Spinout Companies

One measure of Lincoln Laboratory's contribution to the nation's economy is its success in transferring technology to spinout companies. The following partial list of these companies indicates the range of industrial activities that have been generated and supported by ideas and techniques developed at the Laboratory. Since the 1950s, more than 100 spinouts have been supported by technology developed at the Laboratory.

3DEO offers lidar technology that enables wide-area 3D aerial surveying. Their remote sensing technology takes advantage of Geiger-mode lidar to deliver accurate, high-resolution, long-range imaging of ground conditions. The data captured by the 3DEO airborne sensors provide detailed information for use in intelligence gathering, disaster and military site surveillance, agricultural and forestry monitoring, and more.

This company's goal is to aggregate all user-authentication mechanisms, both physical and digital, into a single smartphone application by using technology developed in the Laboratory's Cyber Security and Information Sciences Division and supported by internal R&D funding at MIT Lincoln Laboratory.

  • American Power Conversion Corporation

This company designs, develops, and manufactures power protection and management solutions for computer, communications, and electronic devices, including electronic uninterruptible power supply products, DC-power solutions, electrical surge protection devices, power conditioning units, precision cooling equipment, and associated software, services, and accessories.

AutonomUS is bringing advanced interventional care to patients by using AI-enabled, ultrasound-guided, and handheld robotic devices.

Axsun Technologies was established to design and manufacture optical components and subsystems for integration into systems for various uses, including diagnosing medical conditions, optimizing petroleum production, and enabling quality control and inspection. The company was acquired by Excelitas Technologies in early 2019.

Butterfly Network, Inc. is an innovative digital health company. It is working toward making medical imaging accessible to everyone around the world and contributing to global health equity. The company has developed a groundbreaking single-probe, whole-body point-of-care ultrasound solution leveraging technology.

Copious Imaging developed advanced imaging technology to provide situational awareness through computational-pixel sensing. Acquired by Anduril Industries in 2021, it was a foundational developer of the Wide-Area Infrared System for Persistent Surveillance, which delivers AI-enabled, passive, full-motion, 360-degree wide-area high-quality imaging to enable automated continual monitoring of critical sites.

This company is dedicated to empowering crisis management professionals with real-time, collaborative solutions that enable effective information sharing and protect communities in times of crisis.

GPR uses ground-penetrating radar to provide unique, stable, and always-available subterranean data for autonomous vehicle positioning. These data help vehicle navigation systems overcome difficulties presented by the lack of GPS coverage, inclement weather, compromised lines of sight, and roads with poor or no lane markings.

This company is a developer of high-performance modular component cooling technology designed to offer exceptional cooling performance for high-power electronics at the chip or device-scale. In 2024, the company was acquired by Flex, a global company providing manufacturing support to many industries. 

Kopin is a leading developer and provider of innovative display and optical technologies for military, industrial, and consumer applications. Its customized optical and display products are found in aircraft panels, military systems, inspection devices, medical imaging, virtual-reality goggles, and more.

Liberty Defense is helping secure public spaces by providing AI-based walk-through detection of prohibited items. Its automated, noncontact HEXWAVE system uses millimeter-wave, advanced 3D imaging and AI to screen for concealed metallic and nonmetallic objects without requiring people to stop and pose, or to remove common items like cellphones or keys.

  • LightLab Imaging

LightLab Imaging developed optical coherence tomography, a high-resolution imaging technology that applies advanced photonics to medical imaging applications. LightLab's system resolved real-time images to 15 micrometers, offering physicians abundant, precise information. In 2010, St. Jude Medical Inc. acquired LightLab Imaging.

Metric Systems manufactures wide-area, wireless data networking communications systems for government and industrial enterprises. It is part of California Manufacturing Technology Consulting.

This federally funded R&D center works in the public interest in the fields of artificial intelligence, intuitive data science, quantum information science, health informatics, space security, policy and economic expertise, trustworthy autonomy, cyber threat sharing, and cyber resilience.

This startup is developing an adaptation of the Laboratory's microhydraulic actuator system that may have potential to revolutionize multiple industries, including robotics and semiconductor advanced packaging. For robotics, these actuators with increased torque densities can enable gearless and compact designs. For semiconductor advanced packaging, Sangtera's high-accuracy, high-throughput chiplet placement tool is designed to promote high-volume production of next-generation 3D chiplet-stacked microprocessors.

Scrypt provides a platform for automating accounting processes. Powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning, the software allows companies to transform their accounts payable and account receivable data entry from a time-consuming manual task to a more efficient automated procedure.

SimSpace provides state-of-the art network emulation and modeling for use in developing cybersecurity tools. SimSpace's Cyber Range software suite allows network administrators and risk-management specialists to deploy custom models and simulated environments for training in, assessments of, and revisions to their cybersecurity processes and software.

Sync is commercializing a "computational optimization processing unit" that leverages the energy conservation properties of coupled electronic oscillators to solve combinatorial optimization problems. Sync, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, was funded by venture firms The Engine and Underscore VC.

The company manufactures data communications products such as modems, multiplexers, interface converters, surge protectors, and test and monitoring equipment. Its data communications equipment is designed for both copper and fiber-optic networks. The company also makes local loop simulators used to test DSL modems and multiplexers.

  • Telenet Communications, Inc.

This company specialized in data communications products and services. It was acquired by GTE Corporation, which in 2000 merged with Bell Atlantic to form Verizon Communications.

VVimaging develops data-visualization applications. Applications are available for Mac computers, iPads, iPhones, and any web browser. VVimaging's software has been used to create visualizations used in banking, biotechnology, chemical, financial services, manufacturing, and pharmaceutical industries.