BELLINGHAM, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Applications are now open for the 2025 SPIE Startup Challenge. The annual entrepreneurial pitch competition is held by SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, as part of SPIE Photonics West. In 2025, Photonics West will be held 25-30 January in San Francisco's Moscone Center, with the SPIE Startup Challenge finals being held 28 January. The SPIE Startup Challenge is a competitive entrepreneurial platform for new businesses that utilize optic