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Institut National d'Optique

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The National Optics Institute (INO) is a Quebec City-based private non-profit corporation founded in 1988. INO is a technological design and development firm that deals in optics and photonics for SMEs and large corporations in Canada and around the world. INO has 147 patents granted.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1985Founded1
  • Industryaerospace industry, electronics, industrial manufacturing, transport industry1
  • HeadquartersQuebec City1
  • Websitewww.ino.ca/en
  • Legal formCORPORATION3
  • LEI549300MAW7VSS6FKYW773
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered address2740 Rue Einstein, G1P 4S4 Quebec, Canada3
  • Registered withCorporations Canada, 200468-23

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The National Optics Institute (INO) is a Quebec City-based private non-profit corporation founded in 1988. INO is a technological design and development firm that deals in optics and photonics for SMEs and large corporations in Canada and around the world. INO has 147 patents granted. In addition, over 103 other patent applications have been submitted and are awaiting approval. INO was recognized as a Centre of Excellence and Innovation by the Canadian government.2

The story

INO was officially created in 1985 at the instigation of the Université Laval, which, at the time, accounted for half of Canada's researchers in optics/photonics, as well as the Canadian Association of Physicists, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and various partners in the Quebec City area. Its function is to be a centre of expertise in optics and photonics and to assist companies in acquiring a competitive edge and developing their business. INO aims to generate at least one spinoff company every year out of its scientific and technological research. The company has offices in Quebec City, Montreal, Hamilton and Edmonton.

INO was a pioneer in optics/photonics research for industrial development purposes, and today it is Canada’s leading centre for industrial research and commercialization. The processes and applications it has developed by combining optics and photonics have helped many Canadian companies stay competitive in their respective fields.

INO started its operations in 1988.

From Wikipedia’s article on Institut National d'Optique, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Timeline

  1. 1985Founded Founded1

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