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Luminate Announces Fourth-Round Winners
Via Optics & Photonics News October 1, 2021 In an online event on 30 September, Luminate NY, the business accelerator centered in Rochester, NY, USA, announced the winners of its fourth graduating class of emerging companies in optics, photonics and imaging (OPI). The five companies tapped by the program will receive a total of more than US$2 million […]
Governor Hochul Announces Round 4 Winners of Luminate NY Accelerator Competition
Via New York State September 30, 2021 Governor Kathy Hochul today announced PreAct Technologies as the winner of Round 4 of the Luminate NY optics, photonics, and imaging startup accelerator competition. The Portland, Oregon-based PreAct Technologies received the “Company of the Year” award at Luminate Finals 2021, which was held virtually and sponsored by Optica, formerly The Optical Society. The […]
Sneak Peek at Luminate Finals 2021
2 Days Left to Register People from all over the world — 23 countries and counting — are registered to watch the startups of cohort 4 pitch for up to $2 million in follow-on funding later this week. Don’t miss your chance to get a glimpse at the technology of the future. Register for […]
2EyesVision: A Clearer Way to Prescribe Multifocal Corrections
“Joining 2EyesVision has allowed me to be part of a project that I believe in, one that is solving a real market need and helping people.” Multifocal corrections in the form of contact lenses or intraocular lenses can lead to life-changing vision improvements for an increasing number of people. But multifocal vision is hard […]
Spotlight on Layer Metrics: Enabling Reliable 3D Metal Printing
Manufacturers of mission-critical components like facial implants and aircraft engine pieces are currently using metal printing to produce multiple parts to get one good one. It’s a problem that costs the global manufacturing industry billions of dollars a year. Layer Metrics, a Luminate cohort 4 finalist, is addressing the challenge with its integrated metrology system, which […]
Momentum Optics: A Better, Faster Path to Custom Optics
“I saw real potential in leveraging technology from the $480 billion semiconductor industry and putting it together with optics manufacturing.” Nearly all market sectors can benefit from faster, more cost-effective optics. Custom optics often require months-long lead times and high costs, which makes them inaccessible to some companies and slows product development and research […]
Spotlight on 2EyesVision: Empowering Personalized Assessment of Multifocal Corrections
Intraocular lenses are among the best options to correct presbyopia and cataracts. But multifocal vision is a new visual experience that’s hard for patients to understand. 2EyesVision, a startup in cohort 4 of the Luminate accelerator, developed the SimVis Gekko™, a solution for patients to be able to experience multifocal corrections before committing to surgery or […]
Mesodyne: Converting Fuel to Electricity Via Light
“With our solution, we can potentially reduce [dismounted warfighters’] battery load by 75%, which enables them to carry more water or other things they need to perform their mission.” Drones, vehicles, and people that need power on the move are weighed down or held back by current solutions. Batteries have low energy density, and […]
Layer Metrics: A Real-Time Revolution in 3D Printing
“Ours is a first-of-its-kind integrated metrology system for simultaneous, synchronized monitoring of geometric and thermal profiles. That enables adaptive process control and digitally recorded, born-certified parts — perfectly formed parts, first time, every time.” Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, has the potential to be a highly disruptive force throughout the global manufacturing […]
