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Tod Laursen, new Chair of AIM Photonics Leadership Council, said there is the potential for more than $300 million in funding for the next seven years.
AIM Photonics leader departs but won t be leaving region
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Fabrication technician Mark Skriptshak with a 31cm combo digital detector in a cleanroom at the digital x-ray detector factory at GE Healthcare Friday July 31, 2015 in Troy, NY. (John Carl D Annibale / Times Union)John Carl D Annibale
ALBANY AIM Photonics, a national photonics research consortium located on SUNY Polytechnic Institute s Albany campus, is losing its CEO Michael Cumbo after only seven months.
Cumbo, who grew up in Rochester where AIM Photonics has a photonics chip packaging center, is taking a job with the private equity firm Artemis Capital Partners of Boston, although he will continue working from the Capital Region.
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Researchers in Rochester have made significant steps towards establishing a novel diagnostic platform for detecting the presence of COVID-19 antibodies.
The method, which uses an optical chip, could prove to be a valuable tool in helping curb the spread of the virus and control the pandemic as it offers readings in just one minute, making it faster than currently available methods. In addition, the platform also has applications in diagnosing the infection of other viruses.
A New Diagnostic Platform for COVID-19
Since the beginning of the pandemic, Rochester researchers have focused on pursuing novel ways to detect and better understand the COVID-19 virus. Faster methods of diagnosis are key to preventing the spread of the virus, offering healthcare systems the ability to take immediate action to prevent further transmission of the virus and improve outcomes by providing instant results.
Optical chip on a card to detect Covid-19 antibodies âin a minuteâ
08 Jan 2021
Rochester team says new diagnostic platform could be a valuable clinical tool for detecting exposure to multiple viruses.
Early iteration of the sensors being used as part of the new optical chips.Researchers in Rochester are developing an optical chip on a disposable card that can detect exposure to multiple viruses within a minute â including the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 â from a single drop of blood.
Led by University of Rochester Medical Center, researcher Benjamin Miller, the $1.7 million project is funded by the US Department of Defense Manufacturing Technology Program using CARES Act funds through a contract with AIM Photonics.