photonics bolster Europe’s tech roster?

photonics-Europe’s core pillars are thriving, according to venture capital (VC) firm Atomico’s newly released State of European Tech Report 2024. Talent, capital, and ambition continue to drive this transformation, with $1B+ companies now a feature of almost every European economy. Funding is driving this shift in a positive direction: $426B has been invested since 2015,

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Photonics IP Update: August 2024

August’s photonics-related IP activities include 34 cases concerning various technologies, including cameras and imaging systems, displays, lighting and light sources, optical communications, medical and dental applications, biological and life sciences, augmented reality/virtual reality, sensors, and solar cells. Here are the summaries. Cameras, imaging systems, and image processing AI-Core Technologies sued Omron Corporation on August 1st

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Meet Menhir Photonics and neoLASE

In this interview, Antonio Castelo, EPIC’s technology manager for biomedical and lasers, talks to Jonas Heidrich, product line manager at Menhir Photonics, and Maik Frede, cofounder and CEO of neoLASE, about their collaboration and future plans. Menhir Photonics and neoLASE GmbH recently demonstrated how the MENHIR-1030 laser seeder can be easily amplified using a neoLASE

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IBM envisions classical and quantum computing ‘blend’ for quantum-centric supercomputing

Can you introduce us to IBM Heron/Qiskit and explain why it’s a step forward for the quantum realm? Blake Johnson: IBM Quantum Heron is our most performant processor to-date. As announced at the IBM Quantum Developer Conference, Heron is now capable of executing certain quantum circuits of up to 5,000 gate operations—nearly twice the number

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The greatest American: Inventor and innovation evangelist!

The greatest American: Inventor Ever wonder if any American president was a U.S. patent-bearing inventor? The answer is yes and only one to date. Read on and discover the depth and passion this U.S. president had for invention and innovation. The story of his manifestation of these passions is an inspiration for all inventors to

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