Mittweida University of Applied Sciences is a research and transfer intensive university with a tradition in engineering education of more than 150 years. Research and development is characterized in particular by application orientation and interdisciplinarity. The Laserinstitut Hochschule Mittweida as a central scientific institution is one of the leading research institutions in the field of laser technology in Germany with worldwide recognized research results on innovative processes in the fields of laser nanomachining and micromachining, high-rate laser processing, pulsed laser deposition, additive manufacturing, laser macromachining, laser metrology, modeling and simulation of laser processes, laser system and process development as well as biophotonics.