Sign In
Free Newsletter
Sydor Optics acquisition fuels growth ahead of new 100,000-square-foot facility
Sydor Optics acquired Vertex Optics, expanding precision optics capabilities ahead of a new manufacturing facility in Rochester.
$10M gift creates endowed deanship at URochester’s Hajim School
John and Barbara Bruning committed $10 million for an endowed deanship at the University of Rochester’s Hajim School of Engineering.
L3Harris supports NASA’s hunt for habitable worlds
NASA has selected L3Harrist o develop advanced optics and mirror systems for the Habitable Worlds Observatory, a flagship space telescope searching for life beyond Earth.
Rochester’s middle-market businesses enter 2026 with renewed optimism
Rochester’s middle-market business leaders are entering 2026 with renewed optimism and resilience despite tariffs and economic uncertainty, JPMorgan survey shows.
Syntec Optics advances battlefield AR with new defense optics order
Rochester-based Syntec Optics Holdings has secured a new defense order to produce lightweight, high-clarity optics for U.S. warfighters.
URochester’s laser lab wins $5M to advance defense-focused research
The University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics has secured $5 million to advance short-pulsed laser research tied to national defense.
Could Rochester launch the next big tech company? Barry Silverstein thinks so.
Barry Silverstein returns to the University of Rochester, aiming to position Rochester as a hub for AR, VR and AI innovation.
Pensievision wins $1M top prize in Luminate NY competition
Pensievision was named the Company of the Year of the Luminate NY optics, photonics, and imaging (OPI) startup accelerator competition.
SNOChip turns metasurface nanostructures into next-generation lenses
SNOChip is pushing the boundaries of optics and photonics with the nanotechnology of optical metasurface, also called metalens.
Major gifts bolster MCC’s role in growing high-tech workforce
Monroe Community College receives $4.15M in gifts from Sydor Optics, the Brunings and SPIE to strengthen its optics program and Advanced Technology Center.
LirOptic’s shape-shifting, tunable optics lenses promises industry transformation
LirOptic is developing smart, solid-state lenses that can adjust their shape on demand — without any mechanically shifting parts.
AmeriCOM helps position Rochester as hub for defense-grade optics innovation
Rochester’s optics and photonics industry is a $3.5B sector with 150+ companies and 19,000 employees, central to U.S. defense readiness.
