Omega Optical to Host Luminate Accelerator Cohort at Hopewell Junction Facility

Date Announced: 08 Sep 2025

HOPEWELL JUNCTION, NY – September 8, 2025 – Omega Optical is proud to announce it will host members of the Luminate Accelerator on Tuesday, September 9th, at its facility in Hopewell Junction, NY. The event will include a comprehensive site tour and presentations from each startup in attendance.

Luminate is the world’s only startup accelerator focused on optics, photonics, and imaging (OPI) enabled applications. The program invests in and supports top emerging companies from around the globe, providing them with funding, an extensive network of experts, and mentorship. The visit to Omega Optical’s facility highlights the company’s role as a key player in the optics and photonics industry and provides a valuable opportunity for collaboration and knowledge sharing with the next generation of innovators.

The event will showcase Omega Optical's cutting-edge capabilities and provide the Luminate cohort with an inside look at the technology and processes that drive the company's success. Following the tour, the visiting companies will present their solutions, fostering an environment of innovation and potential partnerships.

Participating Companies:

• amPICQ — Specializing in the design and development of photonic integrated circuits (PICs) for quantumcom, datacom and telecom
• Ciconia Medical— Improving women’s childbirth experiences and outcomes through the first AI-based medical device for cervical exams
• Dottir Labs— Integrating hundreds of sensors over large distances and providing real-time, high-quality data on dynamic and complex chemical processes
• IRIDESENSE — The first 3D SWIR Multispectral Perception solution—long range and high resolution—to optimize resources and reduce carbon footprint
• LirOptic — Groundbreaking solid-state, shape-shifting, tunable optical lens technology that facilitates optical zoom in a shorter compact camera module (CCM) stack
• Metahelios — Designing and developing metasurface image sensor technology, enabling camera technologies that go beyond current technological limitations
• Oblate Optics — Designing and fabricating advanced meta-optics, laser and imaging applications
• Pensievision — Creating novel 3D imaging technology for industrial applications and medical devices, including the world’s first portable colposcope able to produce high-resolution 3D images to assist in early-stage detection and analysis of pre-cancer cervical lesions
• Pixel Photonics — Redefining photon detection with superconducting nanowire single photon detectors (SNSPD)
• SNOChip — Pushing the boundaries of optics and photonics with on-chip nanostructures
• VanaM — Creating next-generation semiconductor thin films (quantum materials, smart glass) based on innovative deposition source technology and core IP.

About Omega Optical 

Omega Optical designs, manufactures, and coats critical optical elements that guide light between source and sensor. Our Optical Filters, Diffraction Gratings, IR optics, and Custom Coating products all help to make the world healthier, safer, and more productive. Learn more at omega-optical.com

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