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July 2020

Business leaders meet with Senator Daines on growing industry in Montana
July 17, 2020 - KULR8

July 2018

Transforming how information is processed and communicated
July 17, 2018 - The Washington TImes

May 2018

House Panel Hears Case for Quantum Computing Funding, Talent
May 18, 2018 - MeriTalk

What will it take to get quantum computers?  Hardware is just the beginning, experts tell Congress
May 18, 2018 - fedscoop

Jack Went Up The Hill (Quantum Computing Hearing Mention)
May 18, 2018 - Politico

December 2017

Five photonics trends for 2018
December 27, 2017 - Laser Focus World

October 2017

U.S. Should Invest More In Global Quantum Race, Researchers Tell Congressional Committee
October 24, 2017 - The Wall Street Journal

Moonshot Acceleration Factor: Medical Imaging
October 9, 2017 - American Association for Cancer Research

September 2016

National Cancer Moonshot: From Photonics Research and Technology Development
September 7, 2016 - photonics.com

Time to Speed Up Technology Transfer
September 7, 2016 - photonics.com

June 2016

Shining a light on technology and infrastructure to reach the "Moon"
June 29, 2016 - Medium.com

February 2016

Photonics West to feature BRAIN initiative progress update
February 2, 2016 - Optics.org

December 2015

Lighting the future of U.S. manufacturing 
December 25, 2015 - Boston Business Journal
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October 2015

Congressman Seth Moulton Visit to Optikos on National Manufacturing Day
October 6, 2015 - Optikos

Representative Seth Moulton Visits Optikos Corporation in Celebration of National Manufacturing Day
October 6, 2015 - Business Wire

August 2015

American hub delivers hope for a competitive photonics sector
August 11, 2015 - optics.org

Want a career in IT? Forget electrons and think photons
August 4, 2015 - TechRepublic

July 2015

Following VP's Photonics Announcement - What's Next?
July 27, 2015 - Time Warner Cable News

Integrated Photonics Center to Spur US Competitiveness
July 27, 2015 - photonics.com

UA Part of National Team to Receive $110M to Launch Photonics Institute
July 27, 2015 - UA News

An Integrated Photonics Institute for Manufacturing Innovation would not be possible without the National Photonics Initiative
July 23, 2015 - New York Photonics Industry

June 2015

On the road to ubiquity: NSF support of laser research
June 18, 2015 - National Science Foundation Discovery

October 2014

Washington Launches Integrated Photonics Manufacturing Initiative
October 3, 2014 - photonics.com

$200M Photonics Effort to Keep US Ahead
October 3, 2014 - EE Times

September 2014

Coherent, Spectra-Physics, Hamamatsu and others commit more than $30 million to Obama's BRAIN Initiative
September 30, 2014 - Optics.org

October 2013

Precision Optical Hosts NPI (National Photonics Initiative) Event with OSSC, OSA, and SPIE
October 17, 2014 - Precision Optical

Advancing American Competetiveness by Harnessing the Power of Light, an op-ed by Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY)
October 9, 2013 - The Hill

September 2013

US National Photonics Initiative Spreads the Word
September 24, 2013 - Optics.org

Rep. Honda Sees Photonics at Work in Directed Light Visit
September 20, 2013 - Photonics.com

Let There be Light: Photonics Holds Big Promise, an Op-Ed by Rep. Ron Barber (D-AZ)
September 13, 2013 - Inside Tuscon Business

Photonics Experts Gather in Rochester
September 5, 2013 - Photonics.com

Rochester Regional Photonics Cluster Meeting Stresses Value of Optics to US Economy
September 5, 2013 - Laser Focus World

Optics Industry Hoping for More Visibility
September 5, 2013 - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

August 2013

Let's be Laser-Focused on Photonics for the Future, an Op-Ed by Rep. John Mica (R-FL)
August 20, 2013 - The Orlando Sentinel

Major Laser: Baker College of Flint Looking to Meet Job Demands for Photonic Techs
August 15, 2013 - MLive.com

University of Arizona Joins Push for Better Understanding of Photonics
August 14, 2013 -Arizona Daily Star

July 2013

Photonics Initiative Backs Preventative CT Scans
July 31, 2013 - Photonics.com

BIOPHOTONICS/GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS: National, multinational efforts target biophotonics 
July 17, 2013 - BioOptics World

May 2013

Making Photonics a National Priority
May 24, 2013 - Laser Focus World

Photonics Societies Launch the National Photonics Initiative to Increase R&D and Economy
May 23, 2013 - Electro IQ

National Initiative Aims to Drive Critical Photonics Technologies in US
May 23, 2013 - Laser Focus World

US National Photonics Initiative calls for new funding plan
May 23, 2013 - Optics.org

March 2013

The Call for a National Photonics Initiative
March 25, 2013 - Novus Light Today

September 2012

The Promise of Optics and Photonics' presented on Capitol Hill
September 13, 2012 - Photonics.com