NOVAEwasfoundedin2013inLimoges,Francebytheinventors(CORIA,XlimandCNRS)ofadisruptivelaserarchitecturedesignandphotonicsindustryentrepreneurs. NOVAEmovedinthefirsthalfof2014fromXlimInstituteinLimogesUniversitytoitsnewfacilities(industrialandoffices)inSaintMartinleVieux(20minutesfromLimogesdowntownandinternationalairport). Sinceitsfoundation,NOVAEhasfocusedinindustrializationandcommercialdevelopmentofanewgenerationadvancedultrafastpulsedlasersemittingintheregionof2μm(2micron)forscientificapplicationsinthemidinfraredsuchassupercontinuumgenerationandspectroscopy,materialprocessingandthenearfutureforplasticpolymersandadvancedmaterialprocessingandmedicalapplications. Companystaffincludeinternationalprofilehighlyeducatedindividuals(majorityPhDsinphotonics,fluentinatleasttwolanguages)withlargescopeofexperiencesinthephotonicsindustryatAlphanov,AmplitudeSystèmesandtheelectronicsindustry.