SPIE Announces the Best New Products in the Photonics Industry at Its 18th Annual Prism Awards
The industry-focused awards recognized innovations in areas such as lasers, quantum tech, sensors, optical materials and components, and XR tech
On 21 January, SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, recognized the top-rated new optics and photonics products with the industry-focused Prism Awards. The gala evening, held during SPIE Photonics West, marked the Prism Awards’ 18th year of honoring companies that are bringing transformative products to market.
This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260122875759/en/
Each year, the SPIE Prism Awards reflect the rapidly growing trajectory, exciting latest developments, and rich technical innovations across photonics and photonics-enabled industries.
Each year, the SPIE Prism Awards reflect the rapidly growing trajectory, exciting latest developments, and rich technical innovations across photonics and photonics-enabled industries. This year, the annual ceremony honored a range of established and emerging companies applying innovative and creative solutions to critical problems in areas such as cameras and imaging systems, sensors, lasers, quantum technology, XR technology, and biophotonic instruments. In addition, the Society recognized its third SPIE Catalyst Award recipient, honoring a for-profit company for a specific social or environmentally focused program that has had significant positive impact, either within their workplace, on society at large, or on the environment.
Finalists and winners were selected by a panel of international judges who leveraged their knowledge and acumen from across the technology commercialization and funding sectors. The distinguished judges from eight countries included government-agency representatives, commercial business executives, academic researchers, and industry leaders. Presenters at the gala event included the University of Arizona’s Jennifer Barton, Hamamatsu’s Klea Dhimitri, Coherent’s Chris Dorman, Optigrate’s Alexei Glebov, Chicago Quantum Exchange’s Kate Waimey Timmerman, Anchored In’s Anke Lohmann, Jenoptik’s Ralf Kuschnereit, Meta’s Naamah Argaman, and Imperial College’s Jessica Wade.
“The annual SPIE Prism Awards ceremony always offers an exciting collection of new products based on optics and photonics technologies,” said SPIE CEO Kent Rochford. “All of these company teams – and I’m including the finalists as well as the winners here – have brought innovative products to market, implementing critical photonic-supported technologies in ways that will have ongoing and tangible impact on lives across the globe. As always, I’m delighted to have been able to meet and congratulate the people involved in person, here at Photonics West.”
Below is the complete list of the award categories, the recipients, and their winning products:
- Biophotonic Instruments: Helix Surgical, Rx
- Cameras and Imaging Systems: Metalenz, Polar ID
- Lasers: IPG Photonics, YLR-8000-SM
- Optical Materials and Components: Seagate Technology, HAMR Hard Drive
- Quantum Tech: TOPTICA Photonics AG, TOPTICLOCK
- Sensors: Phlux Technology Ltd., Aura Noiseless InGaAs® APD
- Test and Measurement: 4D Technology, 4D InSpec SR
- XR Tech: LightTrans International GmbH, VirtualLab Fusion
- Catalyst: Cerca Magnetics, Quantum OPM-MEG
For more information on the Prism Awards and the 2026 winners, please visit the SPIE website.
About SPIE
SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, brings engineers, scientists, students, and business professionals together to advance light-based science and technology. The Society, founded in 1955, connects and engages with our global constituency through industry-leading conferences and exhibitions; publications of conference proceedings, books, and journals in the SPIE Digital Library; and career-building opportunities. Over the past five years, we have invested more than $26 million in the international optics community through our advocacy and support, including scholarships, educational resources, travel grants, endowed gifts, and public-policy development. spie.org
View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260122875759/en/
Subscribe to releases from Business Wire
Subscribe to all the latest releases from Business Wire by registering your e-mail address below. You can unsubscribe at any time.
Latest releases from Business Wire
Fabasoft Positioned as a Challenger in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Quality Management System Software22.1.2026 17:15:00 CET | Press release
Analyst firm publishes overview of providers of quality management software Fabasoft, a leading European cloud vendor for document and business process management, has been positioned as a Challenger with its Fabasoft Approve product by Gartner® in its first Magic Quadrant™ 2026 for Quality Management System Software. In the report, the analyst firm recognizes the company’s strengths and cautions. “Gartner defines the market for quality management system (QMS/eQMS) software as stand-alone digital solutions with embedded emerging technological capabilities that enable organizations to systematically manage, monitor and improve the quality of their products, processes and services.” In its independent report, the IT analyst firm evaluated 12 different vendors based on 15 weighted criteria. “We are delighted that Gartner has positioned our QMS as a Challenger. We see this as confirmation of our strategic direction and our technological innovations, particularly in the field of AI. At the
ClickHouse Announces Native Postgres Service, Offering a Unified Data Stack for Real-Time and AI-Driven Applications22.1.2026 17:00:00 CET | Press release
ClickHouse, Inc., the company behind the world’s fastest real-time analytical database, announced a high-performance, enterprise-grade Postgres service natively integrated with ClickHouse, delivering a unified data stack for developers building modern, real-time and AI-driven applications. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260122173204/en/ ClickHouse Co-Founders (left to right): Yury Izrailevsky, Aaron Katz, Alexey Milovidov The service is built in partnership with Ubicloud, Inc., an open-source cloud company delivering high-performance Postgres, led by a team with proven track record at Citus Data, Heroku, and Microsoft. This launch reinforces ClickHouse’s commitment to unifying transactional and analytical workloads on a single, scalable foundation. This announcement also builds on ClickHouse’s acquisition of PeerDB Inc. in 2024, a Postgres company whose technology is helping power real-time data synchronizati
World Governments Summit 2026 to Include Largest International Participation Yet22.1.2026 16:59:00 CET | Press release
WGS 2026 Hosts High Level Investment Forum Latin America & Caribbean, and World Laureates Summit's Global First The 2026 edition of the World Governments Summit (WGS) will host the largest ever international participation since its inception and convene several landmark forums, underlining its rising global stature and significance. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260122197654/en/ The 2026 edition of the World Governments Summit is set to welcome the largest-ever international participation in the Summit's history, including 35+ heads of state and 150+ governments, as well as landmark forums, such as the World Laureates Summit, that are marking their global debut (Photo: AETOSWire) The roster of world-leading corporations and knowledge institutions at the global forum includes the International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of The World Bank, as well as more than 35 hea
Tageos and Wiliot Partner to Accelerate Ambient IoT, Battery-Free BLE Sensing22.1.2026 16:07:00 CET | Press release
Strategic partnership unlocks latest advancements from Tageos’ Innovation Center of Excellence, starting with the battery-free EOS-654 BLE G3 inlay for Wiliot’s Gen3 IoT Pixel sensor and the Wiliot Intelligence Platform Tageos, a global leader in RFID and wireless IoT inlays and tags, today announced a strategic partnership with ambient IoT pioneer Wiliot. The first outcome of this collaboration is the launch of a new passive Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE) inlay, the EOS-654 BLE G3. In response growing demand for real-time location and condition monitoring across retail and logistics supply chains, this inlay was developed to support large-scale deployment of Wiliot’s Gen3 IoT Pixel sensor and the Wiliot Intelligence Platform. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260122940104/en/ The new EOS-654 BLE G3 features a dual-band architecture operating at 2.4 GHz and sub-1 GHz. This inlay design enables longer-range energizi
ForecastEx Appoints Renowned Forecaster Dr. Philip Tetlock to Board of Directors22.1.2026 16:00:00 CET | Press release
ForecastEx Strengthens Commitment to Predictive Excellence and Market Innovation Interactive Brokers (Nasdaq: IBKR), an automated global electronic broker, announced the appointment of Dr. Philip Tetlock to the Board of Directors of ForecastEx. Dr. Tetlock is internationally recognized for his groundbreaking expertise in forecasting, probability-based judgment, and decision-making under uncertainty, which closely aligns with ForecastEx’s prediction market model. His presence on the Board strengthens ForecastEx’s governance and regulatory oversight, adding subject-matter expertise relevant to market integrity, risk management, and outcome resolution. Thomas Peterffy, Founder and Chairman of Interactive Brokers, stated: “We are pleased to welcome Dr. Philip Tetlock to the Board of Directors of ForecastEx. Prediction markets are founded on the uncertainty of the future and the probabilities associated with potential outcomes. By aggregating consensus probabilities, forecast contracts can
In our pressroom you can read all our latest releases, find our press contacts, images, documents and other relevant information about us.
Visit our pressroom