AWARDS PRESENTED AT 2017 ANNUAL MEETING, SEPTEMBER 12, 2017 ROCHESTER, NY, September 12th. 2017 – The Rochester Regional Photonics Cluster/New York Photonics today honored three leaders in education and business for their contributions to New York’s Optics and Photonics Industry. RRPC Executive Director Tom Battley joined past years’ award winners to present the awards in...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...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,...Continue Reading
Monroe County is celebrating National Small Business Week May 1st – May 5th with a week of local events aimed at recognizing small businesses while providing educational and development opportunities to businesses, employees and elected leaders. Among the week’s speakers will be Zach Hobbs from Sydor Optics. Hobbs will discuss two projects undertaken at Sydor...Continue Reading
Pavia, president and CEO of Sydor Technologies, won in the category of leaders with fewer than 50 employees. “Rochester is recognized globally for optics, photonics and imaging, world-class scientists, engineers and technicians along with the precision fab shops we have in town here (which) are really unparalleled,” Pavia said. “We’ve been very successful with technology...Continue Reading
Rochester, New York – February 17, 2016 – Navitar, Inc, a leading USA-based manufacturer of precision optics and imaging system components, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Hyperion Development, LLC, a leading design firm and manufacturer of custom optical assemblies and OEM solutions. The companies expect the deal to close by the end of...Continue Reading
Fire has affected at least four Northeast optics manufacturers in recent years, destroying inventory, machines and even entire buildings.Continue Reading
The Rochester Optics Community has lost a beloved member of our family. Rick Nasca died suddenly on Tuesday night, December 2nd. He was only 57. Rick spent his entire career at Tropel, and was optical manufacturing / finishing technology leader. He was passionate about optics education and devoted a great deal of time to MCC’s program...Continue Reading
SPIE Optifab, the premier optical manufacturing conference and exhibition Optifab, organized jointly by SPIE and APOMA, is the largest optical manufacturing conference and exhibition held [...]
103.9 WDKX : DJ Rain will be broadcasting live from The Rochester Riverside Convention Center from 8:00 - 10:00am on Tuesday, October 15th during Optifab. [...]
New York Photonics is a not-for-profit organization founded to promote and enhance the New York State optics, photonics and imaging industry by fostering the cooperation of business, academia and government.
