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01 December 2015
The Optical Society Partners with Plug and Play IoT EXPO
The Optical Society Partners with Plug and Play IoT EXPO
Optics and Photonics startups will pitch their products to a network of potential business partners during event
WASHINGTON – The Optical Society (OSA) is partnering Plug and Play, a business accelerator, to provide optics and photonics-related startup companies the opportunity to pitch and promote their innovate ideas and products to a network of 300 tech startups and 180 investors during the Plug and Play Internet of Things (IoT) EXPO, 10 December 2015 at Plug and Play’s corporate headquarters in Sunnyvale, California, USA.
The list of companies presenting includes:
- Double Helix
- Exalinear
- Netra Systems
- New Ridge Technologies
- TetraVue
WHERE: Plug and Play Headquarters
440 N Wolfe Rd
Sunnyvale, CA
WHEN: Thursday, 10 December 2015
TIME: 11:00 to 18:00 PDT
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dr. Waguih S. Ishak, Division Vice President and Director, Corning West Technology Center, Science and Technology, United States
For more information about the Plug and Play IoT EXPO, visit here.
About Plug and Play
Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, Plug and Play’s network includes over 300 tech startups, 180 investors and a community of leading Universities and Corporate partners. Since its inception in January 2006 Plug and Play Tech Center has helped the startup community raise over $3.5 billion in venture funding. Companies such as Philips, Target, Panasonic, and Johnson & Johnson, are just a few of the strategic corporate partners who are working with Plug and Play to speed a startups' journey to market. They have established relationships with top-tier venture capital companies such as Norwest Venture Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Sequoia Capital, Menlo Ventures, Battery V Foundation Capital, and Accel Partners.
About OIDA
OSA Industry Development Associates (OIDA) is committed to fostering the development and commercialization of new optics and photonics technologies that will expand the industry’s product pipeline. To accelerate productization we are bringing together start-up companies with top equity investors. Companies will have the opportunity to discuss their innovations and business model with this exclusive audience.
About The Optical Society
Founded in 1916, The Optical Society (OSA) is the leading professional organization for scientists, engineers, students and entrepreneurs who fuel discoveries, shape real-life applications and accelerate achievements in the science of light. Through world-renowned publications, meetings and membership initiatives, OSA provides quality research, inspired interactions and dedicated resources for its extensive global network of optics and photonics experts. OSA is a founding partner of the National Photonics Initiative and the 2015 International Year of Light. For more information, visit: www.osa.org.
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