The new American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics (AIM Photonics) will be headquartered in Rochester, New York. The University of Rochester is a key partner in a consortium that has won a national competition to advance U.S. photonics manufacturing capability. AIM Photonics will receive $110 million from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, and that award will be supplemented by another $250 million from the State of New York, with additional funding commitments from public and private partners expected to exceed $245 million over the next five years for a 5:1 matching of federal funds. Read more here.
