A brief history of the Group
1997
Creation of OPTOCOMM Innovation by Mr Marc Le Flohic, which later became KEOPSYS.
2014
KEOPSYS acquires the assets of 3S PHOTONICS and creates LEA PHOTONICS, a subsidiary dedicated to the
development of lasers and amplifiers for industry, telecoms and the medical sector.
2017
QUANTEL/KEOPSYS merger through the contribution of KEOPSYS Group companies to QUANTEL. LUMIBIRD is created and a European laser champion is born.
2020
Acquisition of the laser and ultrasound activities of
Australian company ELLEX MEDICAL.
2023
Acquisition of CONVERGENT, high-power lasers and semiconductors, in Italy and the USA.
2013
KEOPSYS creates SENSUP, a subsidiary dedicated to the development and manufacture of electro-optical systems based on fiber lasers.
2016
Marc Le Flohic becomes Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of QUANTEL, and the main shareholder.
2019
Acquisition of OPTOTEK MEDICAL (Slovenia), a specialist in the development of lasers for medical applications, and HALO PHOTONICS (UK), a manufacturer of LiDAR systems.
2022
Acquisition of the SAAB Group’s defence laser rangefinder business (now Lumibird Photonics Sweden) and INNOPTICS, a company specialising in the encapsulation of optoelectronic components.
The Keopsys-Quantel combination
Lumibird was created through the business combination between the Keopsys and Quantel Groups, approved by Quantel’s shareholders in October 2017. This created a major European operator with leading technical and industrial positions through its unique expertise in the most important and innovative laser technologies. This alliance between Quantel and Keopsys has opened up outstanding opportunities for growth, particularly for defense, optical sensors for the automotive and environment markets, and the medical sector.
A new European champion for lasers, Lumibird is a mid-size firm. More agile than a diversified large group, more powerful than a mono-application technology firm, it is ideally positioned to conquer the global laser market.
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