Quebec – Quebec City – Québec
Corporation
www.ino.ca
Quebec
Quebec City
Québec
Corporation
active
Operating name: Ino
INO (National Optics Institute – Quebec, Canada) Canada€™s largest center of expertise in optics - photonics. Its mission : provide Canadian industry with innovative solutions that are offered by the fields of optics and photonics in order to increase their competitiveness and thus improve their market positioning.
A leading technology developer and provider, INO uses its core expertise to supply SMEs and larger companies – which represent 94% of its clientele – with optics and photonics solutions enabling the advent of ever more competitive products and production processes.
A top industry partner, the services INO provides to entrepreneurs and industrial clients are uniquely comprehensive. They include : consultation; module, product and system design and development; process development; prototype and production model development. In some cases, INO performs short-run production. No other center in Canada provides such an extensive offer.
INO maintains and develops a high level of expertise and know-how in 12 different fields : Fiber Sensors, Specialty Optical Fibers, Advanced Imaging Systems, Industrial Vision and 3D Sensors, Biophotonics, Industrial Optics, Laser Micromachining, Optronic Modules, Optical Design, Microdevices (MEMS/MOEMS), Microfabrication and Laser Technologies.
Internationally acclaimed, INO with its highly diversified technology portfolio and expertise has developed applications in a wide range of areas, including biomedicine, environment, aerospace, security/safety/defense, industrial processes, transportation, telecommunications and information technologies, forestry and natural resources.
Since its inception, INO imposed itself as a leader in optics/photonics and has contributed to the expansion of the industry within Canada. With an average of 20% annual growth of its revenues, a 60% self-financing rate, 43 technological transfers and 26 spin-offs – all still in operation – 192 invention disclosures, 127 patents issued, over 4500 R - D contracts and 23 collaborations with the scientific community and large international corporations, its unique model serves as an example in Canada and abroad.
As a nonprofit private corporation, INO is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of 18 members from industry and universities. INO counts 225 employees, 80% with high-level technical training.
Country of Ownership: Canada
Year Established: 1985
Exporting: Yes
Quality Certification: ISO 9001
Primary Industry (NAICS): 541710 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering and Life Sciences
Alternate Industries (NAICS): 541690 - Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
Primary Business Activity: Services
Total Sales ($CDN): $10,000,000 to $24,999,999
Export Sales ($CDN): $5,000,000 to $9,999,999
Number of Employees: 225
Services:
List of products and services, Optical design, Range sensing, Object and pattern recognition, Automatic target recognition, parallel processing, Micro-machining, Environmental testing
Products:
Grm, Optical fibers, Fibre lasers, Fibre amplifier, Bolometers, Does, Hybrid parallel information-processing systems (optics/electronics), Laser ranging, Active sensing - active imagery, 3-d imagery, Ocr system, Specialty optical fiber, Optical correlator, Amplifier, fiber optic, Composite, fiber, Fiber optic, special, Filter, acoustic/fiber optic, Master detector, infrared, Micro mirror, ditital, Mirror, variable reflection, Sensor, surveillance, Sensor, vapor solvents, Spectrometer, miniature
Sector:
Plant Information: Total Plant Size (Areas sq ft): 17 300 square meters
Boivin Philippe
Deutsch Christophe
Galarneau Pierre
Labbé Simon
Laflamme Marie-Josée
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