NEWS
Prepping for the Big Pitch
The countdown has begun! We’re getting closer to the day $2 million in follow-on funding is invested into a select few startups from cohort 4. Registration is open for Luminate Finals 2021, presented by The Optical Society (OSA). Join us to see which groundbreaking technologies take home the big checks, vote for your favorite […]
One Silicon Chip Photonics (OSCP): High-Performance IMU for Autonomous Vehicles
“I realized the disadvantages of inertial sensors and knew there must be a better way to do things… Our sensors enable autonomous vehicle navigation accuracy, use 10x less power, and are up to 30x cheaper and 50x smaller.” For industrial drones, self-driving cars, and other autonomous vehicles, optical motion sensors on the market today […]
PreAct Technologies: Novel Sensing Technology for Safer Cars
“Any car that’s equipped with our sensors and edge processing will have a heads up that a crash is imminent, and the intelligence to deploy countermeasures to save lives and reduce injuries.” Despite advances in automotive safety technology, the number of car crashes, injuries, and deaths increase every year. While car crashes may be […]
Infrascreen creates energy efficient greenhouse climate by filtering radiation
Via the Rochester Business Journal July 23, 2021 Infrascreen is one of 10 finalist companies with optics, imaging and photonics-enabled technologies that’s working with NextCorps’ Luminate NY accelerator as part of its fourth cohort. Each company received an initial investment of $100,000 and is participating in the six-month program, which helps the selected companies speed the commercialization of their technologies and businesses. […]
Spotlight on Andluca Technologies: Making Glass Smarter and More Efficient
Smart glass solutions improve building energy efficiency and occupant comfort. But current products require external wiring, which means they can’t be integrated into most existing buildings. That’s a big problem. One that costs the U.S. billions each year in wasted energy. Luminate cohort 4 startup, Andluca Technologies, has designed a solution. Co-Founder and CEO, Nick […]
OSCP Motion Sensing designs more reliable, efficient technology for self-driving vehicles
Via the Rochester Business Journal July 16, 2021 OSCP Motion Sensing Inc. is one of ten finalist companies with optics, imaging and photonics-enabled technologies that’s working with NextCorps’ Luminate NY accelerator as part of its fourth cohort. Each company received an initial investment of $100,000 and is participating in the six-month program, which helps the selected companies speed the commercialization of their […]
2EyesVision aims to reduce uncertainty in multifocal corrections
Via the Rochester Business Journal July 9, 2021 2EyesVision is a Spanish startup specializing in the creation, development, and commercialization of ophthalmic technologies. The company focuses on developing devices for the ophthalmic industry with a special emphasis on correcting cataracts and presbyopia (age-related farsightedness), an ocular condition that affects 100 percent of the population above […]
Spotlight on Infrascreen: Bringing Better Climate Control to Greenhouse Growers
High-tech greenhouses are the only way to grow fruits and vegetables without pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides, but they use (and waste) a lot of energy. Infrascreen is on a mission to make fruits and veggies good for us and good for the planet, while helping high-tech greenhouses be more sustainable and profitable. Henri de Lalande, […]
Owl Autonomous Imaging’s camera technology improves vehicle sensors
Via the Rochester Business Journal July 1, 2021 Owl Autonomous Imaging is one of 10 finalist companies with optics, imaging, and photonics-enabled technologies that are working with NextCorps’ Luminate NY accelerator as part of its fourth cohort. Each company received an initial investment of $100,000 and is participating in the six-month program, which helps the selected companies […]
