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The '''National Optics Institute''' (INO) is a [[Quebec City]]-based private 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
==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.
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.
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