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Ted Acworth - Founder & CEO Dr. Ted Acworth is a scientist and engineer by trade, as well as an award-winning entrepreneur. He has been developing and commercializing innovative technology for twenty years. The core of Dr. Acworth’s technical expertise is ultraprecision metrology systems design. Throughout his career he has also developed expertise in management of the research and development process. Combined, his work in these areas has been sought by companies, universities and governments in the US, Europe, Middle East and Asia. Ted directed the advanced technology research portfolio at the Cambridge-MIT Institute, which under his management yielded 38 patent disclosures and 4 venture-backed spinout companies. In 2004 Ted co-founded a spinout company from the MIT, bringing an optical metrology device to market. The company was funded by Charles River Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures and IDG Ventures, and was sold to 3M in 2006. Adding rocket science to his resume, Ted founded and directed the Stanford Artificial Star 3 Laboratory. In 2001, his team successfully pre-launch tested the NASA Gravity Probe-B Relativity Mission space telescope, producing the most accurate in-situ calibration ever. Ted holds an MBA from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he was a Sloan Fellow in Innovation and Global Leadership and continues as a Research Affiliate. He holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University, and an MS and BS from Columbia University. Company Information |
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