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Portland, Oregon-based PreAct Technologies has received the Company of the Year award at Luminate Finals 2021. The event was held virtually and was sponsored by Optica, formerly the Optical Society. PreAct will receive $1 million in investment from New York ...

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The Optical Society will sponsor Luminate NY’s Finals 2021 to bring the Rochester-based competition to an international stage. One Rochester-area firm will compete in the finals this year. Last year, nearly 1500 people registered to join a worldwide audience as ...

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Ten companies have been selected to take part in Round 4 of the Luminate NY accelerator program and competition. Some 126 startups from 22 countries and 21 U.S. states applied to be a part of the world’s largest accelerator for ...

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SunDensity, a Luminate NY cohort, has inked a research agreement with the University of Rochester’s Institute of Optics. As part of the one-year agreement, UR will combine its experience, skills and ability in optical sciences with SunDensity’s goal to speed ...

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The Upstate Capital Association of New York on Wednesday will host the Venture NY Series A Showcase in partnership with 43North, GENIUS NY, 76West, Grow-NY and Luminate. The event will feature some of the fastest-growing startups from across New York ...

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A Boston-based tech manufacturer will receive a $1 million award and set up operations in Rochester as part of its Company of the Year Award in Round 3 of the Luminate NY Accelerator Competition. SunDensity, which originated at Massachusetts Institute ...

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Ten optics and photonics startups are competing in NextCorp’s Luminate NY accelerator program to work on the development and commercialization of their business. Luminate is a six-month residency at NextCorps in Sibley Square. The residency includes mentorship, access to resources ...

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Of all of the profoundly innovative and intuitive technology showcased at the first annual Lightning Awards, few were as inherently simple, yet groundbreaking, as Bounce Imaging. An idea that can save lives, Bounce Imaging’s product cuts spending costs for first ...

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Picture yourself headed to an impromptu meeting, a presentation tucked away in the hard drive of your smartphone. You walk into a conference room, an array of suited executives stoically facing you as you attempt to hook up your iPhone ...

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