News: Optoelectronics
20 January 2026
NUBURU completes Lyocon acquisition, re-establishing revenue-generating blue laser platform
NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and developed and previously manufactured high-power industrial blue lasers — has completed its acquisition of Lyocon S.r.l., an Italian laser-technology company specializing in the design, manufacturing and integration of high-power blue laser systems for industrial applications, with established operations, customers and recurring revenues. The transaction was completed through Nuburu Subsidiary Inc.
The acquisition marks the formal re-establishment of NUBURU’s core blue laser industrial business, transitioning the firm from a technology-development phase into a fully operational, revenue-generating industrial platform serving a defined segment of the global industrial laser market.
An operating industrial business with customers, revenues and market adoption
Lyocon operates an established blue laser manufacturing and integration business with active commercial deployments and long-standing customer relationships. Its systems are currently used across multiple industrial verticals, including advanced and additive manufacturing (particularly for copper and reflective metals), precision welding and surface treatment, electronics and power-component manufacturing, and selected precision-agriculture and industrial processing applications.
Through this acquisition, NUBURU consolidates technology ownership, manufacturing capability, and commercial execution under a unified industrial platform, re-establishing its presence as an industrial photonics company with real operations and market traction.
Participation in a $20bn+ global industrial laser market
Lyocon’s operations are focused on a specialized segment of the global industrial laser market — estimated by industry research to exceed $20bn — where blue laser technology offers structural performance advantages over traditional infrared solutions. These advantages are particularly pronounced in applications involving copper, reflective metals, and advanced materials critical to electrification, automation, and next-generation manufacturing.
Dual-use optionality anchored in a civil industrial base
Building on Lyocon’s commercial footprint, NUBURU intends to pursue a disciplined dual-use strategy, extending blue laser applications from civil and commercial markets into future defense and national security use cases. Any such expansion is expected to be pursued selectively and incrementally, following continued scaling and validation of the civil industrial business.
Strengthening NUBURU’s defense and security platform
The acquisition of Lyocon further strengthens NUBURU’s internal photonics capabilities across its broader defense and security ecosystem. Blue laser technologies are increasingly relevant in next-generation defense applications, including advanced manufacturing, hardened electronics, power systems, sensing, and precision components used in autonomous, aerial, and protected platforms.
This industrial capability is strategically complementary to NUBURU’s defense and security initiatives, including Tekne and the company’s previously announced drone-focused industrial initiative currently under evaluation. By re-establishing an internal, operational blue laser platform through Lyocon, NUBURU enhances its ability to design, evaluate and potentially integrate photonics-based solutions across its defense and security roadmap over time.
Public industrial validation at SPIE Optics & Photonics
As further validation of its operational status, Lyocon is participating in the exhibition at SPIE Optics & Photonics 2026 in San Diego, CA, USA (23–27 August), presenting its technology under the NUBURU trademark. The exhibition features live systems, industrial applications, and commercial solutions, highlighting the company’s return to active market engagement.
Lyocon governance (operating subsidiary)
Following completion of the transaction, the governance of Lyocon, the acquired operating subsidiary, has been restructured to support industrial execution and integration within the NUBURU group:
- Dario Barisoni – chairman & executive director;
- Alessandro Zamboni – director;
- Paola Zanzola – executive director.
This governance structure is designed to ensure continuity of operations, accelerate execution of the commercial plan, and support integration. The governance and board composition of NUBURU Inc remain unchanged.
“This acquisition marks a decisive turning point. With Lyocon, we are integrating a fully operational industrial business with customers, revenues, and manufacturing capability,” notes Dario Barisoni, co-CEO of NUBURU and chairman & executive director of Lyocon. “This is not a restart of R&D — it is the establishment of a scalable, revenue-oriented industrial platform anchored in blue laser technology. “The transaction reflects discipline and alignment. Our focus is on execution, operational scale-up, and long-term value creation,” he adds.
“The current business plan reflects a realistic and conservative ramp of the commercial business, based on existing customers and validated applications,” says Lyocon’s executive director Paola Zanzola. “At the same time, the platform we are building is inherently dual-use, creating meaningful optionality that we intend to pursue only once the industrial base is fully scaled and mature.”
Following its acquisition by Nuburu Subsidiary Inc, Lyocon operates as a fully consolidated operating subsidiary within the NUBURU group and represents the core industrial platform for NUBURU’s reactivated blue-laser business.
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