Scott Dufferwiel
Organisation: Aegiq Role: CTO and co-founder Based in: Sheffield, UK
Scott Dufferwiel is currently the chief technical officer and co-founder of Aegiq, a quantum technology start-up spun out of the University of Sheffield, which recently launched what it said was the world’s first compact true single-photon generator, called iSPS. It won the Institute of Physics’ Business
Start-Up award in 2021 for its work on the technology, which Dufferwiel said ‘lies at the heart of our photonic systems to deliver new capabilities utilising quantum sources of light in quantum information processing and communications’. Aegiq announced in
Marisa Edmund
Organisation: Edmund Optics Role: Chairman of the board, chief sales and marketing officer
With 25 years of experience working her way to the top of Edmund Optics, it pays to listen to Marisa Edmund on where she thinks the industry is going. ‘The next big thing in our area of research
involves new disruptive materials, coatings, and design principles. These allow for changes around the size and weight of imaging assemblies and open new frontiers in ultrafast laser optics,’ she said. Although she finds no risk in investing in optical technology (‘the future depends on it’), Edmund said she does see some tough choices ahead ‘in light of the
Based in: Barrington, New Jersey, USA Education: Master’s in Business Studies (Stockton College), BS/BA Business
current economic and political landscape. Customers, now more than ever, need solutions only optics can provide to improve medical delivery, personal safety, and the efficiency inherent in automation. 'The challenge will be adapting quickly
to the demands of our customers, which means an unprecedented level of prioritisation on where we double down on investments and where we cut programs – even the ones we love.’ You can find Edmund online at
linkedin.com/ in/marisa-edmund-68480821/. She plans to attend CES in Las Vegas and Photonics West.
Congratulations, Marisa
Marisa is not just contributing to the future of Edmund Optics, but that of the entire photonics industry. She recently established the Advancing Women in Optics Scholarship at the University of Arizona, advocates for various Women in Optics groups, and promotes other Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives both inside and outside of the company. Marisa also initiated Edmund Optics’
Educational Outreach programme in which volunteers across the organisation visit schools and attend other events to share the wonderful world of optics with students. These initiatives are growing our industry and driving it to become more diverse and inclusive.
Education: PhD in quantum polaritonics, University of Sheffield
May that an investment round had taken it to a total of £4m in funding. Dufferwiel received his PhD from the
University of Sheffield in 2014, after which he joined the university’s 2D Material Group, working on quantum optics, polaritonics and valleytronics of van der Waals heterostructures, working within the EU Graphene Flagship. After a couple of years as senior research engineer with AMRC, he co-founded Aegiq with Max Sich and Andrii Iamshanov. You can find Dufferwiel online at
uk.linkedin. com/in/scottdufferwiel.
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