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22 May 12
German photonics exports to rise 10% this year

Market research by the SPECTARIS industry association confirms “unbridled” growth of home-grown industry.

16 May 12
Canadian investors punt €1.6m on Ireland's InfiniLED

University College Cork spin-out wins big with "microLED" technology.

16 May 12
Revenues stay solid for biophotonics suppliers

Vendors of aesthetic laser systems saw growth in the first quarter of the year, but net profits were harder to come by.

15 May 12
Refractive laser surgery boost for Zeiss Meditec

German firm sees revenues and profit rise strongly across all business units and key geographies.

11 May 12
Steady Jenoptik in 'wait and see' mode

Sales and orders look healthy but CEO expresses concern over ongoing debt crisis.

10 May 12
Synopsys extends photonics reach with RSoft buy-out

Giant engineering software firm complements its 2010 acquisition of Optical Research Associates with RSoft Design Group.

09 May 12
Soltecture becomes latest German PV bankruptcy

Heavily funded developer of thin-film PV modules could not cope with cut-throat competition, and is seeking an industrial investor.

09 May 12
Biolase legal tussles continue

The company has filed suit against a European competitor, and is also the subject of legal action from CAO Group.

09 May 12
GSI urged to accelerate fiber laser development

Subsidiary has just released a 2 kW product, but GSI says that Chinese customers want to see even higher powers.

08 May 12
Asia LED lamp sales ‘to grow 100% per year’ to 2016

Demand for LED lamps for lighting in the Asia-Pacific region will hit 3.4 billion units in 2016.

04 May 12
First Solar outlines five-year PV revolution

Transition to unsubsidized markets hinges on competitive pricing and reliability – such as using satellite imagery to predict cloud cover.

04 May 12
Rofin-Sinar slips back despite fiber laser traction

Company now has a backlog of 86 high-power fiber lasers, but share price drops sharply on weak guidance.

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