LighTopTech builds optical instruments and software for nondestructive imaging inside living tissue and manufactured materials. Its OCX® system combines optical coherence tomography with Gabor Domain Optical Coherence Microscopy in a compact desktop instrument, using a liquid-lens, bioinspired microscope design to produce high-resolution 3D images without cutting into a sample. The company’s work spans biomedical imaging and manufacturing quality control, with research published on applications including corneal tissue and skin.
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Pharos Imaging, IncPharos Imaging is developing a compact optical coherence tomography platform designed to bring microscopic imaging out of specialist back rooms and into portable, everyday settings. Founded around a team led by co-founders Dr. David Rubaltelli and Dr. Xingchen Ji, the company is building a battery-powered, cloud-connected system that is smaller than a cell phone and intended to broaden access to OCT for home monitoring and screening.NEW YORK, NY
OptoVibronex, LLCOptoVibronex develops the patented OptoScope 2.0, a non-invasive medical imaging and material-characterization device that combines optical coherence tomography with vibrational analysis to map tissue structure and mechanical properties. Based in Mount Bethel, the company is focused particularly on dermatology and aesthetic dermatology, with potential uses in virtual biopsy, wound healing and implant assessment. Co-founder and Chief Technical Officer Dr. Fred Silver brings 35 years as a Rutgers pathology professor, more than 30 patents and over 200 publications on biological materials and their mechanics.MT. BETHEL, PA
LumetricsBorn in Rochester in 2003 from optical research at Eastman Kodak, Lumetrics designs and manufactures non-contact thickness measurement and optical inspection systems. Its OptiGauge technology delivers real-time, non-destructive measurements, while its Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensors evaluate optics from contact lenses to laser beams. Lumetrics also works directly with customers to develop custom metrology systems for demanding production, quality, and research applications.ROCHESTER, NY
Bioptechs IncBioptechs Inc. is an American optical engineering company that develops and manufactures environmental control systems for live-cell microscopy. It introduced its first precision micro-environmental control system in 1992 and says it has made these systems for more than 25 years, manufacturing over 150 standardized products alongside custom designs at its western Pennsylvania facility.BUTLER, PA