The laser manufacturer and distributor is hiring across the board, Tolbert said, noting that there are job openings in science and research, manufacturing and sales. 

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The American Institute of Manufacturing (AIM) Photonics has secured a seven-year cooperative agreement with the Air Force Research Laboratory and the Research Foundation of the State University of New York, which includes funding of more than $321 million, Gov. Kathy ...

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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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The American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics (AIM Photonics) on Wednesday said it had appointed Tod Laursen as chair of the AIM Photonics Leadership Council, which focuses on the strategic and technical direction of the institute, a role previously held ...

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Empire State Development has invested $250,000 in Mosaic Microsystems, a Rochester-based microelectronics and photonics packaging company. The seed investment was provided by New York Ventures, the venture capital arm of ESD. A total of $2.4 million in funding was raised ...

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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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AIM Photonics is in search of a new leader. The New York Center for Research, Economic Advancement, Technology, Engineering and Science (NY CREATES) has appointed John Bowers, AIM Photonics’ deputy CEO and Distinguished Professor at the University of California Santa ...

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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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The New York Center for Research, Economic Advancement, Technology, Engineering and Science has chosen an optics industry veteran as the new leader of the American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics (AIM Photonics). Michael Cumbo will begin his role as executive ...

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Members of the local photonics industry recognized five of their own this week for making various contributions to the field. The awards were presented at the annual meeting of the Rochester Regional Photonics Cluster/New York Photonics Tuesday evening at the ...

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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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