(PRESS RELEASE) At a ceremony in San Francisco on January 26, PlenOptika was named the Prism Award winner in the Biomedical Devices category. The awards, presented by the SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, honor the best new optics and photonics products on the market ranging from scientific instruments to virtual reality and autonomous driving.
“It’s a great honor to be recognized by the esteemed panel of judges,” said PlenOptika CEO and cofounder Shivang Dave, PhD, “We’re proud to be counted among so many other excellent companies by technical and industry leaders.”
The Prism awards annually recognize organizations developing the most exciting photonics and photonics-enabled technologies and demonstrating strong potential for widespread impact. The judging panel included MKS Instruments’ Marc D. Himel, the FDA’s Zane Arp, Femto Blanc’s Uri Abrams, iFocus’ Adi Diner, Berkeley Catalyst Fund’s Laura Smoliar, Engender Technologies’ Cather Simpson, Luminate Accelerator’s Sujatha Ramanujan, Notal Vision’s Nishant Mohan, Teledyne Princeton Instruments’ Jason McClure, and Chromacity’s Shahida Imani.
In a statement from SPIE, CEO Kent Rochford said, “These companies with their scientists and engineers — and I am including the award finalists as well — are ensuring that key technologies and products are reaching, energizing, and continually growing the photonics market. Their critical, innovative work is impacting lives across the globe.”