September 17, 2025
Cofounder Tobias J Kippenberg Honored with 2025 Marcel Benoist Swiss Science Prize
EDWATEC congratulates our co-founder, Tobias J. Kippenberg, on being awarded the Marcel Benoist Swiss Science Prize 2025, often referred to as the Swiss Nobel Prize.
Professor Kippenberg is internationally recognized for pioneering microresonator-based Kerr frequency combs, which have transformed precision metrology, spectroscopy, and optical communications, and for groundbreaking work in optomechanics, where his group achieved quantum control of macroscopic mechanical systems. Together, these contributions have defined new frontiers in integrated photonics and quantum optics.
We are proud to build on this foundation in advancing our mission to bring erbium-doped photonic integrated amplifiers and lasers (EDWA/EDWL) to market, enabling next-generation optical communication and quantum technologies.
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EDWATEC at the 360 CARLA Career Symposium 2026 in Burgdorf
EDWATEC is participating in the 360 CARLA Career Symposium in Burgdorf this week. We are happy to meet students, researchers, and colleagues from the Swiss photonics ecosystem to discuss integrated photonics, optical amplifiers, lasers, and career opportunities in EDWATEC. If you are attending the event, feel free to visit our booth and connect with our team.
EDWATEC is live at OPIE Yokohama.
EDWATEC is live at OPIE Yokohama, Booth T-32 until April 24, demonstrating its EDWA technology for next-generation on-chip optical amplification.