Evelyn G. Blake

Egg Factory LLC provides research and technology services. It creates transformational technology solutions and licenses them to companies and private equity firms for their commercialization. The Egg Factory was founded by Ronald Blum in April 1999 and is headquartered in Roanoke, VA.

PixelOptics was founded in 2005 as the world's first composite lens company. Its unique and proprietary approach to lens design combines sound lens design principles and well-known, proven lens materials to create entirely new categories of eyeglass lenses. Its objective is to bring 'transformational innovation' to the spectacle lens category and deliver significantly enhanced vision performance to eyeglass wearers worldwide. To accomplish this endeavor, they have brought together an impressive team of leading scientists, industry professionals and business leaders from around the globe to make its vision a reality. And to date, PixelOptics has registered over 300 lens-related patents and patent applications worldwide. PixelOptics lenses are marketed through traditional vision care industry channels of distribution. There is no need to purchase special equipment to process its lenses or incorporate them into their practice. With PixelOptics, everyone wins-eyeglass consumers, vision care professionals, optical dispensaries, and wholesale laboratories.