EPIC AGM Annual General Meeting

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EPIC AGM Annual General Meeting21-22 April 2016 | Zurich, Switzerland

Hosted and Sponsored by Swissphotonics

Silver sponsors: CSEM, Hamamatsu

Bronze sponsors: Diamond, Edmund Optics

THURSDAY 21 APRIL 2016

13:00 Welcome by Drew Nelson, CEO & President, IQE13:05 Welcome by the Host and Sponsor Swissphotonics, Christian Bosshard

13:10 KEYNOTE: Dr. Klaus Streubel, Senior Vice President Corporate Innovation, Osram13:30 Exalos, Christian Velez, CEO13:40 UWAVE, Romain Guillaume, Sales Manager13:50 Laytec, Thomas Zettler, CEO14:00 Superlum, Vladimir Shidlovski, Chief of Strategic Development14:10 DIAMOND, Didier Colot, Marketing Director

14:20 COFFEE BREAK – Welcome by Marco Mayer, Hamamatsu

15:00 EPIC accomplishments, strategy, priorities, opportunities

16:10 Presentation of services members – 2 minutes each : SM:V, GJE, 24IP, Tematys16:20 Presentation of EU project proposal ideas – 1 minute each16:25 Dronie Group Picture - Tobias Leutenegger, Institute for Photonics and ICT, HTW Chur

16:30 COFFEE BREAK

17:00 KEYNOTE: Dr. Bert Jan Offrein, Manager Photonics, IBM Research17:20 Luceda, Erwin De Baetselier, CEO17:30 Soitec, Arnaud Rigny, Business Development Manager17:40 Advanced Packaging Center, Marco Koelink, Business Development Manager17:50 Helia Photonics, Caspar Clark, CTO18:00 KEYNOTE: Entrepreneurship Views by Dr. Eric Mottay, President and CEO, Amplitude Systèmes18:15 EPIC Phoenix Award 2016: Presented by Kurt Weingarten, General Manager, Lumentum Switzerland

18:30 RECEPTION sponsored by

20:30 END – Drinks downtown nearby Niederdorfstrasse

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EPIC AGM Annual General Meeting

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FRIDAY 22 APRIL 2016

06:24 EPIC Jogging / Walk. Departure point LOFT FIVE, Europaallee 15, 8004 Zurich

08:15 WELCOME COFFEE sponsored by

09:00 Discussion on Competitiveness by Tom Pearsall, Advisor, Founder of EPIC

09:30 Taiwan Photonics Market by Murphy Lin, Director, PIDA

09:45 Japan Photonics Market by Yasuhisa Odani, President, OITDA

10:00 EPIC-LUX Partnership Singapore: Prof. Swee Chuan Tjin, Chairman, LUX Photonics Consortium

Co-Director, The Photonics Institute, Nanyang Technological University

10:10 China Support Services: Thorsten Lind, Project Manager, German Innovation Center

10:15 Announcement EPIC/GDLIA “EU-Asia Laser Industry Summit” 19-20 May 2016 in Shenzhen

Promotion EPIC member supported exhibitions / partner events

- micro photonics + CTO session organized by EPIC – Kerstin Kube-Erkens, Senior Project Manager

- LpS (LED professional Symposium +Expo) in Bregenz, Austria – Siegfried Luger, CEO

- LASER World of PHOTONICS – Claudia Sixl, Exhibition Group Director

- Photonics Event in Veldhoven, Netherlands – Michiel Beerens, Project Manager

10:20 COFFEE BREAK sponsored by

11:00 KEYNOTE: Professor Sir David Neil Payne, University of Southampton and Director of the ORC

11:20 CAILabs, Jean-François Morizur, CEO

11:30 Toptica, Thomas Renner, EVP Sales & Marketing

11:40 art photonics, Viacheslav Artyushenko, President

11:50 Northlab, Per Karlsson, CEO

12:00 Delta Optical Thin Film, Poul Svensgaard, CEO

12:10 nanoplus Nanosystems and Technologies, Johannes Koeth, CEO

12:20 ICN2, Nikos Kehagias, Nanofabrication Research Manager

12:30 Universitat de Barcelona, Blas Garrido, Professor

12:40 Announcement of EPIC AGM on 6-7 April 2017 in Eindhoven

Hosted by High-Tech Campus Eindhoven, The Netherlands

12:45 LUNCH

15:00 END

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ParticipantsFirst Name Last Name Job Title Company Country

Alessio Corazza Business Development Manager SAES Getters ItalyAlex Tomescu Director SWISS-FO SwitzerlandAlgirdas Juozapavičius Director Light Conversion LithuaniaAndré Richter General Manager VPIphotonics GermanyAndres Cifuentes CEO ASE Optics Europe SpainAnke Lohmann Head of Photonics and Quantum Technologies KTN United KingdomAnna Feis Finance EPIC South AfricaAnna Lena Giesecke Group Leader Nanophotonics AMO GermanyAnneliese Poenninger Business Develoment Manager EV Group AustriaAnthony Boulanger CEO GreenTropism FranceAnthony Bertrand Group Leader Multitel BelgiumArnaud Rigny Business Development Manager Soitec FranceAxel Kupisiewicz CEO LASEA BelgiumBeni Muller Event Manager and Spokesperson Swissphotonics SwitzerlandBenno Oderkerk CEO Avantes The NetherlandsBenoît d’Humières Partner TEMATYS FranceBernhard Kögl Managing Director Trotec Laser Automation GermanyBert-Jan Offrein Manager Photonics IBM SwitzerlandBin Xu Director UK Research Center Huawei United KingdomBlas Garrido Professor University of Barcelona SpainBruno Mourey CTO CEA-Leti FranceCarles Oriach Director of Strategy and Development monocrom SpainCarlos Lee Director General EPIC BelgiumCarlos Dominguez Research Professor Instituto de Microelectrónica de Barcelona - SpainCaspar Clark CTO Helia Photonics United KingdomCatalin Neacsu Marketing Director Spectra Physics / Femtolasers AustriaChoi Pheng Soo Programme Director, Photonics NTUitive SingaporeChristian Bosshard Vice President CSEM SwitzerlandChristian Velez CEO EXALOS SwitzerlandChristoph Harder President Swissphotonics SwitzerlandCinzia Sada Professor University of Padova ItalyClaudia Sixl Exhibition Group Director Messe Munich GermanyDainius Tumosa CEO Eksma Optics (Optolita) LithuaniaDavid Smith CEO CIP Technologies United KingdomDavid Payne Director University of Southampton / ORC United KingdomDavide Janner Professor Politecnico di Torino ItalyDelfi Lopez CEO monocrom SpainDidier Colot Marketing Director Diamond SwitzerlandDirk Seiffer Assistant Research Manager Fraunhofer IOSB GermanyDominik Rabus CTO LUPYLED GermanyDrew Nelson CEO IQE United KingdomDuncan Hand Director Centre for Laser-based Production Processes Heriot-Watt University United KingdomEric Mottay CEO Amplitude Systèmes FranceErik Böttcher CEO NYFORS SwedenErwin De Baetselier CEO Luceda Photonics BelgiumErwin Wagner Vice President New Technologies Raylase GermanyEva Weller Events EPIC GermanyFabrice Kohler Commercial Director SWISS-FO SwitzerlandFelix Betschon CEO vario-optics SwitzerlandFrank Lerch Managing Director OpTecBB GermanyGeorg Draude General Manager Chroma Technology Germany

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First Name Last Name Job Title Company Country

George Loh Director National Research Foundation SingaporeGerrit Roessler Head of Unit Photonics Berlin Partner für Wirtschaft & Technologie GermanyGilles Fresquet Vice President Semiconductor Fogale Nanotech FranceGintas Slekys Chairman of the Board Altechna LithuaniaGiuliano Piccinno CEO Bright Solutions ItalyGuillermo Carpintero Associate Professor Universidad Carlos III de Madrid SpainGuy Ear President & CEO Optosigma Europe FranceHakan Karlsson CEO Cobolt SwedenHansruedi Moser Head of R+D Optical Systems FISBA AG SwitzerlandHelen Royal Business Development Plasma-Therm United KingdomHenning Schroeder Group Leader Fraunhofer IZM GermanyIgnazio Piacentini Director of Business Development ficonTEC GermanyIwan Davies Group Technology Director IQE United KingdomJan Meise CEO AMS Technologies GermanyJan Misiewicz Professor Wroclaw University of Science & Technology PolandJean-Claude Sanudo Business Development Director Acal BFi FranceJean-François Morizur CEO CAILabs FranceJens Biesenbach CTO Dilas GermanyJeroen Duis Technology Incubator & Engineering Manager TE Connectivity The NetherlandsJessica Rowbury Deputy Editor Europa Science United KingdomJohannes Koeth CEO nanoplus Nanosystems and Technologies GermanyJonas Flueckiger Product Marketing Manager Lumerical SwitzerlandJoost van Kerkhof CEO XiO Photonics The NetherlandsJose Pozo Director of Technology EPIC The NetherlandsJuerg Aus der Au CTO Spectra-Physics Rankweil AustriaJulien Romann R&D Manager Photon Lines FranceJyrki Huttunen CEO Oplatek FinlandKarlheinz Gulden General Manager II-IV Laser Enterprise SwitzerlandKerstin Kube-Erkens Senior Project Manager micro photonics Messe Berlin GermanyKestutis Jasiunas CEO Ekspla LithuaniaKevin Murphy Post-Doctoral Researcher DIT (Dublin Institute of Technology) IrelandKlaus Streubel Senior Vice President Corporate Innovation OSRAM GermanyKurt Weingarten Managing Director Lumentum Switzerland SwitzerlandLing Wu Secretary General China Solid State Lighting Alliance ChinaLluis Torner Director ICFO SpainLukas Krainer CEO Onefive SwitzerlandManuel Aschwanden CEO Optotune Switzerland SwitzerlandMarco Koelink Business Development Manager Advanced Packaging Center The NetherlandsMarco Mayer Area Manager Hamamatsu SwitzerlandMarius Pilkauskas CEO Altechna LithuaniaMarkus Hersche CEO FISBA AG SwitzerlandMartin Weinacht Sales Director Edmund Optics GermanyMartin Schell Director Fraunhofer HHI GermanyMartin Studer Head of Institut for Photonics and ICT IPI HTW Chur SwitzerlandMartine Keim-Paray Administration EPIC FranceMaurizio Gattiglio Chairman Convergent Photonics ItalyMichael Hornung Managing Director AMO GermanyMichiel Beerens Project Manager Mikrocentrum The NetherlandsMiguel Llera Scientific Collaborator Haute Ecole ARC Ingenierie SwitzerlandMiguel Melo CEO MW Technologies PortugalMurphy Lin Director PIDA TaiwanNick Martin Managing Director Advanced Fibreoptic Engineering United KingdomNiek Nijenhuis Global Marketing & Sales Manager PhoeniX Software The Netherlands

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First Name Last Name Job Title Company Country

Nikos Kehagias Nanofabrication Research Manager Catalan Institute of Nanoscience & Nanotechnology - SpainNils Kirstaedter CEO Lumics GermanyPekka Savolainen Director Tampere University of Technology / ORC FinlandPenny Pretty Group Publisher Novus Light Technologies Today United KingdomPentti Karioja Research professor VTT FinlandPer Skande Business Line Manager, Laser Systems AMS Technologies GermanyPer Karlsson CEO Northlab SwedenPeter Finnie Managing Partner Gill Jennings & Every United KingdomPeter Kirkegaard CEO IMT Masken und Teilungen SwitzerlandPeter Huber Product Manager tec5 GermanyPeter von Jan CEO Raylase GermanyPetteri Uusimaa CEO Modulight FinlandPieter Hermans Matchmaker for Innovators Jakajima The NetherlandsPim Kat CEO Technobis The NetherlandsPoul Svensgaard CEO Delta Optical Thin Film DenmarkRasa Cincyte Investment advisor Invest Lithuania LithuaniaReinhard Voelkel CEO SUSS MicroOptics SwitzerlandRené Zünd President & CEO Feinwerkoptik Zünd SwitzerlandRichard Gleeson VP of European Field Operations Coherent United KingdomRichard Visser CEO SMART Photonics The NetherlandsRob Harrison Joint Managing Partner 24IP Law Group GermanyRobert Lennox Director of Sales Eblana Photonics IrelandRolf Muenter Head of Business Development AIM Infrarot-Module GermanyRomain Guillaume Sales Manager UWAVE FranceRonny De Loor CTO Next Scan Technology BelgiumRuppel Joshi Technology Marketing SM:V United KingdomRuth Walker Associate Gill Jennings & Every United KingdomRuth Houbertz CEO Multi-Photon Optics GermanyRyszard Piramidowicz Deputy Director for Research Warsaw University of Technology PolandSamuel Bucourt Director General Imagine Optic FranceSantiago Simon Business Development Director DAS Photonics SpainSiegfried Luger CEO Luger Research AustriaStephane Dana Senior Advisor Powerlase United KingdomStephen Taylor CEO Technology Scotland United KingdomSteve Norman Technical Consultant SPI Lasers United KingdomSwee Chuan Tjin Co-Director Nanyang Technological University SingaporeSylvain Petitgrand Semiconductor Department Fogale Nanotech FranceTeng Sheng Soe Assistant Head, Programmes Directorate National Research Foundation SingaporeThanassis Kokorakis Senior OEM account Manager Ocean Optics The NetherlandsThomas Hessler General Manager Axetris SwitzerlandThomas Zettler CEO & President LayTec GermanyThomas Mayerhöfer Senior Researcher Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology GermanyThomas Baab Head of Production Raylase GermanyThomas Renner EVP Sales & Marketing Toptica GermanyThorsten Lind Project Manager German Innovation Center GermanyTobias Leutenegger Project Leader University of Applied Sciences HTW Chur SwitzerlandTom Pearsall Advisor EPIC FranceTom Hausken Senior Advisor OIDA (OSA Industry Development Associates) - USAUdo Klotzbach Business Unit Manager Microtechnology Fraunhofer IWS GermanyViacheslav Artyushenko CEO art photonics GermanyVladimir Shidlovski Chief of Strategic Development Superlum IrelandYan Cornil CEO LIGHT TEC FranceYasuhisa Odani President OITDA Japan

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24IP Law Group is an intellectual property consultancy and law firm with offices in Munich, Berlin, Paris, Basel and the United States. We advise clients on coordinating intellectual property strategies with business plans, develop IP strategies, and advise on protection and commercialization of intellectual property. We provide IP due diligence services to investors, mediation and arbitration services to help resolve IP disputes as well as preparing and prosecuting patent, design and trademark applications. www.24ip.com

Dr. Robert Harrison (Joint Managing Partner) is an experienced business executive with almost 30 years’ experience in advising clients at the interface of technology management, business development and intellectual property. His focus is on developing intellectual property portfolios and commercialisation strategies for start-ups and small and medium-sized businesses, particularly in the field of semiconductors, photonics, electronics,

biophysics and software. He has advised investors on legal aspect of intellectual property and its value as well as on third party infringement risks.

Acal BFi is a European leader in advanced technology solutions, providing marketing, engineering, design, manufacturing and custom services and the only such provider with an infrastructure to deliver a broad complementary range of specialist products and bespoke solutions across Europe. Acal BFi Photonics business unit is one of the eight technology business units in the company and operates across Europe including the UK, Germany, France, Benelux, Italy, Spain and the Nordic region. It supplies a range of products that address the Photonics market including: lasers & laser diode modules, scanning technologies and marking heads, optical components & filters, spectrometers and spectrophotometers/colorimeters, laser beam diagnostic and detection modules. Acal BFi Photonics has the capability to supply stand alone units as well as OEM components or sub-modules to meet specific customer needs. Proof of concept & demonstrations, training, installations, repair and calibrations are also part of the custom services Acal BFi offers. www.acalbfi.com

Jean-Claude Sanudo (Director Business Development) graduated as engineer from the “Ecole Supérieure d’Optique” (now “Institute of Optics Graduate School”) and spent a year in a research lab (Onera – Toulouse). He started his career as a Field Sales Engineer for lasers and spectroscopy equipment in Optilas, which was later on acquired and became Acal BFi. After a one-year break cycling Africa north to south, he joined a solid state and femtosecond

laser manufacturer as Export Sales Manager for 5 years before coming back to Optilas as the French Office Sales Director. He moved to a European position within the new Acal BFi in 2002 and is currently running the European Photonics Business Unit.


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Advanced Fibreoptic Engineering Ltd (AFE) designs and manufactures fibreoptic solutions to meet specific customer requirements. We specialise in high performance products and can supply prototypes through to high volume. We package a wide range of active components including laser diodes, photodiodes, LEDs, avalanche photodiodes and can provide receptacles, fibre pigtailed components together with bidirectional modules, laser combiners etc. We also have assembly capabilities combining 3D design tools, electronics design, fibre splicing, fibre termination, environmental testing and our own mechanical workshop. We supply market leaders in instrumentation, telecommunications and sensors. We are actively seeking new markets where we can further develop our technology. www.afe-uk.com

Nick Martin (CEO), after a degree in physics, spent several years working in the nuclear industry, including time on reactor operations. Subsequently, he moved into experiment engineering in Particle Physics based at the University of Oxford, and also spent some time at DESY, Hamburg. He has spent the last 20 years within the fibreoptics industry moving through a variety of jobs, ending up in a commercial and business management role, and

trying hard not to be too critical of other people’s engineering!

AIM INFRAROT-MODULE develops, manufactures and sells premium infrared detectors and thermal sights as well as Stirling cooling engines required for the operation of detectors at cryogenic temperatures. The high-tech company combines all necessary core competencies such as electronic engineering, microelectronics, semiconductor technology including crystal growth, optics and precision engineering under one roof. AIM not only manufactures standard products but also offers customer specific solutions and belongs to a small elite of manufacturers in these technologies worldwide. AIM products are in service with the German Bundeswehr and different NATO-countries. They are also utilised in research, industrial processes, safety & security technologies and environmental protection. Space applications constitute a new important segment. www.aim-ir.com

Rolf Muenter (Head of Business Development) studied Solid State Physics at the University Dortmund and earned his Ph.D. in the field of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. In 1987, he joined AEG Aktiengesellschaft as a Sales Manager for North America for infrared-modules and cryogenic cooling engines; since 2009 he is responsible for the Business Development of AIM Infrarot-Module GmbH.

Altechna is a supplier of laser related products and solutions, specializing in the following key activity fields: * Laser related components. * Distribution of well-known photonics industry brands in local markets. * R&D solutions in laser optics. * Manufacturing of laser related components. * Quality assurance and measurements to guarantee the highest quality.

An investment by Venture Capital fund two years ago enabled Altechna to acquire Optida - optical coating company, thus currently Altechna offers customized and broad diversity optical coatings, including enhanced LIDT high dispersion chirped mirrors and broadband dispersive mirror pairs, ultra low loss mirrors and coatings for high laser power applications. www.altechna.com

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Gintas Šlekys (Founder and Chairman of Altechna Group), founder of Altechna (1996), graduated and gained PhD degree in Physics from Vilnius University, Lithuania. After 6 years of research contracts in Physikalische Technische Bundesanstalt, Germany and 3 years in Lille university and France Telecom, he founded Altechna and later on Workshop of Photonics (Altechna R&D) and devoted his time to the business development of both Companies,

fostering businesses related to ultrashort pulse components and applications.

Marius Pilkauskas (CEO) holds a Diploma in Engineering in the field of Robotics from the Kaunas University of Technology. He began his career as a Sales Engineer for process meters with Agava, then spent 7 years at Siemens as the Head of Industrial Solutions and Services, and Head of Automation & Drives. He then moved to Schindler, where served as CEO of Schindler Lithuania & Schindler Russia for a combined 9.5 years. Following his time

at Schindler, he spent 3 years as an executive coach and professional independent board member. He took the post of CEO at Altechna in April 2016.

Advanced Packaging Center (APC) is established to take advantage of the emerging IC packaging market by offering turnkey solutions. APC is a provider of turnkey IC/device packaging, qualification and testing services for the semiconductor and sensor industry. APC will enable customers to reduce time to market with advanced packaging solutions for their new MEMS and Sensor products by taking integral project responsibility for customer packaging projects. APC can assist customers to transfer from proto-typing to mass production for MEMS, Sensors and advanced IC packaging. APC is active in the realization of optical package solutions for example for the automotive industry and participating in European projects SafeSens and 3DFF. www.APCenter.nl

Marco Koelink (Business Development Manager) holds a PhD/MSc in Applied Physics from the University of Twente and an MBA from Tilburg University. He has a diverse background with a.o. Philips and NXP in the semiconductor industry, display technology, solid state lighting, medical and industrial equipment. His previous roles include Development Manager for NXP RF Power, Director Materials Analysis for Philips Research and Market Intelligence

manager for Philips Lighting. As a Business Development Manager with Advanced Packaging Center he is currently responsible for marketing and sales activities.

AMO is a research service provider for nanofabrication with focused research & development, prototyping and contract manufacturing. AMO offers the entire infrastructure required for nanofabrication for semiconductor based applications and related technologies. AMO competences are nanofabrication, nanoelectronics, nanophotonics and biotechnology. Within many technical fields the employment of nanotechnology is enabling crucial improvements in product properties: Microelectronics is migrating to nanoelectronics and is creating largest storage densities and processor power – in the long term up to quantum devices. Thanks to new nanomaterials and manufacturing methods, integrated optics is developing into nanophotonics with the prospect of fast ”on chip“ optical data processing and the reduction of manufacturing costs. Nanostructures can now be manufactured in the size of biomolecules, thereby opening the possibility of highly exact analytical methods and the coupling of electronics with the biological world. The key to enter the nanocosm is the production technology for smallest structures. AMO’s tools are electrons, photons and economical printing processes (nanoimprint). www.amo.de


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Anna Lena Giesecke (Group Leader Nanophotonics) works at AMO in Aachen. She obtained her diploma in physics from the Institute of QuantumOptics of Leibniz University in Hannover, Germany. Afterwards, she did her PhD research in Düsseldorf and at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in UK and received the PhD in laser and plasma physics from the Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf. She joined AMO GmbH in 2013. Her main

research areas are laser sources in the infrared wavelength range, integrated silicon photonics and nanophotonics for optical communication technologies and biophotonic applications. She is involved in several FP7 research projects and national funded projects dealing with silicon photonics and grapheme optoelectronics.

Dr. M. Hornung (Managing Director) started his work with AMO early 2014. Before he joined AMO he was Technical Marketing Manager at SUSS MicroTec Lithography based in Garching, Germany. During his over 10-year career at SUSS MicroTec he passed further functions. So he was project manager in R&D responsible for the (nano) imprint technology and other new technologies for mask aligners. He also worked as application engineer for a

while and leads the application group at SUSS MicroTec for two years. Formerly he was project manager at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland, working at the inner detector for the ATLAS project. Michael Hornung holds a Ph.D. degree in Natural Science from the University of Freiburg, Germany and an MBA from the University of Applied Science of Ludwigsburg, Germany.

Amplitude Systèmes develops and manufactures diode-pumped ultrafast solid-state lasers for scientific and industrial applications. Amplitude Systemes, together with its sister company Amplitude Technologies, is the only company which offers all ultrafast laser technologies available today, from industrial fiber lasers to high energy Petawatt class Ti:Sapphire lasers. Industrial application include: Analytical chemistry, Lab-on-chip, Ophthalmology, Medical devices, Micro-machining, Internal engraving. Scientific applications include: Cellular imaging, Pump-probe, Nano-surgery, Analytical chemistry, Lab-on-chip, Free Electron Lasers. www.amplitude-systemes.com

Eric Mottay (President and CEO) founded Amplitude Systemes in 2001 which is now a leader in diode-pumped ultrafast lasers. Eric graduated from the Ecole Supérieure d'Optique, Orsay, in 1985, and has since specialized in laser development and manufacturing. During his career, He developed and brought to the market numerous solid-state lasers, is the author of many scientific papers and holds several patents in the field.

EPIC Laser Executive Meeting hosted by Amplitude Systèmes, December 2015

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AMS Technologies is a leading solution provider and distributor of high-tech, leading-edge components, systems and equipment, with almost 30 years of experience to date and currently serving more than 1000 European customers. Optical Technologies is our key competency field with the broadest and most widely varying product offering, ranging from optical components and systems for the most differing of applications, over cameras for machine vision and on to capital equipment for fiber optic applications. Coupled with our Thermal Management Engineering team focusing on Photonics cooling and temperature stabilization and our Power Technologies focus on Laser Drivers, TEC controllers and Power Supplies we enable and create custom Photonics Solutions. www.amstechnologies.com

Jan Meise (CEO) joined ams in 2010. He drives the company’s Sales expansion plans, organically and inorganically, which resulted in the company’s acquisition of Sweden based Azpect Photonics in 2012 with the financial backing of AMS' shareholders. Prior to joining AMS Technologies, Jan lived and worked for 9 years in Silicon Valley, USA. In his last position at Finisar he was responsible for new markets, driving business cases and reviewing potential

acquisition targets. As part of a small technical entrepreneurial team he also co-founded a boot strapped start up funded by Angel Investments. Jan holds an MScEE equivalent degree from the Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany. In his spare time he loves playing with his band and enjoys hunting for geocaches with his kids.

Per Skande (Business Line Manager of Laser Systems) holds a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering and Production Engineering from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm Sweden Before workingat AMS Technologies, he was the Vice President of Sales at Azpect Photonics AB in Sweden.

art photonics GmbH was founded in Adlershof in 1998 to develop and produce specialty fibers, fiber probes, laser cables and bundles for very broad spectral range from UV to Mid IR. While FlexiRay® fiber cables and bundles are focused on applications in laser technologies and medicine, the other product line FlexiSpec® provides the best fiber solutions for process-spectroscopy in biotechnologies, in chemical, petrochemical, pharma and food industries. FlexiSpec® fiber probes enable biomedical tissue diagnostics in-vivo and can be used for environment pollution monitoring in a field. www.artphotonics.com

Viacheslav Artyushenko (CEO) was born on January 2nd, 1954, in Stalingrad, Russia. In 1977 he has got his diploma in physics in Moscow and started work in General Physics Institute, Academy of Sciences of USSR. In 1981 he has got PhD in Physics - focused on his pioneering development of polycrystalline fiber optics for Mid IR-range (3-17µm). His work results were published in multiple articles and patents on development of IR-optical materials, fibre

optics, laser medicine, fibre spectroscopy, optical diagnostic, etc. Since 1987 he has organized several SPIE conferences on Infrared Fiber Optics and Laser Medicine in USA & USSR and in 1989 has started with colleagues the Soviet Chapter of SPIE as its 1st scientific secretary. In 1990 V. Artyushenko has made spin-off of his scientific lab at GPI to the joint Soviet-German-American venture – one of the 1st JV in USSR, and in 1998 he has founded art photonics. Today the company has reached worldwide leading position in production of fiber products for very broad spectral range – from UV to Mid InfraRed, - including FlexiSpec® fibre probes for process-spectroscopy, FlexiRay® high power laser cables and fibre bundles & sensors. Slava is a member of the EPIC Biophotonics Committee.


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ASE Optics Europe provides optical engineering talent for world-class optical systems. Do you need help with a challenging optical applications? We create applied engineering solutions for a wide range of applications. Based in Barcelona, our team has the expertise to tackle the most complex of challenges. As an RPO Company, ASE Optics Europe helps customers move from lens and assembly design to prototype to full production if needed. Rochester Precision Optics offers expanded access to technology, facilities and testing to speed our customers’ time to market. www.aseoptics.eu

Andrés Cifuentes (Director, European sales and engineering) is the technical director of ASE Optics Europe. He has worked as a research technician, optical engineer, and optics manager on projects ranging from development of thermal imaging optics for defense to the design and fabrication of 3D compact endoscope for laparoscopy to the design of a novel

anamorphic imaging lens for cinematography.

Avantes is a world leader in the field of spectroscopy. They develop and manufacture spectrometers, light sources, software, fiber optic cables, and accessories. Avantes' products are highly customizable, adaptable to any specific application, and integrated into even the smallest housings. These products therefore find usage in many OEM applications and markets, as well as in the scientific and industrial world. With 20 years of experience, Avantes continues to produce innovative applications in diverse fields including chemical, solar energy, agriculture, gemology, (bio)medical, semiconductor, light measurement and food processing technology www.avantes.com

Benno Oderkerk (CEO) is co-founder, shareholder and CEO of Avantes. He has a background in electronics and medical technology. He studied at the University of Twente, Netherlands and did his Master's thesis at Technion, Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa in 1988. Since then he worked for 5 years in a small sensor company in Munich and in 1994 started TOP Sensor Systems, which was renamed to Avantes in 2000. As a CEO Benno is responsible for 85

employees worldwide, the strategic development of Avantes and its affiliated companies in China, USA and UK. Benno Oderkerk is member of the EPIC Board of Directors.

Axetris serves OEM customers with micro technology based (MEMS) infrared light sources, laser gas sensors, gas flow sensors & controllers and micro-optical components used in industrial, telecom, environmental, medical and automotive applications. Our multi-disciplinary and highly skilled engineering and manufacturing teams combine broad experience in design, manufacturing and metrology from MEMS components to advanced optical and electronic sensor modules. Axetris supports its customers with in-depth application know-how. Customers benefit from excellent product value, consistent high product quality and outstanding customer support. OEMs rely on Axetris worldwide as a competent partner for customer-specific solutions from concept to volume production. Axetris is ISO 9001:2008 certified and ISO TS 16949 compliant and operates its own 6-inch to 8-inch wafer MEMS foundry for its own products and contract manufacturing for external customers. A wafer back end, a sensor assembly and calibration facility under clean room conditions completes the manufacturing infrastructure of Axetris. www.axetris.com

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Thomas Hessler (General Manager) studied at the University of Constance (D) and Imperial College London (UK). He received his Diploma in Physics in 1994 and his PhD in Applied Optics from the University Neuchâtel (CH) in 1997. In 1998, he joined Swiss niche market leader Leister to diversify their activities into micro technology leading to the foundation of today’s Axetris AG. He has experience in a variety of technologies (sensors, IR, gas detection,

MEMS, optics, micro-fluidics) and markets (automotive, medical, telecom, analytical, industrial).

Berlin Partner for Business and Technology offers business and technology promotion for companies, investors and science institutes in Berlin. With carefully tailored services and excellent links to research, our experts provide an outstanding range of offerings to help companies launch, innovate, expand and secure their economic future in Berlin. We support and advice companies and research institutions, which aim to establish business in Berlin or to further grow at the site, by providing comprehensive services and information within the fields of photonics and microsystems technology. The management of the Berlin Brandenburg Photonics Cluster lies with Berlin Partner for Business and Technology, as well as OpTec-Berlin-Brandenburg and ZAB Brandenburg Economic Development Board. The Photonics Cluster in Berlin and Brandenburg is especially distinguished by the strong scientific basis and the high amount of specialized small and medium-sized companies with widely ranged know-how – a perfect basis for a mutual transfer between science and industry, and innovation driver for other branches. www.berlin-partner.de

Gerrit Rössler (Head of Unit Photonics) is head of the photonics unit at the Berlin regional economic development agency Berlin Partners and he is in charge for the management of the Berlin-Brandenburg photonics cluster in cooperation with the branch network OpTecBB e.V. and the ZukunftsAgentur Brandenburg. He has more than 10 years working experience in economic development support for optics and photonics industry and research. Gerrit has

a MBA in network management, b2b-marketing and economic development from the Free University Berlin.

Bright Solutions develops and manufactures state-of-the-art ns, sub-ns DPSS lasers and high brightness diode laser modules. Our DPSS standard portfolio includes efficient, compact and reliable sources at 1064nm, 532nm, 355nm, 266nm, 1.5um, 3um suitable for industrial and medical applications. Our custom products represent the state of the art of laser sources for airborne LIDAR instruments used worldwide, for example, in high precision topography, bathimetry and 3D submarine vision. Our product range has been recently completed by a full line of DPSS Q-switched microchip lasers emitting in the UV, blue, green and and IR wavelengths.

Giuliano Piccinno (President and CEO) received his degree in electronic engineering from the University of Pavia in 1993. He collaborated with the Laser Source Laboratory at the same University from 1994 to 1997, being the coordinator of R&D programs involving the Laser Source Laboratory and industrial laser companies. In 1998 he co-founded Bright Solutions as an engineering company focused on research and development in the field of

solid state lasers and systems. In 1998-2003 he has been a member of the Board of Directors of Laservall SpA (presently Datalogic Automation). In 2004 he promoted the new deal of Bright Solutions as a leading industrial solid state laser manufacturer. Among the activities carried out in Bright Solutions, the


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coordination of several R&D projects oriented to laser industrial and aerospace applications. He is co-author of more than 20 technical publications and as many as 10 patents/applications on DPSS lasers and high power diode lasers.

CAILabs, develops and sells solutions to manipulate the spatial properties of coherent light for the Telecom market (spatial multiplexer) and industrial lasers. It is derived from quantum optical principles developed at the Laboratoire Kastler Brossel. With a growth of 43% per year of internet traffic, reducing the cost of network infrastructure is more strategic than ever for telecom operators (€ 1,200 billion in revenue worldwide in 2010). Conventional optical fibre is reaching its limits, and the next generation of fibre will use spatial multiplexing (i.e. using different shapes of the light in the fibre) to increase bandwidth by a factor of 10 or more. Located in Rennes, the start-up was created in 2013. www.cailabs.com

Jean-François Morizur (CEO) combines scientific and business expertise. He graduated from Ecole Normale Supérieure and has a PhD in Quantum Optics from the Australian National University and the Université Pierre et Marie Curie. He co-invented the light converter, the core of CAILabs technology, during his PhD at the Laboratoire Kastler Brossel. Before founding CAILabs, he was Senior Associate at the Paris office of The Boston Consulting Group,

with a focus on data intensive projects (due-dilligence, strategic planning, pricing and modelling).

CEA-Leti is an applied-research Institute located in Grenoble-France and specialized in micro and nano technologies. The ‘Optic and Photonic Department’ develops technologies in the field of lighting, display, sensing, imaging and communications. The department is integrated over the whole development cycle (Design, Fabrication and Tests), from the material (Si, Ge, III-V) to devices and circuit fabrication (200mm/8’’ CMOS fab, 100mm/4’’ III-V fab), packaging and test. In addition to Leti’s 1,700 employees, there are more than 250 students involved in research activities, which makes Leti a mainspring of innovation expertise. Leti’s portfolio of 1,880 families of patents helps strengthen the competitiveness of its industrial partners. www.leti.fr

Bruno Mourey (CTO) graduated from Ecole Supérieure de Physique et Chimie (Paris) and received a PhD in Electronic and Instrumentation (Université de Paris VI) Bruno Mourey had different positions in relation to display applications from research to manufacturing in the Thomson group. He was Managing Director of Thomson LCDs for more than 10 years He joined CEA/LETI in 2003 as Program Manager for multimedia applications (display, optical

recording….). In 2006 He was in charge of the start of a 200mm technological platform for Microsystems applications. From 2009 to 2014 He was Vice President, managing the Mems division followed by the Photonics division. Since 2015 he is CTO of CEA /LETI. Bruno Mourey is member of the EPIC Board of Directors.

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Chroma Technology is an employee-owned company that specializes in the design and manufacture of precision optical filters and coatings. The most advanced coating techniques have been developed that provide the greatest accuracy in color separation, optical quality and signal purity economically for your OEM applications. We provide application engineering support, short cycle times and are as comfortable designing and manufacturing custom filters as we are our catalog items. www.chroma.com

Georg Draude (General Manager) grew-up up in Kassel, Germany. He studied biology at Kassel University with a diploma in micro-biology with a project for environmental cleaning. PhD student at Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich in the field of medical/cardiovascular research. Working as field sales engineer for imaging-solutions for medical and research microscopy for several years. Georg joined Chroma 2010 as key account manager Europe,

became European sales director in July 2012 and General Manager of Chroma Europe in September 2015.

CIP Technologies develops optoelectronic technology for ICT applications. Since January 2012, CIP has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Huawei Technologies Ltd. The company designs and fabricates advanced optoelectronic devices based on Indium Phosphide. www.ciphotonics.com

David W Smith (CEO) is the head of CIP Technologies, a company acquired by Huawei in 2012. Previously he held the position of CTO and was a founding member of CIP. David has been involved in the photonics industry in one role or another for the past 30years and has made a wide range of technical contributions to optical communications research, including

23 patents and more than 120 conference and journal publications.

Cobolt develops, manufactures and supplies diode-pumped solid-state lasers (DPSSLs) and Diode Laser Modules in the visible, invisible and near infrared spectral ranges. The company provides a broad range of market-adapted laser products built on a wavelength flexible, power-scalable and robust technology platform. The lasers are particularly suitable for OEM integration, but do also comply with applicable standards and directives for use as stand-alone devices in laboratory environment. Cobolt is committed to supplying innovative laser products that meet or exceed the market's expectations concerning quality, reliability and performance. The company is company is certified according to ISO 9000 standards. Cobolt is based in Stockholm, Sweden. www.cobolt.se

Hakan Karlsson (CEO) is the co-founder of Cobolt, and has over 15 years of engagement in the photonics industry and research community. He has a PhD in Physics from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and has experience in product development and management, business development, key account management, and marketing & quality management in various executive positions. He developed Cobolt AB as a spin-out from the

university to a profitable business with >30 employees, ISO9001 certification and AAA in credit ranking.

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Coherent, within Europe, develops and produces high repetition rate short pulse lasers (Glasgow site), diode-pumped solid-state (DPSS) lasers and optically pumped semiconductor (OPS) lasers (Lübeck site), high power industrial ultrafast lasers (Kaiserslautern) and excimer lasers and UV optical tools (Göttingen site). Markets for Coherent’s products include microelectronics (which includes semiconductor test and measurement, flat panel display manufacturing, and advanced packaging), scientific research and government programs, materials processing, and OEM components and instrumentation (which includes such areas as biotechnology, medical imaging and treatment). www.coherent.com

Richard Gleeson (Vice President, European Sales) gained his first degree in Physics (City University, London, 1982) and an MSc in Lasers and their Applications (The University of Essex, 1984). He joined Coherent in 1986 and has held a variety of positions within Europe in Customer Support, Sales, Country Management and latterly as Vice President with overall responsibility for Coherent’s European Sales operations. Richard has an MBA from the Open University and is a Member of the Institute of Physics.

CONVERGENT PHOTONICS has been in the high power laser technology business since 1961 and now has more than 6000 laser sources installed worldwide, having expanded its laser offering to all potential customers in the metalworking/fabrication industry. CONVERGENT PHOTONICS FIBER lasers have a compact design for easy integration in different machine configurations, delivering the best performances in material processing. CONVERGENT PHOTONICS high power CO2 and high peak power pulsed Nd:YAG lasers are available for the market for laser cutting, welding, and drilling applications of metallic and non-metallic materials. CO2 laser product offered ranges in output from 2500W to 5000W with excellent beam mode. Pulsed Nd:YAG laser produce 50kW peak power and is the standard laser for aerospace drilling. www.convergent-photonics.com

Maurizio Gattiglio (CEO) is Executive Vice-President of Prima Industrie S.p.A., a leading engineering corporation operating worldwide in the field of industrial lasers, sheet metal machinery and electronics. He is actually Chairman of Convergent Photonics, MA USA, high power laser Company of Prima Electro Group, General Manager of Prima Electro China Co.

Ltd, Chairman of EFFRA European Factories of the Future Research Association and member of Manufuture Technology Platform High Level Group. He has worked within the Prima Group since 1986 where he has occupied a number of different positions in R&D&I, customer support, manufacturing and management. He holds a number of patents of invention in the area of high power laser technology. Maurizio Gattiglio obtained a degree in mechanical engineering in 1984 from the Polytechnic of Turin.

CSEM, founded in 1984, is a private applied research and development center specializing in micro- and nanotechnology, system engineering microelectronics and communications technologies. It offers its customers and industry partners custom-made, innovative solutions based on its knowledge of the market and the technological expertise derived from applied research. CSEMs mission is to enhance the competitiveness of industry by developing applied technology platforms in micro- and nanotechnologies and ICT and transferring them to the industrial sector. Over 400 highly skilled employees out of different field of technologies and science work at CSEM and build the creative and dynamic base for innovations. www.csem.ch


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Christian Bosshard (Director) of CSEM Muttenz is managing the development of light structures, printed electronics and integration technologies for applications in photovoltaics, solid state lighting, sensors, medical devices and optoelectronics in general. He received his degree in Physics (1986) and his doctorate (1991, Silver medal award) from ETH). In 2001 he joined CSEM to build up the microsystem packaging activities before becoming Director of

CSEM Muttenz. Dr. Bosshard is a Fellow of the Optical Society of America (OSA), managing director of the Swissphotonics technology network and coordinator of the Photonics Platform in the Heterogeneous Technology Alliance (HTA).

DAS Photonics is a spin-off company from the Valencia Nanophotonics Technology Center at the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia in Spain. DAS develops innovative products using proprietary photonics technology for several high-performance industries (Defence and security, Avionics/Aeronautics, Space, Telecom. DAS Photonics leads product development using a double approach: designing photonics integrated circuits (PICs - chips that process optical signals); as well as integrating COTS devices and devices built by DAS for specific uses (microwave photonic systems, optical interconnects, etc.). Nearly two decades of university research experience -combined with the ability to handle highly specialised product development- has enabled DAS Photonics to establish a leading role in Europe. www.dasphotonics.com

Santiago Simón (Business Development Director) got a degree in Telecommunication engineering in 1997 from the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, and an Executive MBA in 2005. For the last fifteen years he has been involved in photonics research and development also taking also the responsibility of the technology transfer to the industry and of the launching of spin-offs companies. In 2015 he joined DAS Photonics as Business Development

Director, in charge of the whole sales and market positioning of the company. He has been also involved in Spanish Photonics sector advocacy, being the Technical Secretariat of the Spanish Platform for Photonics, member of the Board of the Southern European Cluster for Photonics and Optics and currently he is a member of the Board of Stakeholders of Photonics21 European Technological Platform.

Delta Optical Thin Film is a world-leading manufacturer of optical thin film filters with more than fifty years of experience. Through continuous development of new design and production technology Delta Optical Thin Film helps the world’s leading manufacturers of diagnostic and analytical instruments in setting new standards. With its unique and advanced optimisation software to match customers’ particular optical specifications, Delta Optical Thin Film ensures a fast and efficient design process. Delta Optical Thin Film fluorescence filters and Linear Variable Filters are used in demanding applications such as fluorescence microscopy, spectroscopy, flow cytometry, wavelength selectors, high-performance monochromators, biomedical laser systems, Point of Care (PoC) instruments, image transferring systems, colour separation systems and optical coherence tomography. www.deltaopticalthinfilm.com

Poul Svensgaard (CEO) holds an MSC. EE from the Technical University of Copenhagen. After 15 years of experience in various international sales and product marketing management positions, Poul was in 2008 employed as Senior Vice President of DELTA Light and Optics from 2008 and CEO of Delta Optical Thin Film A/S from January 2015. He has over 20 years experience in managing various high-tech BtB businesses. He is a Danish citizen with several years working experience from both Germany and Australia.

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DIAMOND is a worldwide leader in supplying high precision fiber optic components and solutions and has been serving successfully several markets for over 30 years, including telecom, lasers, metrology, medical, defence and space. Also, Diamond is known as a dynamic and innovative company, able to develop reliable, customized components and cable assemblies, in response to the increasingly demanding customer requirements. In addition to the Diamond Headquarters, established in Switzerland in 1958, we can count on an extensive international distribution network with 5 subsidiaries and over 20 representatives. www.diamond-fo.com

Didier Colot (Marketing Director) graduated from the HEC Business School of Liège (Belgium) as a Commercial Engineer. After working in Belgium, Luxemburg and Italy in the IT sector as a Project Manager, Consultant and Sales Manager for different international firms he joined DIAMOND beginning 2006. After several years of experience in international sales for the DIAMOND Group, he came back in 2012 to the DIAMOND Headquarters in Losone

(Switzerland) where he is currently Marketing Director. In this position, he informs the Executive Board about new market potentials and trends by performing marketing researches and business intelligence activities.

DILAS, the diode laser company, was founded in 1994 in Mainz, Germany, with operations in North America and China. DILAS designs, develops and manufactures high-power semiconductor laser components, modules and turn-key diode laser systems, including fiber-coupled products, for worldwide distribution. The company is focused on delivering the most innovative technologies and advanced product solutions for the defense, graphic arts, medical and materials processing markets, as well as for pumping solid-state-laser materials and for display industry. www.DILAS.com

Jens Biesenbach (CTO) holds a Master Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rheinisch Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen, and a doctorate in engineering from Fraunhofer Institute for Lasertechnology, rheiniscg Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen. He worked as an R&D Engineer at Solar Turbines, a Caterpillar Company, San Diego

from 1991. In 1993 he accepted a post as Research and Group Leader for diode laser components at Fraunhofer institute for Lasertechnology, Aachen. He has worked as the Chief Technical Officer at Dilas, Mainz since 1998.

Dublin Institute of Technology has photonics and optics researchers who develop innovative systems and devices using optics and light. After more than 25 years of active research in optics and photonics, the Institute offers expertise in optical fibre sensing, photosensitive polymers, luminescent materials, holographic devices, holographic sensors, solar cells and spectroscopic techniques. The research has a commercial focus with applications in areas that include diagnostics, bio-medical devices, aviation, energy, quality control and security. The Dublin Institute of Technology is ranked in the top 3% of Universities internationally (THES and QS) and has strong collaborations with industry and other academic institutions in Europe, China and elsewhere. www.dit.ie


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Dr. Kevin Murphy (Postdoctoral Researcher) received a B.Sc. in Applied Physics, followed by a Ph.D. in Applied Optics from National University of Ireland, Galway under Prof. Chris Dainty. He gained industrial experience as an Optical Engineer for two years, working across a range of publicly and privately funded R&D projects, before returning to academia. He spent more than two years as a postdoctoral researcher in the field of environmental

sensing, in optical device development for water quality monitoring, at Dublin City University. Kevin joined Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT), within the IEO centre, in 2015 as a postdoctoral researcher on the HoloLED project. This project is focused on applying holographic solutions to the issue of LED illumination beam shaping.

Eblana Photonics (Dublin, Ireland) specialises in the design and manufacture of advanced semiconductor DFB-type Laser Diodes from 690nm - 2350nm, for Communications, Sensors & Measurement in packaging options that include: 14-Pin Butterfly, 7-Pin High Speed Butterfly, TO39 (Can w/ TEC) and TO56. www.eblanaphotonics.com

Robert Lennox (Director of Sales) Rob has a PhD in Semiconductor Photonics (Trinity College Dublin), 2012. Rob’s PhD concentrated on the simulation and characterisation of noise-controlled semiconductor optical amplifiers, particularly the consequences and modification of this on the intra and inter band gain dynamics, studied through pico second pump-probe spectroscopy. Rob’s role at Eblana began in the lab in 2012 as an R&D Scientist,

before initiating the Eblana global sales team, which he now leads.

Edmund Optics®: EO is a leading global manufacturer and distributor of precision optics, optical assemblies and image processing components with headquarters in the USA and manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and Asia and sales representatives around the globe. With a portfolio of more than 26.500 products, EO has the world's largest inventory of optical components for immediate delivery and offers products, standard or customized, in small quantities but also in volume for various industries. www.edmundoptics.com

Martin Weinacht (Sales Director) holds a degree in physics obtained at the university in Kaiserslautern, focusing around (non-linear) optics and short-pulsed lasers. After 4 years in R&D on refractive laser systems at 2010 Perfect Vision (to date part of Technolas), he joined Edmund Optics Germany in 2005 as a sales engineer. With growing business of EO in Europe, Martin went through different positions in sales and is currently responsible for

EO’s direct selling activities in Europe and in charge of the German EO office. Over the years, he obtained an extensive insight in optics manufacturing and developed a strong expertise in all kinds of optical applications.

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EKSMA OPTICS is a manufacturer and global supplier of precision laser components used in lasers, laser systems and other photonic instruments. Utilizing decades of expertise and core competences in the laser and optics fields The Company has proven experience providing custom solutions and also offering a wide range of catalogue products for fast of-the-shelf delivery. The product range includes laser optics for high power applications, Pockel’s cells and ultrafast pulse picking systems, laser media & frequency conversion crystals, optical systems, opto-mechanical mounts, motorized stages and tables. EKSMA Optics owns clean room facilities for electro-optical components assembling, IBS coating facility, polishing facility of flat optics and laser crystals, and polishing facility of spherical and aspherical surfaces. The Company is active in science, industry, medical, military and aerospace markets and exports worldwide to more than 50 countries each year. www.eksmaoptics.com

Dainius Tumosa (CEO) holds an MSc in applied physics from Vilnius University and an MBA from Vilnius University. Dainius started his career as a laser engineer for company Ekspla. In 2008 he moved to the position of Director R&D in Eksma Optics, and since 2013 he has been the CEO of Eksma Optics. Dainius has more than 15 years of experience in dealing with projects related to electro-optical and nonlinear crystals, production and testing of high

damage threshold coatings and precision optical components. He is a board member of Lithuanian Laser Association, Laser & Engineering Technologies Cluster (LITEC) and the Eksma group.

EKSPLA is manufacturer of lasers, laser systems and laser components for R&D and industrial applications. Since its beginning, the company has aimed at production of high performance advanced solutions. Starting from a picosecond Nd:glass laser and a small series of mechanical mounts, EKSPLA has significantly increased its production range and now offers to its customers Solid-state lasers, laser systems and accessories for R&D applications, Optical parametric oscillators/generators, Complete spectroscopy systems, Laser power supply and cooling units, Laser optoelectronics, Industrial DPSS lasers, Custom designed laser system. www.ekspla.com

Kestutis Jasiunas (CEO) is one of founders and present chief executive of Ekspla Company. Having graduated from Vilnius University in 1982, he started his working career as a research fellow at the Institute of Physics in Vilnius. With years passing, his activities gradually and consistently shifted from hands-on laser science towards laser design and commercialization and towards strategic management later.

Europa Science is a publishing company specialising in European scientific, technical and medical markets. Working in both print and electronic media, we offer websites, electronic newsletters, and print magazines. With eight titles currently, Europa is expanding rapidly in terms of both acquisitions and new launches. Europa Science Ltd is also a unique publishing organisation which applies the skills of the commercial contract publishing sector to the scientific, technical and medical market. Our aim is to work with our chosen partners to create commercial opportunity; to achieve profit through scientific publishing expertise. www.europascience.com


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Jessica Rowbury (Deputy Editor, Elector Optics) has been writing for Electro Optics, Laser

Systems Europe, and Imaging and Machine Vision Europe magazines since joining Europa Science, publisher of the titles, in October 2013. She was promoted to Deputy Editor of Electro Optics in August 2015.

EPIC is the European industry association that promotes the sustainable development of organisations working in the field of photonics. Our members encompass the entire value chain from LED lighting, PV solar energy, Silicon photonics, Optical components, Lasers, Sensors, Displays, Projectors, Optic fiber, and other photonic related technologies. We foster a vibrant photonics ecosystem by maintaining a strong network and acting as a catalyst and facilitator for technological and commercial advancement. EPIC works closely with related industries, universities, and public authorities to build a more competitive photonics industrial sector, capable of both economic and technological growth in a highly competitive world-wide marketplace. www.epic-assoc.com

Jose Pozo (Director of Technology) is a Senior Photonics specialist with extensive background in technology, market knowledge and an eye for business opportunities, with 14+ years of professional background. Experienced at building consortia and supply chains for the development of innovative solutions towards improving the state of the art of the Photonics Industry. Highly regarded scientist as well as an award winning conference speaker

with over 70 publications (including a Nature paper in 2015). Member of the board of IEEE Photonics Society – Benelux.

Carlos Lee (Director General) brings with him a background in microelectronics which was acquired through several management positions held at the international association SEMI. He has been responsible in Europe for the SEMI International Standards program, managed technical and executive programs, and together with the advisory board advocated for a more competitive semiconductor and photovoltaic manufacturing industry. Carlos has a BBA

in Finance and an MBA in Leadership & Change Management from United Business Institutes. He lives with his spouse and three children in Belgium.

Martine Keim-Paray (Manager Administration) joined EPIC in May 2005. She is responsible for the administration and the finances of the Consortium. She also is in charge of the relations with the membership and handles the dissemination of information and maintenance of EPIC’s website and extranet. She also carries out these tasks for the

European projects EPIC is involved in. She studied contemporary literature and languages and obtained a degree of commercial translator. She has worked extensively in the chemical industry, most recently for the group Dynamit Nobel, in Germany and in France.

Anna Feis (Accounts & Administration) holds a BSBA in International Business from the University of Denver (2008) and a Master of Science in History from the University of Edinburgh (2010). Her career started in wealth management in the US, and following a move to South Africa in 2011, she fulfilled the position of Financial Controller for a group of construction and development companies. In 2014, she transitioned into fulltime financial

and administrative change management consultation. She joined the EPIC team in January 2016.

Tom Pearsall (Retired, Founder of EPIC) has a distinguished career in photonic science and technology, where he has made major contributions to fibre-optic telecommunications and silicon photonics. A graduate of Cornell University, he worked in research at Bell Labs for over a decade. In 1990, Pearsall was named Boeing-Johnson Chair and Professor at the

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University of Washington. From 1998 to 2002, he directed research on planar photonic crystals at Corning in Fontainebleau, France. In 2003, Pearsall started EPIC, The European Photonics Industry Consortium. EPIC has been a major contributor to the launch and the development of the European Technology Platform Photonics21. EPIC has initiated the LIFT project --Leadership in Fibre-Laser Technology. LIFT is a 17 million euro project federating over 20 major European laser companies and laboratories that has successfully moved fibre-laser capacities to a new level. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and a Fellow of the IEEE.

EV Group (EVG) is a world leader in wafer-processing solutions for semiconductor, MEMS and nanotechnology applications. Through close collaboration with its global customers, the company implements its flexible manufacturing model to develop reliable, high-quality, low-cost-of-ownership systems that are easily integrated into customers’ fab lines. Key products include wafer bonding, lithography/nanoimprint lithography (NIL) and metrology equipment, as well as photoresist coaters, cleaners and inspection systems. Founded in 1980, EVG employs more than 700 people worldwide. Headquartered in St. Florian, Austria, EVG operates via a global customer support network, with subsidiaries in Tempe, AZ.; Albany, NY; Yokohama and Fukuoka, Japan; Seoul, Korea; Chung-Li, Taiwan and Shanghai, China. www.EVGroup.com

Anneliese Poenninger (Business Development Manager) holds a Master degree in Applied Physics from TU Wien. She has more than 20 years of professional experience in electrical engineering, materials science and aerospace technology both in industry and research establishments. At EV Group her focal areas are permanent bonding equipment and markets

like Advanced Packaging and Engineered substrates. Currently she is also responsible for R&D funding programs and is EVG’s project manager in international cooperative projects.

EXALOS, founded in 2003, is a privately held company that focuses on the design, development, manufacturing and sales of advanced light source solutions based on Superluminescent Light Emitting Diodes: SLEDs and External Cavity Tunable Lasers: Swept Sources. In addition, the EXALOS product portfolio includes Driver Electronics, OCT Engines and Balanced Receivers which are complementary to our light source offerings. EXALOS has shipped more than 200,000 SLEDs since 2003 and our products are used extensively in Medical and Industrial Imaging, Navigation, Optical Sensing, Metrology, and Scientific applications. EXALOS is ISO 9001:2008. www.exalos.com

Christian Velez (CEO) received his diploma degree in physics at ETH Zurich in 1998 and graduated in 2001 with a PhD thesis at the Micro- and Optoelectronics laboratory at ETH Zurich. He gained several years of working experience in the optoelectronic industry working for Opto Speed in Switzerland before he founded Exalos AG in 2003, first as CTO and since 2005 acting as CEO.

Feinwerkoptik Zünd – Individually adapted to our international customers of Photonics we develop and produce innovative miniaturized optical systems and components with high demand to quality. The cooperative teamwork with our partners results in creative perfectly tailored OEM solutions with sustainable success and constant delivery reliability. Our experience is in the product development of opto-electro-mechanical systems, production of miniaturized optical components and packaging of miniaturized systems. www.feinwerkoptik-zuend.ch


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René Zünd (President & CEO) has fulfilled the apprenticeship to a precision optician and holds a Master of Science in Applied Optics. He has got more than 10 years experience in Optical Design and optical manufacturing. 2014 he took over his father’s company founded in 1991. Feinwerkoptik Zünd AG is specialized in manufacturing miniaturized optical components and designing optical systems.

ficonTEC is a premier supplier of semi- and fully-automated optical device assembly and testing systems for the optical industry, including HPLD manufacturing, fiber-optics and opto-electronics, medical technology, security and military applications, R&D, telecommunications, and others. ficonTEC's automation solutions are based on its expertise in process technology and systems engineering where each solution is appropriately customized from a proven line of system platforms. www.ficontec.com

Ignazio Piacentini (Director of Business Development) has taken up a position at ficonTEC, after heading the Photonics Devices Assembly Business Unit at PI miCos GmbH. Previous to that, he directed ImagingLab, an engineering/consulting company specialized in machine vision and advanced robotics. He held the position of Business Development Manager Europe for imaging and motion of National Instruments (Austin, TX) from 1999 to 2003. He

has a B.Sc. in Nuclear Engineering (Milan) and a M.Sc. degree in Digital Systems and Instrumentation (Polytechnic of Central London). Before joining the machine vision industry in the early nineties, he spent many years working for the European Commission (Euratom) designing control and data acquisition systems for the thermonuclear fusion research community, with a long spell at the JET project (Culham Labs). In more recent years he was selected as an 'external expert' consultant for ITER working on Remote Handling Control System issues, Viewing equipment, Virtual and Augmented Reality, and 3D Vision and Metrology.

FISBA is a world leader in optical systems and components. Swiss quality and precision are key product features. But we are far more than just a manufacturer of optics. We see ourselves as a partner to our customer. And as such we work closely with you to develop optical solutions that deliver both technical and economic success.From simple lenses to complex optical components, the solutions created by FISBA are always perfectly tailored to your specific demands and wishes. We develop and manufacture lenses, laser modules, micro-optics and advanced optical components for industrial applications. Further areas of expertise comprise metrological applications as well as the development of completely customized solutions. www.fisba.com

Hansruedi Moser (Head R+D Optical Micro Systems) received his degree in Physics at ETH Zurich in 1996 in the field of integrated optical sensors. In 2002 he joined FISBA AG as Head R+D in the Business Unit “Laser Diode Systems”. After a reorganization he started to build a R+D group with a focus on Optical Micro Systems. Since 2013 he is responsible for the

development of micro optics for beam shaping of Laser Diodes, miniaturized Laser modules and Micro Cameras. With his several years of experience in the world of photonics, he plans to expand the activities in this field for FISBA AG.

Markus Hersche (CEO) is CEO of FISBA AG, located in St. Gallen/Switzerland since 2015 and was prior to that a member of the Supervisory Board of FISBA. He has many years of international management experience and spent more than 15 years in different countries. He has a degree in Technics and Economics (KMU-HSG).

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FOGALE nanotech, an engineering company founded in 1983, is known worldwide as the reference for high accuracy dimensional metrology. FOGALE nanotech provides process control and characterization solutions for advanced packaging, 3DIC, eWLB, FAN OUT and MEMS to semiconductor manufacturers and labs around the world. Headquartered in NÎMES, France, Fogale has offices and subsidiaries based around the world. www.fogale.com

Gilles Fresquet (Vice President) spent many years at Thomson, Motorola and RECIF in a variety of engineering and management roles in France and in the USA. He joined FOGALE Nanotech in 2008 and is in charge of the optical and semiconductor applications division. He is listed as inventor on 10 patents. He managed the development of the new FOGALE optical metrology products and developed the business activities for semiconductor applications

with 100% growth rate per year since 2009. He holds a degree in Physics and has more than 25 years of semiconductor experience.

Sylvain Petitgrand (CTO) is leading the development team on optical metrology systems since nearly three years. Has previously been working for ten years transversally within Fogale on the development and deployment of products for various industries (optics, aero, mil), employing diverse optical and capacitive technologies, and developing associated signal processing techniques, applied on high accuracy dimensional measurement, positioning,

surface characterization, vibration analysis. He holds a PhD in physics where he developed full field interferometry techniques for static and dynamic measurements of MEMs devices.

Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute is a world leader in the development of mobile and fixed broadband communication networks and multimedia systems. From photonic components and systems to fiber optic sensors and high-speed hardware architectures, the Heinrich Hertz Institute works together with its international partners from research and industry on building the infrastructure for the future Gigabit Society. Fraunhofer HHI is your competent partner for 3D TV, 3D displays, HDTV, gesture controlled man-machine interaction, image processing and transmission and use of interactive media. www.hhi.fraunhofer.de

Martin Schell (Director) studied physics at the Technical University Aachen and received his PhD on short pulse generation with semiconductor lasers from the Technical University of Berlin in 1993. In 1994, he began working for one year as visiting researcher at The University of Tokyo. From 1995 to 2000 he was Management Consultant at the Boston Consulting Group. From 2000 to 2002, he led the development and marketing for FTTH and

components with Infineon Fiber Optics GmbH. From 2002 to 2005, he was head of manufacturing. In 2005, Martin Schell joined Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute, a worldwide leader in the development of 40 to 400 Gbit/sec optics. Since 2014, he co-heads HHI. Martin Schell is also Professor of Physics at the Technical University of Berlin. Martin Schell is member of the EPIC Board of Directors.


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Fraunhofer Institute for Optronics, System Technology and Image Exploitation with around 400 permanent employees is one of the largest institutes within the Fraunhofer Group. It is structured into 5 business units: Automated Visual Inspection, Automation, Energy, Water and Environment, Security and Defence. The last two thematically close unites stand for over 50% of the revenue. For the benefit of Germany’s defence as part of Europe and NATO the Fraunhofer IOSB supports the German ministry of defence and its subordinate authorities as well as the defence industry with applied research and technology on the areas of imaging with optronic systems, image and signal analysis, and architectures for stimulation and information systems. www.iosb.fraunhofer.de

Dirk Seiffer (Assistant Research Manager) holds an engineering degree in applied physics. His work is mainly dedicated to defence and security related topics to support the German ministry of defence, its subordinate authorities as well as the German and international defence and security industry. He joined the research business in 1998 and is currently

leading the warning sensor systems group within IOSB - thus novel electro optical warning sensor designs and technologies (working in the wavelength band from ultraviolet to thermal infrared) as well as optical countermeasure concepts are the main scope of his work. The performance degradation of such systems due to interaction with atmospheric effects is one of his actual subjects.

Fraunhofer Institute Material and Beam Technology works based on its expertise in materials- and nanotechnologies combined with the resources for comprehensive materials analysis and characterization. The specialty and competitive advantage of the Fraunhofer IWS lies in the combination of this fundamental expertise with its far reaching experiences and resources in the areas of coating and laser technologies. The department “Laser Ablation and Cutting” has been working with: short pulsed laser systems in the field of micro processing for more than 20 years. Working with a huge variety of materials it is a highly-qualified expertise in this field. The team, working on the process development in laser cutting, possesses profound knowledge in applications of various laser technologies, especially in high speed remote cutting and laser punching. www.iws.fraunhofer.de

Udo Klotzbach (Business Unit Manager Microtechnology) holds a diploma in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology from TU Dresden, and a PhD in Technical Science from TU Wien. He has experience in the fields of lasers in micro fabrication / micro systems, and biotechnology, and coordination of European projects (FP7 and Horizon 2020). He also acted as the conference chair for SPIE Photonics West of “Laser-Based Micro and Nano Processing XI.”

Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Micro-integration specializes in applied and industrial contract research on packaging technology and the integration of multifunctional electronics into systems. The institute covers all the competencies needed for advanced photonic packaging such as process development and qualification and reliability and failure analysis with specific links to 3D wafer level packaging and 3D heterogeneous integration. Optical interconnection technologies such as fiber optics, photonic substrate integration, electrical-optical circuit boards and LED are fields of excellence. The institute has a staff of more than 300 and earns 90% of the turnover through contract research. www.izm.fraunhofer.de

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Henning Schroeder (Group Manager) received his M.Sc. degree in applied physics from the University of Magdeburg, Germany, and his Ph.D. from Technical University of Berlin, on the theoretical description and experimental investigation of anisotropic KOH etching of silicon for MEMS and MOEMS applications. Currently he is working with Fraunhofer IZM as Group manager for Optical Interconnection Technologies. His main fields are R&D of optical

interconnection technologies for printed circuit boards and photonic modules. The research focus lies on the design, fabrication and performance enhancement of optical polymer and glass waveguides and micro optics for PCB and optical backplanes, their characterization, and on reliable micro-optical assembling and packaging technologies for photonic modules. He holds several patents in photonic packaging technologies. Henning Schröder is member of the German Physical Society, German Society of Applied Optics, and EOS.

GIC - German Innovation Center with offices in Düsseldorf and Changzhou (~ 1h from Shanghai by train) is a Chinese-German Joint Venture that offers European high-tech companies an one-stop service to enter the Chinese market. We are able to rapidly qualify the future success of a technology or product in China and the requirements for a legal certification and protection (if required). With an experience of 20 years in successfully founding companies or transferring technologies to a mutual benefit our strength nowadays is finding the proper sales and distribution network partners in China. Moreover, we provide access to Chinese venture capital for early stage companies (mainly in the field of medtech, cleantech and optoelectronics). www.germaninnovation.org

Thorsten Lind (Project Manager at GIC Düsseldorf) has finished his studies of economics at the university of Mannheim in 2007. Residing several times in China he has gained a strong insight in how to deal with Chinese business partners and communicating this to western companies. In summer 2015 he became a project manager at GIC Düsseldorf where he mainly acquires and qualifies high-tech projects that are looking for business partners from

China. He has lately organized a delegation trip to China with 14 different projects which has led to an investment of 3 Mio € in 2 projects in the field of optoelectronics within one week.

Gill Jennings & Every is a leading intellectual property firm, widely recognised by independent legal directories for the quality of its legal, technical and commercial advice. We work with start-up and spin-out businesses through to leading multi-national organisations to secure and maximise the value of IP assets. Our specialist photonics team has a wealth of experience in the sector. Our attorneys have a wide range of first degrees, from Physics to Electrical Engineering, providing us with a strong grounding in all areas of photonics. Some of our team members have doctorates in Laser Optics and Solid State Lighting, with one member having had over 10 years of academic research experience in Laser Physics and Non-Linear Optics including an extensive publication list in peer review. www.gje.com/101-photonics-ip

Peter Finnie (Managing Partner) has 25 years’ experience of advising clients across all fields of engineering. Peter’s particular focus is to help businesses maximise the commercial return they realise from their innovation and intellectual property (IP). Peter works with a long list of European start-up companies, advising them on how to develop their IP strategies in a way that will build their corporate value, and with investors to test the strength of their targets’ approach to IP.

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Ruth Walker (European Patent Attorney and Associate in Gill Jennings & Every LLP’s IT & Engineering department) has a background in physics and 6 years’ experience protecting innovations in high-tech industries, with an emphasis on computer-implemented inventions and telecommunications, including standards-related technology. Ruth regularly drafts and prosecutes patent applications through to grant before the European Patent Office for companies operating internationally. She also advises on due diligence and contentious patent matters.

GreenTropism is a company dedicated to software components for the spectroscopy world (spectral database, chemometrics, algorithms, software, for UV-VIS, NIR, MIR, Raman, LIBS, etc.). www.greentropism.com

Anthony Boulanger (CEO & Founder) is the holder of a PhD degree in advanced biostatistics and has been in charge of the deployment of Near Infrared Spectroscopy as lead Engineer for Veolia former to GreenTropism.

Hamamatsu products are actively used throughout the world in a wide variety of areas including medical treatment, chemical analysis, measurement, information & communications, and office automation. Here Hamamatsu provides specific examples of fundamental and applied research as well as elemental and applied technology fostered over the 60-year history that provides vital support for supplying our products. www.hamamatsu.com

Marco Mayer (Area Manager) has been with Hamamatsu Photonics for 24 years. Today, he is heading the Hamamatsu Photonics Europe Think Tank, which includes the European Hamamatsu Innovation Center. He is also the Country Manager for Switzerland including all activities at CERN. He has a background in mechanical/optical engineering and started his career as engineer for the Swiss ophthalmology instruments company Haag-Streit. From

there, he moved on to marketing in a telecom company (ASCOM) and then took over a manager position at a general electronic component distributor. From there, he then transferred to Hamamatsu Photonics.

The Haute Ecole Arc microtechnology research institutes are well established within the best applied research centres in Switzerland. Activities are mainly driven by the local industrial need and cover a broad panel of applications among them we can highlight the biomedical and sensing activities. Photonics technologies are of importance within these activities and a strong know-how has been developed in interferometry, optical fibres sensing and photonics in general. www.he-arc.ch/ingenierie/competences

Miguel Llera (Scientific Collaborator) graduated from the Ecole d’Ingénieurs du Canton de Neuchâtel in 1995 with a Microtechnology degree. He worked for the Alcatel Group in the area of optical fiber alignment systems. After that, he went back to the academic world to work on research focusing on fiber optics metrology and fiber optics application for optical communications applications. Hence, from 2000, he is a full-time researcher and lecturer on optical fiber fields.


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Helia Photonics is specialized in demanding optical coatings for micro-optics and light emitting semiconductor devices. We are involved in a range of vacuum optical coating technologies and with a keen interest in reinvestment and research, plans to ensure a strong foothold at the forefront of high enabling high power diode lasers and high performance antireflection coatings. www.helia-photonics.com

Caspar Clark (CTO and Co-Founder) holds a degree in microelectronic physics and a PhD in semiconductor laser physics from Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland. After working in defence and telecoms development positions he co-founded Helia Photonics in 2002 and looks after day-to-day operations as well as technical development strategy to ensure the company remains innovative and competitive in the evermore demanding world of optical thin films. He is supported by a dedicated multidisciplinary team.

The Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences (IPaQS) at the Heriot-Watt University carries out broad range of world-leading research in photonic physics, engineering photonics and quantum sciences. IPaQS builds on Heriot-Watt’s 40+ years of history in world-leading research in photonics and spans a broad range of research – from lasers and optical sensing approaches to future manufacturing methods to the fundamentals of quantum information with a special focus on quantum sciences. IPaQS presents a unified capability to industry and other collaborative partner laboratories and maintains very strong links with industry (SELEX ES, Renishaw, AWE, etc. IPaQS’s depth in relevant photonics research has led to the formation of successful spin-out companies including Edinburgh Instruments, Helia Photonics and PowerPhotonic. www.hw.ac.uk

Professor Duncan Hand (Director of Centre for Laser-based Production Processes) has been at Heriot-Watt for almost 25 years, following a PhD in fibre optics at the University of Southampton. He plays a lead role in the Applied Optics and Photonics Research Group, which covers manufacturing, sensing and medical applications, and in particular he directs activity in the applications of high power lasers. Duncan's work on lasers in manufacturing

includes laser precision machining; laser surface processing; and laser micro-joining processes. In this work he collaborates with a range of companies including SPI Lasers, AWE, Renishaw, and Finmeccanica. He has further research activity, in collaboration with the University of Bath, on the delivery of high peak power laser light through novel microstructured optical fibres, with applications in manufacturing and medicine. He also has an interest in optical sensing, with current activity in optically-addressed fibre optic micro-cantilever sensors. Duncan is the Director of the 5-university EPSRC Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Laser-based Production Processes, and is also currently Deputy Principal for Research and Knowledge Transfer at Heriot-Watt.

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The University of Applied Sciences HTW Chur, with around 1500 students, is a regionally based university with national significance and international flair. Bachelor, Master and further education studies are offered in the faculties of civil engineering / architecture, information sciences / photonics, business administration, multimedia production, system technology and tourism. In all these subjects, the HTW Chur is active in research and development and provides consultancy and other services. The HTW Chur offers the first Swiss bachelor in photonics program and as such fulfils the demand of the Swiss photonics industry for photonics engineers. Chur is the perfect place for this program since it is located in the valley of the river Rhine. This region is also called "Photonics Valley" due to the presence of many photonics companies. The photonics bachelor of the HTW Chur combines the theoretical fundamentals of photonics with practical trainings and projects with our industrial partners. www.htwchur.ch/photonics

Martin Studer (Head of Institute for Photonics and ICT IPI) got his diploma in Computer Science form the ETH in Zürich in 1997. He then worked as software engineer and IT project manager for several internationally-operating enterprises. Since 2006 he works as full-time lecturer at the University of Applied Scienced HTW Chur. In 2009 Martin Studer became of professor for computer science. Since 2011 he heads the institute for information and communication systems (IKT), now named institute for photonics and ict (IPI).

Tobias Leutenegger (Program manager Bachelor of Photonics) is the program manager for the first Swiss bachelor in Photonics. He joined the HTW Chur in 2014 and developed with a team and in close collaboration with the Swiss Photonics industry the new bachelor program. He received a degree in mechanical engineering at the ETH Zurich, followed by a Ph.D. at the Institut of Mechanics and a MAS in Management and Economics at the ETH. He

worked several years in the Swiss industry. From 2009-2014 he was head of research and development at CEDES, a word wide optoelectronics company in the field of elevator and doors & gates sensors.

Huawei, founded in 1987, is an entirely employee-owned private company and a leading global information and communications technology: ICT solutions provider with a vision to enrich life through communication. Through the company’s 150,000 employees and dedication to customer-centric innovation and strong partnerships, Huawei has established end-to-end capabilities across the carrier networks, enterprise and consumer markets by providing competitive solutions and services, which have been deployed in over 140 countries, serving more than one-third of the world’s population. www.huawei.com

Bin Xu (Director of Huawei UK R&D Centre) obtained his bachelor and master degree in applied physics department of Shanghai Jiaotong University, in Shanghai, China. He did his PhD research in Bochum, Germany and received his PhD degree in Laser application and measurement. He then worked for E-Tek in San Jose, California, Chorum Technologies in Richardson, Texas. He was VP of R&D of Photon Technologies in Shenzhen, China from 2003

to 2006. He Joined Huawei in 2006 as Sr manager of Optoelectronics department. He has been leading Huawei UK R&D Centre since it was founded in 2014.


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IBM is a globally integrated technology and consulting company headquartered in Armonk, New York. With operations in more than 170 countries, IBM attracts and retains some of the world's most talented people to help solve problems and provide an edge for businesses, governments and non-profits. Innovation is at the core of IBM's strategy. The company develops and sells software and systems hardware and a broad range of infrastructure, cloud and consulting services. Today, IBM is focused on four growth initiatives - business analytics, cloud computing, growth markets and Smarter Planet. IBMers are working with customers around the world to apply the company's business consulting, technology and R&D expertise to build systems that enable dynamic and efficient organizations, better transportation, safer food, cleaner water and healthier populations. www.research.ibm.com/labs/zurich

Bert Jan Offrein (Manager Photonics Group) received his Ph.D. in nonlinear integrated optics from the University of Twente in 1994. He then joined IBM Research - Zurich establishing integrated optical devices for DWDM networks. In 1998, he changed to JDS Uniphase as a technical marketing and yield engineer for 980 nm pump lasers. One year later

he returned to IBM Research – Zurich to lead the photonic device technology group realising state of the art adaptive integrated optical components. Since 2004, Bert Jan Offrein is the manager of the photonics group, addressing silicon photonics, electro-optic integration for system scaling and nano-photonic structures for quantum photonics.

Institute of Microelectronics and Optoelectronics is a part of the Faculty of Electronics and Information Technology – the biggest faculty of Warsaw University of Technology, the oldest and one of the most renowned technical universities in Poland. The Institute conducts research and educates top-level specialists in the fields of advanced semiconductor technology and nanotechnology, micro- and nano-electronics, electronic and photonic integrated circuits, laser and fiber-optic techniques, photovoltaics, image processing and vision systems. Technology Centre of the institute includes laboratories of silicon processing (clean-room), hybrid technologies and assembly techniques, fibre-optic and integrated optoelectronic device fabrication, laser optoelectronics, characterization of new electronic and photonic materials and manufacturing processes. Institute’s ASPIC design centre (Eastern Europe Design House), first of its kind in Eastern Europe, offers access to the cutting edge photonic technologies, state-of-the-art expertise and support in design, development and characterization of photonic integrated circuits.

Ryszard Piramidowicz, Ph.D., D.Sc. (Associate Professor, Deputy Director) is presently an associate professor and deputy-director for research of the Institute of Microelectronics and Optoelectronics (Warsaw University of Technology). He has got more than 20 years of experience in laser technique and optical spectroscopy, complemented by in excess of 5 years of work for R&D branch of Polish Telecom (now Orange Poland). He has authored over

200 reviewed journal and conference publications. He is a member of the Polish Committee for Standardization (Technical Committee no 282 – Fiber Optic Technology). Main expertise fields: design and development of fiber lasers and amplifiers, optical spectroscopy, fiber-optics including fiber-optic communication, integrated photonics, photovoltaics.

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ICFO, the Institute of Photonic Sciences, hosts 300 researchers organized in 22 research groups working in 60 state-of-the-art research laboratories, equipped with the latest experimental facilities and supported by a range of cutting-edge facilities for nanofabrication, characterization, imaging and engineering. It is located in a specially designed, 14.000m2-building situated in the Mediterranean Technology Park in the metropolitan area of Barcelona, Spain. The institute hosts an active Corporate Liaison Program that aims at creating collaborations between all types of national and international industries and ICFO researchers. It is also proactive in fostering entrepreneurial activities and spin-off creation among ICFOnians. www.icfo.eu

Lluís Torner (Founding Director) is the Chair of the European Centers for Outreach in Photonics Alliance, member of the Board of Stakeholders of the European Technology Platform Photonics21 and member of the European Commission’s Future and Emerging Technologies Advisory Group. Fellow of the OSA, EPS and EOS. Recipient of the 2010 Monturiol Medal and the 2011 Leadership Award of the Optical Society of America.

The Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2) is a research organisation focusing in the science and technology of nano devices for energy, life sciences and information technology. The Institute promotes collaboration among different disciplines to carry out basic and applied research, working within the Barcelona Nanocluster and with local and global industry. In the context of EPIC, research and development activities include biophotonics and biosensors, lab-on-a-chip, organic solar energy cells, thermal transport in the micro- and nano-scale and opto-mechanics. Its Flexible Nanofabrication Platform develops solutions for cost-efficient and scalable processes suitable for photonics devices. The institute participates in active in several national and international research initiatives, such as the graphene flagship (graphene-based biosensors) and nanophononics. www.icn2.cat

Dr. Nikos Kehagias (Research Manager) is leading the flexible nanofabrication platform of ICN2 since 2010. He obtained his PhD in 2007 from the National University of Ireland, Cork where he continued to work as a post-doctoral fellow until May 2008. In May 2008 he joined the Phononic and Photonic Nanostructures group in the Catalan Institute of Nanotechnology (ICN-CIN2). His research work focuses on the study and developed of novel nano-

manufacturing (roll to roll nanoimprint lithography and nano-injection moulding) methods based on imprint lithography techniques. In the last years his research efforts have been focused on developing nano-enabled plastic components and devices based on bio-mimicking properties. Dr. Kehagias had been working in the past on polymer optical and photonic devices with an emphasis on photonic crystal applications for light extraction purposes.

II-VI Laser Enterprise is an industry-leading manufacturer of high-power semiconductor laser components enabling fiber and direct diode laser systems for material processing, medical, consumer and printing applications. In addition, II-VI Laser Enterprise manufactures pump lasers for optical amplifiers for both terrestrial and submarine applications and vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs) for optical navigation, optical interconnects and optical sensing applications. www.laserenterprise.com


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Karlheinz Gulden (General Manager) studied Physics at the University of Erlangen-Nuernberg and University of California at Berkely, USA. After leading the Opto-Electronic Devices section at CSEM, he launched Avalon Photonics in the year 2000 as a spin off from CSEM. Avalon successfully developed and commercialized VCSEL technology for consumer and Datacom applications and was acquired by Bookham in 2006. At Bookham and later

Oclaro Karlheinz led semiconductor laser diode business development and marketing. Since 2014 he is General Manager of II-VI Laser Enterprise.

Imagine Optic is a provider of Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensing hardware and software, adaptive optics technologies and professional services in applied optics. We work with scientists and industrials in domains including pure science, industrial quality control, space and defense, semiconductors and many others. From X-EUV, through the visible light spectrum and on to near infra-red, we develop, manufacture, distribute and support a very large range of wavefront measurement and correction technologies. From augmenting resolution in bioimaging applications to improving beam shape and propagation, we have the hardware and software to meet customer needs. www.imagine-optic.com

Samuel Bucourt (CEO) graduated from Institut d’Optique Graduate School (Palaiseau, France) and from HEC (Challenge + MBA). He founded Imagine Optic in 1996 and Imagine Eyes in 2003. Both companies are offering instrumentation based on wavefront sensing and adaptive optics for academic, industrial and medical purposes. He is the co-author of a few patents and scientific articles. He is an expert in metrology as he started his career by

developing a 3D probe based on conoscopic holography (Le Conoscope). Samuel is also the VP of AFOP (the national French trade association in Photonics).

IMT is a foundry, development and out-sourcing partner for customized microstructures on and in glass such as micro-channels, wave-guides with gratings, flow-cells, microwells, sub-µm dots in gold and other materials, diffractive gratings, reticles, gratings and resolution targets. Our core competences: Microstructures in the sub-µm range, Coatings: metallic and optical and anti-reflection coatings, Structuring of coatings, Etching, Conductive microstructures, Photo-structurable protective coatings, Photomask: Master making. We employ a staff of 80 experts in the fields of optics, physics, microlithography, process development and quality assurance. Our production facility comprises 1300 m2 clean-rooms including an automated line for processing 8” glass wafers. www.imtag.ch

Peter Kirkegaard (CEO) has a background in mechanical engineering and a degree in business. After 10 years of positions in international sales, business development and executive management in Germany, Australia and South East Asia, Peter joined IMT as General Manager in 1999. Since then IMT has grown to its present position as a leading supplier of micropatterned components on glass for a wide range of applications in

photonics, Life science and Wafer Level Packaging. He is a member of the steering committee of the industrial association of Swiss photonics companies (Fachgruppe Photonics under Swissmem) which he co-initiated.

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IMB-CNM, the Microelectronics Institute of Barcelona belongs to the Spanish National Research Council: CSIC. The institute has a cleanroom facility: a 1500m2 class 100/10.000 devoted to micro- and nanotechnologies with a high level of process flexibility. Within the area of photonics our center has established a useful integrated technology based on silicon and silicon based-dielectrics to obtain: optical components, electro-optical devices and hybrid elements. Moreover, hybrid systems for biosensing applications: photonic lab on a chip both using organic-inorganic polymers and elastomers were developed for both the domestic and industrial sectors, such as health and environment. www.imb-cnm.csic.es

Carlos Domínguez (Research Professor) earned his PhD in Chemistry from the University Complutense of Madrid in 1985. Between November 2002 and December 2005, he was Technical Deputy Director and since May 2008 up to June 2012 he was Deputy Director of Internal Affairs of the IMB-CNM. His main activity is in the development of silicon based technologies for transducers and integrated optical components. He has been a co-founder

of several spin-off companies. He is the Head of the Chemical Transducer Group recognized by the Catalonian Government as TECNIO Center (main activity in innovation and support to companies), working on development of silicon technology for highly efficiency transducer devices. He is an expert on optoelectronics technology and Clean Room processing.

Invest Lithuania is a semi-state investment development organisation attached to the Lithuanian Ministry of Economy. Its aim is to increase the competitiveness of the Lithuanian economy and the country’s attractiveness for investors. In the field of photonics, our experts enable foreign capital companies to take full advantage of Lithuania’s R&D and investment incentives, and to tap into the country’s highly educated talent pool. Lithuania’s global reputation in the photonics industry is based on more than 45 years of expertise in laser nanophotonics and ultrashort pulse lasers. We help export-oriented businesses to set up their operations in Lithuania. www.investlithuania.com

Rasa Cincyte (Investment Advisor) specializes in providing advice on investment location selection and R&D partners search. She manages investment projects with a particular focus on R&D and high-tech intense sectors, such as photonics, robotics, electronics, ICT. Her competencies range from business development, consulting and general assistance to the establishment of operations. Prior to joining Invest Lithuania she worked for EY

(formerly Ernst & Young) as a strategy and business consultant. Mrs. Cincyte holds MS degree in System Dynamics from Bergen University and MA degree in Business Administration and Management from Nijmegen and Palermo Universities.

IQE uses advanced crystal growth technology: epitaxy to manufacture and supply bespoke semiconductor wafers: 'epi-wafers' to the major chip manufacturing companies, who then use these wafers to make the chips which form the key components of virtually all high technology systems. IQE is unique in being able to supply wafers using all of the leading crystal growth technology platforms. IQE's products are found in consumer, communication, computing and industrial applications, including a complete range of wafer products for the wireless industry, such as mobile handsets and wireless infrastructure, Wi-Fi, WiMAX, base stations, GPS, and satellite communications, optical communications, optical storage: CD, DVD, laser optical mouse, laser printers & photocopiers, thermal imagers, leading-


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edge medical products, barcode, high efficiency LEDs and a variety of advanced silicon based systems. www.iqep.com

Drew Nelson (President) is the CEO & co-founder of IQE. The company has been rewarded with the inaugural “Wales Innovation Award.” Dr Nelson has been actively involved in several EU & UK Government and Industry Advisory Groups and is a member of the European Commission Key Enabling Technologies High Level Group. A fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, he has published over 80 papers and articles and has made over 100 conference

presentations. He has been presented with a number of awards for his contribution to the technology industries including an OBE, the Royal Academy Silver Medal and several lifetime achievement awards. Drew Nelson is the president of EPIC.

Iwan Davies (Group Technology Director) obtained a B.Sc. (Hons) in Chemistry from Imperial College, London and a Ph.D. on MOVPE Studies in Compound Semiconductors from the University of Manchester. He is a member of the Royal Society of Chemistry. With over 30 years-experience in MOVPE epitaxial growth of III-V and II-VI semiconductors, he has co-authored over 100 publications covering a very broad range of optoelectronic devices and

material systems. Following a period of research and development at Plessey Research (Caswell) Ltd., he has managed the growth and characterization of epi-wafers, plant operations and product engineering at IQE. He is currently IQE plc Group Technology Director, with responsibilities for European Research Project Co-ordination and Group-wide chemical, safety and environmental issues.

Jakajima is the matchmaker for innovators in the high tech industry, ranging from 3D printing to Internet of Things, from Unmanned Systems (Drones) to Health Tech, from Sport Innovation to Photonics and from Experience Design to 3D Food Printing. As technology develops itself from atoms to bits and from bits to atoms, traditional boundaries between value chains disappear which lead to new business opportunities. We organize those activities (like conferences/events/workshops etc.) which bring innovators from different value chains and different professions together, in order to endeavour innovations and to create new partnerships, products and/or services. www.jakajima.eu

Pieter Hermans (Matchmaker for Innovators) Combining business, technology, creativity, enthusiasm and fun is the leitmotif of Pieter Hermans. After his study Industrial Design Engineering at Delft University of Technology, he has had management functions in multinationals, software companies and has been partner in a consultancy company. He acquired Jakajima, a Benelux publishing company in IT and Telecom, and restructured it

towards a matchmaker for innovators in the high tech industry. He has been chairman of several international conferences and has given many presentations on these crossovers of technology, business and creativity – not to forget enthusiasm and fun.

KTN is a single outward looking face for, and point of access to, the Electronics, Sensors and Photonics community of industries, academia and entrepreneurs. It is a robust, recognised, independent and influential voice of the community into Central Government & Devolved Administrations, Technology Strategy Board, Research Councils, RDAs: and whatever other organisations are usefully engaged. It is also an organisation that recognises the imperative of responding to current societal and economic challenges but with the ability to promote Technology Inspired Innovation as a vital part of its portfolio. https://connect.innovateuk.org/web/espktn

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Dr. Anke Lohmann (Head of Photonics and Quantum Technologies) is very involved with the UK photonics community, working closely with a number of organisations and across many areas. She has over 15 years of experience in developing a variety photonic based systems ranging from OCT (UCL, University of Kent), machine vision (PDD) and laboratory

instrumentation (De Beers) to work on optical MEMS (PhD) and spectroscopy for a NASA project. She also has done work on vision and perception. Dr. Lohmann is a member of the BoS of photonics21 and sits on several advisory panels. She has held a senior leadership role in an early stage start up and successfully raised funds, both private and through grants.

LASEA develops and manufactures high precision laser machines and production lines for medtech, pharmaceutical, semiconductor and watch industries. With more than 300 laser machines installed worldwide, Lasea serves world class companies and widely known research centres. Equipped with fs lasers since 2003, Lasea has acquired a special expertise in micromachining applications (zero-tapper cutting, drilling, texturing, marking, internal engraving…). Moreover, Lasea provides OEM components as reliable 3-axis laser beam deflection systems and precession subsystems. The facilities are located in Liège (Belgium), Bordeaux (France) and San Diego (USA). www.lasea.eu

Axel Kupisiewicz (CEO) has a Master of Applied Sc. degree in engineering physics (ULg) as well as a Master in Economics (HEC-ULg). Prior to founding LASEA in 1999, he worked as Project Engineer for the CSL (one of the 4 coordinated facilities of European Space Agency). Since then, he has specialized in laser applications and machines manufacturing. He is the co-author of a few patents and scientific articles in the field. He is responsible for 48

employees worldwide, the strategic development of Lasea and its subsidiaries in France and USA.

LayTec is a major provider of in-situ and in-line optical metrology for thin-film processes. These metrology tools are used in a broad range of thin-film applications such as LED & LASER production, thin-film photovoltaics, oxide and organic deposition as well as other large area deposition processes. LayTec’s integrated metrology provides access to all key thin-film parameters in real-time – either in-situ, during the deposition process, or in-line. The implementation of LayTec metrology systems in production processes significantly shortens development cycles and enables an efficient quality control that helps to considerably reduce production and development costs. www.laytec.de

Dr. Thomas Zettler (Co-founder and CEO) studied physics (1984, diploma) and obtained a PhD (1987) at Humboldt-University in Berlin, Germany. After several post-doc positions (1987-91 in Berlin, Aachen/Jülich and Chapel Hill) he joined the Technical University of Berlin (1992-2001) as the head of the "MOCVD in-situ metrology" group at the Institute of Solid State Physics. After co-founding LayTec (1999) he changed from academia to industry

(LayTec AG) in 2001. During the last 15 years under his leadership LayTec rapidly grew and developed into a globally leading provider of integrated metrology for thin-film deposition and other high value generating processes for optoelectronics, electronics, PV, displays, optics and photonics, SEMI and automotive industry.


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The Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology: IPHT explores the scientific basics of photonic processes and systems of the highest sensitivity, efficiency, and resolution. In keeping with its “Photonics for Life” motto, IPHT develops custom solutions to problems in the fields of medicine and the life and environmental sciences that are based on this research. Following IPHT’s principle “From Ideas to Instruments,” we implement the insights gained from our research into processes, instrumental concepts, and sometimes even into laboratory prototypes in order to sustainably contribute to the benefit of patients and consumers. With its research profile, IPHT is perfectly integrated into the science and economic hub that is Jena – a city which, since the time of Ernst Haeckel, Carl Zeiss, Otto Schott, and Ernst Abbe, has traditionally been characterized by the fertile interaction between the life sciences, physics, and optics. Through its leading role in national and international networks and consortia, IPHT significantly contributes to the advancement of the research topic of Biophotonics and performs an important deed in safeguarding the future in an area highly relevant to society. www.ipht-jena.de

Thomas Mayerhöfer (Senior Researcher) obtained his diploma in chemistry in 1996 at the University of Regensburg and his PhD at the Friedrich-Schiller University in Jena in 1999. In 2006 he finished his habilitation about "Optics and IR-Spectroscopy of Polydomain Materials" in Physical Chemistry. Since then he is contributing to the field of crystal optics, mainly by working on the advancement of dispersion analysis and, recently, of the field of

plasmonic enhanced vibrational spectroscopy. From 2008 – 2012 he was Network Support officer of the European Network of Excellence for Biophotonics “Photonics4Life”.

Light Conversion (registered name UAB MGF "Šviesos konversija") is the world leading manufacturer of wavelength tunable ultrafast light sources based on TOPAS and ORPHEUS series of optical parametric amplifiers (OPA) as well as DPSS femtosecond lasers PHAROS and CARBIDE. Light Conversion is a privately owned company with >120 employees. Company has the roots from Vilnius University Laser Research Center. Light Conversion is based in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. Design, R&D and production are done in new state-of-the-art facility, and in cooperation with Vilnius University Faculty of Physics. With over 2000 various systems installed worldwide, Light Conversion has established itself as a reliable and innovative producer of ultrafast optical devices. www.lightcon.com

Algirdas Juozapavicius (CEO) in 1971 graduated from Vilnius University with a Diploma in Physics. In the same year he started with scientific research at the department of Quantum Electronics in Vilnius University. In 1988 he received his PhD. His thesis was entitled “Picosecond lasers on Nd-crystals and their applications for OPG pumping”. Till 1994, he was the senior researcher at Vilnius University Laser Research Centre. His publications include

over 40 scientific papers. He co-founded Light Conversion in 1994 and has fulfilled the position of CEO since that time.

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Light Tec offers optical design tools and optical engineering services. Light Tec’s team is made of 15 employees at 2 locations, one in Hyères (France) and one in Munich (Germany). The tools proposed include: Optical design software tools (Code V, LightTools, LucidShape, RSOFT) + technical support and training, and Scattering measurement tools including the development and sales of industrial products (“Mini-Diff” and “Reflet”). With a high-skilled team of optical engineers, the company also offers consulting and measurement services. www.lighttec.fr

Yan Cornil (Founder & CEO) founded LightTec in 1999. He graduated from IOGS in 1984.

Luceda Photonics wants photonic IC engineers to enjoy the same first-time-right design experience as electronic IC designers. Its tools and services are rooted in over 50 years of experience in photonic integrated circuit (PIC) design. The team’s expertise in the development of process design kits (PDK) and the design and validation of photonic integrated circuits is used by several research institutes and industrial R&D teams worldwide. Luceda Photonics produces IPKISS, a complete design framework for photonic integrated circuits that takes you through component design and simulation, circuit definition and layout, all the way to tape-out and testing. It includes a state of the art component library with specialized components, adaptable to all technologies and builds on years of design experience. The company started as spin-off from imec, the photonics group of the UGent and the VUB. www.lucedaphotonics.com

Erwin de Baetselier (CEO and Co-Founder) holds a PhD in electronics from the University of Gent and a Master of Business and Technology degree from the University of New South Wales. He has worked in several management roles for the EDA and multi-physics industry in companies such as HP and Agilent. In 2014 he co-founded Luceda Photonics.

Luger Research, Institute for Innovation & Technology, is the leading worldwide authority for LED and OLED lighting technology information. The company authors the LED professional publications: magazine, homepage, newsletter and hosts the LED professional Symposium +Expo in addition to offering research and innovation methodology support. The LED professional publications are the first publications in the fields of LED and OLED lighting technologies to provide the international lighting industry and research with up-to-date information on technological developments in Solid State Lighting. The LpS, an annual congress fair held in Bregenz, Austria, has become the leading LED and OLED technological focal point in Europe. This is where international lighting experts present and discuss the latest research, technologies, products, services and trends. www.lugerresearch.com

Siegfried Luger (Founder and CEO of Luger Research, Publisher of the LED professional trade journal and Director of the LED professional Symposium +Expo), prior to establishing his independent company, he worked as an R&D Manager for 14 years at Zumtobel Group. During his career, he has been involved in various areas of lighting research and is an expert in the fields of LED lighting, Design for Six-Sigma (DFSS) and TRIZ. He holds a degree in

Electronics & Telecommunications as well as an Executive Masters in Business Engineering. He holds over 50 patents in the field of lighting.


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Lumentum is a market-leading manufacturer of innovative optical and photonic products enabling optical networking and commercial laser customers worldwide. Lumentum’s optical components and subsystems are part of virtually every type of telecom, enterprise, and data center network. Lumentum’s commercial lasers enable advanced manufacturing techniques and diverse applications including next-generation 3D-sensing capabilities. www.lumentum.com

Kurt Weingarten (Managing Director) received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering at Stanford University where he developed an ultrafast measurement tool for high-speed integrated circuits using picosecond lasers. After Stanford, Kurt worked at Lightwave Electronics from 1988 to 1993, pioneering one of the first commercial diode-pumped picosecond lasers. He then founded Time-Bandwidth Products in Zurich in the mid-1990s to develop simple, robust

ultrafast lasers for scientific and industrial applications. He founded GigaTera, a venture-capital backed telecom startup, in the year 2000 to develop an ultrafast telecom laser for soliton transmission systems. Time-Bandwidth acquired GigaTera in 2003. The following decade saw the emergence and development of ultrafast lasers as a new tool for laser micromachining, where Time-Bandwidth played a leading role in the laser technology and product development. JDSU acquired TBP in January 2014 to further accelerate the adoption of these products into the growing mainstream industrial market for ultrafast lasers. Kurt Weingarten is member of the EPIC Board of Directors and chairman of the EPIC Venture and Finance Working Group.

Lumerical, since its inception in 2003, has pioneered breakthrough simulation technologies that help bring new product concepts to life. Lumerical’s software tools support a broad range of photonic and electromagnetic design and analysis applications. From component level analysis using optical and electrical solvers to photonic integrated circuit and system design and simulation, Lumerical’s products are capable of addressing the most challenging design problems. Lumerical’s photonic design tools are licensed in nearly 50 countries, by more than 800 of the world’s most innovative organizations including 7 of the top 10 companies in the S&P 1200 Global IT Index and 44 of the top 50 research universities according to the Times Higher Education rankings. www.lumerical.com

Jonas Flueckiger (Product Marketing Manager) received a B.S. and M.S. degree in Microengineering from Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland, and is graduating with a Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of British Columbia. Since 2012 he worked at Lumerical as an intern and transitioned into the role of Product Marketing Manager in 2015. He has co-authored 50+ publications.

Lumics, founded in 2000 and member of the Scansonic group with over 200 employees and headquartered in Berlin/Germany, is a key player for design and manufacturing of diode lasers for demanding medical, industrial and scientific applications. In-house capabilities range from chip level up to fiber-coupled diode laser modules and turn-key laser systems based on single emitter technology. The product range comprises multi & single mode diode lasers available from 750nm to 1940nm including the custom configurable LuOcean series and industry standard solutions. The LuOcean series offers the widest choice of wavelengths, sensors, accessories and user interface with powers from 6W

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to 2kW as fiber coupled or free beam source or boxed in user friendly turn key systems. Industry standard solutions include a 2-pin TO package up to 10W, a single mode 14-pin butterfly package up to 1.2W, and the 8-pin uncooled miniDIL package up to 250 mW. All lasers are field proven and 100% tested. All products are offered with additional features allowing for perfect adaptation to the most innovative applications in Medical & Life Sciences, Material Processing, Analytics & Sensing, Metrology, Telecommunication, Seeding, Pumping, Security, Illumination, and many more. www.lumics.com

Nils Kirstaedter (CEO and Co-founder) has more than 20 years of experience in design and manufacturing of diode lasers. He published 20 papers and several patents. Nils has initiated and managed many public research projects in the field of laser diode and packaging technology and was engaged in fund raising to finance cutting edge technologies. He studied physics at the TU-Berlin. For his distinguished achievements on laser technology, during his

PhD thesis he was awarded a Research & Development prize from Daimler Benz AG. In 1997 he joined the SAP AG and was one of inventors and developers of the SAP US patent for a general testing technology of SAP systems.

LUPYLEDLUPYLED is a think tank, specialized in smart lighting, smart home, sensors, Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0 products, services and technologies. LUPYLED will launch its first product “theONE”, a smart LED based lighting system for high premium aquariums, in May 2016. The housing of “theONE” has been nominated for the German Design Award in 2015 and the App which controls the luminaire has won a prestigious iF Design Award in 2016 in the category “lighting control”. LUPYLED was founded in 2013 in Germany. www.lupyled.com

Dominik G. Rabus (CTO) co-founded LUPYLED in 2013. He holds a Master degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Stuttgart and a PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Technical University of Berlin and has broad technical expertise both in research and industry in Photonic Integrated Circuits, sensor technology, MEMS and MOEMS, industrial process automation, technology and innovation management. Over the

last 15 years, Dominik has worked at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, University of California Santa Cruz, Burkert Fluid Control Systems and Festo. He is an Adjunct Associate Professor of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Australia and is a lecturer of the Master course “Future Trends in Process Analysis and Technology” at the University of Reutlingen, Germany.

Messe Berlin offers a unique location, innovation trade fair concepts, a successful congress business and a strong international orientation are complemented by many years of expertise, professionalism and distinctive service-based character. These characteristics make Messe Berlin one of the world’s most successful trade fair companies. www.messe-berlin.com

Kerstin Kube-Erkens (Senior Project Manager / Business Development) works at Messe Berlin, the exhibition organizer in Berlin. She obtained her diploma in business studies from the University of Westminster, London and HTW Berlin, Germany. She started her carrier at Total, Germany, as a regional Sales Director and joined Messe Berlin in 1999. Kerstin worked for different projects within Messe Berlin. Her main interest is to understand and support

sales strategies of the industries she works with. Kerstin has a lot of experience in creating and organizing High-Tech-Events. In addition to her position as a Senior Project Manager, Kerstin works at the Products and New Business Department as a Product Architect. Here she deals with new product ideas for Messe Berlin, does market evaluations, develops business cases in a national and international context.


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Messe München is one of the world‘s leading trade-fair companies. It organizes around 40 trade fairs for capital and consumer goods, as well as new technologies. LASER World of PHOTONICS is a global trade fair network for the laser and photonics industry and its users. It is held every two years in Munich. The accompanying ‚World of Photonics Congress‘ conveys comprehensive knowledge and current trends of the latest technological developments and applications. The LASER World of PHOTONICS CHINA and the LASER World of PHOTONICS INDIA are leading regional trade fairs for optical technologies and are staged annually. With a total of 2,171 exhibitors and around 82,000 visitors in Munich, China and India, Messe München is the world’s leading trade show organizer for lasers and photonics. www.messe-muenchen.de

Claudia Sixl (Exhibition Group Director of Messe Muenchen) has worked for the company since 1998, has held several positions and is currently responsible for the strategic development and organization of the global exhibition and conference network of Messe München in the fields of lasers, photonics as well as laboratory technology, analysis and biotechnology. Sixl graduated with a Master of Arts of Communication Science, Economics

and Sociology from the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich. Before and after her studies she worked in the publishing and PR sector. In 1995 she joined IMAG, International Exhibition and Fair Service, Munich, a subsidiary of Messe Muenchen.

Mikrocentrum is an independent knowledge institution contributing to the improvement of technical and business processes of companies which are active as OEM or supplier in technical manufacturing and/or process industry in the Netherlands and Belgium. Mikrocentrum realises this by organising events in which a combination of knowledge transfer and knowledge networking is the focal point. Part of these activities is the organization of the yearly international Photonics Event in The Netherlands. The most important activities are: www.mikrocentrum.nl • Trainings: Lower, intermediate and higher academic levels. • Events: yearly about 50 smaller and larger events • A High Tech Platform: 600 participating companies assembled in a High Tech Company guide

Michiel Beerens (Project Manager) studied Innovation Management at the Eindhoven University of Technology and graduated from Tilburg University with a degree in Economics in 2014. In 2016 he started at Mikrocentrum where he is responsible for the Photonics Event; the largest gathering for Photonics stakeholders and enthusiasts in the Netherlands. What he lacks in technical know-how he makes up for in being a quick learner.

Modulight is an ISO9001, ISO14001 and ISO13485 certified company focusing on design, development and manufacturing of laser diodes and laser systems. Modulight lasers are deployed mainly in medical, industrial, security/defence and display/projection markets. The company provides components and turnkey laser systems with wavelengths range between 405 nm and 1650 nm and power levels up to 100 W along with design and implementation of sub-system level laser integration including cooling, drivers and mechanical design. The products are offered from bare and mounted laser chips to packaged and fibre-coupled lasers and complete turnkey laser systems. The Company has in-house laser diode

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production facilities and headquarters in Tampere, Finland and a fully owned subsidiary Modulight USA, Inc., based in San Jose CA. www.modulight.com

Dr. Petteri Uusimaa is a founder and CEO of Modulight, Inc., an ISO9001, ISO14001, and ISO13485 certified laser solutions provider based in Tampere, Finland and San Jose, CA Prior to joining Modulight in 2000 he was a founder and Managing director of Nordic Epitaxy, Inc., a company providing compound semiconductor epiwafers to photonics and microwave industries. Since 1997 Dr. Uusimaa has been managing semiconductor related sales to

multinational companies. He has a PhD degree in semiconductor physics from Tampere university of Technology. Petteri Uusimaa is member of the EPIC Board of Directors and chairman of the EPIC Biophotonics Committee.

Monocrom designs and manufactures low and high power diode laser devices, mainly for medicine, aesthetics, material processing, pumping, science, defense, aero-spatial, instrumentation and graphic arts industry. Monocrom has been recognized throughout the laser industry for supplying high performance products at a competitive price due to its unique and patented "clamping" technology. Monocrom's products are alike appreciated for their custom-fit characteristics, high reliability and long lifetime. Our experience in the laser field has demonstrated the applicability of new concepts in laser physics, like our Q-Switched green solid state laser, capable of providing microseconds pulses and considered one of the most important developments in eye surgery from the last years, or our ultra-light weight and resistant green laser device designed for a Space mission to MARS (ExoMars). www.monocrom.com

Delfí López Queraltó (General Manager) was born in Barcelona in 1988. Industrial Engineer specialized in construction and supply chain management in IQS engineering school. Master in international business by Ramon Llull University, Fu Gen Catholic University and University of San Francisco. Experience in managing business since 2011.

Carles Oriach (Strategy and Development Director) received his degree in Physics from the Autonomous University of Barcelona and his master in Optical Engineering from the Technical University of Catalonia. He worked as a research engineer in optical metrology for seven years and afterwards he took an executive MBA and joined Monocrom's sales department. In 2013 he was appointed sales and marketing director of the company. After

three successful years growing the business he took over the responsibility of envisioning and developing company's future.

Multiphoton Optics supplies 3D lithography equipment (high-precision 3D printing) for manufacturing of optical packages, photonic components, or biomedical and life science products, prototyping and engineering support. The 3D lithography process allows the integration of optical wire bonds at the locations required by the components, with the required precision and repeatability. We supply a process that automates high-precision optoelectronics assembly and allows interconnecting optical components, Silicon or III/V Photonic chips, and the creation of novel optical component packages. The technology allows scaling optical packaging operations to large volumes as it is compatible with standard assembly processes known from electronics manufacturing, ideally fitting into standard processing lines. Target markets include hardware for Big Data computing and storage systems as well as optical transport infrastructure. www.multiphoton.net


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Dr. Ruth Houbertz (CEO and Managing Director) since August 2014, co-founder of Multiphoton Optics (MPO) GmbH, which was founded in September 2013 as spin-off of the Fraunhofer ISC in Würzburg, Germany. From 2013 to July 2014, she was CTO of MPO. From 2000 to 2012, she held different technical and management positions at Fraunhofer ISC, the latest were Head of the Optics & Electronics Unit and Senior Manager Photonics, where she

focused on material, process, and technology development including equipment for photonic and biomedical applications. From 1999 to 2000, she worked at Sandia Nat.’l Labs, Livermore, CA (USA). She has invented more than 80 patents and has received many awards and nominations, amongst which are the Finalist in the Prism Award (2015), the Cowin Award for Entrepreneurship (2014), the Green Photonics Award 2013 (Optical Communication), the Joseph von Fraunhofer Award 2007 (Optical data transfer in Printed-Circuit Boards) and the Stifterverbandspreis for Industrial Applications in 2002.

MULTITEL is a private, non-profit, Belgian R&D center, active in five areas: Applied Photonics, Network Engineering, Signal and Embedded Systems, Computer Vision, and Railway Certification. Multitel holds a central position in the field of innovation as strategic industry partner. In particular, the Applied Photonics Department is composed of four groups: Fibre optical sensors, Biophotonics, Fiber lasers, and Prototyping. Multitel participates in European and national projects, and proposes services for the benefits of SMEs and large companies. Multitel is a technology transfer medium as many spin-off companies have already emerged from the centre. To learn more about us please visit

www.multitel.be

Anthony Bertrand (Prototyping Group Leader) graduated as Optoelectronic engineer from ENSSAT (Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Sciences Appliquées et de Technologie, France), he started his career on the Laser Méga Joule Project with Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique (CEA) in France. He joined Multitel in 2007, carrying on the fibre laser development and prototyping of pulsed fibre laser sources. Anthony is strongly involved in EU projects and proposes innovative technical solutions and services to companies.

MWTECHNOLOGIES offers innovative optical sources based on fiber-optic technologies, as well as product design, product development and engineering services aimed at developing and selling cost-effective and reliable products and solutions. MWTECHNOLOGIES’s range of standard products with unique features include Fiber Lasers, Broadband/Narrowband ASE sources, Optical Fiber Amplifiers and Laser Diode Drivers/Controllers. Operating in several markets, its line of products with proven reliability and quality find to be valuable is many applications such as LIDAR, remote sensing, military testing and targeting, materials processing (marking, scribing, trimming), semiconductor and biomedical imaging, optical communications and R&D. www.mw-technologies.com

Miguel Melo (CEO) is born in Porto, Portugal, and received his diploma in Optoelectronics and Lasers and his Master degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering (specialization area in Optical Communications and Technologies) from the University of Porto. He initiated his R&D activity at INESC TEC where he worked in several national and European projects in the fields of optical fiber amplifiers, planar technology, and Bragg gratings for optical

communications and fiber sensors. He then joined Multiwave Photonics as Product Manager, working in the development of high power pulsed fiber lasers and amplifiers for industrial and sensing applications and in other highly customized specialty optical fiber sources. After Multiwave, he co-founded MWTechnologies, where he serves now as Managing Director. He has more than 10 years of experience in the industry and more than 20 publications in international scientific journals and conferences.

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nanoplus Nanosystems and Technologies is the technology leader for distributed feedback lasers for high-precision gas sensing in industry and research. We design and produce monomode laser diodes (760 nm – 3000 nm), interband cascade lasers (3000 nm – 6000 nm) and quantum cascade lasers (6000 nm – 14000 nm). Based on more than 15 years of experience, we support our customers with extensive engineering know-how, OEM solutions and various technological services. Our devices operate reliably in more than 20.000 installations worldwide. Applications include industrial process optimization, oil & gas, environment, defense, safety, automotive, health and space. nanoplus is a ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001:2004 certified supplier. www.nanoplus.com

Dr. Johannes Koeth (CEO) graduated 1996 in Physics at the University of Würzburg with studies on molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) and optical properties of GaN. During his Ph.D. he worked on MBE of lasers in the AlGaSb system in the wavelength range between 1.5 µm and 2.0 µm. One of the main topics of his thesis was the investigation of GaSb based emitters on GaAs substrates. He realized e. g. the first GaSb edge emitting laser diodes based on GaAs as

well as optically pumped Ga(Al)Sb/AlSb VCSELs, both at 1.5 µm. In addition, he developed and characterized antimonide based DFB lasers in the 2 µm range. In 1998 he founded nanoplus Nanosystems and Technologies GmbH and has presided the company as CEO since then.

The Photonics Institute (TPI), at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore is led by a triumvirate of world-class directors, namely Professor Tjin Swee Chuan, Professor Sir David Payne and Professor Nikolay Zheludev. It consolidates the research and innovation activities of photonics related research centres across the University. Under its umbrella, there are currently 5 research centres within the Institute as listed below: • Centre for Optical Fibre Technology (COFT) • Centre for Disruptive Photonic Technologies (CDPT) • Centre for Optical & Laser Engineering (COLE) • Centre of Excellence for Semiconductor Lighting and Displays (LUMINOUS!) • Centre for OptoElectronics and Biophotonics (OPTIMUS) AT TPI, we aim to establish a cradle of scholarship, research and innovation - making the transition from fundamental science to applied science. http://tpi.ntu.edu.sg

Swee Chuan Tjin (Chairman, LUX Photonics Consortium/ Co-Director, The Photonics Institute, Nanyang Technological University) graduated from the University of New England, Armidale, Australia in 1987, received his PhD in 1992 from the Department of Medicine at the University of Tasmania, where he worked on Fibre Optic Laser Doppler

Anemometry. He joined Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in 1991 as a Lecturer in the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE). Currently, he is holding several portfolios which include the Founding Chairman, LUX Photonics Consortium, a national consortium which serves as a catalyst and a networking platform to translate cutting-edge research in photonics into diverse applications underpinned by the value chain created. He is also the co-Director of The Photonics Institute (TPI) that aims to help build the Republic’s capabilities in optoelectronics research and development.


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Nanyang Technological University-NTUitive (“NTUitive” for short) is the University’s innovation and enterprise company. NTUitive supports the University’s mission to develop an innovative ecosystem to encourage innovation, foster entrepreneurship and facilitate the commercialisation of research. NTUitive is responsible for managing the intellectual property assets of the University and to help take technology from the lab to the marketplace. www.ntuitive.sg

Choi Pheng Soo (Photonics Programme Director: NTUitive & the technology translation office of NTU) key role is to identify the market/industry requirement of innovative solutions from a large pool of research expertise in NTU. With the launch of LUX Photonics Consortium, her role has expanded to promote closer partnership between industry/companies with two local universities, to seed collaboration projects, transfer of

the know-hows and IPs to add new values and features to product, enhance the product performance, and advance the photonics technologies. Prior to joining NTUitive, she spent most recent years on business plan and product marketing in embedded non-volatile memory for a world-class semiconductor foundry, GlobalFoundries. She brings with her more than 10 years process integration and product engineering experience in semiconductor, and worked in the Institute of Microelectronics as Research Program manager that oversee a number of multi-disciplinary programs such as minimally-invasive medical devices, bioelectronics programme, MEMS and Silicon Photonics program, etc.

The National Research Foundation (NRF) of Singapore is a department within the Prime Minister’s Office. The NRF helps set the national direction for research and development (R&D) by developing policies, plans and strategies for research, innovation and enterprise. It funds strategic initiatives and builds up R&D capabilities by nurturing scientific talent. The NRF aims to transform Singapore into a vibrant R&D hub that contributes a knowledge-intensive, innovative and entrepreneurial economy, and make Singapore a magnet for excellence in science and innovation. www.nrf.gov.sg

George Loh (Director (Programmes) manages the development of research and development strategies and research programmes to ensure the desired outcomes are achieved. He works closely with stakeholders in government agencies, academia and the industry to develop R&D talent and capabilities. He is also responsible for various corporate laboratories under the Corporate Laboratory @ University scheme which supports the

universities to conduct industry-relevant research in partnership with the industry players. George graduated from The Ohio State University in the United States with a Bachelors degree in Computer Engineering in 1986, and was awarded the Defence Technology Training Award in 1993 to pursue a Master of Science degree in Industrial Systems Engineering at the University of Southern California. He has spent more than 20 years in the defence community in various senior management appointments including as Deputy Head, Defence Technology Office (United States) at the Embassy of Singapore in Washington DC.

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TengSheng Soe (Assistant Head of the Programmes Directorate), is the Assistant Head of the Programmes Directorate which develops the framework and initiatives with other government agencies for strong beneficial Research, Innovation and Enterprise (RIE) collaboration with the academic institutions as well as with the industry. The Directorate is also responsible for coordinating research in key sectors of relevance to Singapore’s RIE

landscape. These include strategies to grow existing or new clusters through the respective Programme Offices and Research Directorates. These include strategies to grow existing or new clusters through the respective Programme Offices and Research Directorates. TengSheng holds a Master of Science from University of South California, USA, and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Northwestern University, USA.

Next Scan Technology. Ultrafast pulsed lasers are now being adopted as the new workhorse in

theprocessing of materials such as metals, glass, silicon, ceramics and thin film. With validated

benefitsin high yield and efficiency the potential of ultrafast lasers can now be leveraged with the Next

Scan Technology polygon scannersolution. Next Scan Technology enables best of class material

processing through the introduction ofpolygon scanner systems to be used with both legacy and ultra

short pulsed lasers. The Next Scan Technology patent pending technologyprovides for high speed beam writing. The integrated full telecentric large area f-Theta optics and proprietary SuperSync™ unlock the

potentialof the newest MHz pico and femto second pulsed lasers. Today Next Scan technology is

marketleader in polygon based laser writing systems. End of 2015, Next Scan Technology has

beenacquired by SCANLAB AG, and Next Scan Technology is now responsible for all polygon

basedscanner business within the SCANLAB group. www.nextscantechnology.com

Ronny De Loor (CTO) studied electronics at the Ghent University. His first job was with

astart-up Belgian company DISC, active in the Graphic Arts industry, where he

designedprofessional laser printer equipment for the printing and printed circuit board

industry.DISC was acquired by BARCO end of the eighties, and further developed in to a

worldwidecompany with 1800 employees. On the technical side he focused on the

opticaldesigns and (co-)authored several patents in the field of laser writing equipment. Since 2003 Mr.

DeLoor started his own engineering company, focusing on product design and projects in the

photonicsarea. In 2010 he and Lars Penning founded Next Scan Technology with a mission to bring

novelhighest speed scanners to the laser material processing market.

NorthLab Photonics is a competence center for advanced fiber preparation, splicing, glass/fiber processing and FBG manufacturing solutions. The products and services are designed for a wide area of applications; from manufacturing of Fiber Bragg Gratings, Mode Field Adapters, combiners/bundles to preparation and splicing of polyimide, exotic and large diameter fibers. NorthLab customers are found in all industries and research areas were optical fibers are used. Examples are companies and universities working with high power lasers, sensors, medical probes, telecom and defense applications. The product portfolio includes the newly released NORIA, a "plug & play" solution for manufacturing of Fiber Bragg Gratings, the ProCleave LD for cleaving of large diameter fibers up to 550 um and the brand new ProCleave SD for cleaving fibers in the range of 80-230 um. We are also long term partners with 3SAE Technologies in the US and Furukawa in Japan as well as several other suppliers, distributors and research institutes around the world. www.northlabphotonics.com


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Per Karlsson (CEO) graduated from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in 1994 with a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. He started his career by joining Toshiba in Japan were he worked with design of manufacturing equipment for the semiconductor industry. Prior to co-founding Northlab Photonics in 2008, he served as a Business Development Manager, Product Manager, and Vice President for Sales and

Marketing with Ericsson from 1998 to 2005. His expertise was then tapped by Accture Technologies in 2005 where he acted as president until 2008 when he co-founded Northlab Photonics, a fast growing company focused on products and services for the photonics and fiber optics industry. Per has also served as business consultant with The Swedish Trade Council, where he offered consultancy services to Swedish companies doing business in Australia and New Zealand, and as member of the board for Noria Fiber Technologies.

Novus Light Technologies Today is produced by a worldwide team of expert editors who provide the leaders of today and tomorrow with insightful, original reporting and in-depth news and analysis through a powerful combination of traditional journalism and today’s online technology. Novus Light

Technologies Today offers expert commentary, industry perspective and vital on-line discussions on a comprehensive list of photonics subjects: Optics, Automation, Electronics, Lasers, MEMs/Nanotech, LEDs, Imaging and Machine Vision, Displays and Cameras. Providing unmatched local expertise with a global perspective, Novus Light Technologies Today helps you stay current and competitive with informed and intelligent information you can use every day. We are pleased to introduce our prestigious global editorial team based in all four corners of the world. www.novuslight.com

Penny Pretty (Group Publisher) has extensive experience in both the editorial and sales aspects of business to business publishing. She worked for US based publisher Photonics Media for many years, successfully expanding its reach and sales in Europe for their global publication Photonics Spectra. In 2008, she was promoted to Associate Publisher for their European magazine EuroPhotonics. Educated in England, France and Argentina, Penny

received a degree in psychology. She speaks six languages and considers herself a citizen of the world. She is an inveterate reader, theatergoer and, with a strong intellectual curiosity, is always learning new skills. Located in the English Chiltern hills, she enjoys outdoor country pursuits, skiing, as well as being a keen gardener and cook. Penny is passionate in her commitment to creating a greener tomorrow in both her personal and business life.

NYFORS is an innovative supplier of advanced glass processing and optical fiber preparation equipment for high strength and specialty splicing operations. A common feature, found in many products, is the automated fiber processing, intended to give consistent results and high production yield in volume production of optical fiber components. The product portfolio is continuously expanded to cover wider and more challenging customer applications. It currently includes: CO2 laser splicing and glass shaping equipment, automatic systems for fiber preparation and window stripping, high precision cleavers and optical fiber recoaters as well as proof testers and cleave check interferometers for fibers and ferrules. NYFORS also provides custom solutions for production applications such as volume manufacturing of fiber optical gyroscopes.

Erik Böttcher (CEO) of Nyfors Teknologi AB, Stockholm, Sweden. He has a broad international experience in the fiber optic preparation and automatization for high strength and specialty splicing operations. Before Erik started at NYFORS he worked within a small technical consultant company in Stockholm. Between 2001 and 2006, Erik studied Industrial

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Economics (M.Sc.) at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm. NYFORS is a family-owned company, and Erik is the second generation running the business.

Ocean Optics is the inventor of the world’s first miniature spectrometer and a global leader in photonics for research, life sciences, quality assurance, education and OEM applications. Ocean Optics’ extensive line of complementary technologies includes spectrometers, chemical sensors, metrology instrumentation, optical fibres and thin films and optics. Recognized as an industry innovator, Ocean Optics has specified and delivered more than 200,000 modular miniature spectrometers and systems throughout the world and has enabled thousands of different applications – from cancer detection and colour matching to plasma monitoring and particle size analysis. Our spectrometers have been to Mars and inside active volcanos and follow our mission to help our customers change the world through optical sensing. www.oceanoptics.com

Athanasios Kokorakis (Senior OEM Account Manager) graduated from RWTH Aachen in organic photochemistry and did his Ph.D. at the University of Leipzig in colloidal photocatalysis. His sales career in Lasers & Photonics started at Lambda Physik and continued at TuiLaser, Lightwave Electronics, Oxxius and Newport. Since 2014, he fosters the commercial growth in central Europe for Ocean Optics. Next to his family, Volleyball and

Basketball are his favorite engagements.

OITDA actively conducts a wide range of activities, such as research and study, promoting and supporting technology development, and furthering standardization. It also makes active efforts to spread and raise awareness of optoelectronics technology worldwide, through cooperating with optoelectronics industry associations in Europe, the United States and Asia. www.oitda.or.jp

Yasushisa Odani (President) graduated from the Graduate School of the University of Tokyo Master of Information Engineering. Following graduation, he Joined Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI: present METI). In July 1997 he was appointed Director, Machine Parts and Tooling Industries Office, Machinery and Information Industries Bureau, MITI. In July 1999, he accepted the position of Director General,

Department of Planning and Administration National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NITE). In July 2001 he took a post as Director, Measurement and Intellectual Infrastructure Division, Industrial Science & Technology Policy & Environmental Bureau Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). In August 2003, he was appointed Director General (Asian Region), Asian Representative Office in Bangkok, NEDO. In 2007 he was appointed President of the Optoelectronics Industry and Technology Development Association (OITDA).

Onefive specializes in industrial ultrafast laser systems. The company’s high-performance products are designed for unique compactness, reliability, repeatability, ruggedness and low-cost. This is achieved by combining advanced proprietary packaging technology with Telcordia and MIL qualified sub-components and the latest achievements in ultrafast technology. Onefive products are dust-sealed, maintenance and alignment free, and easy-to-use. www.onefive.com


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Lukas Krainer (CEO) is co-founder & co-owner of Onefive in Zurich and Managing Director & Co-owner of Advanced Laser Diode Systems A.L.S. in Berlin. He is Executive Board Member of Swissphotonics and and independent expert at the European Commission within the FP6 & FP7 framework program. Lukas completed his PhD a t the Institute of Quantum Electronics at ETH Zurich, and has worked in several scientific positions at GigaTera, Time-Bandwidth Products, GRE.

Oplatek Group Oy has 30 years of experience in Optics and Fiber Optics business. We offer our established Optics expertise to develop optimal manufacturing and assembly solutions. Our main business is Contract Manufacturing. Our expertise includes: • Drawing of Specialty Optical Fibers • Manufacturing of Molded Glass Optical Components • Thin Film Coating by Vacuum Evaporation • Manufacturing of Precision Mechanics • Assembly of Optical Devices We have 100+ demanding Customers every year and all our Customers recommend us (Customer Survey 2013)! We are ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified and audited by many Fortune 500 Customers. www.oplatek.com

Jyrki Huttunen (President) has a Master of Science (Tech) degree from Technical University of Helsinki (1986) and an eMBA degree from University of Kuopio (2002). He has worked his whole career in various SMEs mainly in Finland, except the 1.5 years he spent in the USA. In these companies, he held various managing positions. He was also a co-founder of two companies. Since 2008, he has been co-owner and President of Oplatek Group.

Optec-Berlin-Brandenburg (OpTecBB) is the competence network for optical technologies and micro system technology in the German Capital Region Berlin Brandenburg. OpTecBB is an initiative of companies and scientific institutions in Berlin Brandenburg aiming to explore and use the technology together. OpTecBB was founded in 2000. There are six work groups (1) Laser Technology, (2) Lighting Technology, (3) Optics for Communication and Sensors, (4) Optical Analytics, (5) Biomedical and Ophthalmic Optics, (6) Microsystems Technology. OpTecBB is also active in the fields of a) Education and basic and further training, b) Sector marketing & representation of interest, c) Internationalization and trade fairs, d)Financing & sponsorship and e) Start-up consulting and support. Today, the association has more than 100 institutional members. Info: www.optecbb.de

Frank Lerch (Managing Director) studied Business Administration at Free University Berlin and University of Warwick (England). He did research on industrial economics and network management at Free University Berlin, University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, Scotland), the University of Arizona (Tucson, USA) and the University of Armed Forces in Hamburg. He holds a PhD in Business Administration. He is co-founder of Dahlem Research & Consulting

Group GmbH (est. 2009). He is mentor of three photonics start-ups. He joined OpTecBB in Sept. 2012 as Managing Director and he is member of the Board of OptecNet Germany.

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Optosigma Europe was established in early 2014 in France to provide support to our distributors and get closer to the European customers. Our structure in France is Sales support and manage the European logistic center. We are working to build a long-standing partnership with our customers by earning your trust and confidence as your Optical component; Thin Film Coatings, Opto-Mechanics, Manual and Motorized positioning supplier of choices. www.global-optosigma.com

Guy Ear (President & CEO). After 10 years of several sales and marketing management positions in airlines, tourism and luxury hospitalities in France, UK and the United-States. In 2005 Guy has decided to take a new challenge the Photonics industry by taking a Sales & Marketing Director for Asia Pacific at a UV light-source manufacturer for Lithography, Mask Aligner equipment in Japan. With his strong self-taught abilities and capable in speaking 5

languages in the Asian region, Guy has built up an extensive experience and a human network. Founded Etendue Mejiro KK (Japan) in 2006, a company specialized in design and manufacturing high performance scan lens for semi-conductor and digital displays industry, sold in 2009. Guy joined SIGMAKOKI Group as the Head of the International Sales Division to expand the international presence of the SIGMAKOKI Group in Asia and recently by establishing a new subsidiary in Europe in 2014.

Optotune's goal is to enable customers to create innovative products by providing them with unique optical components. Optotune’s focus-tunable lenses and laser speckle reducers offer new solutions for several industries including machine vision, laser processing, ophthalmology and laser projection. Optotune was founded in 2008 in Switzerland and has grown to >40 employees. www.optotune.com

Manuel Aschwanden (Owner, CEO) holds an MSc in electrical engineering and a PhD in nanotechnology from ETH Zurich. Besides his excellent engineering skills he also gained a broad knowledge in economics during his business education at Imperial College London and at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Prior to Optotune, Manuel gained experience in engineering at Avalon and ABB. He has been serving as CEO since 2008.

Tampere University of Technology (TUT) operates in the form of a foundation and has a long-standing tradition of collaboration with other research institutions and business life. The Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) at TUT, founded in 2000, is the largest research center in optoelectronics and photonics in Finland. High-quality fundamental and applied research is carried out in four research groups: semiconductor technology, nanophotonics, surface science, and ultrafast and fiber optics. Having played a seminal role in the formation of several high-profile spin-off companies, ORC has close ties with the industry and provides epitaxial, device manufacturing and characterization services for business. www.tut.fi/orc

Pekka Savolainen (Director) has a PhD degree in semiconductor physics from Tampere University of Technology (2000) and an eMBA degree from the School of Management in University of Tampere (2015). He is co-founder of Modulight, Inc. and he has more than 15 years’ experience in optoelectronics and semiconductor lasers. He has also gained experience in laser applications and international network with industry when leading the

Laser Competence Centre Finland for 2.5 years. Since 2009 he has acted as a Director of Optoelectronics Research Centre. Pekka Savolainen is member of the Photonics21 Board of Stakeholders.


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The Optical Society (OSA), founded in 1916, is the leading professional association in optics and photonics, home to accomplished science, engineering, and business leaders from all over the world. OIDA—OSA Industry Development Associates—was founded in 1991 and operates as OSA’s corporate trade association. It offers members roadmapping workshops and market data, and advocates for members to government policymakers.

Tom Hausken (Senior Industry Advisor), with over 35 years in optoelectronics, Dr. Hausken focuses on industry activities at OSA—the Optical Society. This includes OIDA (OSA Industry Development Associates). For 13 years until 2012, Dr. Hausken led market research and strategy consulting for lasers, image sensors, and a range of other photonic products at Strategies Unlimited. He was also a telecom policy analyst at the U.S. Congressional Office

of Technology Assessment, and held R&D and production positions at Alcatel and Texas Instruments in photonics and electronics. He has a PhD from the University of California at Santa Barbara, in optoelectronics.

OSRAM, based in Munich, is a globally leading lighting manufacturer with a history dating back more than 100 years. The portfolio ranges from high-tech applications based on semiconductor technology, such as infrared or laser lighting, to smart and connected lighting solutions in buildings and cities. OSRAM had around 33,000 employees worldwide at the end of fiscal 2015 (September 30) and generated revenue of almost €5.6 billion in that fiscal year. The company is listed on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt and Munich. www.osram.com

Klaus Streubel (Senior Vice President and Head of Corporate Innovation) is responsible for the global research and pre-development activities in the company. Klaus has held a position as head of Corporate Innovation at Osram since August 2009. Dr. Streubel spent two years as a post doc at the Swedish Institute of Microelectronics in Stockholm, and began his professional career in 1993 when he took a permanent position at the Royal Institute of

Technology (KTH) in Stockholm, where he received a lecturer certificate and was appointed as adjunct professor. In 1997, he moved from academic to industrial research and joined Mitel Semiconductors in Järfälla, Sweden, and in 1999 Osram Opto Semiconductors in Regensburg, Germany.

PhoeniX Software pioneered photonics design automation already since 1991, and today PhoeniX Software has a global presence and is a trusted and well recognized partner for a large number of organizations. We enable easy and cost-effective realization of integrated photonics chips and systems, by means of our internally developed superior products and services. Our customers range from large OEM's to start-ups and include some of the world’s top universities and research institutes.As the leader in Photonic IC design solutions, we will continue to develop the market by anticipating market demand and customer needs. In combination with our strategic partnerships, this results in offering world class design flows and access to all relevant fabrication technologies for our customers. www.phoenixbv.com

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Niek Nijenhuis (Global Sales and Marketing Manager) has experience that covers all aspects of Strategic Sales & Marketing. After working for an innovative Dutch High Tech Company he was recruited by PhoeniX Software in November 2015 to fulfil the role of Global Sales & Marketing Manager. With his international experience in the field of business propositions and models he brings PhoeniX software expertise to help the company further accelerating

its growth and achieve its vision to become the standard for PIC design and recognized industry leader in Photonic IC design products and services.

Photon Lines is both a distributor of high-end optical instrumentation and a technical / scientific study and training provider for industries and laboratories since its creation in 2001. As a distributor, the company supplies state-of-the-art scientific cameras, high speed cameras, spectrometers, lasers, lighting systems, optical components, optical tables, bio-imaging systems, reflectometers, optical fiber fusion splicers and software solutions. As a provider of technical/scientific solutions, Photon Lines gathers a team of experienced scientists, engineers and technicians serving customers by designing custom optical analysis systems, conducting scientific and technical studies, and supplying trainings. www.photonlines.com

Julien Romann (R&D Manager) graduated as engineer of Materials Physics from the Institute of Engineering Sciences of Toulon and Var before gaining a PhD in Physics. Interested in nanostructures optics, he spent several years successively at the Harry Reid Center for Environmental Studies (University of Nevada), at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), and at the University Pierre and Marie Curie (Paris VI).

During these years of research he contributed revealing and explaining the photonic properties of bio-nanostructures and the atypical optical response of 3D organized plasmonics nanostructures. He is currently responsible for the “Study and Training” activity at Photon Lines.

PIDA (Photonics Industry & Technology Development Association, Taiwan) was established in 1993 with the mission to promote the photonics technology development in Taiwan by the methods of researching and providing the information of market & technology trend to local member companies. In addition to consulting service, PIDA also hold the “Opto Taiwan” exhibition and serial seminars / conferences in order to enhance the international cooperation or technology investment. So far the “Opto Taiwan” became one of the important exhibitions in Asia Pacific. www.internationaloptoelectronicsassociation.org

Ying-yi Lin (Murphy) (Executive Assistant to CEO) had engaged in the industry & market survey for 20 years, and now he is responsible for a research division as well as in charge of the business development in PIDA. Based on photonics field research, PIDA developed several businesses including exhibition (Photonics Taiwan), serial seminars and training course, membership’s information service, and consulting service. He graduated from

Physics Department, Tunghai University, and then received Masters degree in Science, Electrophysics at Polytechnic Institute of NYU, New York in 1996. He ever served in Topology Research Institute, and Fornex Technology Corp. Now he leads the research team in PIDA to explore the trend of Photonics in term of technology, industry, and market.


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Plasma-Therm is a leading provider of advanced plasma processing equipment. Plasma-Therm systems perform critical process steps in the fabrication of integrated circuits, micro-mechanical devices, solar power cells, lighting, and components of products from computers and home electronics to military systems and satellites. Specifically, Plasma-Therm systems employ innovative technology to etch and deposit thin films. The company's Mask Etcher® series for photomask production has exceeded technology roadmap milestones for more than 15 years. Its new MicroDieSingulator™ systems bring the precision and speed of plasma dicing to chip-packaging applications. Manufacturers, academic and governmental institutions depend on Plasma-Therm equipment, designed with “lab-to-fab” flexibility to meet the requirements of both R&D and volume production. www.plasmatherm.com

Helen Royal (Business Development Manager) was born in London and following a Materials Science degree there, she went to the University of Cambridge to study for a PhD on the properties of sputtered binary silver alloys. Following Cambridge, Helen went to work for manufacturers of Plasma Etch and Deposition equipment (Plasma Technology near Bristol) and became their lab manager. After a period at IPL in Newport, she took a break from the

industry to raise a family, during which time she taught maths and physics. Helen joined Plasma-Therm in 2009 and subsequently became their Business Development Manager for Europe.

Politecnico di Torino (POLITO) is a leading public university, in Italy and in Europe, in technical-scientific teaching and research. POLITO takes part in many EU and international programs. In the 7th Framework Program it was involved in 209 projects corresponding to 57.5 M€. It is closely connected with industries, as demonstrated by several contracts with external companies and has a long experience in national and international research projects. The Photonic groups of the Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT) and of the Department of Electronics and Telecommunications (DET) have a long experience in developing materials and technological solutions for photonic applications. They have state of the art laboratories and technologies, they participated to several EU research projects and work together with main industrial players in the fields of ICT, materials processing, biomedicine, transportation and sensing. www.polito.it

Davide Janner (Associate Professor) got his PhD in Physics at Politecnico di Milano (Italy) in 2006 and his Master Deegre in Physics from Università degli Studi di Milano. From 2006 to 2015 he was a Research Fellow at the Institute of Photonic Science (ICFO) in Spain. In the end of 2015 he was appointed Associate Professor at Politecnico di Torino. His research interests

include the design, fabrication and characterization of photonic integrated and optical fibers devices for sensing and optical signal processing, and also plasmonics for SERS and mid-IR plasmonics in graphene. He is author of more than 50 peer-reviewed papers and inventor in 3 European patents.

Powerlase Photonics Ltd is an innovative, independent, high power laser company, focused on powerful femtosecond, picosecond and nanosecond high energy Diode Pumped Solid State lasers. Powerlase Photonics Ltd has accelerated the introduction of high power lasers into a variety of industrial applications worldwide, primarily in materials processing, marking, annealing, and cleaning as well as other applications. Customer-focused, and with an in-depth knowledge of applications, Powerlase Photonics Ltd enjoys significant expertise in designing and developing state-of-the-art process solutions for flat panel displays, photovoltaic, microelectronics, EUV, machine tool, automotive, and aerospace

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markets. Powerlase Photonics Ltd has successfully combined high average power, high repetition rates, and high energy pulses; a combination not previously available together and offers these in IR, Green and UV wavelengths. Its unique utilisation of these product features introduces laser processing into new and innovative applications. www.powerlase-photonics.com

Dr. Stephane Dana (Senior Advisor) is responsible for Business Development at Powerlase Photonics. Previously he worked as an independent technology consultant, providing technology analysis and expertise, evaluating technologies and identifying markets, assisting Venture Capital Funds in their investment portfolio selection, as well as supporting companies (SMEs, start-ups, and VC’s portfolio companies) in their subsequent stages of

business development, helping drive partnerships and commercialize their novel technologies. He also served as Expert Evaluator with the European Commission, evaluating proposals and monitoring projects, as well as Technical Expert with the European Investment Bank. Dr. Dana has extensive international experience in technology management, advisory and entrepreneurial experience, combined with in-depth technical expertise. His areas of expertise are nano-technology, advanced semiconductor processing, semiconductor capital equipment including lithography and metrology, materials and thin films, as well as lasers.

RAYLASE is a global market leader who develops and manufactures galvanometer-scanner based components and submodules for laser beam deflection, modulation and control. Since its foundation in April 1999, RAYLASE is known in the market for innovative, high performance quality scan solutions. DIN EN ISO 9001:2008 standard certified RAYLASE offers customized solutions for the increasing requirements of laser technology in many industries such as automotive, electronics, packaging, textile, security and solar. In these industries laser technology is used for diverse applications such as cutting, marking, perforating and drilling of plastics, metal, textiles, glass or other materials. In addition to robust and reliable 2-axis laser beam deflection units and 3-axis laser beam subsystems, RAYLASE offers customers the right combination of application software and control electronics to accompany them at exceptional value in a one-stop solution. www.raylase.de

Erwin Wagner (Vice President New Technologies) co-founded RAYLASE in 1999. He held various positions in the company, acting as Vice President Sales & Marketing, Vice President New Technologies and CTO. From 1995 to 1999 he worked as Application Engineer and Sales Manager at General Scanning Inc. From 1987 to 1995 he worked as Software & Electronics Engineer at Kollmorgen Instruments. He holds a Master Degree in Electronics from the

Technical University in Munich.

Thomas Baab (Head of Production Services) co-founded RAYLASE (former Scan Pro Technology) in 1999. He started as Production-, Service- and Application Engineer. Since 2010 he is Head of Production and Services. From 1990 to 1991 he worked as Electronic Technician in the field of Communication Technology at Weber. In 1991 he worked as Test and Service Engineer at General Scanning. In 1988 he finished his first training as

architectural draftsman and 1990 his second training as Electronic Technician in the field of Communication Technology.

Peter von Jan (CEO) got his diploma in Physics from the Technical University in Munich. He worked for the Balzers Group in different positions and several years as CEO of the German daughter company. After that he became European Director of General Scanning GmbH. In 1999 he was co-founder of RAYLASE AG, a worldwide leading enterprise in Laser Technology. Today he is CEO of RAYLASE AG in Weßling and since 2010 Executive Director of RAYLASE

Laser Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd, that was started in 2010. Since December 2013 he is, in addition, CEO of Chinaforum Bayern e.V.


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The SAES Group is a world leader in a variety of scientific and industrial applications where high/ultra-high vacuum conditions or pure metal vapors or ultra-pure gases are required. Starting in 2004 the Group has expanded its business into knowledge-intensive materials markets, in particular the market of NiTiNOL, whose super elastic properties are applied to medical devices while shape memory properties are applied in industrial and consumer electronics applications. For more than 70 years, our technology has been supporting innovation in the following sectors: i Information and Displays industry, ii Lamp industry, iii Vacuum and Ultra-high Vacuum applications, iv Vacuum tubes and electronic devices industry, v Ultra-high gas purification for Semiconductors, vi Renewable Energies area. Since 2004 our NiTi smart materials solutions have been innovating: i the Medical devices industry, ii the Consumer electronics industry, iii the Automotive industry, iv the White Goods and Domotic industries. The Group is also developing a wide range of advanced polymer-matrix composite materials for the encapsulation of OLED Displays, OLED Light Sources and other Organic Electronics and Organic Photonics devices. www.saesgroup.com

Alessio Corazza (Business Development Manager of the G&D Business Unit) focuses on advanced materials and components for lighting, optoelectronic and electron devices applications. He graduated in Physics at Milano University in 1993 and specialized in Materials Science in 1995. He joined SAES Getters in 1995 and worked for 5 years at the Metallurgical Laboratory. Then he was appointed head of the Lighting Applications and

Materials Laboratory and coordinated R&D activities and projects in the field of light sources till the end of 2013. Alessio presented more than 20 papers at International Conferences or on scientific journals and is author/co-author of several international patents.

SM:V is a sales and marketing consultancy specialising in Photonics. With nearly 20 years’ experience, we provide practical, hands-on sales and marketing expertise. Whether clients require marketing communications support, brand expertise or market research support, using SM:V clients remove all the associated costs of hiring full-time marketing employees. This gives clients the flexibility to reduce overheads and tailor our services according to their needs. We work across a wide range of markets from instrumentation and displays through to micro-optics and holography. www.sm-v.co.uk

Ruppel Joshi (Owner) is Sales and Marketing Manager for Optoscribe and manages the marketing communications for Forth Dimension Displays and Powerphotonic. She also works as the in-house marketing resource for a number of other customers in other photonics and electronics. Prior to Optoscribe Ruppel worked for Edinburgh Instruments. She has a degree in Business Studies and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing.

SMART Photonics, located in Eindhoven The Netherlands, offers its customers an expert team with a proven track record in III-V R&D and production. We help our customers to become successful with their products. We offer them our knowledge, experience and the environment to change their ideas into concepts and – in a minimum of time – create from those concepts released products for manufacturing. We provide those III-V foundry services in a dedicated state-of-the-art III-V ecosystem. www.smartphotonics.nl

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Richard Visser (CEO) has a background in electronics and business processes and started his career in 1981 in the Royal Dutch Navy. After working as an international service engineer on medical equipment (CT scanners, X-Ray and ultrasound) for companies like General Electric and Toshiba he switched in 1991 from a technical position into a commercial position in the industrial inkjet printer market. In 1997 he entered the semiconductor equipment industry

and worked initially for Silicon Valley Group which was later acquired by ASML. In 2007 he moved to Philips Research and was involved with the start and growth of MiPlaza, a research service supplier. In 2012 Richard founded SMART Photonics, a Pure Play Foundry offering production-services for making photonic components on Indium Phosphide. Next to the uniqueness of the business model in the InP-industry, it’s especially the newly introduced generic integration technology for monolithically integrating photonic components in InP that’s making SMART Photonics a fast growing enterprise.

Soitec generates and manufactures revolutionary semiconductor materials for electronic and energy industries. Soitec is developing and manufacturing SOI: Silicon-on-Insulator materials, advanced substrates for microelectronic and CPV power plant for high irradiance countries. Soitec is an international company, with R&D and industrial manufacturing activities in France, Germany, Singapore, and the United States with headquarters in Bernin, near Grenoble, France. www.soitec.com

Arnaud Rigny (Business Development Manager) is Business Development Manager at Soitec for Analog, Power and Silicon Photonics applications since 2011. He joined Soitec in 2006 and led the customer technical interface for non-digital applications. Prior to joining Soitec, he has several program management positions in the optoelectronic industry (Alcatel

Optronics, Corning). He holds an Engineering degree and PhD in Electronics and Communications from Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications, Paris.

Spectra Physics Vienna is the former Femtolasers and is a premiere developer and manufacturer of reliable state-of-the-art ultrafast photonics. We manufacture ultrafast lasers used extensively in scientific and biomedical research applications: compact CE-Phase stabilized amplifier systems and hands-free fs oscillators offer few cycle optical pulses with MW and multi-GW peak powers at MHz and kHz repetition rates. Our product palette is augmented by extensive technical consulting and tailored offerings to constitute the ideal solution for a wide range of scientific, medical and industrial applications. Spectra-Physics Vienna´s innovative products and excellent services have evolved to be the first choice among OEMs and scientists worldwide for demanding applications and solutions. Our state-of-the art products offer technology of highest quality providing reliable, adaptable and easy to use femtosecond lasers. Offering solutions beyond products is a vital part of our business.

Catalin Neacsu (Marketing Director) studied Physics at the University of Bucharest and got this PhD at the Humboldt University (Berlin, 2008). Following a Postdoc in USA (University of Washington, Seattle WA), he started his industry career in Technical Sales with Femtolasers – the innovative manufacturer of ultrafast lasers and photonics. He moved on to establish and lead the company’s marketing unit, as to recognize synergies and creatively

leverage capabilities into a successful and sustainable product portfolio. The identification and strategic management of innovation by networking internal and external competencies, as well as business development are some of his responsibilities and strong interests. Catalin holds an MBA degree in Innovation and Entrepreneurship from the Vienna University of Economics.


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Spectra-Physics Rankweil (former High Q Laser GmbH) specializes in the development and production of both medical and industrial ultrafast laser systems. Its high-quality, maintenance-free products serve in a variety of applications such as micro-machining and ophthalmology as reliable and dependable work horses. With several thousand laser systems in the field, Spectra-Physics Rankweil is one of the leading ultrafast laser manufacturers when it comes to 24/7 applications. www.spectra-physics.com

Jürg Aus der Au (CTO) has over 20 years of experience in ultrafast laser development. He received his PhD in Physics from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich) in 2000. After spending two years as post-doc researcher at the University of California in San Diego (UCSD) working on third-harmonic generation microscopy, he joined Spectra-Physics USA to develop ultrafast high-power laser systems. In 2005, he moved back

to Europe working for High Q Laser GmbH, where he became CTO in 2009. In 2011 High Q Laser GmbH was acquired by Spectra-Physics to further accelerate the wide-spread use of its ultrafast laser systems. Jürg Aus-der-Au is author/co-author of more than 40 scientific publications and holds several patents.

SPI Lasers is a leading designer and manufacturer of premium Fiber Lasers for welding, cutting, marking, drilling, micro-machining and additive manufacturing. Operations can be carried out faster and more accurately with an SPI Laser for better reliability, less waste and improved productivity. The product portfolio covers countless application process areas across a wide range of industries including automotive, electronics and the medical device sectors. SPI Lasers is a wholly owned subsidiary of the TRUMPF group and sells its products globally, and has its major business operations, including research and development, and manufacturing in the UK, USA and Asia, as well as worldwide sales and customer support. www.spilasers.com

Dr Steve Norman (Technical Consultant) joined SPI in 2000 as UK Operations Director and was responsible for establishing SPI’s UK operations, including its special Fiber manufacturing facilities. From 2006 to 2015, Steve was Chief Technical Officer and a Board Director of SPI Lasers UK Ltd, playing a pivotal role in the development and qualification of the company’s high-power Fiber laser products. Steve has over 40 years experience in

advanced optical fiber technology, received his Ph D from the University of Southampton, and is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology. Following SPI’s successful acquisition of JK Lasers in 2015, Steve made the decision to hand over his roles as CTO and Director, taking on the part-time role of Technical Consultant involved with developing new business opportunities and supporting SPI’s engagement with the Laser community.

SUPERLUM Diodes develops and manufactures low coherent light sources based on semiconductor superluminescent diodes (SLD) and driving electronics in 650-1620 nm spectral range, as well as semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOA) and tunable swept light sources (SS) in 750-1100 nm spectral range. SUPERLUM products are used by over 250 companies worldwide in various applications: Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), Fiber-Optic Sensing and Metrology, Non-Destructive Testing (NDT), Fiber-Optic Gyros, Speckle Free Illumination and others. Our R&D group can design and manufacture complete opto-electronic systems for your application. www.superlumdiodes.com

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Vladimir Shidlovski (Chairman, Chief of Strategic Development) graduated from Moscow State University (Physics Dept.) in 1981 and worked with P.N. Lebedev Physics Institute, Moscow, Russia, until 1992. His Ph.D. research was dedicated to Laser Diode Physics. His professional interests switched to superluminescent diodes and their industrial applications in 1990th. He is one of the founders of Superlum and has been with the company since 1992.

He was Sales and Marketing Director of the company until 2012. Since 2015 he is the Chairman and Chief of Strategic Development of Superlum.

SUSS MicroOptics is a manufacturer for high-quality refractive and diffractive micro-optics in 200mm: 8’’ wafer technology, based in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. SUSS MicroOptics meets highest demands as required for applications in photolithography, optical networking, laser, medical and metrology. In 2013 SUSS MicroOptics moved to a new cleanroom facility: class 100/1000. SUSS MicroOptics is ISO9001:2008 qualified and SGS attested. www.suss.ch

Reinhard Voelkel (CEO) received his Diploma in Physics in 1989 and his PhD in 1994 from the University of Erlangen-Nuernberg, Germany, where he worked at the Applied Optics Institute (Prof. Adolf W. Lohmann, Prof. Johannes Schwider) on holographic optical elements for optical interconnects and backplanes. After his PhD, he joined the Institute of Microtechnology (Prof. René Dandliker, Prof. Hans Peter Herzig) at the University of

Neuchâtel, Switzerland, working on micro-optics for biosensors, optical interconnects, photolithography systems, miniaturized imaging and camera systems. Reinhard co-founded SUSS MicroOptics SA, a leading supplier of micro-optical components and systems located in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. He is a member of the German Optical Society (DGaO), the Swiss Optical Society (SSOM), EOS, SPIE and OSA.

Swiss-FO’s role is to provide to our partners quality telecom infrastructure deployment services and advice and resources to benefit from the innovative technological advances while promoting the best local actor. www.swiss-fo.com

Tomescu Alex (Co-founder, Director) graduated with a degree in optical engineering, worked as senior technician in photonics and also graduated DEUG in general biology. After working as a technician for 10 years, he co-founded Swiss-FO in Conthey in Valais. His experience includes the field of activities ranging from the resale of photonic components and installation.

Fabrice Kohler (Co-founder, Commerical Director) graduated with a degree in industrial automation and electricity. After various professional experiences, he created his first company in the field electrical and telecommunications in the south of France at the age of 30. It was there that he discovered optical fiber and its many applications. In 2014 he relocated to the Swiss Canton of Valais to refine his knowledge in fiber optics as a

technician in optical fiber connection at Mauerhofer and Zuber. It was here he met his business partner, with whom he founded Swiss-FO.


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SWISSPHOTONICS serves as a network for a common vision and growth of the photonics industry in Switzerland. It is the declared goal of SWISSPHOTONICS to promote the competitiveness of its members through the support of the innovation forces. www.swissphotonics.net

• SWISSPHOTONICS serves the full field of photonics, including material processing with a laser beam, photonic manufacturing, optical input/output: imaging and photonic life science, optical communication, photovoltaics and lighting.

• SWISSPHOTONICS serves companies, research facilities, and universities in the field of photonics from basic science over applied science, technology development, manufacturing and selling of photonic components and applications.

• SWISSPHOTONICS supports networking within Switzerland and establishes contacts within Europe, especially to the European technology platform Photonics21.

Christoph Harder (President) has an Engineering Diploma from the ETH Zurich, a Master and PhD from Caltech, California and business education at the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration. Christoph has worked for 14 years at the IBM research lab in Rüschlikon, Switzerland and he is the co-founder of the spun-out IBM Zurich Laser Enterprise which pioneered the 980nm diode lasers which power up the optical internet. He has

worked at ETH, Caltech, IBM (Switzerland and USA), Uniphase, JDSU, Nortel and Bookham and presently he is the principle partner at Harder & Partner and President of the network Swissphotonics.

Beni Muller (Event Manager) studied Philosophy, Ethnology, Art, Theater, Film and Mathematics in London, Paris and Zurich UZH, where he made his MA. Since 40 years he directs Theater and Film and is versed in Screendesign and Usability. He taught Math and General Education at the professional school TBZ and contributes since 2007 in establishing Swissphotonics as a key player in research and industry.

The tec5 group develops and manufactures high-quality, state-of-the-art products for detector array based optical spectroscopy and photometry for a wide range of applications. The company`s portfolio includes products ranging from OEM Components, like Operating Electronics, via Embedded Systems up to complete UV-VIS-NIR and Raman Spectrometers. In addition, we work out custom-tailored product solutions in close cooperation with our customers. tec5 was established in 1993. With a network of distribution partners, we work together with customers around the globe. www.tec5.com

Peter Huber (Product Manager and Co-founder) graduated at the Technical University of Vienna in the field of electrical engineering with a focus on optoelectronics and optical communication. He worked in R&D for various RF and optical free-space communication projects and co-founded the company tec5 AG in 1993. Since then, his focus is on high-performance technology for diode array based optical spectroscopy for a wide range of industrial and mobile applications.

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Technobis group is a developer and supplier of high-tech instruments and modules for OEM companies around the world. Technobis tft-fos is specialized in the development and supply of fibre optic sensing systems and applications. All developments are spectrometry and or interferometry based. Starting with free-space optics 17 years ago, nowadays all new developments are based on integrated photonics. Application Specific Photonic Integrated Circuits: ASPICs allow custom and highly dedicated system designs for a versatile range of improved performance requirements. Technobis ipps is a specialized solution provider for ASPIC packaging by supplying dedicated and mid-range volume packaging services. As ASPIC packaging requires complex dedication, our key values are thermal: and mechanical stability, high performance, low-noise, low power consumption, easy but versatile integration, reliable and repeatable quality. Technobis mechatronics is specialized in carrying out complete product development projects, going from an idea to a successful turnkey product, prototype or series product. www.technobis.nl

Pim Kat (CEO) started his career at Sun Electric systems in 1982, developing automotive testing equipment. In 1987, he moved to Hoogovens Research where he worked as researcher for 9 years. In 1996, he co-founded the company BIHCA Systems as part of the HIT group. In 2003, this company became Technobis and eventually Technobis group in 2006. After developing the state-of-the-art Fibre Bragg Grating interrogator on a free space optics

basis, Technobis joined the Jeppix-Paradigm program and started to experiment with ASPIC designs for FBG sensing solutions. This resulted in diverse ASPICS for various fields of use mostly based on InP but also making use of SOI and TriPlex technology. At this moment, developments on ASPICS are executed in the field of nano-strain sensing, impact detection, damage detection in composites, shape reconstruction, Eigen mode monitoring. As packagers for industrial series of ASPICS are hard to find, Technobis started to develop and produce their own packaging solutions for the ASPICS and is setting up a packaging facility.

Technology Scotland is a new representative body and Cluster Organisation focusing on the Key Enabling Technology (KET) community in Scotland. Technology Scotland aims to be a catalyst to promote and support technology innovation by bringing together industry, academia and government in technology clusters, to develop products and services utilising photonics, electronics, nanotechnology, advanced materials, industrial biotechnology and advanced manufacturing. The main objectives of Technology Scotland include: Build vibrant networks with a focus on key enabling technologies; Provide a focal point for the key enabling technology community in Scotland; Develop a strong Technology Scotland brand; and provide support for Scotland’s economic development working with other relevant stakeholder organisations. www.technologyscotland.scot

Stephen Taylor (CEO of Technology Scotland) is a highly successful international executive with extensive business development, strategic and operational experience. Prior to joining Technology Scotland, his career has included spells in Oilfield Services, lecturing, electronic component and system sales, and various consulting roles within Industrial, Optical,

Scientific, and Consumer markets. At Jabil he was the Director responsible for green fielding a camera module business, developing new IP around FlatCam™, and an Active Alignment manufacturing process, whilst building significant global revenues with blue chip customers in Medical, Industrial, and


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Smartphone markets. Stephen has a B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from The University of Strathclyde, an MBA from The University of Strathclyde Business School, and has enjoyed Executive Education at Harvard Business School.

TE Connectivity is a $12 billion global technology leader. Our connectivity and sensor solutions are essential in today's increasingly connected world. We collaborate with engineers to transform their concepts into creations - redefining what's possible using intelligent, efficient and high-performing TE products and solutions proven in harsh environments. Our 72,000 people, including 7,000 engineers, partner with customers in over 150 countries across a wide range of industries. We believe EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS. www.te.com

Jeroen Duis (Technology Incubator & Engineering Manager) received his Bachelor degree from the Technical University of Rijswijk in 2001. He then joined the TE Connectivity's Fiber Optic Business Unit and currently holds a position as Technology Incubator and Engineering Manager. He has broad experience in: laser processing of glass fibres, WDM multiplexing, low loss interconnects (multi-and single- mode), low loss multifiber interconnects. Recent

work has been focusing on next generation fiber to chip connectivity, designing short distance optical links for usage in mobile phones, and high speed AOC applications. He is the author and co-author of several publications and holds 14 patent applications in the field of optical interconnection technology.

Tematys provides a complete range of services to companies and public organizations in the fields of optics, photonics, sensors and material Engineering. Our clients are companies of any size, from international groups to SMEs and start-up. We have also developed a special expertise in R&D valorization and marketing of emerging technologies for Research Organizations and Laboratories. We provide strategic views on optics and photonics markets for publics for clusters and publics agencies. www.tematys.com

Benoît d’Humières (Managing Director) graduated with a degree in Physics and Chemistry from the ESPCI-Paristech and the University P. & M. Curie of Paris. He is an expert in Optics, Electronics and Instrumentation for industrial and research applications. In 1991, after some years of research at the University of Florida, he became an innovation consultant. He has run many marketing and technological studies for companies (including AREVA, ALCATEL

ESPACE, and AIR LIQUIDE) and research institutions (such as, University of Grenoble and Technical University of Compiègne). Benoît also teaches the marketing of innovative technologies at the Institut d’optique-Graduate School (Palaiseau, France).

TOPTICA develops and manufactures high-end laser systems for scientific and industrial applications. The portfolio includes diode lasers, ultrafast fiber lasers, terahertz systems and frequency combs. The systems are widely used in quantum optics and spectroscopy, biophotonics and microscopy, as well as test and measurement. www.toptica.com

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Thomas Renner (EVP Sales & Marketing) joined TOPTICA Photonics in 2005 and is responsible for sales, marketing and product management. Before that he was Director Innovation & Marketing at Rofin/Baasel Lasertech. He got his PhD on Ultrafast Physics at the University of Munich in 1995 and has a great passion for "looking with lasers" - both in academia and industrial applications.

Trotec is one of the leading manufacturers of laser machines for engraving, cutting and marking. With our 380 employees working in 13 international sales branches, we offer our customers an international services and sales network. In addition to our state-of-the art CO2 and fiber laser machines, we offer our customers comprehensive services, such as technical advice, material tests and technical support by top qualified service technicians. Trotec is the recognized technological leader in the market for laser cutting machines and laser engravers. We understand this as the duty to continue developing and improving

our laser machines for our customers. www.trotec-marking.com

Bernhard Kögl (Managing Director) joined Trotec as MD of the Automation Group (Trotec Laser Automation GmbH) in 2015. He has a mechanical engineering background and works for more than 25 years in the laser industry. He started his career with Electro Scientific Industries (esi) and lasers for the electronic and semiconductor industry. In 1999 he joined Rofin and worked for 17 years as sales director of the Rofin Micro division. He has a passion

for laser material processing and all kind of industrial laser applications.

The University of Barcelona, in particular its departments of Applied Physics, Optics and Electronics regularly participate in photonic projects. These projects span from the development and study of materials and devices for LEDs and solar cells, to the application of advanced techniques in material and device characterization. Our activities include image processing, optical communications and design/fabrication/characterization of nanophotonic structures, either using inorganic and organic based-materials. www.el.ub.es

Dr. Blas Garrido (Full Professor) leads the Optoelectronics research group at the Department of Electronics of the University of Barcelona since 1997. His main research focus is on nanostructured materials and devices for photovoltaics, light emitting devices and integrated optoelectronics/photonics. He is also interested on quantum transport in dielectric materials and superlattices for nanoelectronics. He has recently started some

research work on chip on board (CoB) devices and systems for human centric solid state lighting (SSL). Prof. Blas Garrido has participated as group and workpackage leader in 6 european projects of 6th and 7th framework program, and in 7 National Projects, all of them related with optoelectronic and photovoltaic materials and devices. He is teaching in the Photonics, Nanoscience and Renewable Energy Masters of the University of Barcelona (and other partners). Prof. Garrido has published more than 250 papers and participated in more than 300 contributions to international conferences, including 43 invited.


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Universidad Carlos III (UC3M) is a public university characterized by its strong international focus, the quality of its faculty, excellence in research and commitment to society. It was founded in 1989 and its main goal is to provide specialized training in Law and Social Sciences and Engineering, as well as to become a prime European research center. In addition, the Carlos III University of Madrid pursues the creation of an innovative university and seeks to offer a University model based on a quality-oriented philosophy. In this sense, modern, flexible and multidisciplinary curricula have been designed trying to suit the scientific and technological demand of the Society. The university consists of three centers: the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences, the Faculty of Humanities, Communication and Library Science and the School of Engineering. www.uc3m.com

Guillermo Carpintero is Associate Professor at the Electronics Technology Department of Carlos III University of Madrid. His research is focused on the development of Photonic Integrated Light Engines (systems on Photonic Integrated Circuit chips) applied to the implementation of wireless communication systems operating in broadband frequencies in the millimetre range (60 GHz - 90 GHz) and sub - terahertz (from 90 GHz to 300 GHz), to power the broadband wireless links of the future mobile communications.

The University of Padova, established in 1222, is among the earliest universities of the world and the second oldest in Italy. The University of Padua is one of Italy’s leading universities and ranks in the first position in all the recent ranking of Italian large universities, with about 60,000 students and 12,150 graduates per year. The University of Padova, made of 32 Departments including University Hospital and Veterinary Hospital, promotes research in all the fields of knowledge within Science and Engineering, Life Sciences and Humanities investing in innovative and competitive research projects at the interactional level, high level of international networking and transfer of scientific and cultural results as well as transfer of knowledge and research training towards the community for a sustainable economic, social and cultural development. www.unipd.it/en

Cinzia Sada (Professor) graduated in Physics at the University of Padova, and received the PhD degree in Materials Science on 2001 at the University of Catania. Associate Professor at the University of Padova, she has wide expertise in the development of integrated optical devises and in fully integrated opto-fluidics platforms to obtain lab-on chip systems for optical sensing and photonics applications. In the last 15 years, she has intensively worked

with industrial partners and international researcher networks to develop new concept of coatings for optical applications and new materials (bulk and nanostructured), for optical sensing and gas sensing as well as hydrogen storage and solar energy applications.

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The Univeristy of Southampton’s Optoelectronics Research Center is a world leading research organisation with roots going back to the invention of the optical fibre in the 1960's. Many of the major developments in today’s global technology were pioneered by our researchers including the optical fibres and amplifiers that power the internet and the fibre laser which is used for a variety of applications ranging from manufacturing to defence. Led by leading figures in photonics, our vibrant research community is a constant hive of activity with over 170 staff and students working on cutting-edge research to provide innovative solutions for real life problems in health care, manufacturing, communication, technology, defence, renewable energy and the environment. www.orc.soton.ac.uk

Professor Sir David Payne (Professor of Photonics and Director of the Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) and the Zepler Institute at the University of Southampton) has, over the last forty years, made numerous key contributions in optical fibre communications and laser technology. His work in fibre fabrication in the 1970s resulted in most of the special fibres used today, including the revolutionary erbium-doped fibre amplifier (EDFA)

and kilowatt-class fibre lasers for manufacturing and defence. As an entrepreneur, he co-founded York Technologies, (now PK Technology Inc.), Fibercore, SENSA (now part of Schlumberger) and SPI Lasers plc (now part of the Trumpf Gruppe).

UWAVE develops and sells innovative UV sources based on UV-LED technology. Our optical knowledge allows us to design unique and innovative optical systems enhancing UV-LED performances in order to respond many different markets needs: we can talk about printing & bonding industries for instance. The UWAVE products provide a huge time saving during curing processes and as a result money savings. Indeed in addition to our competitive prices, users will reduce their energy consumption. www.uwave.fr

Romain Guillaume (Co-Founder and Sales Manager) graduated as an engineer from the "Institute of Optics Graduate School" in September 2015. During his last two years of engineering studies he also learnt entrepreneurship, business and marketing and started to work on a start-up project called UWAVE. The market reacted at the value propositions of

UWAVE and prior to graduating he created, with several patterns, his company in which he develops the sales and the marketing of UV LED systems for industrial curing applications.

vario-optics, founded in 2009 as a spinoff of the well-known Varioprint AG, with location in Heiden (Switzerland) is a leading supplier of Electro Optical Circuit Boards (EOCB). With this new technology, vario-optics ag has made significant investments, not only in the product technology but also in the development of the production process technology and the necessary infrastructure. The products are sold globally, to all major markets, such as telecom, industry, medical, automotive, military and aerospace. www.vario-optics.ch


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Felix Betschon (CEO) received his Masters degree in electrical engineering at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich (ETHZ) in 1996. He then worked as research assistant at ETHZ where he received his PhD in 2001. From 2001 – 2007 he held different positions within the R&D organization of Oerlikon ESEC, at the end as Head of R&D. From 2007 – 2008 he was responsible for the electronics development department of Presta ThyssenKrupp in

Budapest. 2008 he joined Varioprint AG where he spun-off the electro-optical circuit board activities into the independent company vario-optics ag. Since then he is CEO of this company.

VPIphotonics provides professional photonic design software and services for optical component and system vendors, as well as system and network integrators. VPIphotonics offers flexible software environments supporting requirements in photonic integrated circuits and fiber-based component designs, optical transmission system and network designs, as well as link engineering and network implementation. VPIphotonics off-the-shelf and customized solutions are valued for their powerful and comprehensive simulation capabilities and high degree of flexibility. They are applied in research and development, product design and marketing by hundreds of companies, and for teaching and research at over 160 academic institutions worldwide. www.VPIphotonics.com

André Richter (General Manager) is an expert in the field of modeling and design of optical communications and photonics applications. He holds a M.Sc. degree from Georgia Tech, USA and a Ph.D. from TU Berlin, Germany. Being with the VPIphotonics team since 1997, André contributed numerous modeling advances and invoked an international training program. He co-authored more than 100 publications, including one book chapter. Before

being appointed as General Manager in 2013, André held several management positions with responsibilities for VPIphotonics' technical services, product management, research & development.

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is a non-profit government organisation operating under the auspices of the Finnish Ministry of Employment and Economy. In photonics, VTT's technology offering covers the whole value-chain from devices to modules and systems. VTT aims towards developing wafer-level, sheet-level and large-area packaging and integration technologies by combining mature processes with novel fabrication methods. VTT's strength is in system level integration. Applications include optical and electrical sensors, photonic and electronic components and modules, large-area electronics and optical sensors and instruments for process control. www.vtt.fi

Pentti Karioja (Research Professor) received his M.Sc., Licentiate in Technology and D.Sc. (Tech) degrees in electrical engineering at the University of Oulu, Finland in 1981, 1993 and 1997, respectively. Currently, he works a research professor at VTT Ltd and his expertise area is photonics solutions, especially photonics packaging and micro and nanophotonics solutions. Pentti has worked as a Work Package leader in the EU 6th Framework program

NoE NEMO. He was involved in the EU 7th Framework Programme projects FP7-MAC-TFC and FP7-ACTMOST and was coordinating FP7-MINIGAS and FP7-PHOTOSENS projects. He is currently involved in FP7-ACTPHAST and FP7-SME PureFormula and is now coordinating the H2020 MIREGAS project.

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Centre for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology (CAMAN) is an interdisciplinary research university network established at the Wroclaw University of Technology (WRUT) in 1998. WRUT is one of the best universities in Poland. It is composed of 12 faculties at which work about 2.000 professors/ lecturers and are studying 32.000 students. CAMAN is a self-organised entity consisting of research groups active at various faculties of WRUT. The main goals include promoting integration of research community, supporting interdisciplinary studies in various fields related to advanced materials, photonics and nanotechnology. The integration of activities of several research groups allows them to initiate new scientific programs and to enhance collaboration at the international scale. www.cmzin.pwr.wroc.pl

Jan Misiewicz (Professor) represents Wroclaw University of Technology, the leading University in Poland. An important part of its activity is related to photonics and nanomaterials. These activities are coordinated by the Center for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology. Professor Misiewicz is cofounder and current director of this Center. He is also head of the Laboratory for Optical Spectroscopy of Nanostructures

(www.osn.edu.pl). In this Laboratory 6 EU projects have been done (mainly on special lasers for telecommunication and sensing). Several other international projects have been carried on with such partners like German Universities in Wurzburg, Berlin, Kassel, Dortmund; Stanford, Berkeley in USA; Cambridge in UK; EPFL in Switzerland as well as companies: nanoplus, imec, III-V Lab, and Siemens. Professor Misiewicz is coauthor of several books and above 500 publications cited more than 4000 times.

XiO Photonics is a supplier of optical devices based on Photonic Integrated Circuits: PICs for visible light and near infrared applications. XiO Photonics use TriPleX™ technology, a low loss on-chip waveguide technology which allows for control of wavelength, intensity, phase, mode size, polarization and input-output geometries. The technology is optimized for wavelengths from 400 up to 2000 nm. XiO Photonics has built an extensive expertise in coupling optical fibers to chips in various configurations including combinations with electronic interfaces to create functional electro-optical or active optical devices. www.xiophotonics.com

Joost van Kerkhof (CEO) joined XiO Photonics as CEO in 2013 after almost 20 years of international experience in management of R&D, Engineering, Operations, Product Marketing and Business Management at Texas Instruments, HortiMax and Sensata Technologies. He holds a masters and PhD degree in electrical engineering and has broad technical expertise in sensor technology, IC technology, MEMS, nano technology and

industrial process automation. Over the last 10 years, Joost developed an extensive experience in definition and execution of business growth strategies and in business process optimization. For XiO Photonics, Joost is interested in developing business relationships and create win-win situations for customers who are interested in the exciting possibilities and benefits of our PIC (Photonic Integrated Circuit) devices.

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EPIC Executive Meeting on Lasers and Material ProcessingVilnius, Lithuania | 7–9 September 2016 Hosted by

THE MEETING WILL DISCUSS between suppliers and users the latest advances in laser-enabled highprecision processing of materials. The technology capabilities of lasers manufacturers and their full value chain willbe showcased and leveraged against the market driven demands. Different types of lasers will be presented by leadingmanufacturers: CO2 and CO, solid state, excimer lasers, diode and fiber lasers, short pulse, ion lasers, structured lightlasers, tunable lasers,… as well as the components needed for the laser system assembly (ultrafast amplifiers, oscillators , beam shutters, …) and techniques such as beam guiding or focusing. The broad range of applicationswill cover heavy manufacturing (profile cutting in sheet and plate metals, welding, drilling,…), light micromachining(profile cutting in plastics and wood, CVD diamond cutting, ceramic and glass micromachining, engraving, marking,...), manufacturing of electronics (high quality wire stripping, IC repair, …) and more.

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• Limited to 50 participants, maximum 1 person per company, restricted to C-level (CEO, CTO, President, MD, GM).• EPIC members and guests: 250 EUR + VAT. Non-members: 1150 EUR + VAT.• Meeting locations: Light Conversion, Altechna, and Palace of the Grand Dukes.

Restaurants: Ertlio Namas and Hazienda | Accommodation: Amberton Hotel.• Fee includes meeting proceedings, 2 dinners, 2 lunches and several networking coffee breaks.

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valuable resource for our company and the Photonics industry.” Dr. Viacheslav Artyushenko, President, art photonics

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