
How Commitment to Company Culture Pays Off at Optimax
Optimax Systems, Inc. is America’s largest precision optics manufacturer, employing 460 people and counting in Rochester, NY. CEO Rick Plympton talks with Luminate’s Director of Technology Integration, Damon Diehl, about […]

How Circle Optics is Revolutionizing the Way We View the World
Circle Optics‘ Chief Operating Officer, Ian Gauger, and Director of Marketing, Jennifer Sertl, talk with Luminate’s Dr. Sujatha Ramanujan about Circle’s first product, the Hydra; how they’ve grown the team […]

How Optica Plays Matchmaker for Startups and Industry
Luminate’s Dr. Sujatha Ramanujan met up with Dr. Jose Pozo, CTO of Optica, in Rochester, NY — the birthplace of Optica and many other great things in optics — while […]

VPIphotonics Brings Cutting-Edge Capabilities to Rochester
VPIphotonics empowers companies to define the cutting edge with its professional simulation software for integrated photonics, optoelectronics, and fiber optics applications, and for optical transmission systems and optical fiber network […]

Grant Writing from the Ground Up
Grant Writing from the Ground Up offers a step-by-step process to construct compelling grant proposals that rise to the top of a reviewer’s stack. On this episode of the Forward […]

Optica (formerly OSA), a New Name for the Leading Global Society in Light Science and Technology
After more than a century, the world’s leading champion for optics and photonics has a new name. Optica (formerly The Optical Society of America) is a reflection of the society’s global reach […]

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 […]

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 […]

Spotlight on Momentum Optics: Delivering Affordable Custom Optics, Ultra-Fast
Custom optical components are found everywhere. Unfortunately, bringing them to market is expensive and often comes with long lead times. Cohort 4 startup, Momentum Optics, is creating a faster path […]