Press Releases

Press releases featuring the latest activity about SPIE events, pro bono, policy and partnership activities are listed chronologically and archived by year. Press releases posted beginning with January 2009 may be filtered by category.

27 January 2012	Research-industry synergy strong at SPIE Photonics West 2012 SPIE Photonics West was back with more again this year: more technical papers, exhibiting companies, exhibit visitors, conference attendees, professional development courses, and even more networking. Well established as the premier international photonics conference and exhibition, the event drew just over 20,000 registered attendees to the Moscone Center in San Francisco 21-26 January.
26 January 2012	Photonics innovators honored with Prism awards Winners of the 2011 Prism Awards for Photonics Innovation were announced at a gala banquet last night (25 January) in San Francisco during SPIE Photonics West. Awards were presented by industry leaders in nine categories for photonic products that challenge conventional ideas, solve problems, and improve life through the generation and harnessing of light. The Prism Awards for Photonics Innovation are sponsored by Photonics Media and SPIE.
19 January 2012	SPIE preserves digital library contents with the CLOCKSS Archive The CLOCKSS Archive and SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, have partnered to preserve the content of the SPIE Digital Library, the world's largest collection of optics and photonics literature, in the CLOCKSS dark archive.
18 January 2012	New noninvasive test to assess breathing, feeding risks in newborns A very challenging and vulnerable patient group -- premature and full-term newborn babies -- stands to benefit from a new monitoring method developed by biomedical optics scientists in Sweden. A case study from the work will be presented next week at SPIE Photonics West in San Francisco.
18 January 2012	Researchers advancing green photonics for lighting, manufacturing, computing, and energy win awards from SPIE Innovative research in photonics for green energy sources, efficient lighting, laser-assisted manufacturing, and computing will be recognized with Green Photonics Awards at SPIE Photonics West in San Francisco next week.
18 January 2012	SPIE to host entrepreneur competition at Photonics West Twenty aspiring entrepreneurs will pitch their biophotonics and optoelectronics ideas and products to a team of expert judges in a photonics-based start-up business pitch competition Monday and Wednesday at the SPIE Photonics West conference in San Francisco. Hosted by SPIE and sponsored by Jenoptik, the contest will bring together early-stage entrepreneurs with experienced industry leaders, product specialists, and venture capitalists serving as contest judges.
17 January 2012	SPIE biomedical optics leaders delighted with NIH initiative to speed delivery of new treatments to patients Leaders of SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, are among those in the biomedical optics community expressing delighted optimism at the launch of a new initiative of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) aimed at accelerating delivery to patients of revolutionary medical treatments.
16 January 2012	Record-setting Photonics West to bring newest advances in biomedical optics, lasers, and photonics to San Francisco Technologies important to markets such as mobile devices, medical diagnostics, and industrial cutting machines will be showcased at SPIE Photonics West in San Francisco next week.