Photondelta bags €1.1B investment to spur integrated-photonics growth
Photondelta has secured a 1.1-billion-euro investment to bolster the Dutch integrated-photonics ecosystem.
Bedrijf: Photondelta
Sensing specialist Photonfirst raises €11M in run-up to IPO
Photonfirst International has successfully closed a Series A funding round.
Shrinking lidar down to a chip offers big rewards
Still a rather clunky and expensive instrument, the automotive and many other markets eagerly await the availability of an affordable and compact lidar system. Integrated photonics is coming to the rescue.
Heterogeneous integration key to future integrated-photonics growth
No single integrated-photonics technology can do it all: they need to be combined for maximum functionality. The set of techniques to do that – hybrid or heterogeneous integration – is a key growth driver for the Dutch integrated-photonics industry.
Twenty years in the making, the photonic big bang is near
Over the past two decades, on more than one occasion the time seemed right for integrated-photonics technology to move beyond niche applications. Now finally, everything is lined up for that to happen, says Lionix International CEO Arne Leinse. It will require one more bold investment push, however.
Surfix’ biophotonic diagnostic platform attracts €8.5M investment
Parent companies Lionix International and Qurin Diagnostics, along with photonics industry accelerator Photondelta and development agency Oost NL, are investing 8.5 million euros in Surfix to help it advance its point-of-care diagnostic platform.
Photonic Integration Technology Center set to launch
2 June will mark the start of the Photonic Integration Technology Center (PITC), which aims to bridge the gap between research and industrial application of integrated-photonics technology.
Photonfirst ready to claim world leadership in integrated photonic sensing
Photonfirst is looking to become the world’s innovation leader in integrated photonic sensing. It’s just a matter of reaching the stepping stones that will take its technology to high-volume sales. With a few dozen of potential applications in six different markets, the Alkmaar-based company is quickly closing in on a pivot point.
Photonics startup Mantispectra takes chemical analysis out of the lab
Who says chemical analysis needs to be performed in a laboratory, by well-trained personnel? Thanks to a photonic-chip-based spectral sensing system being commercialized by startup Mantispectra, classifying and quantifying material composition will never be easier.
Europe sets up one-stop shop for photonics deployment support
Photonhub Europe has been awarded a 19 million euro investment from the EU’s Horizon 2020 program.
