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    The Executive Forum channel features articles and other content centering around the business of optics and photonics.

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    GQI uses a rigorous, data-driven approach to map the quantum ecosystem—systematically tracking over 1,800 quantum technology entities to elucidate the complex network of interrelationships driving field advancements.
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    FIGURE 1. Overview of the quantum communications market, which is expected to reach $1.2 billion within the next decade for hardware alone.
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    SPIE celebrates the top-rated new optics and photonics products with the 2025 industry-focused Prism Awards.

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    PODCAST: Interview with Michael Lebby, optics and photonics industry veteran

    Justine Murphy
    Feb. 11, 2025
    Episode 38 of Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast features Michael Lebby, whose decades-long career spans all levels of research and development, technology startups, sales...
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    Jenoptik’s Ralf Kuschnereit, Max-IR Lab's Trey Daunis, and 2025 SPIE President Peter de Groot.
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    SPIE names 2025 Startup Challenge winners

    SPIE: The Int'l Society for Optics & Photonics
    Jan. 29, 2025
    The SPIE Startup Challenge, held every year at SPIE Photonics West, showcases new businesses, products, and technologies that address critical needs by using photonics in the ...
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    PODCAST: January 28, 2025 Light News

    Justine Murphy
    Jan. 28, 2025
    Episode 36 of Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast features our Light News photonics news roundup for January 28, 2025.
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    PODCAST: New monthly interview series presented by EPIC

    EPIC - European Photonics Industry Consortium
    Jan. 21, 2025
    Episode 35 of Following the Photons kicks off a monthly interview series presented by EPIC, the European Photonics Industry Consortium. It will showcase the people and companies...
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    INNOCISE's gripper technology features special polymers that can be integrated into different automation units with varying handling needs in both micro- and macro-handling.
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    Geckos inspire gripping systems

    Jose Pozo
    Jan. 10, 2025
    Marc Schöneich, CEO and co-founder of INNOCISE, discusses his career path, business mindset, and shares advice for up-and-coming entrepreneurs.

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    Venture funding finishes 2024 with familiar themes

    Eric Hall
    Jan. 8, 2025
    Investments continue in optical interconnects and quantum computing.
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    Dr. Gustav Kalbe, acting director of Enabling and Emerging Technologies for the EU Commission, speaking at the PIC Summit.
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    Scaling photonics innovation: What we learned at the PIC Summit

    Eelko Brinkhoff
    Dec. 5, 2024
    The PIC Summit Europe proved to be a landmark event for the integrated photonics sector with over 700 industry leaders converging in Eindhoven in October 2024.
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    Photonics IP Update: November 2024

    Iain McIntyre
    Dec. 3, 2024
    This roundup summarizes photonics-related patent litigation and Patent Office procedures for November.
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    PODCAST: November 26, 2024 Light News

    Justine Murphy
    Nov. 26, 2024
    Episode 27 of Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast features our Light News photonics news roundup for November 26, 2024.
    FIGURE 1. Quantum tech investment timeline (2020 to 2024). Investment of $7.06B across 296 funding rounds shows yearly distribution among major quantum players and smaller deals combined (excluding national quantum strategies and government programs).
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    Follow the money: Two stories of quantum tech investment

    Michael Baczyk
    Nov. 22, 2024
    Three threads, three data sets, and two contradicting narratives. I’m about to walk you through quantum tech’s funding story that can be read as both a bull and bear market case...