Congrats to Coalesenz Inc. for winning the 2026 SPIE #StartupChallenge! 🥇 They also received the brand new $3,000 SPIE Jay Kumler Innovation Award.🎉 Thank you to our founding sponsor JENOPTIK, as well as Avo Photonics, Hamamatsu, and Luminate. 💡 Learn more: https://bit.ly/4q1dgDK
Donostia Zinemaldiaren #StartupChallenge proiektuen hautaketa
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Congratulations to the first place winner of the 2025 #SPIE #StartupChallenge, Max-IR Labs! 🥇 A big round of applause to the 🥈 second place winner, Photosynthetic B.V. and the 🥉 third place winner, OptiCardio! And, of course, one more big thank you to our Founding Partner, Jenoptik. 👏👏
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“We want to take lithography to a new level.” Photosynthetic B.V. takes the stage for the final pitch of the #StartupChallenge. They are using Volumetric Microlithography to enable the rapid production of complex 3D devices with submicron features. #PhotonicsWest
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“Our mission is to change the lives of cancer patients by transforming their journey.” Atzeyo Biosensors, Inc. introduces Photonic Resonance Absorption Microscopy (PRAM), a groundbreaking product designed to revolutionize cancer diagnostics and patient monitoring. #StartupChallenge #PhotonicsWest
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Max-IR Labs showcases the AquaCarbon Monitor, which empowers carbon credits with precise CO2 monitoring in water systems. #PhotonicsWest #StartupChallenge
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✨ With the Surface-Emitting SLED (Superluminescent LED), Vivid Photonics supplies superior lighting solutions to manufacturers of industrial quality-control systems, smart glasses, and imaging instruments. #PhotonicsWest #StartupChallenge
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“We have a problem. Endoscopes are too bulky.” Modendo aims to solve this. They have developed NeuroVu, an ultra-thin endoscope for deep-brain imaging. 🧠 #StartupChallenge #PhotonicsWest
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Next up: OptiCardio! 💬 OptiCardio offers a spectroscopy-enabled device for real-time guidance to reduce the recurrence rate of ablation procedures for atrial fibrillation. #StartupChallenge #PhotonicsWest
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