Research Triangle Park, NC – January 22, 2026

BrightView Technologies, an industry leader in computational optics solutions, has entered into a strategic partnership with Focuslight Technologies,Inc., a publicly traded global leader in photonics and optoelectronic solutions. The collaboration agreement between the  two companies is designed to support a manufacturing presence for BrightView in Asia, leveraging Focuslight’s high-volume, scalable manufacturing platforms.

This partnership  strengthens BrightView’s global footprint and expands its international base across North America, Europe and Asia, positioning the company to better serve customers in high-growth markets including automotive and consumer electronics. The strategic collaboration creates a scalable framework for coordination across manufacturing, technology development and commercial engagement to meet increasing global demand for BrightView’s innovative optical film solutions.

“The establishment of this agreement reflects the strength of our technology and team, as well as the confidence our partners have in BrightView’s vision,” said Jennifer Aspell, CEO of BrightView Technologies. “Focuslight is an excellent strategic collaborator with complementary capabilities. This partnership enhances our manufacturing flexibility, strengthens our global supply chain, and enables us to deliver leading-edge solutions, drive innovation, and support growth in key markets worldwide.”   

BrightView and Focuslight will collaborate across multiple areas, including Asia-based manufacturing support, advanced technical and product development initiatives. The partnership also enables supply chain collaboration where appropriate, allowing each company to better support customer requirements for high-performance optical solutions.

“This strategic partnership with BrightView reflects our commitment to combining world-class optical innovation with scalable, reliable manufacturing. By aligning our capabilities, we aim to accelerate industrialization, support global customers, and create sustainable long-term value.”
said Victor Liu, CEO at Focuslight.

By aligning capabilities, the partnership positions BrightView to scale manufacturing, accelerate optical innovation, broaden its global customer base, and drive significant growth. 

BrightView’s computational optics solutions are used in a range of dynamic technology applications, including consumer electronics, mobility,  LED lighting, 3D sensing, and other optical management markets. For more information on BrightView, visit www.brightviewtechnologies.com.

About Brightview Technologies
BrightView Technologies Computational Optics unlock the full potential of transformative technologies to shape the future of human-machine interaction. With best-in-class technology, unparalleled speed in product development and an extensive array of materials and form factors, BrightView creates the optical building blocks powering major technology trends such as Artificial Intelligence, High Acuity Displays, AR/VR, 3D Image Sensing and Advanced Automotive functionality. BrightView designs and manufactures advanced components using complex micro lens elements that precisely manipulate visible and non-visible light. These solutions create higher brightness, precise angular management and visual uniformity while substantially improving end-user energy efficiency, material utilization and manufacturing optimization. Headquartered in the Research Triangle Park region of North Carolina, BrightView is an ISO 9001:2015 certified manufacturer of advanced computational optics for customers worldwide.

For additional information, visit BrightView online at www.brightviewtechnologies.com or on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/bright-view-technologies.

About Focuslight
Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Xi’an, China, Focuslight Technologies Inc. is a fast-growing public company (Shanghai: 688167) that specializes in developing and manufacturing high-power diode laser components and materials, laser optics, as well as photonics module and system solutions focusing on optical communication, consumer electronics, pan-semiconductor, automotive, and medical and health applications. Focuslight has expanded its global footprint through strategic acquisitions including LIMO GmbH in 2017 and SUSS MicroOptics SA in 2024 (now as Focuslight Switzerland SA). With the acquisition of assets from ams OSRAM in 2024, Focuslight relaunched the brand of Heptagon and extends its business to be a global photonics foundry by providing global photonics industry process development and manufacturing service. Learn more at www.focuslight.com and www.hptg.com.