March 26, 2013 | DoubleTree Hotel, Henrietta | 1:00 – 5:00PM A unique opportunity to learn about some of the innovative applied research being conducted at the University of Rochester, Rochester Institute of Technology, and Cornell University. The University Technology Showcase allows industry professionals an exclusive chance to see a snapshot of work being conducted...Continue Reading

Senator Chuck Schumer held a news conference at Eastman Business Park on February 21st to promote legislation he is advancing that will create 15 Institutes for Manufacturing Innovation across the US. Schumer, along with University of Rochester president Joel Seligman and Rochester Institute of Technology president William Dessler,  fervently asserted that one of those hubs...Continue Reading

In our continuing effort to promote New York’s Optics, Photonics and Imaging Industry for new business development and employee recruitment, we recently shipped a new banner to San Francisco for Photonics West in February. The banner will be used over New York pavilions at key trade shows. After all, New York is competing not so...Continue Reading

APPLIED IMAGE Group announced the acquisition of MICROTRONICS Inc, a key USA based “mask maker”. MICROTRONICS manufactures glass masks for the semiconductor, hybrid, MEMS, and electro-optical industries. Masks are primarily used to transfer electro-optical designs from the glass imaged plates (that MICROTRONICS manufactures) to the wafer, which becomes the final microelectronic or electro-optical components themselves....Continue Reading

A workshop about the formation of a National Institute for innovation in Photonics and Optics Manufacturing Technology will be held at the University of Rochester on December 17th.  A preliminary agenda is attached. The proposed Institute will be part of the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI), a $1Billion program announced by the Obama Administration...Continue Reading

When Governor Andrew Cuomo came to Rochester New York for the finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council presentation on Tuesday, November 28, one of the video presentations he saw was about RRPC member OptiPro. Wake up, Albany!  Optics, Photonics and Imaging are a key strategic economic advantage of Western New York!  Without OPI there is...Continue Reading

Rochester Precision Optics has decided to relocate its Manchester, NH Plastic Optics Division to their recently expanded Rochester, NY facility. Moving the Plastic Optics Division into the main facility will allow the manufacturing group to fully access all of the engineering and manufacturing support services within our main facility (i.e. Accounting, Purchasing, Manufacturing Engineering, Material...Continue Reading

Grant will fund cutting-edge research and development of hand-held eye scanner Rochester, NY Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (NY-28) visited Rochester-based medical technology firm Lumetrics today to announce a $973,000 research and development grant from the National Institutes of Health – National Eye Institute. The NIH grant will fund development of a digital hand-held diagnostic ophthalmic instrument...Continue Reading

The Rochester Regional Optics, Photonics and Imaging Accelerator The Rochester Regional Photonics Cluster is one of the awardees in The Rochester Regional Optics, Photonics and Imaging Accelerator consortium. The three-year $1.7M grant from a group of five federal agencies will be used to accelerate the growth of small and medium-sized optics, photonics, and imaging companies...Continue Reading

Highlights $14.6 million grant awarded to SUNY community colleges Rochester – U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today visited Monroe Community College’s Applied Technologies Center to celebrate and highlight a $14.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to a consortium of State University of New York community colleges. Secretary Solis was hosted by...Continue Reading