BELLINGHAM, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The best new photonics products have been named finalists for the 2025 SPIE Prism Awards. The 24 products – from companies ranging from emerging innovators to industry stalwarts – selected in eight categories, will be honored during a 29 January gala evening at SPIE Photonics West. The annual event, which will be celebrating its 17th year, recognizes commercialized innovation in photonics, honoring companies that are bringing transformative products to market.
Rapidly developing technology areas such as quantum, sensors, imaging, and biomedical showcase the range and variety of this year's entries and finalists. Newer companies such as Eoptic, Delta Life Science, previous SPIE Startup Challenge finalists Ki3 Photonics Technologies and FlulDect, and 2023 SPIE Prism Award winner Qunnect, will share the stage alongside more established companies such as Thorlabs, Leonardo, Trioptics, and NIL Technology. Confirmed presenters for this year’s Prism Awards include Double Helix’s Leslie Kimerling, Edmund Optics’ Katie Schwertz, ETH Zurich’s Ursula Keller, Singular Photonics’ Shahida Imani, Notal Vision’s Nishant Mohan, Ruda Optical’s Kate Medicus, and Thorlabs’ Jennifer Cable.
This year, SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, is also bestowing the second SPIE Catalyst Award. This recognition honors for-profit companies with specific social or environmentally focused programs that have had significant positive impact, either within their workplace, on society at large, or on the environment. Finalists for this year’s Catalyst Award are SCHOTT, Thorlabs, and Vacuum Innovations, and Jessica Wade, of Imperial College London, will be presenting the award in this category.
“I always look forward to the Prism Awards ceremony,” says SPIE CEO Kent Rochford. “These awards give us the opportunity to showcase and appreciate the impact that optics and photonics technologies have on our lives as well as the efforts required to bring them to market. It’s an honor to acknowledge the scientists, engineers, and companies working to solve problems with light, and I’m excited to congratulate all the finalists and winners at our celebration at Photonics West in January.”
The Award finalists and their competing products and programs:
Biomedical
- Enspectra Health, VIO
- Delta Life Science, inQuiQ®
- Norlase, LYNX
Cameras and Imaging Systems
- Eoptic, Eoptic Cambrian Edge
- NIL Technology, metaEye™ Ultra-Compact Camera
- Thorlabs, Inc., Mini2P
Lasers
- n2-Photonics GmbH, MIKS1_M
- Scantinel Photonics GmbH, Narrow linewidth hybrid-integrated laser
- Thorlabs, Inc., Long-Wave Infrared Supercontinuum Laser (LWIRSC)
Optical Materials and Components
- LightPath Technologies, BDNL Materials
- Omega Optical, DeepUV Transmission Gratings
- xolo GmbH, Xube2 Lens 3D Printer
Quantum Tech
- Ki3 Photonics Technologies Inc., Q-COMB
- Leonardo DRS (Daylight Solutions), Stretto®
- Qunnect, QU-RACK Gotham
Sensors
- EXALOS, 3-fiber SLED Transceiver EXC250033
- FlulDect GmbH, SpheroScan Explorer
- Interherence GmbH, QUSCITE
Software
- BRELYON, BRELYON Visual Engine
- HyperSpectral Corp., SpecAI
- PlanOpSim, PlanOpSim
Test and Measurement
- Innovations in Optics, Inc., LumiSun-50 LED Solar Simulator
- Quartus Engineering Inc., OptiQuiver
- TRIOPTICS GmbH, OptiCentric® Bonding 5D MultiAlign
Catalyst
- SCHOTT AG, 100% hydrogen optical glass production
- Thorlabs, Inc., Thorlabs Photonics Learning
- Vacuum Innovations, Vacuum Innovations’ Optical Coating Design & Technology Education
For more information on the Prism Awards, please visit the official website: www.photonicsprismaward.com.
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