Ether Optronics Inc., a SingCham Jiangsu member, was a winner of the coveted Red Herring 100 Award, a selection of the 100 most innovative private technology companies based in Asia.

Ether offers a wide variety of aspheric optical microlenses applied in both professional and consumer applications, including camera lens modules, cellular phones, and laser optical lenses.  "Being selected a winner of the prestigious 'Red Herring 100 Asia' is an excellent recognition of the great progress Ether has made since its inception," said Bobby Chang, CEO of Ether Optronics Inc. "Ether will continue to grow its product portfolio and expand its addressable market by providing high performance optical components and developing new material, new technology, and new process."

The Red Herring editorial board diligently surveyed the entrepreneurial scene throughout Asia and identified the top 100 out of more than 1,000 closely evaluated companies that are leading the next wave of innovation. 

"Our winners and Finalists demonstrate that Asia is increasingly becoming a leader in innovation, contrary to common stereotypes," said Joel Dreyfuss, editor-in-chief of Red Herring. "It was tough to choose just the top 100 finalists from such a large list of excellent contenders, and we are very happy with the quality of the companies we selected as finalists."

The 100 winning companies have been announced at the Red Herring Asia event in Hong Kong. The CEOs of the winning startups presented their innovative ideas and technologies to an audience of leading entrepreneurs, financiers, and corporate strategists at the event at the Hong Kong JW Marriott Hotel in end November.

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