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| industry = [[Aerospace]] <br> [[Astronomy]] <br> Agrifood <br> [[Biomedicine]] <br> [[Defense (military)|Defense]]/Security <br> [[Electronics]] <br> Environment <br> [[Information Technology]] <br> [[Manufacturing]] <br> [[Natural Resources]] <br> [[Optics]] and [[Photonics]] <br> [[Telecommunications]] <br> [[Transport]]
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The '''National Optics Institute''' (INO) is a [[Quebec City]]-based private [[Nonprofit corporation|non-profit corporation]] founded in 1988. INO is a technological design and development firm that deals in optics and photonics for SMEs and large corporations in [[Canada]] and around the world.<ref>[http://www.ino.ca/en-ca/about-us/ INO Webside]</ref> INO has 147 patents granted. In addition, over 103 other patent applications have been submitted and are awaiting approval.<ref>[http://www.ino.ca/media/55934/annual-report-2012.pdf INO 2012 Annual Report]</ref> INO was recognized as a Centre of Excellence and Innovation by the Canadian government.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://investincanada.gc.ca/eng/advantage-canada/excellence-innovation-canada.aspx#p9 |title=Government of Canada |access-date=2011-03-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706181620/http://investincanada.gc.ca/eng/advantage-canada/excellence-innovation-canada.aspx#p9 |archive-date=2011-07-06 |url-status=dead|df= }}</ref>
==History==
INO was officially created in 1985 at the instigation of the [[Université Laval]], which, at the time, accounted for half of Canada's researchers in [[optics]]/[[photonics]], as well as the [[Canadian Association of Physicists]], the [[Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council]] of Canada and various partners in the [[Quebec City]] area. Its function is to be a centre of expertise in [[optics]] and [[photonics]] and to assist companies in acquiring a competitive edge and developing their business. INO aims to generate at least one spinoff company every year out of its scientific and technological research. The company has offices in Quebec City, Montreal, Hamilton and Edmonton.
INO was a pioneer in [[optics]]/[[photonics]] research for industrial development purposes, and today it is Canada’s leading centre for industrial research and commercialization. The processes and applications it has developed by combining [[optics]] and [[photonics]] have helped many Canadian companies stay competitive in their respective fields.<ref>[http://www.ino.ca/en/about-ino/history/ INO Website - History]</ref>
INO started its operations in 1988.
==Expertise==
INO's technology and research programs include: Energy and [[Natural Resource]]s, Defense and Security, MEMS and [[Microfabrication]], Advanced Manufacturing, [[Natural environment|Environment]], Optical Design
Since its creation, INO has helped create 28 companies, made 50 technology transfers to the industry, and carried out some 4,500 service contracts for businesses of all sizes.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ino.ca/Docs/Documents/publications/corporate/2009_Annual_Report.pdf |title=INO 2009 Annual Report |access-date=2011-02-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706183348/http://www.ino.ca/Docs/Documents/publications/corporate/2009_Annual_Report.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-06 |url-status=dead|df= }}</ref> INO possesses a wide range of expertise: [[astronomy]], [[biophotonics]], [[microbolometer]]s, fiber sensors, laser micromachining, [[fiber laser]]s, [[lidar|LIDAR]], [[Microelectromechanical systems|MEMS]]/[[Microoptoelectromechanical systems|MOEMS]], microfabrication, optical design, specialty optical fibers, space and astronomy, vision and 3D sensors.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ino.ca/en-CA/Expertise/ |title=INO's Expertise |access-date=2011-01-26 |archive-date=2012-11-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122060602/http://www.ino.ca/en-CA/Expertise/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
INO is a licensed [[microbolometer]] manufacturer.<ref>[http://www.ino.ca/en-ca/Expertise/bolometers-IR-modules.html Bolometers IR modules]</ref>
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