Submissions open for $10,000 SPIE Startup Challenge 2027
Coalesenz Founder Seemantini Nadkarni pitched the company's hand-held, point-of-care coagulation analyser at the 2026 SPIE Startup Challenge at Photonics West, before winning first prize and the Jay Kumler Innovation Award (Image: SPIE)
SPIE will select seven optics and photonics product development teams to pitch their tech at Photonics West 2027 for a $10,000 first prize
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