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L. Michael Hone was named president and COO of Lucid Inc., developer of a medical informatics platform that combines cellular imaging technology and network-based pathology services.. . .John Oakley, a researcher at UMIST, won the 2001 UK Industrial Vision Association award for best demonstration of computer vision with potential for industrial exploitation. The award was presented at the recent British Machine Vision Conference.. . .Cutting Edge Optronics Inc. (CEO), a TRW laser company, has added extreme ultraviolet light sources (EUV-L) to its offerings and brought its semiconductor laser product line, formerly Industrial Microphotonics Co., under one roof and company name. TRW, which purchased CEO in fall 2000, moved development of its EUV light sources from its Redondo Beach, Calif., facilities to CEO's St. Charles, Mo., location.. . .Steven Chomicz has joined Thermogenic Imaging as vice president of sales and marketing.