NEWS
Taking the Optics Suitcase into Schools to Inspire Careers in Light
With more than 150,000 job openings on Indeed that have words like optics, fiber optics, photonics, imaging, and lasers, the need to inspire people to enter into careers in light […]
Luminate Spotlight: SCOUT ushers in a new era of space safety
Via the Rochester Business Journal SCOUT is one of 10 startups from around the world working with the Luminate NY accelerator at NextCorps in downtown Rochester. These companies are helping to write the […]
MEETOPTICS uses AI to make the search for optics and photonics components easy and accessible
Via the Rochester Business Journal MEETOPTICS is one of 10 startups from around the world working with the Luminate NY accelerator at NextCorps in downtown Rochester. These companies are helping to write […]
Investing in Innovation Pays Off
When companies in the Luminate portfolio make progress, our whole region moves forward. Owl AI — an autonomous imaging company focused on improving pedestrian safety — is expanding its […]
Luminate spotlight: Custom Surgical digitizes microscopes for earlier pathology detection
Via the Rochester Business Journal Custom Surgical, one of 10 startups from around the world working with downtown Rochester’s Luminate accelerator at NextCorps, is helping to write Rochester’s next chapter […]
Governor Hochul Announces Luminate New York Alum Owl AI to Grow Operations in Monroe County
Via New York State Autonomous Imaging Company Moving to New Location in the Town of Perinton; Commits to Creating More Than 100 New Jobs Investment Complements “Finger Lakes Forward” – […]
4 Trends from Photonics for Quantum 2022
By Damon Diehl, PhD, Technology Program Manager “The future is now” was the fundamental message of the SPIE Photonics for Quantum 2022 conference at Rochester Institute of Technology, which ran […]
Diving into IP, Sales, and the Summer
Cohort 5 had a busy month of seminars, advisor meetings, facility tours, and balancing business as usual with their involvement in the accelerator. But all work and no play […]
Networking in the Optics Capital of the World
Cohort 5 kicked off their time at Luminate by pitching organizations in the region. In May, we turned the tables by hosting our third annual trade show (in person […]
