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But a question: why only stability for 30 minutes? Thought it would have to last as long as the device lasts...for years?

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BTW, Alex Jen is on the advisory board of Gigoptix and is the owner is Soluxtra.

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 27, 2009-- GigOptix Inc. (OTCBB:GGOX), a leading provider of electronic engines for the optically connected digital world, announces that world renowned electro-optic polymer expert Professor Alex Jen, has joined the rapidly growing GigOptix Advisory Board.

“I am delighted to be a part of GigOptix as a member of this notable Advisory Board,” commented Prof. Alex Jen. “GigOptix is doing extraordinary things with polymers that were envisioned when I began my research. To be a part of the ground-breaking polymer products that are being put into the communications market is truly exceptional. I am looking forward to working with GigOptix to push the technology.”

“Prior to the GigOptix-Lumera merger, Lumera had a very long and close relationship to the University of Washington and I am glad to see this valuable tradition continue with GigOptix, Inc. by Professor Jen’s addition to our Advisory Board,” stated Raluca Dinu, Vice President and GM GigOptix-Bothell. “We are looking forward to all the projects and innovation that this partnership will reveal.”

Professor Jen was one of the founding minds behind the vast potential of electro-optic polymers as a Principal Scientist at the Advanced Materials Laboratory of EniChem America, Inc. in 1988. From this early beginning, he has forged ahead as one of the leading experts in the world of electro-optic polymers.

About Alex K-Y. Jen.

Alex Jen received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania. He held the position of Chair at the Department of Material Science & Engineering at the University of Washington, Seattle Washington since 2006. He is currently the Boeing/Johnson Chair Professor of Materials Science & Engineering and the Founding Director of the Institute of Advanced Materials & Technology (i-AMT). He is a Fellow of the International Society of Optical Engineering (SPIE), the Optical Society of America (OSA), the American Chemical Society’s Polymeric Materials Science & Engineering Division (PMSE), and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Prof. Jen has more than 400 publications, including greater than 50 patents/inventions. Because of his contributions in both academic research and business development, he was appointed by the Washington State Governor Gregoire to join the Washington Technology Center Board of Directors. He also serves as Chair on the Advisory Board of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Transformative Materials Initiative.

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