About Us

who are we?

Our vision at Lightaceutics isn’t just ambitious; it’s transformative. We’re a team united by the aspiration to improve the lives of people, especially the underserved communities, leveraging the power of AI-powered optical technologies.

Our mission is clear: to push boundaries, elevate care standards, and empower our societies.

Meet our team.


Lived experiences are the backbone of impactful innovations. Our team has experience in one way or another with the limitations of vision assistive technologies across the globe

Dr Elvin Chizenga

Physicist, CEO

Certified Biomedical Physicist (CPhys.,) PhD, (Optica Chang Pivoting Fellow).

Dr Ashley Subbiah

Assistive Tech. Expert, CTO

PhD in Biology, Accessibility Tech Expert & programmer (Visually Impaired)

Richard Luke

ML Engineer, CPO

Software Engineer, Data Scientist & MBA: Business Analytics
BSc in

Hudson Mwangalika

Electrical Engineer, COO

Metal works and electrical
Engineering, mechatronics (Current Student)


our partners

Recognizing that real impact can only be achieved through collaboration and teamwork, we have partnered with prominent industry partners, foundations, accelerators, and state departments.