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NP Photonics, Inc. develops and manufactures fiber lasers, fiber amplifiers and transport fibers. Its proprietary fiber technology is used across a broad family of products, including narrow linewidth, low phase-noise fiber lasers designed for operation in industrial environments. The firm's products include micron fiber lasers, multi-channel fiber laser systems, fiber amplifiers, laser lockers and mid-IR transport fibers. The company was founded by Bernard Kippelen, Honkanen Seppo Kaleva, Nasser Peyghambarian and Shibin Jiang in 1998 and is headquartered in Tucson, AZ.

Menara Networks, Inc. develops optical transmission modules and systems. It offers OTN XFP, SFP+, and CFP modules that provides optical networks with performance and improved service velocity while drastically reducing floor space, power consumption, and overall network cost. The company was founded by Siraj Nour El-Ahmadi, Salam El-Ahmadi, and Harry Tan in 2004 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Plantic Technologies Ltd. manufactures and distributes biodegradable packaging products. It develops synthetic plastics that is sourced out from renewable resources. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.

SciAps, Inc. manufactures and services portable material analysis instruments. It operates as an instrumentation company which specializes in portable, durable, field- tested instruments. The company was founded by Gary A. Lortie and Donald W. Sackett in 2012 and is headquartered in Woburn, MA.

The University of Melbourne, founded in 1853, is a world-renowned institution located in Parkville, Australia. The university is a leader in education, teaching, and research, offering a wide range of coursework and research programs.

Part of Applied Biosystems, Inc., Photovac, Inc. is a Canadian company that specializes in portable environmental instruments. The company is based in Markham, Canada. Photovac was acquired by Applera Corp. on April 13, 1995.

Elbit Systems Electro-Optics Elop Ltd. designs, engineers, manufactures and supports a range of electro-optic systems and products mainly for defense, space and homeland security applications. It specializes in supplying various turnkey and tailor-made integrated gunner and commander sight solutions. The firm creates designs which incorporate laser rangefinders, direct view observation, TV channels and a wide range of night vision capabilities. The company was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in Rehovot, Israel.

Videojet Technologies, Inc. manufactures industrial printers, marking, coding systems, and accessories for the product identification industry. The firm offers ink jets, laser marking products, thermal transfer over printers, case coding and labeling, thermal ink jets, and commercial graphics and addressing products. The company was founded by Albert Blake Dick III in 1969 and is headquartered in Wood Dale, IL.

University of the Pacific is a nationally ranked university with a long tradition of dedicated teaching, small class sizes, practical experience and vibrant residential life. The breathtaking main campus in Stockton, California is home to seven schools and colleges, with more than 80 majors and programs of study. Pacific also has the McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento and the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco. Total university enrollment is nearly 7,000, with 3,757 undergraduates in an average class size of 19 and a student/faculty ratio of 14:1. It is located in Stockton, California.

Axsun Technologies, Inc. engages in the design and manufacture of miniaturized optical micro-instruments. Its products include OCT swept lasers, OMx optical monitors, NIR spectroscopy, and Anavo handheld analyzer. The company was founded by Peter S. Whitney and James Gerard Lewis in 1998 and is headquartered in Billerica, MA.

Jolimont Capital Pty Ltd. (Jolimont Capital) is a private equity firm founded on 2003 by Charles Gilles and Lex McArthur. The firm is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.

Signal Lake Management LLC (Signal Lake) is a venture capital firm founded in 1998 by Michael Weingarten. The firm is headquartered in Westport, Connecticut.

Part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., Spectra-Physics Lasers, Inc. manufactures lasers, scientific products and RandD.

Part of Koninklijke Philips NV, Philips Semiconductors, Inc. is an American company that manufactures semiconductors.

Part of The National Academies of Science, the National Academy of Engineering operates as a professional membership organization. The company is based in Washington.

Resource Capital Funds Management Pty Ltd. provides refinancing services. The company is headquartered in West Perth, Australia.

UTP Group, Inc. provides payroll, theatrical labor and audio and video production services. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT.

DuPont de Nemours International SARL provides automotive, appliance, electronics, filtration and sporting products and services. It also offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture, nutrition, communications, safety and protection, home and construction, transportation and apparel. The company was founded in 1802 and is headquartered in Le Grand-Saconnex, Switzerland.

HumanWare Group designs and manufactures technical products for low vision and individuals with learning disabilities. It products are having a profoundly positive impact on the lives of people who are blind or have low vision, and individuals with learning disabilities. These are the tools that empower them to live independently and compete effectively in a sighted world. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Drummondville, Canada.

United Technologies Research Center, Inc. provides research and development services. It focuses on a broad range of technology products and services to the global aerospace and building systems industries. The firm delivers advanced technologies to improve the performance, energy efficiency and cost of United Technologies Corp products and processes. The company was founded in 1929 and is headquartered in East Hartford, CT.

The American Chamber of Commerce is a chamber of commerce.

Medi Financial Services Pty Ltd. provides online and onsite health and wellbeing services. Its web-based systems provide members and employees with highly credible, current and personalized diet, exercise and lifestyle plans. Its clients include the National Australia Bank, IBM and private health insurers such as Medibank Private, Manchester Unity, NRMA, SGIC and SGIO. The firm has operations in United Kingdom, New Zealand, and the United States of America. The company was founded in 2000 by Dr Michael McCoy, Dr Noel Duncan and Gordon S. Lynch and is headquartered in Richmond, Australia.

TeraDiode, Inc. provides advanced laser technology. The firm provides cutting, welding, pumps and defense applications. Its products include high power laser systems and laser engines. Its products include dynamic beam shaper, back reflection immunity, wavelength beam combining and TeraBlade. The company was founded by Bien Chann, David Sossen, Robin Huang and Frederick J. Leonberger in 2009 and is headquartered in Wilmington, MA.

MIT Lincoln Laboratory provides research and development services. Its research and development activities focus on long-term technology development as well as system prototyping and demonstration. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA.

Jolimont Global Mining Systems Pty Ltd. (Jolimont Global) is private Equity firm. The company was founded by Lex McArthur and Charles Gillies in 2013 and is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.

Jds Uniphase Corp. provides integrated fiber testing, fiber inspection, and optical power measurement solutions. VIAVI is based in San Jose, CA. The private company offers high-performance handheld instruments that cut fiber testing and certification time in half. The company works with over 400 channel partners to sell a broad portfolio of solutions to network, communications, and electronics technology leaders worldwide. VIAVI empowers service providers and IT organizations to manage the network lifecycle for complex 5G and networks with intuitive instruments, systems, and technologies. The company also specializes in light management and optical coatings that help protect the world's banknotes from counterfeiters, enhance colors, and enable advanced technology such as 3D sensing. The company serves government, aerospace, and defense customers with solutions that drive efficiency and reliability for the entire lifecycle of service deployment.

Newtrax Technologies, Inc. supplies electronic safety, productivity and analytics products to the global underground hard rock mining industry. The company was founded by Alexandre Cervinka and Vincent Kassis in 2008 and is headquartered in Montréal, Canada.

Monash Health operates as a cardiac hospital. The private company is based in Springvale, Australia.

Eovation Advisors LLC is a technology and American business advisory company. The private company is based in Sarasota.

Rail-Veyor Technologies Global, Inc. is a Canadian company that specializes in providing material transport solutions for mining and industrial applications. The company is based in Sudbury, Canada. The company partner with their customers to addresses their needs and solve problems by any means necessary. James E. Fisk has been the CEO of the company since 2011.

Part of Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd., SmartCap Technologies Pty Ltd. is an Australian company that provides wearable technology for fatigue monitoring. The company is based in Milton, Australia and was founded by Daniel Bongers. The company's wearable device measures fatigue using an independently validated algorithm, providing valuable insights to each team member on how to proactively self-manage fatigue. The company offers a win-win solution for employers and employees, protecting drivers' privacy and prioritizing employee retention while keeping costs down. The SmartCap solution can easily integrate with fleet management systems, IVMS, or other telematics, and supports AFM accreditation. The company's cloud-hosting with unlimited storage and individual asset tracking makes compliance auditing more manageable. The CEO is Tim Ekert. SmartCap Technologies was acquired by Wenco International Mining Systems Ltd. on May 05, 2021.