Join us at our 2023 Photonics Summit & Expo on April 20! Click here for more info!
CPIA Unites the Photonics Industry in Colorado
To promote the strength and contribution that photonics technologies make. Publicizes this strength in industry trade shows and international business forums.
Helps assure a trained workforce is available to allow the industry to grow and attracts out-of-state talent. Promotes the needs and wants of the photonics industry to the local and federal governments.
Provides a forum for industry, academia, and government laboratories to collaborate on R&D projects.
What We Do
The Colorado Photonics Industry Association (CPIA) is an association of Industrial, University, and Government entities involved in research, development, and/or the sale of products or services that involove photonics technologies.
Networking
Whether it is attending, exhibiting, speaking at or sponsoring one of our CPIA events, members have the opportunity to increase their visibility and business pipeline through membership in CPIA. CPIA holds two large events a year, in April and October, that attract the photonics community throughout Colorado and beyond.
View More
Industry Classes
Throughout the year, CPIA holds optics and photonics classes recruiting well-known instructors from around the country. Subjects can range from optical design, to lens coatings, to laser systems. Member registrations are always offered at a discount. The classes CPIA offers are often only available at large conferences, making these classes more affordable and accessible.
View More
News
CPIA publishes an on-line newsletter once a month that offers a quick-look at member news, funding opportunities, events, legislative activities and more. It is a priority for make sure that member news gets included and highlighted in this monthly newsletter. Other eblasts, website and social media posts make sure that the photonics community in Colorado is well documented and widely distributed.
View More
Photonics Workforce
CPIA works to strengthen the optics and photonics workforce in Colorado. We are constantly updating our Job Openings page on our website and have had multiple members say they have hired people that found them through CPIA. CPIA has a close partnership with the Front Range Community College Optics Technology Program and also pursues any workforce grants that could benefit our membership.
View More
The Photonics Industry is Broadly Represented in Colorado
Photonics Industry In Colorado Is:
Thriving
Over 8,000 are Employed in the Colorado Photonics Industry and over 250 Colorado Companies working in Photonics.
Diverse
53.5% Engage in Manufacturing. 33.3% focus on Research and Consulting & 12.3% Identify as Photonics Wholesalers.
Advanced
Colorado supports Photonics As An Advanced Industry:
From 2014-2017 30 Photonics companies working in Colorado have been awarded over $6.5 Million in Advanced Industries
grant funding from the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) is investing in programs that support internships and apprenticeships to help train the next generation of Photonics innovators.
Testimonials
What Our Member Say
It’s good for our company to support CPIA to be part of the photonics community in Colorado. There are a lot of benefits, there’s information gleaned from other members, and there’s financial support that is provided through different grants CPIA has identified.
Travis Green
Paul Searcy
We’d Love to Hear From You!
Get in Touch
Let us know how we can help you by giving us a call, or sending us an email. You can also submit a form on our contact page here.
Email Us
cpia@coloradophotonics.org
Send us an email and a friendly member of our team will respond soon!
