Gillat says the EyeQ acquisition strategy will be to focus on the b-to-b market, although Athentech’s Perfectly Clear products will be still available. Jeff (Stephens), the CTO, is in Austin, I’m in the Bay Area, and Brad (Malcolm) is in Calgary. We have 15 people, of which 12 of those are engineers. We have hired some pretty amazing PhDs to work on AI, image science, and web we have announced. “We brought in Eran (Steinberg) as chairman of the board, and kept most of the team. “We created this new company (EyeQ) to start buying companies, and Athentech was one of those,” explains Gillat. (See the press release below for details).

From the start, EyeQ will begin looking at expanding its portfolio, particularly in color science and in artificial intelligence (AI). The Dead Pixels Society talked with Ziv Gillat, the company’s chief revenue officer, about the new direction the EyeQ management will take Athentech’s technology and products. Details of the acquisition were not disclosed. The Athentech management continues with the new company and has added some management expertise to change direction. EyeQ Inc., a new company made up of photo industry veterans, has acquired Athentech Imaging, the Canada-based maker of image-correction technology.