Edward Tang

Edward Tang is the visionary and founder behind Avegant, a next-generation mixed reality display company. Avegant has developed award-winning Retinal Imaging Technology to industry-first Lightfield mixed reality displays. They continually push the boundaries of near-eye display technologies to create previously impossible experiences for the industry. Born in Texas and raised in Taipei, Ed received his degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan, specializing in micro-electrical mechanical systems (MEMS), and joining the faculty full time researching and developing cutting-edge micro & nanofabrication technologies since 2001. Among a host of other entrepreneurial ventures, Ed was previously developing technologies for the MEMS biotechnology industry in areas of autonomous surgical robots, implantable neuromodulators, and microfluidic drug devices. @edtang