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NEW MEMBERS
Photonics France annual meeting
Photonics France held its Annual Meeting on April 3 at Bpifrance headquarters, followed by a public conference about major photonics projects.
Welcome to our new members! Yotta has two goals: first, to create industrial jobs through economic development, and second, to reduce the carbon emissions of the industrial SMEs we support. Heddenhain, develops and manufactures linear and angular measurement systems, rotary encoders, and CNC controls for all demanding positioning tasks. It also offers practical software solutions that enable end users to fully digitize their production ecosystem. EPSA is a European leader specializing in performance. Recognized for its technical expertise and diverse range of business specialties, the EPSA Group helps its clients optimize their financial, operational, and sustainable results. Latecoere supports the world’ s leading aircraft manufacturers and airlines from design through to production. As a centuryold aerospace group, Latecoere invests in R & T and new technologies to ensure it can offer increasingly customized innovative solutions.
AGENDA
Photonics for visual health May 29 2026 – Créteil
Photonics Tour June 4 2026 – Paris
Webinar: Meeting with new members June 2026( tbc) – online
French Photonics Days November 9-10 2026 – Grenoble
CONTACT PHOTONICS FRANCE
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The members of Photonics France met on April 3 for their annual meeting at Bpifrance headquarters in Paris. Bpifrance is France ' s public investment bank. The Annual General Meeting is an important event for Photonics France, enabling members to validate the actions taken by the national board. Photonics France has elected its new board of directors for a two-year term. Welcome to the new team: ALPhANOV( Benoît Appert-Collin), Bertin Technologies( Luc Renouil), ENSSAT( Thierry Chartier), EssilorLuxottica( Laurent Gatté), Exosens( Claire Valentin), Fiber Optics Group( Jean-François Vinchant), Lumibird( Sebastien Ranc), ONERA( Thierry Fusco), Oxxius( Thierry Georges), Safran( Thierry Dupoux), Thales( Franck Leibreich), Alpha-RLH( Yvan Martin), Club Laser et Procédés( John Lopez), Photonics Bretagne( Patrice Le Boudet), SFO( Francois Salin). During the afternoon, conferences presented investment in photonics, featuring presentations by Bpifrance, Aster, Bloom Laser, Stifel, Yotta Capital, and Exosens.
PHOTONICS FOR VISUAL HEALTH
WITH ESSILORLUXOTTICA AND THE INSTITUT OF VISION
Photonics France, EssilorLuxottica and the Institut of vision are hosting a Business Meeting on May 29, 2026 on photonics for visual health at EssilorLuxottica’ s Research and Development Center in Créteil.
Photonics France, Essilor- Luxottica and the Institute of vision are organising a business meeting focusing on photonics for visual health, with the support of the Photonics 4 Visual Health. EssilorLuxottica is the world leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of ophthalmic lenses, frames and sunglasses, whilst pay particular attention on research and development. The Institute of vision, one of the world leaders in research into eye diseases, works on major public health challenges in ophthalmology and rare diseases, with the aim of bringing hope to all those affected by visual impairment. It brings together researchers, doctors, patients and partners under one roof. Come and discover the needs of EssilorLuxottica and the Institute of vision in terms of photonics for visual health, and present your innovative solutions.
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