Think Outside selected for NY accelerator Luminate
Great news!
Think Outside was selected as one of ten companies to take part in a six-month accelerator program called Luminate NY, located in Rochester NY. Luminate is the world’s best and largest accelerator for optics, photonics and imaging, and we are grateful for this amazing opportunity given to us by NextCorps. Luminate can help us speed up the commercialization of our product with help from industry experts, businesses and local universities.
We are very excited to take part in the program, and our CFO, Bjørnar Mykkeltvedt, have already moved into our new offices in New York.
The program aims to assist entrepreneurs who are interested in solving challenging industry problems, including, but not limited to, machine vision, inspection, biophotonics, security, surveillance, augmented and virtual reality, and autonomous vehicles.
Sujatha Ramanujan
Luminate NY Managing Director
“The caliber of the startups and technologies for Cohort III is very strong. Our OPI ecosystem in the Finger Lakes will provide a distinct advantage for these businesses as they work to speed their innovations to market.”
Joe Robach
New York State Senator
“Congratulations to the 10 finalists for Round III of New York’s Luminate NY accelerator competition. The Rochester region has a long and rich history in optics, photonics and imaging and has been a sustained leader in these fields for generations. I am certain that the combination of our local knowledge and the creativity behind these start-ups will lead to success in the future!”
Lovely A. Warren
Mayer of The City of Rochester
“The City of Rochester has long been the optics and imaging capital of the United States. Next generation optics, imaging and photonics will play a vital role in our economy and in the innovative technologies and tools of our future — including augmented and virtual reality, autonomous vehicles, machine vision and biophotonic devices — with Luminate, the State of New York and the City of Rochester championing and remaining at the forefront of these emerging developments. Congratulations to the 10 companies selected to advance in this completion.”
We in Think Outside would also like to congratulate the other 9 startups who were selected to be a part of this program:
- Akknatek: Lens Reviewer, optical imaging system
- ExPrimary: High-performance, low-cost bioanalytical instruments and assay-kit consumables
- Haqean: On-demand quantum entropy
- Kilo Medical Solutions: Brise-Solette, light regulation for premature infants in the neonatal ICU
- PixelDisplay: Nanoparticles, thin-films, LED and Micro-LED designs, and digital controller ICs
- Rubitection: Rubitect Assessment System (RAS), early bedsore detection and management tools
- Sanoor: Smart lighting, LiFi, IoT, and underwater optical communications
- Simulated Inanimate Models: SIM ARTS™, hands-free educational experiences
- SunDensity: Photonic Smart Coating (PSC) technology
