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Maker of optical filters expands again, with an eye on laser and diffractive optics.

Tod Laursen, new Chair of AIM Photonics Leadership Council, said there is the potential for more than $300 million in funding for the next seven years.

AIM Photonics leader departs but wont be leaving region FacebookTwitterEmail Fabrication technician Mark Skriptshak with a 31cm combo digital detector in a cleanroom at the digital x-ray detector factory at GE Healthcare Friday July 31, 2015 in Troy, NY. (John Carl DAnnibale / Times Union)John Carl DAnnibale ALBANY — AIM Photonics, a national photonics research consortium located on SUNY Polytechnic Institutes Albany campus, is losing its CEO Michael Cumbo after only seven months. Cumbo, who ...

Image Credit: klss/Shuttershock.com Researchers in Rochester have made significant steps towards establishing a novel diagnostic platform for detecting the presence of COVID-19 antibodies. The method, which uses an optical chip, could prove to be a valuable tool in helping curb the spread of the virus and control the pandemic as it offers readings in just one minute, making it faster than currently available methods. In addition, the platform also has applications in diagnosing the infection o...

Optical chip on a card to detect Covid-19 antibodies ‘in a minute’ 08 Jan 2021 Rochester team says new diagnostic platform could be a valuable clinical tool for detecting exposure to multiple viruses. Early iteration of the sensors being used as part of the new optical chips.Researchers in Rochester are developing an optical chip on a disposable card that can detect exposure to multiple viruses within a minute — including the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 — from a singl...