LightSolver wins approval for $1.8 million grant to advance laser-based computing

LightSolver has secured approval for an approximately $1.8 million government grant to move its laser-based computing platform closer to commercialization—not to launch a finished commercial system. Parent company CollPlant announced the Israel Innovation Authority’s decision on November 5, 2026, with funding subject to the agency’s customary terms.

The award supports LightSolver’s Laser Processing Unit, or LPU, which the company describes as an all-optical, laser-based computing platform. The approved research and development program combines new hardware, expanded software capabilities and work to connect the LPU with existing high-performance computing systems.

Building alongside CPUs and GPUs

The integration plan places the LPU alongside CPUs and GPUs, rather than describing a replacement for them. LightSolver intends to bring its platform into heterogeneous high-performance computing environments—systems that combine different types of processors.

Within that program, the company has identified several specific development tasks:

• Develop a new generation of LPU hardware for solving partial differential equations, or PDEs.
• Expand the algorithms available through LPU Lab, including tools intended to let customers conduct independent research and development on the system.
• Develop and test advanced hardware and software architectures, along with new capabilities for calibrating and controlling the LPU.

The distance to commercial systems

According to CollPlant, the authority reviewed the program’s technological innovation and feasibility, commercial potential and expected contribution to Israel’s economy before approving it.

LightSolver co-founder and CEO Ruti Ben Shlomi described the intended transition as moving from a validated platform toward commercial systems. She also tied the program to progress toward the next phase of manufacturing and supply-chain development, in addition to the hardware and computing-system integration work.