Institut National d'Optique (INO)
Encyclopedia
The Institut National d'Optique (INO) is a Quebec City
based private corporation founded in 1985. INO is a technological design and development firm for optic and photonic "solutions" for SMEs and large corporations. It claims to be home to the largest concentration of skills in the field and serves clients of all sizes from all parts of Canada and around the world. INO offers a range of integrated services in the fields of optics/photonics to clients of all descriptions in every field of industrial activity. It also possesses a variety of technologies and innovative processes based on a IP portfolio. INO has 108 patent granted in 2009. In addition, over 90 other patent applications have been submitted and are awaiting approval. INO was recognized as a Center of Excellence and Innovation by the Canadian's government.
of Canada, various partners in the Quebec City
region, and Université Laval
, which at the time accounted for half of Canada's researchers in optics
/photonics
.
, biophotonics
, microbolometers
, fiber sensors, laser micro-machining, fiber lasers
, lidar
, MEMS
/MOEMS
, microfabrication, optical desing, specialty optical fibers, space and astronomy, vision, and 3D sensors.
INO his a licensed microbolometer
manufacturer.
took place in Singapore in December 2008 and was followed by the second event in New York City in December 2009. The idea behind the symposium was to hold an event outside of Europe which is traditionally where the main ISPIM symposium takes place. Delegate numbers have steadily increased, and 185 people attended the New York event.
ISPIM's goals are to create a worldwide network of excellence in the field of innovation management, to enhance collaboration between its members and to be at the forefront of research on innovation.
INO was host to the 3rd ISPIM symposium. Held from December 13 to 15 at the Quebec City Convention Centre, the symposium allowed approximately 150 academics, business leaders, consultants and other professionals involved in innovation management from over 40 countries to exchange ideas and develop new paths for partnership.
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
based private corporation founded in 1985. INO is a technological design and development firm for optic and photonic "solutions" for SMEs and large corporations. It claims to be home to the largest concentration of skills in the field and serves clients of all sizes from all parts of Canada and around the world. INO offers a range of integrated services in the fields of optics/photonics to clients of all descriptions in every field of industrial activity. It also possesses a variety of technologies and innovative processes based on a IP portfolio. INO has 108 patent granted in 2009. In addition, over 90 other patent applications have been submitted and are awaiting approval. INO was recognized as a Center of Excellence and Innovation by the Canadian's government.
History
INO was officially created on December 13, 1985, at the instigation of the Canadian Association of Physicists, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research CouncilNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada is a Canadian government agency that provides grants for research in the natural sciences and in engineering. Its mandate is to promote and assist research....
of Canada, various partners in the Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
region, and Université Laval
Université Laval
Laval University is the oldest centre of education in Canada and was the first institution in North America to offer higher education in French...
, which at the time accounted for half of Canada's researchers in optics
Optics
Optics is the branch of physics which involves the behavior and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and the construction of instruments that use or detect it. Optics usually describes the behavior of visible, ultraviolet, and infrared light...
/photonics
Photonics
The science of photonics includes the generation, emission, transmission, modulation, signal processing, switching, amplification, detection and sensing of light. The term photonics thereby emphasizes that photons are neither particles nor waves — they are different in that they have both particle...
.
Company structure
Since its creation, INO has spun off 26 companies, made 43 technology transfers to industry, and carried out 4,000 service contracts for businesses big and small. INO possess a wide range of expertise: astronomyAstronomy
Astronomy is a natural science that deals with the study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth...
, biophotonics
Biophotonics
The term biophotonics denotes a combination of biology and photonics, with photonics being the science and technology of generation, manipulation, and detection of photons, quantum units of light. Photonics is related to electronics in that it is believed that photons will play a similar central...
, microbolometers
Microbolometer
A microbolometer is a specific type of bolometer used as a detector in a thermal camera. Infrared radiation with wavelengths between 7.5-14 μm strikes the detector material, heating it, and thus changing its electrical resistance. This resistance change is measured and processed into temperatures...
, fiber sensors, laser micro-machining, fiber lasers
Fiber laser
A fiber laser or fibre laser is a laser in which the active gain medium is an optical fiber doped with rare-earth elements such as erbium, ytterbium, neodymium, dysprosium, praseodymium, and thulium. They are related to doped fiber amplifiers, which provide light amplification without lasing...
, lidar
LIDAR
LIDAR is an optical remote sensing technology that can measure the distance to, or other properties of a target by illuminating the target with light, often using pulses from a laser...
, MEMS
Microelectromechanical systems
Microelectromechanical systems is the technology of very small mechanical devices driven by electricity; it merges at the nano-scale into nanoelectromechanical systems and nanotechnology...
/MOEMS
Micro-opto-electromechanical systems
Micro-Opto-Electro-Mechanical Systems is not a special class of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems but in fact it is MEMS merged with Micro-optics which involves sensing or manipulating optical signals on a very small size scale using integrated mechanical, optical, and electrical systems...
, microfabrication, optical desing, specialty optical fibers, space and astronomy, vision, and 3D sensors.
INO his a licensed microbolometer
Microbolometer
A microbolometer is a specific type of bolometer used as a detector in a thermal camera. Infrared radiation with wavelengths between 7.5-14 μm strikes the detector material, heating it, and thus changing its electrical resistance. This resistance change is measured and processed into temperatures...
manufacturer.
International Society for Professional Innovation Management (ISPIM)
The first ISPIMISPIM
ISPIM originated in an initiative taken by Professor Knut Holt at the University of Trondheim in 1973...
took place in Singapore in December 2008 and was followed by the second event in New York City in December 2009. The idea behind the symposium was to hold an event outside of Europe which is traditionally where the main ISPIM symposium takes place. Delegate numbers have steadily increased, and 185 people attended the New York event.
ISPIM's goals are to create a worldwide network of excellence in the field of innovation management, to enhance collaboration between its members and to be at the forefront of research on innovation.
INO was host to the 3rd ISPIM symposium. Held from December 13 to 15 at the Quebec City Convention Centre, the symposium allowed approximately 150 academics, business leaders, consultants and other professionals involved in innovation management from over 40 countries to exchange ideas and develop new paths for partnership.