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INO, the largest industrial optics-photonics expertise center in the country, is proud to announce the appointment of Mr. Sébastien Proulx as Chair of its Board of Directors

Yesterday, during its Annual General Meeting,
INO highlighted Mr. Jacques Topping’s 28 years of service
on its Board of Directors, including the last 7 as Chair. 

On Monday, aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, next-generation infrared detectors—entirely developed and manufactured in Quebec by INO—were launched into space. Integrated into the EarthDaily multispectral satellite constellation, a Canadian initiative dedicated to Earth observation, these detectors will provide high-value data across several sectors, notably in environmental monitoring and disaster management.

This morning, the newspaper Le Soleil published an open letter urging federal party leaders, currently on the campaign trail, to commit to renewing INO’s five-year funding.

The INO Board of Directors recently welcomed Mr. Daniel Cotnoir, an experienced software engineer who has notably held the position of Senior Director of AI Engineering at Google and is currently working as a Senior Consultant, still in artificial intelligence, at Google Cloud.

Quantino, the high-tech business incubator powered by INO, and the CHU de Québec-Université Laval (CHU) are teaming up to expand the regional offering in incubating companies developing technologies to prevent, diagnose, and treat various diseases – notably cancer and immune diseases – as well as to promote regenerative medicine and women’s health.