These teams have been selected go on to the live pitch event at Photonics West. Finalists are organized by development stage:
One team representative from each team will pitch their light-based business. Presenters in the Startup Challenge are competing for a US $10,000 first prize.
Plan to attend the final presentations live at Photonics West.
See schedule below; click to add to your MySchedule.
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10:15 AM PT |
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11:30 AM PT |
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2:30 PM PT |
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4:30 PM PT |
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Actoprobe, with Nano-Spectroscopy Probe for advanced manufacturing and life science | Category: Deep Tech |
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FlulDect, with sensor technology combining the effects of whispering-gallery-modes (WGM) with functionalized fluorescent beads to detect pathogens in applications including food safety |
Category: Deep Tech |
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KostaCLOUD Inc., with a cloud-based optical design and simulation tool enabling real-time, optical-mechanical design collaboration, dramatically improving design-optimization times |
Category: Deep Tech |
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Lighthanded Enterprises, with LasEar Laser Otoscope, to improve diagnosis of common causes of childhood-hearing loss |
Category: Healthcare |
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PatenSee, with an innovative combination of machine learning and imaging technology for dialysis patients | Category: Healthcare |
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PhoMedics Limited, with a histological imaging microscope offering real-time status during cancer surgery | Category: Healthcare |
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Phosio, with nanoimprintable, high-refractive index transparent coatings, a critical tool for expanding optical designs in AR | Category: Deep Tech |
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PhosPrint, with a novel technology that repairs in vivo human tissue during surgery | Category: Healthcare |
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QART Medical, utilizing biophotonics and data for 3D analysis of sperm cells during IVF | Category: Healthcare |
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Swave Photonics, enabling display-makers and content-creators with immersive holographic displays | Category: Deep Tech |
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Comptek Solutions has created a novel passivation technology that boosts the performance of compound semiconductors used in optoelectronics, RF, and power devices. |
Category: Deep Tech |
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Nicslab is a fabless chip company developing electronics and photonics integrated circuits for future optical solutions in data centers, AI, and quantum computing. |
Category: Deep Tech |
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Scantinel Photonics is developing a groundbreaking FMCW Photonic LiDAR Engine with a range three times higher than current lidar Systems |
Category: Deep Tech |
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Scinvivo aims to revolutionize cancer diagnostics and care through an imaging platform that enables real-time imaging of the tissue structure below the surface. Combined with AI, a powerful diagnosis tool is created, and photonics-based localization enables robotic surgery. |
Category: Healthcare |
