Pro Optica, prin Divizia de cercetare si Departamentul de productie, a contribuit la realizarea primului nanosatelit romanesc GOLIAT care a fost lansat cu succes pe data de 9 februarie 2012 cu ajutorul unei rachete Vega de la baza din Guyana Franceza.

Nanosatelitul GOLIAT a fost dezvoltat de un consortiu de cercetare condus de Agentia Spatiala Romana (ROSA) in cadrul unei colaborari cu Agentia Spatiala Europeana (ESA).

Pro Optica a conceput si realizat obiectivul pentru camera de observare Ciclop cu rezolutia de 3 mega pixeli. Obiectivul destinat domeniului spectral vizibil, are focala de 57mm si produce imagini ale Terrei de la altitudini cuprinse intre 300 si 1450 Km.

Starting July 2011, PRO OPTICA became the majority shareholder of S.C. INSTITUTUL de OPTOELECTRONICA S.A. (IOEL), private research organization, with Romanian capital, certified by National Authority for Scientific Research to perform Research & Development activity.

The Research Division staff from PRO OPTICA will operate in IOEL, having the same skills.

IOEL in partnership with PRO OPTICA, or its affiliated companies as SMEs, can participate in National or International R&D competitions to promote their projects of interest.

Chairmen, conveners, secretaires, members, delegates and experts of ISO/TC 172 - Optics & Photonics - have recieved ISO's 2009 Lawrence D. Eicher Leadership Award for excellence in creative and innovation standards development.

PRO OPTICA is an active part of ISO/TC 172 since 1994 and during the time its experts had an important contribution in the workgroups’ activity. These experts are: phis. Georgeta Sorohan, phis. Magdalena Tantu, phis. Anca Beldiceanu and eng. Dan Ursu.

We are pleased to notify that PRO OPTICA is actively involved in several Research & Technology Development projects funded by the 7th  Framework Programme as follows:

1. The project entitled “Novel Intruder Detection and Authentication Optical Sensing Technology -  iDetecT4All” (Grant agreement no. 217872 ) is a collaborative project and is carried out by an International Consortium, coordinated by Instro Precision Limited (England). More information regarding iDetecT4All project can be found on the project website: www.idetect4all.eu
This project is successufully completed.

2. The project entitled “Development of a long term creep monitoring image based technique  – CreepImage” is a research project for the benefit of SMEs and is carried out by a Consortium led by TWI Ltd. from England. More informations about this project can be found on the website: http://www.creepimage.eu/
The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme managed by REA-Research Executive Agency http://ec.europa.eu/research/rea ([FP7/2007-2013] [FP7/2007-2011] under grant agreement no. 283533.
This project is in progress.

3. The project entitled “Development of Advanced Shearography System for On-Site Inspection of Wind Turbine Blades– DashWin” is a research project for the benefit of SMEs and is carried out by a Consortium led by TWI Ltd. from England. More informations about this project can be found on the website: http://www.dashwin.eu/
The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme managed by REA-Research Executive Agency http://ec.europa.eu/research/rea [FP7/2007-2013] [FP7/2007-2011] under grant agreement no 284986.
This project is in progress.

• opto-mechanical R&D (optical, opto-mechanical and electro-optical devices and equipments)
• R&D for optical systems
• R&D for thin layer technologies and physical process designs
• execution of experimental patterns and prototypes

• integration of complex systems based on optical, electro-optical and electronic equipments for the military and civilian domain
  
• researches based on long term partnership with R&D from our country or abroad in order to realize some projects financed by National R&D Programmes or through Frame Programmes of the European Community.
• optical and photometric measurements

• image acquisition and analyse systems
• night vision and aiming systems with image intensifiers
• development of thermovision applications
• development of some devices and technologies in order to reduce the costs of the complex systems

• wide band INTERNET connection and INTRANET system
• specialized programs and applications: MS – Office, Solid Works, Winoptic (own programmes of optical calculation), Visual C, Visual Basic, Visual Fox Pro, Origin (optimization diagrams and statistical designs), STRAT V6.2 (optical coating design)
• laboratory for optical and photometric measurements
• workshops for mechanical,optical treatments, optical coatings, electronics, assembling experimental products and prototypes
• data base concerning the design of optical and electro-optical equipment built over many years of experience in this domain
• partnerships established with R&D units from our country