CEO

Dr. Adrian Falkenrath is a photonics engineer and deep-tech entrepreneur specializing in lithography, micro-optics, and advanced semiconductor fabrication systems.

He holds a PhD in Applied Physics from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), where his research focused on nano-scale optical structures and advanced lithography techniques for photonic devices.

Over the past 20 years, Dr. Falkenrath has worked at the intersection of semiconductor manufacturing and optical engineering, contributing to next-generation micro-fabrication platforms used in photonics, MEMS, and AR display technologies.

Before becoming CEO, he held senior engineering and strategy roles in the European semiconductor equipment industry, collaborating with institutions such as:

• Fraunhofer Institutes

• Carl Zeiss SMT

• ASML ecosystem partners

• leading MEMS and photonics startups

Dr. Falkenrath is known for pioneering lithography methods on non-planar and curved optical substrates, enabling scalable production of micro-structured optical elements for augmented reality systems.

His current mission is to bring semiconductor-grade fabrication methods into the eyewear and photonics industries, unlocking a new generation of AI-powered AR optical platforms.