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This comes as no surprise to anyone that makes and builds things.  It has been plain as day in manufacturing and trades for well over two decades. Now it becomes news. “California is spending $6 million on a campaign to revive the reputation of vocational education, and $200 million to improve the delivery of it.” >>Read More Here<<  Continue Reading

IDEX Health & Science, LLC and Empire State Development announced that IDEX will expand its optics and photonics operations to Henrietta, Monroe County by establishing an Optical Center of Excellence. The new center will support the company’s life science, semi-conductor, and defense businesses.  Sources say that IDEX Health & Science had considered moving its operations out of New York State. The company plans to eventually lease close to 100,000 square-feet in...Continue Reading

The most important thing for Rochester and the Finger Lakes Region is that money meant to be invested at AIM Photonics and at STC MEMS in Canandaigua is not siphoned off to pay for promises made elsewhere or for shady schemes.  We count on the primary lead investor, the DoD, to be certain that this doesn’t happen.  What else can be done? Four years ago, Alain Kaloyeros made a pledge...Continue Reading

New York Photonics Annual Golf Tournament New York Photonics Annual Meeting Light & Sound Interactive All in one week.  All in September. The 2017  New York Photonics Annual Meeting Tuesday, September 12, 2017 Annual Meeting and Panel: 3:30PM – 5:30PM Networking Reception: 5:30PM – 7:00PM  HYATT REGENCY ROCHESTER Concurrent / Co-located with Light & Sound Interactive Registration begins at 3:00PM Speakers and Panelists     Bryce Tennant, Chief Technology Officer,...Continue Reading

Rochester Institute of Technology researcher leading a three-year study on precision quantum sensing funded by a $550,000 grant from the U.S. Department of the Navy’s Office of Naval Research, officials announced Wednesday. Research underway at RIT advances a new kind of sensing technology that captures data with better precision than currently possible and promises cheaper, smaller and lighter sensor designs.Mishkat Bhattacharya, a theoretical physicist at RIT, is investigating new precision...Continue Reading

University of Arizona selected for high-impact, industrial demonstration of new integrated photonic cryogenic datalink for focal plane arrays Program is major milestone for AIM Photonics The American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics (AIM Photonics), a public-private partnership advancing the nation’s photonics manufacturing capabilities, today announced the winner of a proposal call for a new Defense Department Government Directed Project for photonic integrated circuit (PIC) data links for cryogenic focal plane...Continue Reading

Luminate: The World’s Largest Start-up Accelerator for Optics, Photonics and Imaging Technologies Sujatha Ramanujan named Managing Director Advisory Board of Industry Leaders Named “Finger Lakes Forward” Investment Advances the Region’s Successful Strategic Plan to Grow the Economy and Create New Opportunities Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the application window is open for Luminate NY, the world’s largest business accelerator for startup firms in the optics, photonics and imaging...Continue Reading

Light and Sound Interactive 2017 Co-located with the New York Photonics Annual Meeting September 12-14 Rochester Riverside Convention Center and Hyatt Regency Rochester, NY For businesses:  Showcase products at the Trade Show  Meet perspective employees at the Career Fair  Discover new technologies  Meet potential customers  Meet potential suppliers  Meet with startups  Networking  Enjoy entertainment For researchers: Learn about featured technologies and new applications both within and outside of their current...Continue Reading

Two years ago, former Vice President Joe Biden came to Rochester to announce the start of AIM Photonics. WHEC TV in Rochester wanted to know: what has happened since? There are two different things here. The thing the Vice President talked about was AIM Photonics. That is the federally-funded research and development group that is trying to invent photonic circuit boards so that photons power everything in the world. I...Continue Reading

Crosman acquired laser sight company LaserMax a couple weeks after the airgun and optics manufacturer was acquired by a Connecticut capital investment company. The chain of events kicked off July 5 when Compass Diversified Holdings completed the purchase of Crosman for $152 million using both cash and credit, according to public filings of the transaction. Then, Crosman acquired LaserMax on July 20 for an unspecified sum using Compass’s revolving credit line. Compass chief executive officer,...Continue Reading