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Launch Team provides keen marketing vision to photonics industry
A decision to focus on the photonics industry has enabled Rochester marketing firm Launch Team to better serve clients in a still-growing field.
Banking leaders see growth in Rochester manufacturing despite headwinds
Rochester's manufacturing sector remains resilient by investing in automation and leveraging financing despite rising costs and economic uncertainty, local banking leaders say.
MCC optics apprenticeship expands as national workforce model
Monroe Community College’s apprenticeship is expanding nationally to meet growing workforce demand in the optics and photonics industry.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Rochester laser project named finalist in nationwide competition
A Rochester and Finger Lakes regional coalition has advanced to the final stage of the NSF Regional Innovation Engines program.
Dottir Labs brings real-time chemical sensing to industry | Luminate Profile
Dottir Labs turns Raman spectroscopy into a compact, field-ready sensor network, giving industries real-time chemical insight for efficiency and sustainability.
APOMA names Morelle first honorary member
The American Precision Optics Manufacturers Association has named Congressman Joseph Morelle its first-ever honorary member.
10 companies selected for the next round of Luminate NY OPI Accelerator in Rochester
Ten companies will be headed to Rochester for round eight of the Luminate NY accelerator program, investment fund and competition.
Canal Ponds property, once earmarked for photonics, sells for $1.634M
The transfer of ownership of the building that once was to be the hub of a much-ballyhooed photonics operation in Rochester became final on Tuesday. Jonathan Wegman paid $1,634,038 for […]
