The partnership will expand the support ecosystem for founders working on industry solutions that are enabled by OPI and semiconductor chip design to ultimately reduce the cost and complexity of development.  

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“The launch of these startups illustrates the power that a supportive ecosystem can offer inspired people who are interested in creating a new business in our region,” says Matt Foley, Managing Director, Startup Incubation & Embark at NextCorps.

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Luminate NY is the world’s largest business accelerator and investment fund for early-stage companies working on solutions that are enabled by optics, photonics or imaging.   

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Technology incubators, such as NextCorps at Sibley Square, can help innovators access these needed resources and provide other valuable services.

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LIDROTEC provides wafer dicing laser machines that use ultrashort laser pulses in a liquid environment to cut semiconductors.

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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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New York’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership helped create or retain more than 6,600 jobs and generated $994 million in financial impacts in 2020.

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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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Four centers within the New York Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) network have launched competitive grant programs that will help manufacturers solve challenges created by COVID-19. Rochester area MEP NextCorps is working closely with the Manufacturing & Technology Enterprise Center (MTEC) ...

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Rochester’s NextCorps will partner with SecondMuse to administer a new initiative that will offer global innovators the most comprehensive accelerator programming for attracting and growing climate technology in New York State. The For ClimateTech initiative will help founders fast track ...

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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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Rochester’s NextCorps incubator is about to hatch more companies that will focus on clean energy.  The New York State Energy Research and Development Agency announced Thursday that NextCorps will receive $10 million over five years to develop the program, based ...

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