french president and economic cabinet minister visit varioptic Revolutionary Liquid Lens demonstrated to Nicolas Sarkozy and Christine Lagarde during their official visit Lyon (France) – July 3rd, 2007 - Varioptic, the liquid lens company, confirmed today the visit of Nicolas Sarkozy, President of the French Republic, and Christine Lagarde, Minister of the Economy. During the official visit, which took place on Friday 29th June, Nicolas Sarkozy and Christine Lagarde received a demonstration of the first autofocus liquid lens camera module - the AFCM MI285. The camera module has been developed using Varioptic’s latest auto focus liquid lens – Arctic416 – particularly well suited to current camera phone design trends. The visit was followed by a panel discussion regarding the new French taxation proposals for start up companies and was attended by several investors, financial institutions, national and regional government officials. “We are very proud to welcome the French President and the Minister of the Economy. We are delighted to have had the opportunity to present our innovative liquid lens solutions and the latest developments within Varioptic since its creation’’ said Etienne Paillard, CEO of Varioptic. About Varioptic: Varioptic is the world leader in liquid lens technology supplying liquid lens solutions to meet optical autofocus requirements for a wide range of markets. Founded in 2002, Varioptic pioneered the development of Electrowetting Technology to create revolutionary auto focus and zoom lenses with no moving parts. Liquid lenses feature several crucial advantages over traditional technologies in terms of robustness, cost, size, ease of integration, power consumption and speed. For more information, visit www.varioptic.com
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