American Marconi Wireless News - Lightwave Logic Appoints Robert Blum as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing

ENGLEWOOD, CO / ACCESS Newswire / May 14, 2025 / Lightwave Logic, Inc. (NASDAQ:LWLG) ("Lightwave Logic" or the "Company"), a technology platform company leveraging its proprietary electro-optic (EO) polymers to transmit data at higher speeds for AI clusters and datacenter optical connections, today announced the appointment of Robert Blum as its new Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, effective May 19, 2025.

Dr. Blum brings extensive direct industry expertise in silicon photonics, polymers, AI, and semiconductors, with a strong focus on customer acquisition and a demonstrated track record of accelerating revenue growth. He has over 20 years of experience in strategic marketing and sales. Dr. Blum was most recently the Head of Product Line Management in the Photonics Platforms Business at Applied Materials. Prior to Applied Materials, he was the Head of Silicon Photonics Strategy at Intel Corporation where he also held various marketing and business development roles.

In his role, Dr. Blum will be focused on expanding customer engagement and advancing the Company's go-to-market initiatives. He will report directly to Chief Executive Officer Yves LeMaitre.

"Robert's deep industry network and prior senior marketing and product roles at some of the largest semiconductor and silicon photonics companies in the world make him an ideal leader of our sales and customer support team," said Yves LeMaitre, Chief Executive Officer of Lightwave Logic. "We are confident that his capabilities and experience will accelerate our commercial initiatives and facilitate broader customer engagement for our unique EO polymers."

"Electro-optic polymers are going to play a critical role in ensuring that AI networks can scale in bandwidth and reach while optimizing power and latency requirements," added Dr. Blum. "I worked on electro-optic polymers during my Ph.D., and I'm tremendously excited to join a recognized leader in EO polymers at such a pivotal time for the company. I look forward to leveraging my experience in silicon photonics and optical components to accelerate the adoption of this groundbreaking material for the industry."

About Lightwave Logic, Inc.
Lightwave Logic, Inc. (NASDAQ:LWLG) www.lightwavelogic.com is a technology platform company leveraging its proprietary engineered electro-optic (EO) polymers to transmit data at higher speeds with less power in a small form factor. The Company's high activity and high stability organic polymers allow it to create next-generation photonic EO devices that convert data from electrical signals into light/optical signals for applications in telecommunications, and for data transmission potentially used to support generative AI.

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Contacts:
Ryan Coleman or Nick Teves
Alpha IR Group for Lightwave Logic
[email protected]
312-445-2870

SOURCE: Lightwave Logic

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