Milton Chang

Aurrion, Inc. develops and manufactures silicon photonic integrated circuits. The firms platform enables all the elements of photonics systems, including active components such as lasers, modulators and amplifiers, to be fabricated on the wafer scale with the performance of traditional III-V materials and the control and cost-structure of silicon foundries. The company was founded by Alexander W. Fang and John E. Bowers in 2007 and is headquartered in Goleta, CA.

Lightdeck Diagnostics engages in the development of clinical diagnostics and sample testing products. It offers the LightDeck platform, which consists of portable fluorescence analyzer and disposable, multiplex test cartridges. Its products are used in the medical, veterinary, environmental, food, agricultural, and military market segments. The company was founded by Christopher J. Myatt, Michael J. Lockhead, and Sarah C. Hatcher in 2009 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

The Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, Inc. is a non-profit organization that owns and operates technical professional association. It provides membership and services, societies and communities support, publication services, and conferences and events. The company was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Laser Institute of America operates as society for laser applications and safety. It offers a wide array of products, services, education and events to enhance laser applications and safety knowledge. The company was founded by Arthur Schawlow and Theodore H. Maiman in 1968 and is headquartered in Orlando, FL.

The Optical Society of America provides publications, meetings, and membership programs in optics and photonics. The private company is based in Washington. The CEO of the American company is Elizabeth Rogan.

ThinGap LLC designs and manufactures electric motors and generators. The firm specializes in the development and production of custom high performance brushless DC and synchronous permanent magnet motors and generators. The firm serves the medical devices and technologies, aerospace and defense, unmanned systems, robotics and industrial automation and green technology industries. The company was founded in 1997 by Greg Graham, R. Michael Crill and Jerry Yankie and is headquartered in Camarillo, CA.

Corning Rochester Photonics Corp. manufactures diffractive optics and micro lenses for fiber optic uses. It offers diffractive optics, engineered and HiLAM diffusers, LED collimators, micro arrays and vortex phase plate products. The company was founded by Dean Faklis, Milton Chang and G. Michael Morris in 1989 and is headquartered in Rochester, NY.

Luminate Accelerator (Luminate) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Newport Corp. manufactures and trades products and solutions for scientific research, microelectronics, security, life and health sciences, and industrial markets. It operates through the following segments: Photonics, Lasers, and Optics. The Photonics segment produces photonics instruments, precision positioning systems, vibration isolation systems, and optical components. The Lasers segment provides laser-based systems such as ultrafast lasers, amplifiers, diode-pumped solid state, tunable, and fiber lasers. The Optics segment offers lens assemblies, optical components, and opto-mechanical subassemblies. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.