DuPont launches new photonics business.(DuPont Photonics Technologies, LLC)(Brief Article)

WILMINGTON, DE and WILMINGTON, MA-DuPont today announced the formation of DuPont Photonics Technologies, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary located in Wilmington, MA. The new business is part of DuPont Ventures, a capital venture group focused on emerging technologies. Photonics Technologies will leverage DuPont's existing expertise in polymeric materials and planar lightwave circuit integration technology to develop, manufacture, and market planar integrated photonic devices for use in optical networks for the telecommunications industry.

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