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Semrock is very proud to announce that they have recently shipped their one millionth filter. Semrock was founded in 2000, but it wasn’t until 2004 that the company decided to apply their hard coated optical filter technology primarily to the biotechnology and optical instrumentation market.  Semrock has seen tremendous growth in those 8 short years with three optical filter product platforms –1) fluorescence instrumentation & microscopy, 2) Raman spectroscopy instrumentation,...Continue Reading

When Governor Andrew Cuomo came to Rochester New York for the finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council presentation on Tuesday, November 28, one of the video presentations he saw was about RRPC member OptiPro. Wake up, Albany!  Optics, Photonics and Imaging are a key strategic economic advantage of Western New York!  Without OPI there is no such thing as Nanotechnology! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0viPw6-fQQ&feature=youtu.be]Continue Reading

How New Requirements in Schools Will Impact YOUR Future Workforce Online event registration now available January 17, 2013 – 4 to 6:30 p.m. The Finger Lakes Advanced Manufacturers’ Enterprise (FAME) is pleased to present Dr. Willard R. Daggett, Founder of the International Center for Leadership in Education.  Dr. Daggett is recognized worldwide for his proven ability to move preK-12 education systems towards more rigorous and relevant skills and knowledge for...Continue Reading

Rochester Precision Optics has decided to relocate its Manchester, NH Plastic Optics Division to their recently expanded Rochester, NY facility. Moving the Plastic Optics Division into the main facility will allow the manufacturing group to fully access all of the engineering and manufacturing support services within our main facility (i.e. Accounting, Purchasing, Manufacturing Engineering, Material Planning , Quality Assurance, Document Control, Human Resources and Facilities Management). Plastic Optics will report...Continue Reading

The Rochester Regional Photonics Cluster is pleased to announce that its new website is now online. Developed and hosted by RRPC member Innovative Solutions, the site has been redesigned to help promote and sell the services of our members. We were lucky to have so many photographs sent to us by members and are pleased to include many of them on the site. The next step is for RRPC members...Continue Reading

Miniaturized piezoelectric motion modules move hundreds of lenses with micrometer precision, contributing to unprecedented image detail in the wide-field-of-view camera developed at Duke University Victor, NY – November 7, 2012 – New Scale Technologies’ M3 focus modules have been designed into the next-generation AWARE cameras, the ground-breaking gigapixel cameras developed at Duke University and featured in the journal Nature earlier this year. New Scale’s tiny piezoelectric motion modules further improve...Continue Reading

MCC 23rd Annual Salute to Excellence Thursday, November 15, 2012 Rochester Riverside Convention Center 5:30 p.m. General Reception; 6:30 p.m. Dinner and Awards 2012 Salute to Excellence Award Recipient: Corning Incorporated Foundation Honorary Committee Chair: Donald McCabe, Sr. Vice President, Manufacturing & Performance Excellence, Corning Incorporated 2012 MCC Alumni Hall of Fame Inductees: Mr. James M. Sydor ’71 President, Stefan Sydor Optics Inc. Mr. Peter Monacelli ’73 President and CEO,...Continue Reading

The Rochester Top 100, now in its 26th year, ranks privately held companies based on three most recent years of revenue growth. Companies must have at least $1 million in revenue for each of those years, and rankings take into account both dollar and percentage growth. Companies in the Rochester Top 100 nominate themselves. 182 companies self-nominated last year and only 165 did in 2010, according to KPMG.  This year,...Continue Reading

Free Beer, Wine, and Dinner while you learn from Harris Beach attorneys: Maximizing Economic Development Incentives for Your Project Harris Beach PLLC, a member of the Rochester Regional Photonics Cluster and sponsor of the RRPC annual meeting in September, will be hosting the November meeting of the Rochester Regional Photonics Cluster, at their firm, located at 99 Garnsey Road in Bushnell’s Basin. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres at 5:30-6:00. Dinner and...Continue Reading

Grant will fund cutting-edge research and development of hand-held eye scanner Rochester, NY Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (NY-28) visited Rochester-based medical technology firm Lumetrics today to announce a $973,000 research and development grant from the National Institutes of Health – National Eye Institute. The NIH grant will fund development of a digital hand-held diagnostic ophthalmic instrument that will dramatically improve access to vision related healthcare both in the U.S. and across...Continue Reading