How Circle Optics is Revolutionizing the Way We View the World

Meet two key members of the team that’s building the world’s first seamless 360° camera. Circle Optics‘ Chief Operating Officer, Ian Gauger, and Director of Marketing, Jennifer Sertl, sit down […]
How Optica Plays Matchmaker for Startups and Industry

What trends are exciting to the Chief Technology Officer of the world’s leading optics and photonics association? Dr. Jose Pozo, CTO of Optica, met up with Luminate’s Dr. Sujatha Ramanujan […]
VPIphotonics Brings Cutting-Edge Capabilities to Rochester

VPIphotonics of Berlin, Germany recently relocated its U.S. office from Boston to Rochester and now shares a building with NextCorps and the Luminate accelerator. Chris Maloney, Managing Director of the […]
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 […]
Finger Lakes Forward: A Vision for Our Region’s Future

The Finger Lakes Region and its urban core, Rochester, are undergoing a fundamental economic transformation. Finger Lakes Forward, a strategic plan developed by the Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council […]
Spotlight on Rubitection: Advancing Early Bedsore Detection

The impact on the healthcare system can be up to $45,000 to treat a single bedsore, and some pay the ultimate price. 60,000 people in the U.S. alone die each […]
Mergers & Acquisitions

President of global technology group Jenoptik Optical Systems, Jay Kumler got his start in the defense industry designing and building reconnaissance lenses and has since been on both the buy- […]
What You’ll See at the OIDA Technology Showcase

Looking for new products for your organization and information about the latest technology? Sujatha Ramanujan, PhD, Managing Director of Luminate NY, speaks with Simin Cai, President and CEO of Go!Foton, […]
OSA FiO+LS: An All-Virtual Experience in Optics, Photonics, Quantum Tech, Augmented Reality & More

Claudio Mazzali, Sr. Vice President and CTO of the Corning Optical Communications Sector, Corning, Inc., USA, Optical Society (OSA) Fellow, and Co-Chair of this year’s Frontier in Optics + Laser […]
Spotlight on Augmentiqs: Redefining Digital Pathology

When a patient is diagnosed with cancer today, a pathologist will look at a tumor sample and attempt to suggest the best treatment based on what they see in the […]
Business Models for Investing and Resources

In part three of his conversation with Luminate Managing Director, Dr. Sujatha Ramanujan, Dr. Milton Chang gives his thoughts on how and when to exit a business and tips for […]
Navigating Investment

In part two of a three-part conversation with Luminate Managing Director, Dr. Sujatha Ramanujan, Dr. Milton Chang describes the different types of investments and misconceptions around the challenges of raising […]
The Path to Entrepreneurship

Dr. Sujatha Ramanujan, Managing Director of the Luminate accelerator, sits down with Dr. Milton Chang, Managing Partner of Incubic Management, author of Toward Entrepreneurship, and Luminate Board Member. In part […]