SPIE names 2025 Prism Award finalists

Nov. 12, 2024
Rapidly developing technology areas such as quantum, sensors, imaging, and biomedical showcase the range and variety of this year's entries and finalists.

The best new photonics products have been named finalists for the 2025 SPIE Prism Awards (see video). The 24 products selected in eight categories will be honored during a January 29th 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.

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 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.

The Award finalists and their competing products and programs:

Biomedical

  • Enspectra Health, VIO
  • Delta Life Science, inQuiQ
  • Norlase, LYNX

Cameras and Imaging Systems

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

Quantum Tech

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

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 www.photonicsprismaward.com.

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