The object
Theodor Nielsen founded NIL Technology and led its work in nanoimprint manufacturing of high-precision optical components, including metalens-related products. The process makes nanostructured optical elements as physical components at manufacturing scale, offering a compact alternative to conventional multi-element optical assemblies.
What Theodor did
Founded and led NIL Technology in developing nanoimprint manufacturing for high-precision optical components.
Why it matters
NIL Technology helped bring nanoimprinted, nanoscale optical components from laboratory fabrication toward commercial photonics manufacturing.
Living-status check
EPIC named Nielsen, NIL Technology's founder and CEO, recipient of its CEO Award on 27 March 2025 for his leadership and contributions to manufacturing nanoscale, high-precision optical components.