Lightwave Logic Inc Stock Price, News & Analysis

Lightwave Logic (NASDAQ:LWLG) reaffirmed on October 15, 2025 that its Perkinamine® electro-optic polymer platform is fully rare-earth-free and therefore not affected by recent Chinese export restrictions on rare-earth elements and magnets.

The company also confirmed that the entire Perkinamine production process is performed at its facility in Denver, Colorado, providing domestic manufacturing control over production, quality assurance, and ongoing innovation and positioning the platform for supply-chain resilience versus alternatives like TFLN and InP.

Lightwave Logic (NASDAQ:LWLG), a provider of high-performance electro-optic polymer materials, announced its participation in the 2025 European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC) from September 28 to October 2 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

CEO Yves LeMaitre and SVP of Sales and Marketing Dr. Robert Blum will attend the conference. Dr. Blum will deliver a presentation titled "Silicon Photonics Foundry Compatible EO Polymer Hybrid Modulators: From Material to High Reliability Products Ready for Prime Time" at the Product Focus Theater on September 29, from 12:40 to 13:10 local time.

Lightwave Logic (NASDAQ:LWLG), a provider of high-performance electro-optic polymer materials, announced key leadership changes. CEO Yves LeMaitre has extended his employment agreement through December 31, 2028, reflecting the board's confidence in his leadership since his December 2024 appointment.

Additionally, Jim Marcelli, who serves as both CFO and COO, will retire at the end of 2025 after 17 years with the company. Marcelli will remain on the Board of Directors through December 31, 2025. The company has initiated a comprehensive search for his replacement.

Lightwave Logic (NASDAQ:LWLG), a provider of high-performance electro-optic polymer materials, has appointed Dr. Lance Thompson as Vice President of Engineering. Dr. Thompson joins from Coherent, where he served as Director of Datacom Transceivers and pioneered 200 Gbps per lane transceiver modules.

Dr. Thompson brings extensive experience from leadership roles at Lumentum, Kaiam Corporation, and Sumitomo Electric. He holds a doctorate in Electrical Engineering and six U.S. patents. In his new role, he will focus on advancing PerkinamineTM polymer technology, enhancing the BEOL Process Design Kit, and working with silicon photonics foundries to prepare for production scaling.

Lightwave Logic (NASDAQ:LWLG), a provider of high-performance electro-optic polymer materials, has announced a strategic partnership with Photonteck to expand its sales and distribution network in Asia. The partnership aims to strengthen LWLG's position in the AI and datacenter ecosystem, particularly in the Chinese market.

The collaboration leverages Photonteck's broad optical industry presence in China and deep customer relationships to accelerate the adoption of LWLG's electro-optic polymer technology platform for silicon photonics applications. Additionally, the company will participate in the China International Optoelectronic Expo (CIOE) in Shenzhen from September 10-12, 2025, with VP of Marketing Atikem Haile presenting on September 11.

Lightwave Logic (NASDAQ:LWLG), a provider of high-performance electro-optic polymer materials, has appointed Dr. Sundar Ramamurthy to its Technical Advisory Board. Dr. Ramamurthy brings over 30 years of experience in materials science and semiconductor industry innovation.

Previously at Applied Materials, Dr. Ramamurthy led businesses in transistor and interconnect verticals, with expertise in epitaxy, specialty semiconductors, and advanced packaging. He holds over 30 US patents in semiconductor technology scaling and a doctorate in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Minnesota.

The Technical Advisory Board provides strategic planning and insights for Lightwave Logic's polymer platform development, combining expertise in laser and photonic integrated circuit device design, fab operations, manufacturing scaling, and AI/datacenter hardware.

Lightwave Logic (NASDAQ:LWLG), a provider of high-performance electro-optic polymer materials, has scheduled an investor update call for July 31, 2025 at 4:30 PM ET. The call will be hosted by CEO Yves LeMaitre and will include a Q&A session.

Investors can access the webcast through the company's website's Investor Relations section at www.lightwavelogic.com. Questions can be submitted in advance via email to LWLG@alpha-ir.com. A replay of the webcast will be available on the company's website after the call.

Lightwave Logic (NASDAQ:LWLG), a provider of electro-optic (EO) polymer materials, announced significant reliability breakthroughs for its Perkinamine™ polymer technology. The company achieved two major milestones: passing the Telcordia GR-468 85/85 environmental stress test with only 1.6% average loss after 1,000 hours, and developing a fourth-generation atomic layer deposition encapsulation material with an exceptional oxygen transmission rate of 1.4 × 10⁻⁶ g/m²/day.

The testing success validates the polymer's long-term reliability under harsh conditions, while the new encapsulation technology exceeds industry standards for lifetime reliability. These achievements position LWLG's technology for deployment in AI factory scale-out and hyperscaler front-end networking applications.

Lightwave Logic (NASDAQ:LWLG) has appointed Robert Blum as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, effective May 19, 2025. Dr. Blum brings over 20 years of experience in strategic marketing and sales, with expertise in silicon photonics, polymers, AI, and semiconductors. He previously served as Head of Product Line Management at Applied Materials' Photonics Platforms Business and Head of Silicon Photonics Strategy at Intel Corporation.

In his new role, Dr. Blum will focus on expanding customer engagement and advancing the company's go-to-market initiatives for their proprietary electro-optic (EO) polymers technology, which enables faster data transmission for AI clusters and datacenter optical connections. He will report directly to CEO Yves LeMaitre.