Already built
Diffractive optical elements
Diffractive optical elements designed and fabricated based on the team’s patented solutions.
Genomic analysismust movebeyond the laboratory
Today, a sample for genomic analysis is sent to a specialized laboratory where it is prepared and examined. The result takes time.
Our goal is to make genomic analysis simpler: place a sample in a compact cell and get the result within minutes, wherever it is needed.
NG² / Next Generation Genomics
Predictive genomics and pharmacogenomics require large and diverse sets of genetic data linked to real-world data on health and treatment outcomes.
NG² / Next Generation Genomics is a concept for the next stage of genomics, in which obtaining genomic data becomes widespread, accessible and routine rather than a procedure tied to centralized laboratories.
From a complex laboratory procedure to a simple measurement
Measuring blood glucose once required a specialized test. Today it can be done at home with a compact device.
We want genomic analysis to follow a similar path — from a complex laboratory procedure to a tool that can be used routinely.
In development
NGS+ cell
An integrated cell for DNA sequencing
NGS+ is a next-generation massively parallel sequencing cell. It combines sample preparation and analysis on a single chip, reducing the amount of reagents used and shortening measurement time.
The solution is built on four key technologies:
Nanofluidics
Preparation of genetic material and handling of reagents inside the cell.
Nanophotonics
Controlling light and enhancing the optical signal during sample analysis.
Nanoimprint lithography
Replicating micro- and nanostructures for the components of the future cell.
Computational microscopy
Extracting information from the optical signal using a physical model of the system.
Technology groundwork
NGS+ development builds on substantial technology groundwork and the team’s experience.
Already built
Diffractive optical elements
Diffractive optical elements designed and fabricated based on the team’s patented solutions.
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Nanofluidics handles the material. Nanophotonics handles the optical signal.
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Sample preparation
Nanofluidic elements pre-process the genetic material and handle reagents inside the cell.
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Optical signal
Nanophotonic elements control light and enable readout of the optical signal during DNA analysis.
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Integration
NGS+ brings the key stages together in a single cell — from sample preparation to genomic data.
Nanophotonics transformed AR. We are bringing that experience to genomics.
Nanophotonics made AR devices lighter, more compact and more efficient.
The Photonica.tech team was part of this technological transformation: our specialists worked on advanced photonic technologies and helped create next-generation solutions that are used in commercial devices today.
We are bringing our experience in building advanced nanophotonic technologies to genomics — to change the way genomic analysis is done.
One class of photonic engineering. A new task
In AR, nanophotonics controls light to form an image.
In NG², the same principles are used to work with the optical signal in DNA analysis.
Industrial and scientific expertise in one team
Photonica.tech brings together experience in building complex technology products and conducting cutting-edge scientific research.
Arseniy Alekseev
PhD, CEO
Arseniy Alekseev is a scientist turned entrepreneur and one of the pioneers of using diffractive optics and optical metamaterials for augmented reality. From 2019 to 2023 he led nanophotonics technology development at WaveOptics and Snap Inc., and headed the creation and launch of a nanofab for volume production of augmented reality displays for AR Spectacles.
Evgeniy Alekseev
PhD, CTO
Evgeniy Alekseev is a world-class scientist who has spent more than 15 years researching optical effects in nanoscale structures. He led the photonics and Raman spectroscopy laboratories at the Cambridge Graphene Centre, University of Cambridge. He is the author of a number of breakthrough discoveries in the fabrication and measurement of two-dimensional heterostructures, published in Nature, Science Advances and other journals.
- scientific publications
- 51
- patents
- 16
- citations
- 4100+
News and publications
Open to collaboration
Photonica.tech is open to dialogue with technology and commercial partners, research organizations and investors.
We are especially interested in working with companies and research teams in genomics, reagents for DNA analysis, and micro- and nanofluidic technologies.