TORONTO, June 29, 2022 — Semiconductor technology company POET Technologies appointed Michal Lipson an adviser to its board of directors. Lipson is president-elect of Optica, a MacArthur Fellow, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, founder of three startups, and an inventor whose work led to 45 U.S. patents related to photonic technologies. She serves as a Eugene Higgins Professor of Electrical Engineering and professor of applied physics at Columbia University. POET intends to nominate Lipson as a director at its annual general meeting Oct. 6. 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