Jeff Demain joins AEPONYX as vice president of business development and marketing

Demain will be responsible for advancing the adoption of the company’s “integrated photonics with MEMS” products, which the company says feature DWDM capabilities, fast tunability, integrated switching, long reach, and small footprint.
April 8, 2021
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AEPONYX, which develops optical devices based on silicon nitride and MEMS technologies, has named Jeff Demain vice president of business development and marketing, effective immediately. Demain will be responsible for advancing the adoption of the company’s “integrated photonics with MEMS” products, which the company says feature DWDM capabilities, fast tunability, integrated switching, long reach, and small footprint.

Demain spent 19 years at Intel, the last eight of which were spent as business development and marketing director for Intel’s Silicon Photonics business unit. He left Intel in 2016 and has spent the succeeding time in various consultancy roles.

“We are excited to have Jeff join the AEPONYX team,” said Philippe Babin, CEO of AEPONYX. “With Jeff’s experience, and our recent $10 million funding close adding to our previous rounds, we are well poised for growth. Our optical devices align nicely with Jeff’s experience, and the unique capabilities of our technology are well received. It’s a great future for AEPONYX.”

The recent funding round included previous investors Fonds Ecofuel, BDC, and Fonds Innovexport, with Investissement Québec joining for the first time (see “AEPONYX adds $10 million in latest funding round”).

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Stephen Hardy is editorial director and associate publisher of Lightwave and Broadband Technology Report, part of the Lighting & Technology Group at Endeavor Business Media. Stephen is responsible for establishing and executing editorial strategy across the both brands’ websites, email newsletters, events, and other information products. He has covered the fiber-optics space for more than 20 years, and communications and technology for more than 35 years. During his tenure, Lightwave has received awards from Folio: and the American Society of Business Press Editors (ASBPE) for editorial excellence. Prior to joining Lightwave in 1997, Stephen worked for Telecommunications magazine and the Journal of Electronic Defense.

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