Shaping the future of work
Led by experts who recognize LabLightAR's transformative potential beyond the lab, to benefit people worldwide who work with their hands.
Our Team
Raees Ebrahim
CEO
Raees is an accomplished executive leader with extensive experience in stakeholder engagement and business development within life sciences and healthcare. He has built a strong track record in healthcare diagnostics and services, leveraging his entrepreneurial mindset to forge successful partnerships and drive profitability.
Roger Brent
Chief Product Officer and co-founder
Roger is an eminent molecular biologist, a founder of Current Protocols, and since 2015 has been the main driver for development of LabLightAR’s technology. He is on leave from Basic Sciences at the Fred Hutch Cancer Center to drive development and field testing of LabLightAR technology.
David D. Moore
co-founder
David is a distinguished molecular biologist, a founder of Current Protocols, and Professor and Chair of the Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology at UC Berkeley. He is experienced in the execution of large projects and has ably steered LabLightAR since 2020.
Dr. Paul Billings
Board Member & investor
Dr. Billings is a board-certified internist and clinical geneticist with over 40 years of expertise in genomics and molecular medicine. He has served on several prestigious committees, including the FDA’s Scientific Advisory Board, the VA’s Genomic Medicine Advisory Committee, and the HHS secretary’s advisory committee on genetics, health, and society. As a former director of the Personalized Medicine Coalition and member of the IOM Genomics Roundtable, he has made significant contributions to advancing healthcare at a population level.
Jasper Brekelmans
Interim CTO
Jasper is highly regarded for his work in computer vision, and his work to democratize access to motion capture, including the Brekel Kinect and Brekel 3D series of applications. He has led development of the LablightAR system since 2020.
Roland Smeenk
Systems Architect
Roland has been Systems Architect for LabLightAR’s headset client software since 2020. He is known for his original work in virtual, mixed and augmented reality, natural user interfaces, simulations, and games. Roland continues to develop the headset technology and help port to new headset devices as those become available.
Nik Stires
Project Manager & Software Engineer
Nik drives the development of cutting-edge augmented reality solutions, with a primary focus on headset client software. He spearheads the company’s strategic transition to Apple Vision Pro technology, leveraging his expertise in AR development. Since joining in 2021, Nik has played a pivotal role in advancing LabLightAR’s technical capabilities and product innovation.
Karrington Ogans
Neural Network Developer
Since 2020, Karrington has served as the Neural Network Developer. Karrington has played a vital role in designing and fine-tuning neural networks that power LabLightAR’s augmented reality solutions.
Anthony Mein
Lead Software Engineer
Anthony is the Lead Software Engineer at LablightAR. He has overseen the development of the LabLightAR system since 2021. His main focus is in maintaining headset client software and implementing new XR guidance approaches.
Our history drives our future
The teams’ commitment to laboratory procedure guidance began in the 1980s. In the 21st century our founders embraced augmented reality as a superior means to guide lab work, and developed the technology that enabled that.
Current Protocols in Molecular Biology
Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, a peer-reviewed manual describing molecular biology procedures is established by a founding editors, including Roger Brent and David Moore, founders of LabLightAR. Paper edition is in red three-ring binders.
Current Protocols goes online
Current Protocols, now a family of methods journals, migrates online. Current Protocols provide millions of researchers with instant access to updated content, diverse research tools, and integration with databases such as PubMed.
Hololens AR headset introduced
Microsoft launches the Hololens, the first functional Augmented Reality headset. We file patents on human-in-the-loop interactive AR guidance and its use in the biological labs and production.
Company founded to hold intellectual property rights
IAS Machine, LLC founded to hold patents and consulting agreements. Company name comes from the first computer, built in the basement of the Institute of Advanced Study at Princeton University. The plans for the IAS Machine, shared with the world, and helped spark the computer age.
Phase 1 Lab System
Phase 1 system generates 3D lab guidance environment
Government grant and another patent
Company receives a pilot DoD grant supporting AR guidance to operate an anthrax detector. Company develops and files a patent for its proprietary procedural language.
Phase 2 System
Phase 2 system generates precise spatial coordinate frame. Patent filed. Objects in the workspace patent granted
Hololens 2
Neural networks for object recognition. Migration to Hololens 2 headset. Key human-in-loop patent granted.
LabLightAR
Lablight AR, Inc, formed from IAS Machine LLC. Robust Phase 3 system works with Hololens 2 AR headset.
Field testing
Testing at committed alpha sites. Patents filed for machine learning and ontologies/ control structures to understand work actions
Frequent demos and testing at beta sites
Integration of custom trained neural networks into fielded system. Phase 3 system ported to Apple Vision Pro. First standalone product, pipLight.
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