News Archives
5/17/2018
Jacques Topping appointed Chair of INO Board of Directors
The members of the National Optics Institute (INO) Board of Directors recently ratified the appointment of Jacques Topping CPA, CA, MBA, ASC as Chair of the Board. In addition to serving as a director on a number of corporate boards, Jacques Topping is the President of the holding company MissionBis and Chair of the Quebec City Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIQ) Board of Directors. See the press release
5/4/2018
Quebec City Candidate for the Canadian Smart Cities Challenge
Organized by Infrastructure Canada, the Challenge encourages communities to adopt a smart cities approach to improve the lives of their residents through innovation, data and connected technology. INO is proud to be one of Quebec City's partners in this adventure, alongside Université Laval, the UMRsu, the Alliance santé Québec, Québec International, ID Makina and the CIUSSS de la Capitale-Nationale. About the Smart Cities Challenge
11/16/2017
Montreal is INO's next business destination with its 33rd spinoff company
We are proud to announce the founding of our 33rd spinoff company, Dx Biotech Inc. Based in Montreal, Dx Biotech offers compact, affordable and user friendly devices, aiming for the democratization of cytometry. Read the press release (in French only)
9/26/2017
INO honors M. Jean-Guy Paquet
This year's annual general meeting was an opportunity to pay tribute to an exceptional man, without whom our organization would not be what it is today, Mr. Jean-Guy Paquet. Mr. Paquet played a major part in the creation of INO, but also contributed to the economic development of Quebec City region. Read the presse release (french only)
9/15/2017
FlyScan Systems Named Most Promising Energy & Clean Technology Company at Rice Alliance Energy & Clean Technology Venture Forum
The Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship (Rice Alliance) announced the 10 Most Promising Energy & Clean Technology Venture Companies at the 15th Annual Energy & Clean Technology Venture Forum in Houston this week. FlyScan Systems, one of our spinoffs, is one of them. Press release
9/1/2017
Pierre Galarneau, Vice-President and CTO, honored by Photonics Media
Pierre Galarneau, Vice-President and Chief Technology Officer, was recently awarded the title of "Beacon of the Photonics Industry" by Photonics Media for his outstanding contribution in the photonics and optics industry. To learn more
3/29/2017
The Government of Québec supports INO, a leading partner in Québec's economic development
INO welcomes the initiative of the Government of Québec to invest an additional $25 million over five years in its activities. The announcement was made yesterday at the presentation of the 2017-2018 provincial budget. Read the press release (in french)
3/21/2017
S'inspirer du modèle de l'Institut national d'optique
This report of Jean-Michel Leprince has been broadcasted at Le téléjournal de Radio-Canada and presents INO as a gem of the high-technology sector. See the report (in French only)
3/17/2017
With Swiftsure, its 32nd spin-off, INO confirms its position as Canada's leader in optics/photonics
INO is proud to announce the spinning off of Swiftsure Spatial Systems Inc. Based in British-Columbia, INO's 32nd spin-off company takes Synthetic Aperture (SA) processing from the digital age to the age of photonics, providing imagery from SA sensor platforms at ultra-high speed. With Swiftsure, INO gains a foothold in the west, confirming its position as Canada's leader in optics/photonics. Read the press release
1/23/2017
FlyScan Systems Inc. – INO’s Thirty-First Startup
INO is proud to announce the spinning off of FlyScan Systems Inc. by Éric Bergeron, the entrepreneur behind the success story of Optosecurity. Based in Québec City, FlyScan will offer remote detection services to locate oil leaks in underground pipelines. Learn more
11/8/2016
The Government of Canada and the Government of Québec jointly announce their support to INO
The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, represented by the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development and Member of the House of Commons for Québec, as well as Mrs. Dominique Anglade, Minister of Economy, Science and Innovation and Member of the National Assembly for Saint-Henri—Sainte-Anne, and Mr. François Blais, Minister of Employment and Social Solidarity and Minister responsible for the Capitale-Nationale region have jointly announced that the governments will contribute core funding to the National Optics Institute (INO) during the 2016‑2021. Press release
10/27/2016
INO and COPL sign memorandum of understanding with RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics in Japan
INO announces the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the Centre d’Optique, Photonique et Laser (COPL) and the RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics in Japan. This memorandum of understanding opens the door to cooperation between the three organizations. Read the press release
10/14/2016
Collaboration with the University of Waterloo’s Institute for Quantum Computing
We are proud to have collaborated with the University of Waterloo’s Institute for Quantum Computing on their airborne quantum key distribution project. To learn more about this project
9/22/2016
2016 Annual General Meeting
INO's annual general meeting was held on September 22nd, 2016. This event was the opportunity to unveil the organization's results. Read the press release (in French only)
4/7/2016
INO launches a new compact terahertz camera
We are proud to introduce the MICROXCAM-384i-THz, a terahertz camera can see through materials, such as plastic, fabric and leather, in real time. The camera provides live video images, letting the user literally sees through objects in real time, making it the perfect tool for live detection of concealed objects. Learn how it can see through objects
1/26/2016
Two new entrepreneurs-in-residence at INO
After they each founded very successful businesses in Quebec City, two entrepreneurs will start again from scratch and create new companies based on INO's technologies: Eric Bergeron with FlyScan and Dragan Tubic with Umanx. Full article (in French only)
1/8/2016
New Advanced Space Vision System for the International Space Station
The Honourable Navdeep Bains announced that the Government of Canada would be funding through the Canadian Space Agency a new advanced space vision system for the International Space Station (ISS) to be designed and developed by the Neptec Design Group Ltd. of Ottawa. INO will be part of this project by providing and testing custom lenses for the vision system. News on CBC
11/23/2015
Thank you for this GALActic evening!
INO was a proud sponsor of Ghana Medical Help’s ‘’Gala for Ghana’’ with Chris Hadfield, held on Saturday, November 21, 2015 in Toronto. Raised funds will be used for providing medical aid to hospitals in the most northern Regions of Ghana to save lives and increase the quality of healthcare available. Read more about Ghana Medical Help
11/13/2015
Completion of the Acquisition, Pointing and Tracking (APT) fine pointing system for a future Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) satellite payload
Partnering with the Neptec Design Group in Ottawa and INO, the University of Waterloo’s Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) completed the development of the crucial Acquisition, Pointing and Tracking (APT) fine pointing system for a future Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) satellite payload. This project points the way to future quantum space missions. Read more
7/9/2015
INO achieves Gold in Canada Awards for Excellence
INO is pleased to announce that it has earned a Gold Canada Awards for Excellence under the Quality category. Presented by the Governor General of Canada, the Canada Awards for Excellence (CAE) honor the country’s best-managed organizations with the nation’s highest distinction for quality and quality improvement. The awards, based on rigorous criteria such as cost reduction and efficiency and productivity improvements, celebrate the efforts and performance of winning organizations, acknowledging them as stars of the Canadian economy and world leaders in their fields. Read more
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