The close contact between CD6 members and industries from a wide variety of sectors, over more than 20 years of the centre's history, has turned entrepreneurship into a building-block of CD6 culture. The Centre has fostered the incorporation of several spin-off companies based on its own research results, and also, has supported the creation of several start-ups promoted by former employees. This strategy has led to the creation of a boiling entrepreneurial environment around CD6, that not only reinforces the centre's technology transfer capabilities, but also helps entrepreneurs learn about other's experiences.
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Development and commercialization of new ophthalmological instrumentation based on the measurement of the optical quality of the eye using the double-pass technique.
Visiometrics S.L.
www.visiometrics.com
Created: 2001
Status: Active
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Committed to manufacturing and marketing equipment for the characterization of surface roughness and shape. Subsidiari companies: Sensofar Japan, Sensofar USA, Sensofar Asia, Sensofar Medical.
Sensofar-Tech S.L.
www.sensofar.com
Created: 2001
Status: Active
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Provides high-performance and low-cost tools for optical systems simulation and the development of advanced photometric systems.
Simulacions Òptiques S.L.
www.snelloptics.com
Created: 2003
Status: Active
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Electronics design and manufacturing for advanced control of stepper and brushless motors.
MicroPaP Easy Motion S.L.
www.micropap.com
Created: 2006
Status: No longer active
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Manufacturer of optical systems for quality control of stents. Subsidiary company of Sensofar.
Sensofar Medical S.L.
www.sensofar.com/medical
Created: 2012
Status: Active
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Manufacturer of new remotely controlled 0.5m class telescopes for scientific and advanced amateur projects. Located in Río Hurtado Valley (South of Atacama desert, Chile)
Obstech S.p.A.
obstech.cl
Created: 2012
Status: Active
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Manufacture of high quality optical parts using plastic injection technologies.
Quality Plastic Optics S.L.
Created: 2013
Status: No longer active
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Manufacturer of new generation solid state LIDAR systems for sensor fusion solutions.
Beamagine S.L.
www.beamagine.com
Created: 2017
Status: Active
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Optical engineering for world-class optical systems. Subsidiary company of ASE Optics.
Twoptics Systems Design, S.L.
aseoptics.eu
Created: 2012
Status: Active
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Manufacturer of ophthalmic instruments to assess IOL prescription based on in-vivo testing.
Virtiol S.L.
Created: 2012
Status: No longer active
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Software solutions based on Cloud Computing for mobile platforms, focusing on Industrial and Scientific applications.
Sinnergia S.L.
Created: 2013
Status: No longer active
CD6 long track record of spin-off companies creation, has given us a deep sense of how difficult it is to start a technology-based business. With the goal of helping photonics entrepreneurs right from scratch, CD6 Photonics Technology Incubation Program is open to early-stage entrepreneurship proposals. The programme targets low TRL photonics projects, even if the company has not yet been created.
To support these enterprising ventures, CD6 technology incubation programme offers initial guidance and mentorship along with access to the centre's R+D capabilities and prototyping labs, required to create the minimum viable products that will help your first interactions with the market. Also, the Programme offers R&D public funding search support, IPR assessment and networking with suppliers, potential customers and other photonic entrepreneurs.
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Desing and manufacture of macroporous Silicon mid-infrared and far-infrared filters used for gas detection and thermal imaging.
Mapsi Photonics S.L.
mapsiphotonics.com
Created: 2020
Status: Active
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Development of AR smart glasses for everyday use with an unprecedented level of immersion, indistinguishable from conventional glasses.
Inmersia Computers S.L.
www.inmersia.com
Created: 2021
Status: Active
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Development of ground-breaking orbital telescopes for small and nano satellites, involving super-lightweight, low-cost, and fast delivery high-resolution imagers.
SLIMOp Space S.L.
www.slimop.space
Creation: 2022
Status: Active
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Development of multispectral smart cameras integrating the processing unit into the sensor for real-time data processing and AI capabilities.
Polarimetrics S.L.
polarimetrics.com
Created: 2024
Status: Active