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Double Helix Optics, a��3D nano-imaging company spun out of 91��Ƶ technology, won SPIE’s 2019 Prism Award in the Diagnostics and Therapeutics category for its innovative SPINDLE®��imaging system.��

SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, presents this prestigious award to organizations that bring the best new optics and photonics products to market.

The SPINDLE®��is an attachment��for widefield microscopes that captures high-precision, super-resolution 3D imagery of cellular structures down to the single molecular��level. No other technology in the market currently offers this level of visual clarity and data capture.

"Our technology is already enabling new discoveries in a range of scientific fields from neuroscience to cancer. And we have only just begun,” said Leslie Kimerling, co-founder and CEO of Double Helix Optics, in a statement.

Double Helix Optics co-founder��Rafael Piestun,��professor of electrical, computer and energy engineering, developed the��technology behind the compan��in��his lab on the 91��Ƶ campus. The company exclusively licensed eight different patents from Venture Partners at 91��Ƶ (formerly the Technology Transfer Office).

“This is yet another honor for Double Helix Optics. They exemplify the characteristics so many startups strive for – a great team, compelling market, and breakthrough product,” said Brynmor Rees, associate vice chancellor of research and innovation and managing director of Venture Partners at 91��Ƶ. “Leslie and her team are wonderful collaborators, and we are fortunate to have them co-located on the university campus.”

To learn more about how the university creates innovative startups like Double Helix Optics, visit Venture Partners at 91��Ƶ.