Montana Department of Commerce to Host Montana Pavilion at Photonics Tradeshow in Japan

The Department of Commerce next week will host a Montana pavilion at InterOpto, a photonics industry tradeshow in Tokyo where six Montana businesses will explore expanding their sales in Asian markets without the risk of going alone.

"Montana’s photonics industry is one of the most impressive in the United States, and it continues to grow," said Sean Becker, bureau chief for the Business Assistance Bureau at Commerce. "Asia has been a region with great interest in quality Montana products and represents the best opportunity for this industry to expand and diversify its markets."

Photonics, also known as optics, is the use of light in technology. Practical applications may include laser surgery, fiber-optic communications, and consumer electronics.

http://commerce.mt.gov/News/PressReleases/commerce-to-host-montana-pavilion-at-photonics-tradeshow-in-japan

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The Montana Photonics Industry Alliance serves as a hub for Montana’s optics and photonics companies, entrepreneurs, laboratories, and universities to commercialize, grow and sustain globally leading organizations that create high quality jobs and economic opportunity in Montana. http://www.montanaphotonics.org/