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WSC Demo Day: First prize in start up contest

On March 7, the first WSC Demo Day took place at the O-Werk in Bochum. The event gave 10 Worldfactory start-ups the opportunity to pitch their solutions, successes and visions for the future and to be awarded the "WSC-Sternchen 2023" prize. From RESOLV, FP-RESOMUS fellow Dr. Celia Mellion and her team from the start-up HoLa were particularly convincing. Their start-up HoLa was awarded the first prize.

The young start-up founded by Dr. Kesim, Dr. Wang, Dr. Millon and Marc Leineweber is building a brand-new generation of laser emitting in a unprecedent wavelength of 2.1 µm. It emerges from the chair of Photonics and Ultrafast Laser Science hold by Prof. Saraceno. In the chair, they work on the developing the new generation of THz sources for spectroscopy of solvation. Laser emitting in the 2 µm range are appealing driving sources as the wavelength scales up with THz energy. On the top of spectroscopy purposes, this laser has interesting properties for silicon processing allowing the project to reach out not only scientific applications but also the industry of semiconductors.

The start-up has applied for EXIST funding and is part of the Worldfactory. With the team winning the first place during the pitch battle at the WSC Demo Dayorganized by WSC – RUB, a promising journey is starting.

 

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