Services for our members
- Regular meetings of working groups, where experts discuss and expand on technological core areas – a good basis for collaboration
- Networking days, member meetings and social events on a regular basis
- Direct individual consultation and arrangement of cooperation projects
- Cooperation with national and international partner networks to identify the right contact partners for our members abroad and in user industries
- Contacts to the regional, national and international photonics industry as well as user industries through our events, delegation trips and international activities
- Information about
► current technological trends
► regional, federal and EU funding programs - Marketing support
► publication of press releases in our newsletter, on our homepage and in social media
► partnerships at events
► joint exhibition booths at trade fairs
► free online job board - Support with the internationalization of the member companies
- Representation of the interests of our member companies in politics and associations
- The annual award of the Optence Prize for particularly good Bachelor and Master theses promotes the next generation of scientists.
- Symposia and technical events such as the Wetzlar Autumn Conference on Modern Optical Manufacturing offered by our cluster management organisation Photonics Hub
Opininons of our members - Dr. Udo Umhofer / TOPAG Lasertechnik GmbH
Networking is vital for our business. Therefore, we have been active member of Optence since its foundation. We are pleased that Optence now is one of the most important and active networks in photonics in Germany. New contacts to other industrial companies and to universities as well as our participation in working groups are very valuable to us. Together with other members and the support from Optence, we were able to realize our first publicly funded research project.