PAST FLORIDA PHOTONICS CLUSTER EVENTS
Presentations:
- Kathy Chiu, DeepWork Capital, Venture Capital – View Slides
- Ron Tarro, New World Angels, “Backtesting Why Founders Did Not Get Funded From Florida’s Longest Running Angel Investor Syndicate,” – View Slides
FPC held it’s first ever workshop on seed funding, hosting two of Florida’s premiere financial support networks for rising-star founders. We lucked out having two frontline investors sharing their wisdom! The workshop helped attendees understand the difference between micro venture capital and angel investor syndicates; what goes into behind-the-scenes selection; some pitfalls to avoid; and more.
This event was co-sponsored by:
Presentations:
- “Expanding Raman to New Markets”, Scott Scargle, Director of Strategic Markets, Ocean Insight – View Slides
- “Thermally Drawn Ultra-Thin Optical filters: A New Tool in the Optics Toolbox with Many Unique Features”, Hooman Banaei, PhD – CEO/Founder, Everix – View Slides
- “High Accuracy Photonics Packaging Equipment – From Prototype to Production”, Neil O’Brien, General Manager, FineTech USA – View Slides
- “Optronic Laboratories’ LED-Based Sphere Calibration Standard”, Christopher Gordon, Product Scientist, Optronic Labs – View Slides
- “Optical Coating Insight and Manufacturing Methods”, Chris Toomey, Regional Sales Manager, OptoSigma – View Slides
FPC launched into 2021 with this special workshop on patents by Jeffrey Powers, a patent attorney with over 20 years practicing patent law! The workshop helped attendees determine if/when to move forward with a patent; how to address the risks of infringing on others’ patents; and more.
Presentations:
- “E-O Materials and Devices for Data Center and Quantum Photonics Applications”, Prithi Ramakrishnan, North America Lead for Market and Business Development at imec & Swapnajit Chakravarty, Principal Researcher at imec – View Slides
- “Raman Spectroscopic Bioprocessing Solutions: a partnership in application development”, Eric Ferree, Principal Engineer at Product Design Solutions & Maryann Cuellar, Life Sciences Product Manager, Kaiser Optical Systems – View Slides
- “Partnership for Aspheric Solutions”, Dan Denison, Director of Sales and Marketing, OptoSigma & Sebastian Henkel, Director of Sales, asphericon – View Slides
- “A Non-Contact Method of Profiling kWatt lasers using Rayleigh Scattering Imaging”,Kevin Kirkham, Sr. Business Development Manager MKS & Derrick Peterman, Sales Director MKS – View Slides
- “Advanced Infrared Optics & Thermal Imaging for Commercial & Military Applications”, Devin S. Standard, Infrared Technology Specialist, LightPath Technologies – View Slides
Presentations:
- Why Trade Matters: How To Grow Your Business Through Exports, Christopher Leggett, Program Manager, Central Florida International Trade Office – View Slides
- Virtual Connections – Real-Time Results: Enterprise Florida’s Virtual Business Matchmaking Program, Andrea Moore, Regional Manager, International Trade Development, Enterprise Florida – View Slides
- U.S. Government Resources for Photonics Exporters, Ken Mouradian, Director, Orlando U.S. Export Assistance Center, US Commercial Services, Department of Commerce – View Slides
Presentations:
- Florida Photonics COVID-19 Impact, Dr. Amy Beaird, FPC – View Slides
- The System for Integrated Growth, Tammie Sweet, GrowFL – View Slides
- The photonics industry and the pandemic, Dr. Tom Hausken, OIDA/OSA – View Slides
Presentations:
- Optics & Photonics Advocacy in Washington (and Elsewhere), David Lang, OSA – View Slides
- Overview of imec, Dr. Bert Gyselinckx, imec USA – View Slides
- BRIDG Overview, Dr. John Callahan, BRIDG – View Slides
