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Electrical and computer engineers are leaders in moving their research from the lab to the marketplace. Explore some of the recent companies started by faculty and students here at Michigan.
ACCUPHOTONICS (acquired): Fiber-optic probes for biomedical imaging
| Founded: | 1994 |
| Founder: | Mohammed Islam |
| Location: | Ann Arbor, MI |
| Acquired By: | Acquired by Seaflower Ventures in 1997 |
ACCURI CYTOMETERS (acquired): Low-cost, high-performance cell analysis systems
| Founded: | 2005 |
| Founders: | Collin Rich (MSE PhD EE ’97 ’00), Jennifer Baird |
| Location: | Ann Arbor, MI St. Ives, Cambridgeshire, England |
| Acquired By: | BD Mar 18, 2011 |
Accuri Cytometers, Inc. was founded to address a compelling need: life scientists love the rapid cell-by-cell analysis capability of flow cytometers, but too few have a flow cytometer in their lab. The barriers for most researchers include cost of the instrument, complexity of the software, effort required for maintenance, and the large amount of bench space required for the instrument.
ADVANCED FIBER SENSORS: Fiber-sensor technologies for practical test and measurement solutions
| Founded: | 2010 |
| Founders: | Prof. John F. Whitaker, Kyoung Yang (PhD EE ’01) |
| Location: | Ann Arbor, MI |
| Website: | fiber-sensors.com |
AMBIQ MICRO: Ultra-low power semiconductor solutions
| Founded: | 2010 |
| Founders: | Scott Hanson (BSE MSE PhD EE ’04 ’06 ’09), Prof. David Blaauw, Prof. Dennis Sylvester |
| Location: | Austin, TX |
| Website: | ambiqmicro.com |
ARBORLIGHT: Advanced lighting systems and components
| Founded: | 2010 |
| Founders: | Prof. P.C. Ku and Prof. Max Shtein (MSE) |
| Location: | 1600 Huron Parkway Ann Arbor, MI 48109 |
ARBOR PHOTONICS (acquired): Compact, high-power fiber lasers for industrial and life science applications
| Founded: | 2007 |
| Founders: | Prof. Almantas Galvanauskas, Michelle Stock (BSE MSE PhD EE ’88 ’90 ’94), Phillip Amaya |
| Location: | Ann Arbor, MI |
| Acquired by: | nLIGHT, January 2013 |
ARBORSENSE, INC: Nanoelectronic transdermal sensors
| Founded: | 2015 |
| Founders: | Zhaohui Zhong, Xudong Fan (Biomed Eng) |
| Website: | https://arborsenseinc.com/ |
CELESTE OPTICS: Fiber telecommunications
| Founded: | 2000 |
| Founder: | Prof. Mohammed Islam |
CHEETAH OMNI: Optical switching and routing
| Founded: | 2002 |
| Founder: | Prof. Mohammed Islam |
| Location: | Ann Arbor, MI |
CLARK-MXR: Ultrafast laser systems
| Founded: | 1992 |
| Founders: | Bill Clark, Philippe Bado (former CUOS investigator) |
| Info: | Technology also developed by Peter Pronko and Prof. Gerard Mourou. Clark-MXR was a merging of the companies Medox Research (MXR) and Clark Instrumentation, Inc. |
| Location: | Dexter, MI |
| Website: | cmxr.com |
CROSSBAR, INC.: Resistive Random Access Memory (ReRAM)
| Founded: | 2010 |
| Founder: | Prof. Wei Lu |
| Location: | Santa Clara, CA |
| Website: | crossbar-inc.com |
CUBEWORKS, INC.: Millimeter-scale modular sensing platform for wireless sensing applications
| Founded: | 2013 |
| Co-Founders: | Zhiyoong Foo, Gyouho Kim, Yoonmyung Lee, Prof. David Blaauw, Prof. David Wentzloff, Prof. Dennis Sylvester, Prabal Dutta |
| Location: | Ann Arbor, MI |
| Website: | https://www.cubeworks.io/ |
ELECTRODYNAMIC APPLICATIONS: Spacecraft systems, plasma systems, and electromagnetic interactions
| Founded: | 1999 |
| Founders: | Professors Alec Gallimore and Brian Gilchrist |
| Location: | Ann Arbor, MI |
| Website: | edapplications.com |
EMAG TECHNOLOGIES: RF design solutions and services
| Founded: | 1994 |
| Founders: | Dr. Kazem Sabet (PHD EE 1995), Prof. Linda Katehi, Prof. Kamal Sarabandi |
| Location: | Ann Arbor, MI |
| Website: | emagtech.com |
ENERTIA MICROSYSTEMS: ultra-high precision micro gyroscope technology
| Founded: | 2015 |
| Founders: | Jae Yoong Cho (alumnus), Prof. Khalil Najafi |
| Location: | Ann Arbor, MI |
| Website: | https://enertia-micro.com |
ePACK: Advanced water scale packaging for MEMS devices
| Founded: | 2008 |
| Founders: | Prof. Khalil Najafi, Joe Giachino, Jay Mitchell |
| Location: | Ann Arbor, MI |
| Website: | epackglobal.com |
EVERACTIVE: Ultra-Low-Power Wireless Sensor Platforms
| Founded: | 2012 |
| Founders: | Prof. David Wentzloff (Michigan) and Dr. Benton Calhoun (U. Virginia) |
| Product/Service: | Ultra-Low-Power Wireless Sensor Platforms |
| Location: | 313 2nd Street SE, Suite #207 Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Website: | Everactive |
EVIGIA SYSTEMS: Integrated Active RFID Sensors, Transponders, Tags and Readers
| Founded: | 2004 |
| Founder: | Navid Yazdi (PhD EE ’99) |
| Location: | Ann Arbor, MI |
| Website: | evigia.com |
GLOBAL PHOTONIC ENERGY CORPORATION: Renewable energy and technology development
| Founded: | 1992 |
| Founder: | Prof. Stephen Forrest |
| Location: | Medford Lakes, NJ |
| Website: | globalphotonic.com |
GRAPHENE VISION LLC: Graphene light detectors
| Founded: | 2014 |
| Founders: | Prof. Ted Norris, Prof. Zhaohui Zhong |
INTRALASE (acquired): Precision eye surgery known as “IntraLasik” or “Bladeless Lasik”
| Founded: | 1997 |
| Founders: | Ron Kurtz, Tibor Juhasz |
| Acquired By: | Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. Mar 2007 Advanced Medical Optics was acquired by Abbott Laboratories in February 2009 Abbott Medical Optics Inc. became Abbott’s eye care unit |
Lassen Peak: Security
| Founded: | 2019 |
| Founders: | Ehsan Afshari |
| Website: | https://www.lassenpeak.com/ |
MemryX: Simple & Scalable Edge AI
| Founded: | 2019 |
| Founders: | Wei Lu, Zhengya Zhang |
| Website: | https://memryx.com/ |
MEMStim: MEMS electrode leads for medical device
| Founded: | 2011 |
| Founder: | Angelique Johnson, Christopher Cadotte, Andrew Smith, Prof. Kensall Wise |
| Location: | Ann Arbor, MI |
| Website: | https://www.memstim.com/ |
MOBIUS MICROSYSTEMS (acquired): Semiconductor technology focused on mixed-signal integration
| Founded: | 2002 |
| Founders: | Michael McCorquodale (MSE PhD EE ’00 ’04), Richard Brown |
| Acquired By: | Integrated Device Technology (IDT) Jan 14, 2010 |
NEURONEXUS TECHNOLOGIES (acquired): Implantable, microscale neural probes
| Founded: | 2004 |
| Founders: | Prof. David Anderson (ECE), Professor Daryl Kipke (Biomedical Engineering; BSE Engin Sci ’85; MS Bioeng ’86; MSE EE:S ’88; PhD Bioeng ’91), Jamie Hetke |
| Location: | Ann Arbor, MI |
| Greatbatch Inc. Feb. 2012 | |
| Website: | neuronexustech.com |
NS Nanotech: Semiconductors for air and surface disinfection of coronavirus and other pathogens
| Founded: | 2017 |
| Founders: | Prof. Zetian Mi |
| Location: | Ann Arbor, MI |
| Website: | https://www.nsnanotech.com/ |
NX Fuels: sustainable fuel production solutions with a focus on the creation of green fuels using CO2, water, and renewable solar energy.
| Founded: | 2022 |
| Founders: | Prof. Zetian Mi |
| Location: | Ann Arbor, MI |
Omniscent, Inc.: Environmental sensing
| Founded: | 2016 |
| Founder: | Prof. Yogesh Gianchandani |
| Product/Service: | MEMS-based micro-GC. It pre-concentrates the sample, separates the individual compounds and identifies them based on their retention time: Benzene, Toluene, Xylene, Methylal, Styrene, and many more. |
| Location: | San Jose, CA |
| Website: | https://omniscent.com/ |
OMNI SCIENCES: Applications of lasers for tissue ablation and infrared counter measures
| Founded: | 2004 |
| Founder: | Prof. Mohammed Islam |
| Location: | Ann Arbor, MI |
| Website: | omnisciinc.com |
OPTEOS (acquired): Electro-optic and magneto-optic sensing technologies
| Founded: | 2002 |
| Founders: | Prof. John F. Whitaker, Kyoung Yang (PhD EE ’01) |
| Acquired by: | EMAG Technologies, Inc. |
Pathbird: A next-generation textbook and learning platform to teach computational skills
| Founded: | 2020 |
| Founders: | Prof. Raj Nadakuditi, Travis DePrato (BSE CSE 2019) |
| Website: | pathbird.com |
PHOTONAFFINITY, LLC: Medical instruments
| Founded: | 2009 |
| Co-Founder: | Prof. Ted Norris, James Baker, Dr. Jing Yong Ye |
| Location: | Ann Arbor, MI |
PICOMETRIX (acquired): High-speed optical sensing devices
| Founded: | 1992 |
| Founder: | Rob Risser, Steven Williamson (Research Scientist with CUOS, 1988-1993) |
| Product/Service: | High-speed optical sensing devices |
| Location: | Ann Arbor, MI |
| Acquired By: | Advanced Photonix, Inc. Mar 9, 2005 |
QUADMETRICS, INC.: Management and quantification of enterprise cybersecurity
| Founded: | 2014 |
| Founders: | Prof. Mingyan Liu, Wesley Huffstutter, Manish Karir, Brad Robertson |
| Product/Service: | Predictive cybersecurity RRisk |
| Location: | Ann Arbor, MI |
| Website: | quadmetrics.com |
QUANTUM SIGNAL AI: State-of-the-art intelligence sensing and data analysis techniques
| Founded: | 2000 |
| Founders: | Prof. William J. Williams, Mitchell M. Rohde (BSE EE ’94; MSE EE:S ’96; MS PhD Biomed Eng ’97 ’00) |
| Product/Service: | Advanced technologies for Mobile Robotics and Autonomous Vehicles |
| Location: | Saline, MI |
| Acquired by: | Ford Autonomous Vehicles in 2019 |
| Website: | quantumsignal.com |
SENSICORE (acquired): Advancing water testing technology
| Founded: | 2000 |
| Founders: | Richard Brown, Rob Hower (BSE MSE PhD EE ’89 ’92 ’05) |
| Product/Service: | Advancing water testing technology |
| Location: | Ann Arbor, MI |
| Acquired By: | GE, Water & Process Technologies Division Apr 1, 2008 |
SENSORS UNLIMITED (acquired): In GaAs technology, products, and shortwave IR imaging solutions
| Founded: | 1991 |
| Founders: | Prof. Stephen Forrest, Greg Olsen |
| Product/Service: | InGaAs technology, products, and shortwave IR imaging solutions |
| Location: | Princeton, NJ |
| Acquired By: | Goodrich Corporation, Optical and Space Systems Division Nov. 1, 2005 |
SONETICS ULTRASOUND: Handheld real-time 3D imaging for medical applications
| Founded: | 2003 |
| Founder: | Collin Rich (MSE PhD EE ’97 ’00), Jennifer Baird |
| Product/Service: | Handheld real-time 3D imaging for medical applications |
| Location: | Ann Arbor, MI |
STRYD: Wearable devices for runners
| Founded: | 2014 |
| Co-Founder: | Prof. Robert Dick |
| Product/Service: | Wearable devices for runners |
| Location: | Boulder, CO |
| Website: | stryd.com |
TRANSLUME: Glass machining and micromachining
| Founded: | 2001 |
| Founders: | Philippe Bado, Ali Said, Mark Dugan |
| Product/Service: | Glass machining and micromachining |
| Location: | Ann Arbor, MI |
| Website: | translume.com |
UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION: OLED technology for use in flat panel displays, lighting and organic electronics
| Founded: | 1994 |
| Founder: | Prof. Stephen Forrest, Sherwin Seligsohn |
| Location: | Ewing, NJ |
| Website: | oled.com |
VOXEL51, Inc: AI for video
| Founded: | 2016 |
| Founders: | Prof. Jason Corso and Dr. Brian Moore |
| Location: | Ann Arbor, MI |
| Website: | https://voxel51.com |
XTERA COMMUNICATIONS: Fiber optic transmission equipment
| Founded: | 1998 |
| Founder: | Prof. Mohammed Islam |
| Product/Service: | Fiber optic transmission equipment |
| Location: | Allen, TX |
| Website: | xtera.com |