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Lebbys Legal BIOGRAPHY:
Biography: Michael S. Lebby joined Lightwave Logic as a member of the Board of Directors in 2015. In May 2017, Dr. Lebby assumed the role of CEO, and in September 2022, Chairman and CEO of Lightwave Logic Inc (NASDAQ:LWLG). Lightwave Logic is a technological company commercializing Electro-Optical polymers and successfully up listed the company to NASDAQ on 1st September, 2021. Dr. Lebby was invited to close the NASDAQ stock market on 10th September 2021. The event was carried on Fox, CNBC, Bloomberg, BNN networks.
Dr. Lebby (born 1961, London, UK) is an Anglo-American entrepreneur and intrapreneur in the fields of optoelectronics/photonics electronics and semiconductors. Dr. Lebby’s career started with the British Government in 1977 in telecommunications and he did research at their research labs (RSRE Malvern) in the early 1980s. Dr. Lebby worked at AT&T’s research labs: Bell Labs (1985-1989) in photonics, and subsequently drove the development (and co-authored the first patent) of the oxide VCSEL diode laser at Motorola in the 1990s (which is e, now used in laser mice 3D structured light sensing/FaceID in mobile phones, optical interconnects; where volumes of the laser are over 1B units today). From 2005-2010 he led the USA trade association in optoelectronics (OIDA) and represented the optoelectronics and photonics industry on Capitol Hill.
Dr. Lebby has led and run technical start-ups and commercialized optoelectronic and photonics technology into volume manufacturing. Dr. Lebby has also had roles as a Venture Capitalist specializing in Optical Communications. He is currently a technical expert to the European Commission. He is a Fellow member of NAI (National Academy of Inventors), IEEE, and OSA, and has been voted PIC (Photonic Integrated Circuit) business leader of the year by the PIC International Conference in 2018.
Dr. Lebby holds over 450 issued international patents in photonics and electronics, that have been derived from over 230 issued USPTO utility patents, mostly in the field of optoelectronics, photonics, and semiconductors. He has been cited by the USPTO to be in the most prolific 75 inventors in USA from 1988-1997.
Dr. Lebby is passionate about photonics and has focused his efforts over the last 30 years to drive new photonics manufacturing programs in USA and Europe as well as industry-based photonics technology roadmaps.
Dr. Lebby is also passionate about optics and philately, and has been elected to both the London Guild of Spectacle Makers as well as the Royal Philatelic Society London.
WORK HISTORY:
2003 – Present Oculi LLC, CEO and CTO (part-time consulting)
Oculi LLC provides consulting in expert witness, trial, deposition, expert reports, infringement, invalidity, and various patent and IP litigation in photonics, optoelectronics, semiconductors, and fiber optic telecommunication technology segments. Engaged patent agencies have included: IMS Expert Services, Thomson Reuters Expert Witness Services (now Round Table Group), LitXpert Expert Witness Group,Teklicon Expert Witness Agency, Beche Expert Services Group, Forensis Group: Expert Witness Services,
and Expertconnect. Oculi LLC also provides consulting to Ambature Inc. in superconductivity
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES & AWARDS:
Elected Chairman of Lightwave Logic Inc., NASDAQ:LWLG 1st September 2022
Elected to the Corporate Engagement Council (newly formed OIDA to represent the global optical industry) for Optica in June 2022.
Invited to ring the closing bell of NASDAQ (with associated TV interviews) on 10th September, 2021 Elected Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) in 2020.
Voted winner at the PIC Conference (Photonic Integrated Circuits) as PIC Entrepreneur and Business Leader of the Year (March 2018).
Dr. Lebby is co-inventor of the oxide VCSEL (semiconductor laser) that is now being utilized for consumer applications (Face ID of Apple’s iPhone as an example). US Patent #5359618 “High Efficiency VCSEL and Method of Fabrication” issued 25th October 1994.
Dr. Lebby was recognized professionally as a Fellow of IEEE (2005) and OSA (2007) with his technical contributions to the field of optoelectronics.
Dr. Lebby is a member of the Fellows review committee of IEEE.
As an inventor Dr. Lebby has achieved >230 issued utility patents with the USPTO.
As an inventor Dr. Lebby has ~80 published utility patent applications with the USPTO
As an inventor Dr. Lebby has over 450 issued patents world-wide if international derivatives are counted.
Dr. Lebby’s novel laser-based device, packaging, modules designs led Motorola to sell their patent portfolio independently where a number of the patents have “very high licensing coefficients.” Dr. Lebby was given a special award from the Chairman of Motorola for exemplary patent invention accomplishments in 1998 and #1 prolific inventor in Motorola’s history.
Over 60 publications
Over 300 public media activities (that include: Books, Chapters, Reports, Abstracts, Videos, Lectures, Speeches, Reviews, Courses, Talks, Invited Talks, Keynote Talks, Plenary Talks, Webinars, Interviews, Articles, etc.).
Author of OIDA’s annual market optoelectronics report and forecast (2009 version is over 600 pages), which receives international exposure and recognition. Regularly interacts with government agencies in Washington DC on photonics-based projects (DARPA, ARPA-E, NIH, NSF, DOE, NIST, DoD etc.). Typical chapters included: LEDs, laser diodes, fiber optic communications, sensors, displays, solar, green photonics, military photonics, and applications of photonics such as solid-state lighting (LED luminaires), automotive, medical, etc.
Is the recipient of a 2nd doctorate (higher) from Bradford University, UK, and only the second in the
universities history to receive a D.Eng from industry (rest being academia).
Intrepreneur at: (i) Motorola: Co-founded Optobus division – VCSEL laser based parallel optical interconnect solution, and (ii) Intel: Co-founded the Intel optics division for silicon photonics where over $300M was initially invested for the division.
Entrepreneur: Founded (and CEO) Ignis Optics Inc., a venture backed company (>$30M) that designed and manufactured 10Gbps fiber optic transceivers. Sold the company to Bookham (NASDAQ: BKHM) in 2003.
Restructured OneChip Photonics (as CEO) through bankruptcy, and new VC-based funding. Assisted in the raising of >$50M VC funding as a member of BoD. Founded Oculi LLC and Obsidian Motors LLC.
IEEE CPMT Board of Governors (’98- ‘02); IEEE Phoenix Waves and Devices Junior Engineer of the Year (1993); CPMT Distinguished lecturer (2000), CPMT technical committee (TC-10 & ECTC) 1991 to 2011
Advised at Board of Director level for a number of technical start-ups
Chartered Engineer (C.Eng) from IEE (UK). The chartered engineering status is equivalent to the US PE (professional engineer)
