Cristina Canavesi and Jannick Rolland founded LighTopTech in May 2013, and since then have been profiled in the Democrat and Chronicle for their work.
Canavesi, who lives in Henrietta, completed her doctorate in optics through the University of Rochester, with Rolland as her mentor and advisor. Recently LighTopTech introduced a product called Explorer4D™, which is a noninvasive method of gathering 2D and 3D images.
LighTopTech’s device isn’t the only one that uses optics on the skin and other parts of the body.
Laser treatments have grown in popularity over the past decade or so, to treat everything from acne to varicose veins. These devices have even been used to tighten loose skin, which is the result of decreased collagen production in skin cells during aging, and in photofacials, which utilize intense pulsed light to reverse skin damage.
One of the more innovative techniques recently developed by Stroma Medical Corporation in Laguna Beach, CA, is a laser treatment that can turn brown eyes blue. The procedure removes melanin from the top layer of the iris to remove pigment from the eyes and make them appear blue.
So far, Explorer4D™ is in the prototype stage and has received a $225,000 grant from the National Science Foundation.
For Canavesi, starting a business is a new challenge, especially as she and Rolland came from academic and research backgrounds. Together, they have worked with mentors at High Tech Rochester, where their company operates.
Canavesi herself has also served as a mentor for others. In 2009, she founded the Women in Engineering Group at the university to inspire more women to consider a career in the field.
Canavesi, 33, currently lives in Henrietta and is originally from Milano, Italy. She is now working toward her master’s in business at the U of R’s Simon School.
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