Welcome to the "European Laser Institute"

ELI, the European Laser Institute provides a strong platform bringing together the competence and knowledge on optical technologies.

Combining industry and research institutions ELI appears as a unified voice influencing R&D policy.

ELI aims to enhance the internationally leading position of European industry and research in the field of laser technology and photonics.

May 2008

Prize Winner of the Innovation Award Laser Technology 2008

The Innovation Award Laser Technology 2008, initiated by the associations Arbeitskreis Lasertechnik e.V. and the European Laser Institute ELI and provided with 10 000 Euros prize money, has been conferred to Dipl.-Ing. Bertold Hopf, Daimler AG, Sindelfingen, Germany on 8^th May 2008 in Aachen´s town hall. Bertold Hopf has applied to the open call for proposals as representative of the RobScan project team. In the historical ambience of the »Coronation Hall« more than 300 participants of the International Laser Technology Congress AKL´08 attended the awarding ceremony.

June 15th - 18th, 2009

Lasers in Manufacturing 2009

Lasers in Manufacturing 2009 is part of the World of
Photonics Congress.
Organized by the German Scientific Laser Society (WLT)
in cooperation with ELI, AILU, SLN, JLPS and LIA.

July 2006

ELI and LIA extend their Cooperation

The European Laser Institute (ELI) and the Laser Institute of America (LIA) have increased their cooperation activities.

May 2006

Report on "Laser Applications in Europe" -
A survey on laser-assisted materials processing!

ELI and Kienbaum Management Consultants
conducted study for EPIC.

April 2006

"Towards a Bright Future for Europe" - ELI contributes to the European Strategic Research Agenda in Photonics

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April 2006

ELI is co-publisher of the LIA "Journal of Laser Applications"

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