Linda Smith

Lumetrics, Inc. develops and manufactures precision thickness measurement and gauging systems. It offers precision thickness and geometric measurements for various materials and products, such as multilayer films and materials, flat films, coatings, medical balloons, tubing, glass, contact lenses, and roll stock. The company was founded by Todd F. Blalock, Christopher T. Cotton, John Hart, Steve Heveron-Smith in 2002 and is headquartered in Rochester, NY.

Wakonda Technologies, Inc. develops solar photovoltaic products. It offers solar cells and solar electric technology services. The firm serves the commercial and military sectors. The company was founded by Leslie G. Fritzemeier and Ryne P. Raffaelle in 2005 and is headquartered in Woburn, MA.

Part of Novanta, Inc., Synrad, Inc. is a company that specializes in delivering tailored laser and beam delivery solutions to OEMs in a broad range of industrial and medical markets. The company is based in Mukilteo, WA. The company offers a range of products and services, including laser beam steering, lasers, sub-systems, controllers, and software, for industries such as manufacturing and processing, converting, packaging, and labeling, energy, medical, and scientific/research and development. The company also provides application-specific solutions, application and material testing, and technologies support. Synrad was acquired by Excel Technology, Inc., part of Novanta, Inc. from August 29, 2008 on August 17, 1998 for $22 million.

Rochester Institute of Technology is a privately endowed, coeducational university with ten colleges emphasizing career education and experiential learning. It was founded in 1829 and is headquartered in Rochester, NY.

Kaiser Permanenente Ventures LLC (KP Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Kaiser Permanente, Inc. founded in 1996 by Henry Kaiser and Dr. Sidney Garfield. The firm is headquartered in Oakland, California.

Incubic Management LLC (Incubic) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Judith M O'Brien and William L Nighan. The firm is headquartered in Los Altos Hills, California.

QED Technologies International, Inc. develops polishing and metrology technology for semiconductors. The company is based in Rochester, NY. The company was founded in 1996 by Lowell A. Mintz, Donald Golini. The CEO is Bertrand Loy. QED Technologies International was acquired by CMC Materials LLC, part of Entegris, Inc. from July 07, 2022 on July 10, 2006 for $23.50 million.

The Optical Society of America provides publications, meetings, and membership programs in optics and photonics. The private company is based in Washington. The CEO of the American company is Elizabeth Rogan.

Carestream Health, Inc. engages in the provision of healthcare information technology solutions. It provides radiography, healthcare information solutions, veterinary, managed print solutions, and dental practices. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Rochester, NY.

National Women''s Hall of Fame operates as a non-profit organization. It honors and celebrates the achievements of distinguished American women. The organization?s programs include induction weekend, educational programs, and special exhibits and events. The organization was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Seneca Falls, NY.

Part of Coherent Corp., Coherent NA, Inc. is a company that manufactures marking devices. The company is based in Plymouth, MI. Coherent NA was founded in 1988.

Flynn Agency LLC provides advertising, public relations, and digital media services. It serves the biotechnology, imaging, photonics, manufacturing, professional services, telecommunications, automotive, financial services, food, beverage, health care, pharmaceuticals and professional sports sectors. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Pittsford, NY.

Intrinsiq Materials, Inc. manufactures nanoparticle based ink formulations for printed electronics applications. Its products include copper inkjet ink and screen paste, laser sintering system and sntrinsiq LAPS-60 system. The company was founded by Paul W. Reip in 2007 and is headquartered in Rochester, NY.

National Renewable Energy Laboratory operates as laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Golden, CO.

Adarza BioSystems, Inc. develops and manufacturers a multiplex immunoassay technology that can identify proteins and genetic markers in medical specimens. The firm operates as a medical diagnostics company which also develops a rapid and label-free biological assay platform for measuring clinical and point-of-care samples and also its technology allows hundreds of tests to be run simultaneously on a single chip. The company was founded by Benjamin L. Miller, Randolph R. Henke, Terry Gronwall and Christopher C. Striemer in 2008 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

TechStars Central LLC (TechStars) is an Independent Accelerator Incubator firm founded in 2006. The firm is headquartered in the US..

Laser Mechanisms, Inc. manufactures laser beam delivery components. The private company is based in Novi, MI.

The Optical Society of America, Inc. is a non-profit organization that engages in the study and research of optics and photonics. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Rochester Regional Photonics Cluster, Inc. operates as a non profit organization that promotes the area's photonics, optics, and imaging industry. It offers design and fabrication of optical components; optical assemblies; integrated systems; testing; and metrology for applications such as biotechnology, communications, lighting, imaging, and defense. The company is headquartered in Rochester, NY.

Founder Institute, Inc. provides startup launch programs. Its curriculum include branding and design, product development, and equity and funding. The company was founded by Adeo Ressi and Jonathan Greechan in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Verizon Digital Media Services, Inc. provides content delivery network services. It operates a platform for online video streaming called Reach Engine that allows companies to create and curate video content on new era tools and enable smart, secure and elastic cloud services in sync with media workflow. The firm's solutions include live streaming, broadcast/OTT solution, web acceleration and commerce acceleration. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Part of Butler/Till Media Services, Inc., Brand Cool Marketing, Inc. provides media and marketing services. The company is based in Rochester, NY. Brand Cool Marketing was acquired by Butler/Till Media Services, Inc. on June 12, 2015.

Ovitz, Inc. manufactures ophthalmic diagnostic devices. It offers proper eye sight and provides the risk of having undetected vision problems. The company was founded by Kim Joung Yoon and is headquartered in Rochester, NY.

Duality Technologies, Inc. engages in privacy enhancing technologies. Its products include secure data analysis; IP protection for analytics models; and privacy-preserving data linkage. The company was founded by Alon Kaufman, Shafi Glodwasser, Rina Shainski, Kurt Rohloff, and Vinod Vaikuntanathan in 2016 and is headquartered in Maplewood, NJ.

Small Business Development Center LLC provides business development and coaching services.

SunDensity, Inc. is engaged in developing photonic smart coating technologies. The company was founded by Nishikant Sonwalkar and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Qubits Ventures Management Company LLC (Qubits Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Nardo Manaloto. The firm is headquartered in Pasadena, California.

10X Venture Partners LLC (10x Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012. The firm is headquartered in Manchester, New Hampshire.