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2008 Innovation Award winners |
Washington DC ...“The innovation awards are a great opportunity to recognize excellence in the lasers and electro-optics industry,” said Steve Andersen, editor-in-chief, Laser Focus World. “We had a number of strong submissions for this year’s awards and are impressed with the advances CLEO exhibiting companies are making in the field.”
The PhAST/Laser Focus World Innovation Awards Program honors the most timely, ground-breaking products in the field of laser science. Entries are evaluated on criteria critical to product success: impact, functionality, life expectancy, effect on the optics industry, innovation and patents or trademarks.
Honorable Mention
An honorable mention award goes to some of the companies getting out of the laboratory and into the products and services that will someday change our daily lives.
Holochip (Albuquerque, NM) created the APL-1050 an adaptive polymer lens that takes the place of boxes of fixed-focal-length lenses, speeding prototyping for researchers.
The honorable mentions will be recognized by the PhAST chairs during the CLEO Plenary Session.
For more information on the PhAST/Laser Focus World Innovation Award, visit http://www.phastconference.org/innovation/.
