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Geopolitics and export controls are reshaping how photonics companies plan, price, and build.

These themes were front and center at the SPIE Global Business Forum at Photonics West 2026, moderated by Samuel Sadoulet of Alio Labs.

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A few takeaways:

• “Our customers want stability; they need to know how much the product we are assembling for them is going to cost a year from now.”

• “When things are unstable, contingency planning quickly impacts supply chains, shipment schedules, and pricing.”

• “Geographic diversification of supply chains is no longer optional.”

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At Alio, we see convening these conversations as a core part of our role in this industry.

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“The field remains highly fragmented… Our approach is to create an ecosystem where manufacturing innovation, shared expertise, and coordinated development allow teams to solve challenges that no single organization can address alone.”

In a recent Photonics West Show Daily interview, Samuel Sadoulet, CEO of Alio Labs, shares how Alio is rethinking globalization in photonics through automation, scalable manufacturing, and deeper collaboration between research and industry.

At Alio, this is the work: convening ideas, building platforms, and helping technologies scale into real-world impact.

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Thank you to everyone who stopped by our Photonics West booth last week.

We were proud to showcase our work at Alio Labs alongside our partners KineoLabs and UltraFast Innovations GmbH, and to share how our collaborations are advancing next-generation thin-film optics and instrumentation.

If we didn’t get a chance to connect, or if you’d like to continue the conversation, we’d love to hear from you.

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Until next time, San Francisco 👋

If you’re attending Photonics West January 20-22, stop by the Alio Labs booth to discover UltraFast Innovations GmbH and our partnership focused on accelerating attosecond thin-film optics, high laser damage threshold optics, and new instrumentation enabled by thin-film innovation.

Come connect with the team and explore what this collaboration makes possible for the future of optics and photonics.

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📍Visit the Alio Labs ecosystem: Booth 1549

📍Visit UFI: Booths 4205–30

Samuel Sadoulet, CEO of Alio Labs, will moderate a high-level keynote panel at the SPIE Global Business Forum focused on Securing Growth while Navigating Disruption in Today’s Global Business Climate.

This timely discussion brings together senior executives shaping the future of optics, photonics, and advanced manufacturing to address geopolitics, supply chains, investment dynamics, and long-term resilience.

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Panelists include:

• Jennifer Cable — President, Thorlabs

‍• John T.C. Lee — President & CEO, MKS Inc.

• Chuck Mattera — President & CEO, Avalanche Thinking Inc.

• Omkaram Nalamasu — CTO & SVP, Applied Materials

‍• Anupama Suryanarayanan — Partner, McKinsey & Company

‍📍 A must-attend conversation for leaders navigating growth, disruption, and global scale in the photonics ecosystem.

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🔗 Learn more & register: https://lnkd.in/eRWgZSGG

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SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics

We’re growing our optical manufacturing team at Alio Labs. We’re currently hiring for:

• Operations Manager

• Senior Optics Manufacturing Technician

• Optics Manufacturing Operator

These are hands-on roles in precision optics, cleanroom environments, and advanced thin-film manufacturing.

🔗 View full job descriptions & apply: https://lnkd.in/d22wtp_h

Alio Labs is pleased to host KineoLabs as a special guest at our #PhotonicsWest 2026 booth.

‍KineoLabs showcases cutting-edge photonics technology:

• Ultra-compact OCT: top-tier imaging performance in a device 10× smaller and more cost-efficient than traditional systems

• Field-deployable NIR laser spectrometers: NIST-traceable, ideal for precise process gas and trace gas measurements.

Learn More: https://lnkd.in/erRXBSJR

Alio Labs and UltraFast Innovations GmbH are joining forces to expand what’s possible in thin-film engineering and precision optical coatings.Meet the experts from both teams at #PhotonicsWest in January.

Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eaMirqbF