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Jena, 13.07.2026 – The permanent Jenoptik product exhibition ‘Experience More Light’ opens today in the foyer of the Ernst-Abbe-Hochhaus. Citizens and visitors to the city can immerse themselves in the optical and technological history of Jena with free admission.
Starting today, the technology company Jenoptik is hosting the long-term product exhibition ‘Experience More Light’ in the foyer of the Ernst-Abbe-Hochhaus.
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena has secured a major scientific coup: Renowned physicist Corinna Kufner has moved from Harvard to Jena to research the origins of life using ultrafast spectroscopy.
Dr. Dominic Dorfner will become the new Chairman of the Executive Board of JENOPTIK AG on August 1, 2026. The Supervisory Board had already unanimously appointed the physicist to the position at the end of March.
Jena, April 28, 2026 – Jenoptik AG has officially announced the date for this year’s Annual General Meeting. The major shareholder meeting of the internationally active technology group based in Jena will take place on June 9, 2026, at the company’s headquarters.
Jena/Erfurt, April 23, 2026. Thuringian researchers are advancing the development of high-precision nanostructures. A new machine is intended to manufacture photonic components up to one square meter in size with atomic accuracy in the future.
Jena, April 22, 2026. At this year’s pitch of the “Digital Innovation Hub Photonics” (DIHP) in Jena, six founder teams prevailed with their high-tech ideas. The winners will now receive special research budgets to bring their technological concepts to market maturity.
Researchers in Thüringen are developing a novel machine for high-precision nanostructures on photonic components, aiming for a world-first scale of one square meter with sub-atomic precision.
Jena, 02.04.2026 – The Lichtstadt Jena is currently the venue for an international conference on optical sensing and biophotonics. Leading research figures are discussing how modern sensor technology from the laboratory can be applied in medicine and everyday life in the future.
The Jena-based technology group Jenoptik has appointed Dr. Dominic Dorfner as its new CEO. The physicist and manager will take over the leadership of the company in autumn 2026, succeeding Stefan Traeger.