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Signify | Business | Jul 01, 2025
Signify Innovation to Take Center Stage at Light + Building 2026
Signify Innovation to Take Center Stage at Light + Building 2026 Signify (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting, today announced that it will join Light + Building 2026, the world’s leading trade fair for lighting taking place from March 8 to 13, 2026 at Messe Frankfurt. The company’s expansive exhibition booth will feature the latest products, connected systems and service innovations from Signify and its global portfolio of leading lighting brands. Read more »
LightingEurope | Business | Jun 04, 2025
Lighting: A Critical, Yet Overlooked, Technology in the EU Green Transition
Lighting: A Critical, Yet Overlooked, Technology in the EU Green Transition As Europe strides towards more sustainability, the energy efficiency industrial ecosystem is pivotal, with lighting playing a crucial, yet often underappreciated role. Beyond mere utility, lighting enhances life quality, is a cornerstone of energy efficiency and should be better recognised as such in EU legislation. Read more »
Business | Seaborough | Luminus | May 08, 2025
Seaborough and Luminus Devices Announce Phosphor Partnership
Seaborough and Luminus Devices Announce Phosphor Partnership Seaborough B.V. (Seaborough), a pioneer in nanoscience and luminescent technology, and Luminus Devices, an established innovator in advanced lighting technologies, announce a partnership which aims to bring the world’s first LED with nano-engineered Eu3+-based phosphor to market on a commercial scale. Read more »
Lightfair | Events | Apr 15, 2025
LightFair 2025: Where Innovation, Education & Celebration Come to Light
LightFair 2025: Where Innovation, Education & Celebration Come to Light LightFair 2025 is your all-access pass to the future of lighting—and it's shaping up to be the most dynamic and inclusive edition yet. Taking place May 4–8 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, this is North America’s most comprehensive lighting event, bringing together top minds, technologies, and trailblazers in lighting design and innovation. Read more »
CIE | Webinar | Events | Apr 07, 2025
Webinar: How does Light Affect Human Health? From Biology to Application.
Webinar: How does Light Affect Human Health? From Biology to Application. Join this exclusive CIE webinar exploring the vital connections between light and human health. Titled “How does light affect human health? From biology to application”, the webinar will be presented by Prof. Dr. Manuel Spitschan, Professor of Chronobiology & Health at the Technical University of Munich & Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics. Read more »
LightingEurope | Business | Apr 03, 2025
LightingEurope Confirms Executive Board and President
LightingEurope Confirms Executive Board and President The LightingEurope General Assembly re-elected on 28 March the outgoing Executive Board for a two-year mandate. The role of the LightingEurope Executive Board is to implement LightingEurope’s strategy and work programme. It is composed of 16 members, equally divided between representatives of member national lighting associations and member companies. Read more »
onsemi | Acquisition | Business | Mar 10, 2025
onsemi Proposes to Acquire Allegro MicroSystems for USD35.10 Per Share in Cash
onsemi Proposes to Acquire Allegro MicroSystems for USD35.10 Per Share in Cash onsemi (NASDAQ: ON) disclosed details of a proposal submitted to the Board of Directors of Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. ("Allegro") (NASDAQ: ALGM) to acquire the company for $35.10 per share in cash for each share (the “Proposal”) of Allegro’s common stock on a fully diluted basis at an implied enterprise value of $6.9 billion. Read more »
ams Osram | Business | Feb 26, 2025
ams OSRAM Receives EU Commission Approval for an Investment Grant up to €227 million
ams OSRAM Receives EU Commission Approval for an Investment Grant up to €227 million The European Commission today approved funding for a semiconductor manufacturing facility for ams OSRAM AG (SIX: AMS) under the European Chips Act. The official funding approval from the Austrian Ministry of Economy and Labor, which is responsible for the payment of the funding, is now expected shortly. ams OSRAM plans to use the funding of up to €227 million approved by the European Commission to sustainably strengthen the development and production site in Premstaetten. In total, the company plans to invest 567 million euros in the project by 2030, when full production will begin at the headquarters in Styria. Read more »
LightingEurope | Business | Feb 17, 2025
LightingEurope 2024 Online Mystery Shopper Exercise: Shocking Results on Safety and Compliance
LightingEurope 2024 Online Mystery Shopper Exercise: Shocking Results on Safety and Compliance LightingEurope has published the third edition of its Mystery Shopper Exercise, an assessment of the compliance of selected lighting products sold in online marketplaces. This time the scope, which covered 3 lighting product families (LED Strips, G4 lamps on mains and Children’s Night lights) in 4 Online marketplaces (European and non-European) in 5 Member States, went a step further by testing against relevant safety standards. As in previous editions, the results are just as shocking and disappointing. Read more »
Gewiss | Beghelli | Acquisition | Business | Jan 03, 2025
Agreement Signed for the Acquisition of the Beghelli Group
Agreement Signed for the Acquisition of the Beghelli Group As previously communicated to the market through a dedicated press release pursuant to Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 596/2014, available on the Beghelli website and the "Info" regulated information dissemination system managed by Computershare S.p.A. , Gewiss and Beghelli informed that on December 10, 2024, Gewiss S.p.A. entered into a preliminary sale and purchase agreement with the majority shareholders of Beghelli for the acquisition of a majority stake in Beghelli S.p.A.'s share capital. Read more »
Cree LED | Daktronics | Business | Dec 31, 2024
Cree LED and Daktronics Enter Licensing Agreement for LED Display Technology
Cree LED and Daktronics Enter Licensing Agreement for LED Display Technology Cree LED, a Penguin Solutions brand (Nasdaq: PENG), and Daktronics (Nasdaq: DAKT), announced a multi-year, global patent license agreement effective December 2024. With limited exceptions, this agreement provides a license to Daktronics for Cree LED’s patented technology for the duration of the agreement. Read more »
LightingEurope | Business | Nov 25, 2024
LightingEurope Publishes a Guidance on the Use of Standards in Products
LightingEurope Publishes a Guidance on the Use of Standards in Products The document gives precious guidance and information to manufacturers on the use of standards (EN, harmonized EN, OJEU listed harmonized EN and non-EN standards) in Europe and in the United Kingdom when preparing the Declaration of Conformity. This document outlines all the different options available to manufacturers, leaving it up to them to choose which option to follow. Read more »
Forge Europe | HongliTronic | Business | Nov 25, 2024
Forge Partners with HongliTronic to Offer Innovative, High quality, Sustainable LED Solutions
Forge Partners with HongliTronic to Offer Innovative, High quality, Sustainable LED Solutions Forge Europa has announced a strategic partnership with the LED OEM giant “HongliTronic”, expanding its product offerings to include their extensive range of innovative and sustainable LED solutions. This collaboration brings together HongliTronic’s cutting-edge LED technologies with Forge's LED tech experience and bespoke services to meet the diverse needs of customers across the UK and Europe. Read more »
Events | Zhaga Consortium | Smart City Expo | Oct 28, 2024
Zhaga to Showcase Smart Lighting Solutions at Smart City Expo World Congress 2024
Zhaga to Showcase Smart Lighting Solutions at Smart City Expo World Congress 2024 Zhaga, the global consortium driving the standardization of LED luminaire component interfaces, is excited to exhibit at the Smart City Expo World Congress, 5-7 November in Barcelona. Visit the Zhaga booth in Hall 2, Stand F92, to explore the latest advancements in smart street lighting and sustainable urban development powered by the Zhaga-D4i ecosystem. Read more »
CIE | Research Strategy | Events | Oct 15, 2024
Webinar on CIE Research Strategy 2023-2027
Webinar on CIE Research Strategy 2023-2027 CIE is pleased to inform you that the recording of the recent CIE webinar, presented by Dr. Jennifer Veitch, President of the CIE, on the "CIE Research Strategy 2023-2027," is now available. Read more »
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