Raydiance Inc Press

Raydiance Demonstrates New Capability

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:05:49 GMT

PETALUMA, Calif., July 6, 2010—Raydiance, Inc., the world’s leading developer of ultrafast laser technology, announced today that it has demonstrated the ability to machine precise, micron-resolution features in gold and platinum, two of the more difficult-to-process materials used in advanced medical devices.

Raydiance and Rofin Team Up to Offer Next Generation Laser Solutions

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 05:23:20 GMT

PETALUMA, Calif., June 7, 2010—Raydiance, Inc., the innovation leader in ultrafast laser technology, announced today that it is teaming up with Rofin, world-leading manufacturer of laser sources and laser-based solutions for industrial materials processing, to introduce femtosecond laser technology to industrial production.

Raydiance Bolsters Management Team for Growth Phase

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 04:18:21 GMT

PETALUMA, Calif., April 20, 2010 — Raydiance Corporation today announced that it has promoted Vice President of Engineering, Dr. Mike Mielke, to the role of Chief Scientist. As the key technical strategist for the company, Dr. Mielke will focus his efforts on developing enabling technologies for government and commercial applications, in addition to mapping out future features, functionality and products for the company as it enters a rapid growth phase. For Dr. Mielke’s prior lead engineering role, Raydiance also announces the addition of Mr. Tim Flood as Vice President of Engineering. Mr. Flood joins the company with more than 20 years of product development experience, which includes hardware and software design, product architecture, product line management, and professional services.

NASA, Raydiance Partner for Microfluidics Work

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 09:35:41 GMT

PETALUMA, Calif., Jan. 25, 2010--Raydiance Corporation today announced it has partnered with the Small Spacecraft Division in the Engineering Directorate at NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., to develop advanced microfluidics devices for space-based biological experiments.

Researcher Inactivates HIV with Raydiance Smart Light

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:50:15 GMT

Dec. 22, 2009 -- In a recent article published in the Journal of Biomedical Optics, Arizona State University Professor Frank Tsen and colleagues reported the ability to selectively inactivate a number of both pathogenic and non-pathogenic viruses with Raydiance Smart Light. The researchers demonstrated inactivation of the M13 bacteriophage, the tobacco mosaic virus, human papillomavirus (HPV), and the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

Raydiance Announces Breakthrough in Bioabsorbable Stent Processing

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:26:06 GMT

PETALUMA, Calif., Oct. 21, 2009 -- Raydiance Corporation, developer of the world’s first commercial-grade ultrafast laser, announced today that it has made a major breakthrough in manufacturing a wide variety of bio-absorbable materials with precise, micron-resolution feature sizes and with no heat affected zones (HAZ). Raydiance has been deploying its Smart Light MDTM platform with leading medical device companies to manufacture a range of bioabsorbable vascular stent designs and materials, as well as other bio-compatible polymers.

Raydiance at MD&M East

Fri, 29 May 2009 13:40:31 GMT

PETALUMA, Calif. June 2, 2009 -- Raydiance President Scott Davison has been chosen to give an "Innovation Brief" presentation at the 2009 Medical Design and Manufacturing show in New York. Davison's talk, which will be focus on Raydiance's recent breakthroughs in manufacturing vascular stents, will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 9 on the show floor of the Javits Center in New York. Raydiance will also be hosting a booth at the show, #749, and invites all interested to stop by and discuss Raydiance's new Smart Light MD™ platform.

Bill Beyer Appointed Raydiance CFO

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:11:09 GMT

PETALUMA, Calif., Feb. 3, 2009 -- Raydiance Corporation, maker of the world’s first practical, commercial-ready ultrafast laser and led by former CEO of AOL Barry Schuler, today announced that it has appointed William R. (Bill) Beyer to its executive team as Chief Financial Officer.

Raydiance Awarded STTR Contract by NAVAIR

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:11:04 GMT

PETALUMA, Calif., Jan. 14, 2009 -- Raydiance, Inc., the world’s first practical source of ultrafast light, today announced it has been awarded $500,000 for a Phase II Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contract with the Naval Air Warfare Center (NAVAIR).

Raydiance to Present at Photonics West

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:46:20 GMT

PETALUMA, Calif., Jan. 23, 2009 -- At the annual SPIE Photonics West Conference, January 24-29, 2009, Mike Mielke, VP of Engineering, will present the latest results from the Raydiance engineering group. In this work, the Raydiance team demonstrates a robust, all-fiber erbium amplifier system that produces greater than 100 μJ per pulse with 701 fs pulsewidth and M2 less than 1.3.

Raydiance Announces Funding, Product Launch

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:19:42 GMT

PETALUMA, Calif., Nov. 18, 2008 -- Raydiance announced today that it has secured $20 million in new funding that will allow the Company to scale its infrastructure, further evolve its technology and enhance its ability to address larger commercial markets. Raydiance also announced the launch of the new Raydiance Discovery 2.0 system, which delivers double the pulse energy of its first-generation ultrashort pulse (USP), or “ultrafast,” laser platform.

Raydiance Achieves Record Pulse Energy For Femtosecond Fiber Laser

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:32:19 GMT

ORLANDO, Fla., April 30, 2008 -- Raydiance, Inc., developer of the world’s first compact, cost-effective and fully software-controlled ultrashort pulse (USP) laser platform, today announced that it has demonstrated the highest pulse energy ever achieved in a fiber laser at the eye-safe wavelength of 1552 nanometers. The milestone was reached as part of a multi-million dollar research and development contract with the U.S. Department of the Navy.

Raydiance Receives Prestigious Industry Awards

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:18:48 GMT

PETALUMA, Calif. (Business Wire EON) May 29, 2008 -- Raydiance, Inc., the developer of the world's first compact, cost-effective and fully software-controlled ultrashort pulse (USP) laser system, has been recognized as a Red Herring 100 North America winner, an award given to the top 100 private technology companies based in North America, and also has been selected as a finalist in the Most Innovative Company category in the 2008 American Business Awards

Raydiance & FDA sign research agreement

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:38:18 GMT

PETALUMA, Calif., July 16, 2007 -- Raydiance and Food and Drug Administration sign cooperative research and development agreement.

Raydiance Collaborates with Rutgers University

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:34:48 GMT

PETALUMA, Calif., and NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ, Nov. 19, 2007 -- Raydiance collaborates with Rutgers University and nation's largest tissue bank to develop innovative tissue processing approaches.