PhotonHub Europe together with LITEK™ attracted 19Mill Eur
PhotonHub Europe – a new pan-European photonics digital innovation hub. It has been awarded €19 million investment from the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme. Laser & Engineering Technologies Cluster LITEK™ alongside Brussels Photonics (B-PHOT) at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Tyndall National Institute, PhotonDelta, Photonics France>> Read more
QS Lasers – a new member of LITEK™
LITEK™ cluster is constantly growing - it was just joined by a young company JSC „QS Lasers“, founded in 2018, specializing in the development and production of laser electronics, spectroscopic systems and Q-switched short pulse (sub-ns, ps) air-cooled picosecond lasers . Its activities are focused>> Read more
Problems are challenges that drive improvement
"Problems are challenges, the more problems you have, the happier you should be", says Nikolai Gavrilin, director of JSC "Integrated Fiber Optics", which is a member of LITEK, giving an interview on entrepreneurship to the famous international publication Electro Optics, which is a source of>> Read more
A world record for laser cutting has been achieved
The world record for laser cutting of sapphire has been achieved. Center for Physical Sciences and Technology (FTMC), member of LITEK, has doubled the results, achieved in 2017. The Head of Department of Laser Technologies (LTS) dr. G. Račiukaitis and chief researcher dr. M. Gedvilas>> Read more
LITEK™ members at CIOE 2020
China is one of the largest export markets for lasers manufacturers in Lithuania and it volume was 14 million. Eur, in 2019. Lasers make up the largest share of Lithuanian high-tech goods exports to China (74% according to 2018 data). The members of the Laser>> Read more
Virtual tour to scientific laboratories – mission possible
LITEK™ members invited students of final grades of gymnasium to get acquainted with photonics laser technologies successfully developed in Lithuania. Last Friday, 18th of September, the XVII Science Festival "Spaceship Earth" finished, forcing participants and organizers to show flexibility due to the changing conditions of>> Read more
New member – company Sargasas
Specializing in metal processing and precision mechanics JSC “Sargasas” joined the ranks of the Laser & Engineering Technologies Cluster LITEK™. It is a high-tech company raising the standards for precision mechanics. The company manufacturers extremely high-precision parts for lasers, optomechanical devices, medical and aerospace>> Read more
LITEK™ members invest in the development of new products
Using EU structural funds, LITEK™ members plan to attract about EUR 4.4 million for the development of new products under the measure “Experiment”. The purpose of the measure is to encourage companies to invest in research and / or experimental development (hereinafter referred to as>> Read more
Cash prizes for photographers who revealed the peculiarities of light on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the laser
Members of the Lithuanian Laser Association have announced the winners of the photo competition "Light Phenomena". The authors of the three best shots received 200 Eur each. In early May, the Lithuanian Laser Association, which unites companies developing laser systems, invited them to participate in a>> Read more
LITEK™ members in the fight against the virus
One of the biggest societal challenges in the fight against the COVID-19 virus is its rapid spread. Confrontation with the virus affects not only public health, security, but also the education system and the economy as a whole. So far, a large proportion of infectious>> Read more