THE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION honoring
Photonics Innovation
The Prism Awards is an annual international competition that honors the best new optics and photonics products on the market.
Since 2008, SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has presented awards to companies and individuals creating products that make a difference, solve problems, and improve life through photonics.
2024 marks the 16th annual awards show, and we celebrated a new cohort of innovative photonics products at the gala event at SPIE Photonics West on 31 January 2024.
Read the full press release about the 2024 Prism winners, including Intel Corporation, who won the very first SPIE Catalyst Award.
toptica photonics win in scientific lasers
Melissa Orme, CTO, Morf3D
nLIGHT’s first Prism Award
the largest gathering of c-levels
not-to-be-missed elegant gala
The 2023 Finalists
A Year of Exceptional Products
Never before have the Prism Awards recognized such a broad range of innovation from so many different countries around the world. The 2023 finalists, from small companies to large, are advancing technologies in the areas of healthcare, security, transportation, manufacturing, scientific discovery, and making a difference in this world. See the finalists here.
Meet the Judges
Below are just a few of the judges who worked on the 2023 awards. Twenty-seven experts devoted countless hours to select the top finalists in each category. As always, we thank them for their time, knowledge, dedication, and support. See the full list here.
Linda smith
Linda Smith is the award-winning founder of Ceres Technology Advisors, a merger and acquisition firm for photonics businesses.
Markus arzberger
Markus is a physicist interested in leading edge opto-electronic technologies at the forefront of consumer, industry and automotive applications.
Nishant mohan
Nishant Mohan is Vice President of OCT Division at Wasatch Photonics. He specializes in research, development and commercialization.
SIMI George
Simi George is Senior COE Leader (VP) at AXA-XL, the world leader in large P&C commercial lines and specialty risks.
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