NEWS
May 2020 in Review
Summer is finally here, and cohort III startups are busy preparing their pitches for Demo Day 2020. This year’s event will take place virtually as part of the 2020 Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science (FiO + LS) Conference and Exhibition, which will be held Sept. 13-17. We will let you know the exact […]
LIGHTENING THE LOAD: How Photonics is Reducing our Environmental Impact
Via Photonics Media July 12, 2020 Four companies from the Luminate startup accelerator in Rochester, N.Y. are making major contributions to sustainability initiatives with emerging optics, photonics, and imaging (OPI) technologies. Their work is driving energy savings and better monitoring of our impact on the environment — specifically by increasing the efficiency of solar panels, […]
Team Kilo develops lighting technology to aid stabilization and growth of NICU babies
Via the Rochester Business Journal June 12, 2020 Kilo Medical Solutions is a medical startup that developed a product that can be hooked up to incubators to control lighting for infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The technology is called Brise-Solette, and it consists of a system of films used to imitate a […]
Haqean tackles sales of counterfeit and pirated goods
Via the Rochester Business Journal June 10, 2020 Haqean is a security startup that is in the process of developing an on-demand quantum entropy solution to address the sales of counterfeit and pirated items to combat fraud and infringement issues. In 2018 counterfeiting was the largest criminal enterprise in the world, with sales of counterfeit […]
ExPrimary’s health care technology aims to impact ‘every human’
Via the Rochester Business Journal June 3, 2020 Advancing personalized health care is the mission of ExPrimary, a startup company in NextCorps’ Luminate NY program. By improving access to bioanalytical tools and information, ExPrimary strives to help consumers identify and catch diseases at an earlier, more treatable stage. ExPrimary is one of 10 finalist companies […]
AkknaTek finds safer methods for using high-end intraocular lenses
Via the Rochester Business Journal May 26, 2020 AkknaTek, a German-based startup company, offers innovative solutions for ophthalmology, specializing in cataract surgery. AkknaTek is one of 10 finalist companies with optics imaging, and photonics-enabled technologies in the Luminate NY accelerator program. Patients suffering from cataract disease can often achieve better vision through premium artificial lenses, […]
Sknow detects weak snow layers to protect skiers from deadly avalanches
Via the Rochester Business Journal May 18, 2020 Norwegian geo analytics company, Think Outside, has developed a product called Sknow, which provides deeper insight into snow conditions and protects skiers from dangerous avalanche terrain. Sknow can also be used to offer more reliable insights about the quality of water in the mountains. Think Outside is […]
April 2020 in Review
For Luminate’s previous two cohorts, the end of April meant our finalists were two-thirds of the way through the program and eagerly anticipating Demo Day in June. With COVID-19 disrupting business as usual, we’ve extended this year’s program through the summer and adjusted to a virtual format. Our companies continue to scale their businesses and […]
SunDensity’s Photonic Smart Coating improves energy efficiency
Via the Rochester Business Journal May 12, 2020 Boston-based SunDensity has produced groundbreaking Photonic Smart Coating (PSC) technology to double the energy efficiency for products like digital cameras and solar cells. SunDensity is an optics/photonics company in Luminate NY’s third cohort. “SunDensity’s ability to tap the unique resources that exist in the Finger Lakes region […]
