Institut National d'Optique: Difference between revisions

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 name=":0">[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>

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. Since INO started operations in 1988, it has spun out numerous companies in the photonics industry, such as [[Optiwave Systems]] (1994), [[TeraXion]] (2000), LeddarTech (2007), and many others.<ref name=":0" /> The company has offices in Quebec City, Montreal, Hamilton and Edmonton.