Transforming the way the world uses colour
Opalux is a market-leader in stimulus-responsive, colour-changing materials and coatings, based in Toronto, Canada. Co-founded by the award-winning Dr. Andre Arsenault in 2006, Opalux grew out of Andre’s doctorate thesis at the University of Toronto on tunable photonic crystals. Opalux’s mission is to commercialize these novel smart materials to transform the way the world uses colour.
Opalux has become a global leader in personalized and interactive anti-counterfeiting security features, establishing key partnerships with global security printers to develop transformative products for passports, ID cards and banknotes. Opalux is now developing new applications using its broader technology platform including Opal Detect, Opal Impact, Chameleonix™ and Opal Protect. These technologies have the potential to creating meaningful and sustainable products that keep people healthy and safe, and enable customized experiences.
Allan Firhøj
President and Chief Executive Officer, Director
Allan has over 25 years of experience and has a consistent track record of delivering record growth and profitability by building engaging individuals and teams within company start-ups, companies reigniting growth, mergers, and divestitures. With a deep understanding of critical business drivers in multiple markets and industries, he has been successful in building relationships in high-tech products and services markets with multi-nationals: winning major contracts, integrating market leading products, sales strategies, and marketing.
Dr. André Arsenault
Chief Technology Officer, Director
Dr. André Arsenault is a co-founder of Opalux and leads new and existing product development. Under André’s leadership, Opalux has developed a range of security features and have authored over 15 granted and pending patent families. He earned his Ph.D. degree in polymer and materials chemistry at the University of Toronto. His doctoral dissertation was on tunable photonic crystal materials, the basis of Opalux’s products. Additionally, he co-authored Nanochemistry: A Chemical Approach to Nanomaterials. André is the author of numerous articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals and was awarded first prize in NSERC’s Innovation Challenge Award.