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Close to major markets and home to a highly-skilled workforce with diverse talents, the Greater Rochester, NY region has expertise across a range of high-tech industries.

Responsible for world-changing technologies like television, instant copying, fiber optics, and consumer photography, New York businesses and research centers are now developing—and exporting around the world—breakthrough applications for adaptive optics, high-speed communications, geospatial imaging, photonic computing, nanolithography, and biomedical imaging. New York Photonics provides problem-solving expertise with a collaborative ethic that maintains rigorous standards and understands the importance of speed to market for optics, photonics, and imaging companies.

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With an economic output of more than $3.5 billion annually, our region is the most robust, sophisticated and highly integrated optics, photonics, imaging and laser supply chain in the nation. Rochester’s optics industry is diverse, including remote-sensing companies such as L3Harris, sophisticated supply-chain firms such as Corning, Thorlabs Lens Systems, Rochester Precision Optics, IDEX Health and Science, and smaller ventures such as Lumetrics, and VisualDx. We’re a research and manufacturing hub supported by the University of Rochester’s Institute of Optics, the Laboratory for Laser Energetics and Rochester’s Institute of Technology’s Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science and Lobozzo Photonics and Optical Characterization Lab. It’s no surprise that the region also generates a vast number of the nation’s patents in optics, photonics, imaging, and laser technologies.

Midsize to large precision optics and optical systems including mirrors, mounted optical assemblies and metering structures.

The Center for Emerging & Innovative Sciences (CEIS) is a New York State Office of Science, Technology and Academic Research (NYSTAR) designated center for advanced technology. The Center develops and transfers technology to industry for commercialization and educates the next generation of leaders in the fields of imaging and microelectronics design.

Luminate NY is the world’s largest business accelerator for startup firms in the optics, photonics and imaging industries. This program, administered by NextCorps, provides resources for entrepreneurs interested in solving challenging optics, photonics and imaging problems, including but not limited to: machine vision, inspection, biophotonics, security, surveillance, augmented and virtual reality, and autonomous vehicles.

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AIM Photonics brings the nation’s leading talent from companies, universities, and federal research institutions together under one entity to develop the next generation of integrated photonics and deliver global manufacturing leadership. AIM Photonics Test, Assembly, and Packaging (TAP) facility is in Rochester, NY.

The Greater Rochester, NY region balances vibrant big city culture and amenities with a small town's connectivity, comfort, and ease. Put together; they create pathways to prosperity for all.

Manufacturer of complex optical components, assemblies and electro-optical systems for visible and infrared applications.

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The University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics hosts two of the highest energy lasers in the world, Omega and Omega EP. Researchers from universities and agencies come from around the world to use this facility for research.

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This region’s imaging history is unparalleled. It’s the birthplace of forward-looking companies such as Eastman Kodak Company, Xerox Corporation, and Bausch + Lomb. To all optics, photonics, imaging, and laser companies: we invite you to take advantage of our area’s educated workforce and industry expertise. Approximately 19,000 Rochester residents are employed in the industry. More than 60 percent of all optics degrees conferred in the US are conferred right here in Rochester. In addition, Monroe Community College is the first U.S. community college to offer an associate degree in optical systems technology.

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From the Mars Rover to the James Webb Space Telescope, viewing new worlds is possible thanks to scientists and engineers in Rochester, NY, the world leader in optics, photonics, imaging, and laser technologies.