Online Only
25 - 28 January 2021
Time: 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM PST
Location: Live Event
Welcome and opening
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| BiOS 2021 Symposium Chair Jennifer Barton The Univ. of Arizona (United States) |
BiOS 2021 Symposium Chair Wolfgang Drexler Medical Univ. of Vienna (Austria) |
Day one focuses on the latest breakthroughs and opportunities photonics enables in healthcare technology. Hear from the researchers who invented Optical Coherence Tomography and celebrate the 30th anniversary of the development of this ubiquitous technology that has gone beyond its ground-breaking impact on healthcare and has become an imaging modality used in many diverse applications.
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| Brian Pogue: Facilitator Dartmouth Univ. and Editor of Journal of Biomedical Optics |
James G. Fujimoto Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Founder of OCT |
Christoph Hitzenberger Medizinische Wien |
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| Melissa Suter Massachusetts General Hospital |
Thomas Milner Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic |
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Time: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM PST
Location: Live Event
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The many ways in which we enlist light to solve modern day challenges have grown dramatically in the years since the term photonics started to become commonly used in the 1980s. The current global pandemic is no exception as a wide range of photonic solutions are employed in the effort to detect, monitor, treat and ultimately defeat the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the disease it causes, COVID-19. In this panel discussion, we bring together a broad sampling of experts in fields that employ optics and photonic instrumentation with the purpose of generating thought-provoking discourse on challenges and efforts to fight the disease. Many of these efforts relate to specific applications of photonics that are making a difference including real-time PCR and spectrometer based molecular detection, antibody and antigen testing, X-ray and CT imaging, digital pathology and broader research applications like flow cytometry, genotyping and next generation sequencing for vaccine development and population studies. |
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| Stephen M. Hewitt Head, Experimental Pathology Laboratory, NIH |
Laura Fabris Associate Professor, Rutgers University |
Austin Wu |
Christopher Dorman Senior Vice President, Coherent |
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Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM PST
Location: Live Event
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OQ LabScope - Fun with OCT at Home
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While some of us are using this “shelter at home” time to catch up on a favorite Netflix series, Dr. Adam Wax decided to use the time to demonstrate Lumedica’s OQ LabScope 2.0 on some everyday items found in his kitchen. Hopefully, this sparks some interest and innovation among our amazing bio-engineering and scientific communities. |
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Expand your camera applications from UV to NIR at the same time
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Presenting a new product covering the spectrum from UV to NIR opens up to completely new applications, both industrial and non-industrial. |
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Time: 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM PST
Location: Live Event
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COVID-19 has had an unprecedented impact throughout the LASE community across academia and industry. Although many of us struggle to manage the current situation, the purpose of this panel is to look toward the future and provide an outlook on how research priorities have evolved because of, and despite, the pandemic. Panelists will discuss their view on the areas where there is opportunity for growth and how certain topics have emerged as critical as we look beyond COVID-19.
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| Stefan Kaierle Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. |
Henry Helvajian The Aerospace Corp. |
Bo Gu Bos Photonics |
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Time: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM PST
Location: Live Event
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In the past decade, lasers have been implemented into industrial applications at an ever-accelerating pace. As the portfolio of lasers have broadened in range of wavelengths and average power, new and unique applications have arisen. Please join the Industrial Manufacturing with Lasers session to discover advances in additive manufacturing along with ultrashort pulsed lasers and the latest manufacturing challenges they are solving. Topics will include laser innovations, specialty optics and a full spectrum of advanced laser applications.
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| Chair Bill Holtkamp Technology Center Manager TRUMPF, California |
Anton Krumm Product Line Manager Corning Laser Technologies |
Islam Salama Vice President Intel Corporation |
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Chris Barty |
Matthias Mueller Industry Manager TRUMPF |
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Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM PST
Location: Live Event
Participating companies
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Ultra-high-resolution micro 3D printing for fast prototyping and end part capability
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In this presentation we will highlight the microArch S240, the latest in BMF’s product line of micro-precision 3D printers. |
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Advancements in Diffractive Optical Elements for high precision laser processing applications
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We plan to spotlight 2 new products during this talk:
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Reliability redefined: a new 30W femtosecond “dry” laser with zero periodical maintenance required
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FemtoLux 30 is a new 30 W femtosecond industrial grade laser build to work 24/7/365 without any interruptions. |
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Time: 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM PST
Location: Live Event
Welcome and opening
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| Introduction by OPTO Symposium Chair Sailing He KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden) and Zhejiang Univ. (China) |
Session Moderator |
Day three addresses the topic of holographic imaging and its use as a tool for many important applications and pays tribute to Dennis Gabor, inventor of holography and recipient of a 1971 Nobel Prize for his discovery.
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| David Brady Duke Univ. |
Pietro Ferraro ISASI/CNR |
Gabriel Popescu Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign |
Panel and networking session with the speakers to follow, moderated by Adam Wax.
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Time: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM PST
Location: Live Event
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This session will highlight the key technologies and solutions behind LBS that enable AR smart glasses, as well as more complex mixed reality HMD devices, including MEMS Micromirror scanners systems, laser diode modules, waveguides and LBS systems design, integration and manufacturing considerations.
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| Joe Kamei Senior Managing Director SEIREN KST Corp. |
Ulrich Hoffmann Founder and Managing Director OQmented |
Marco Angelici Director Microactuation BU STMicroelectronics |
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| Jussi Rahomaki President Dispelix USA |
Stefan Morgott |
Ned Nestorovic President and Senior Optical Engineer Seattle Photonics |
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Time: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM PST
Location: Live Event
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10:40 AM - Opening by the Chair, Maria Pace
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| Chair Maria Pace Sr. Hardware Engineer Microsoft / Hololens |
Mary Lou Jepsen CEO Openwater |
Caitlin (CK) Kalinowski Hardware Director Oculus VR |
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| Nataliya Kosmyna CEO Braini & Researcher on Brain-Computer Interfaces + Ethical AI |
Amy Peck General Manager and CEO Endeavor |
Svetlana Samoilova CTO NewSight Reality |
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Time: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM PST
Location: Live Event
The 2021 Prism finalists have been selected as leaders in innovations. Hear their stories about how they got to where they are today and what they see for the future.
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| Caroline Connolly CEO OptoTest Prism Finalist SOFTWARE |
Luis Dussan Founder, President, CTO Aeye Prism Finalist TRANSPORTATION |
Anna Sansan Wang Sr. Marketing Manager MKS / Newport / Ophir Prism Finalist QUALITY CONTROL |
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| William J. Brown CTO Lumedica Prism Finalist MEDICAL DEVICES |
Beth Cohen Sr. Marketing Manager IPG Prism Finalist in two categories |
John Kawola CEO Boston Micro Fabrication Prism Finalist MANUFACTURING |
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| Matthew Markham Principal Research Scientist Element Six Prism Finalist QUANTUM |
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