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.
We:
- Support initiatives designed to start, grow and attract new optics and photonics companies to Montana;
- Promote optics and photonics job opportunities in Montana to attract top quality professionals to the state;
- Support efforts to build the state’s optics and photonics technology research base;
- Exchange information about common issues and opportunities;
- Pool resources to support joint training, research and development and business development projects that advance the competitiveness of Montana optics and photonics companies;
- Educate the public and students about optics and photonics career opportunities;
- Serve as an interface between Montana optics and photonics companies and state educational institutions; and
- Serve as the interface between Montana optics and photonics companies and state government