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    Biophotonics Executive Forum

    Tuesday 31 January 2017
    7:00 am to 10 am

    This session will highlight the opportunities and challenges associated with bringing photonics-based technologies to the medical marketplace. From a discussion of the global markets for optics and biophotonics products to key emerging technologies centered on point-of-care sensing and diagnostics, this inaugural event brings together top researchers and industry leaders to discuss the development and commercialization of optics and photonics-based systems that promise to revolutionize the practice of medicine.

    Join us, connect with biophotonics industry leaders, network with suppliers and end-users, and hear the most current assessment of the biophotonics marketplace.

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    SPEAKERS

    Bruce Tromberg, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, Director

    Bruce Tromberg
    Beckman Laser Institute

    		 Aydogan Ozcan, The Ozcan Research Group and UCLA

    Aydogan Ozcan
    Ozcan Research Group

    		Gene Dantsker, Qualcomm Life, Director Business Development

    Gene Dantsker
    Qualcomm Life
    Brad Rice, Profusa, Vice President of Engineering R&D

    Brad Rice
    Profusa

    		 Michelle Khine, UC Irvine and Fluxion Biosciences Co-founder

    Michelle Khine
    UCI, TinyKicks, & Novoheart

    		 Stephen G. Anderson, SPIE, Director, Industry Development

    Stephen G. Anderson
    SPIE

    Program

    7:00 to 8:00 am   Breakfast and networking
    Enjoy a light breakfast while meeting and engaging with the speakers and your peers.

    8:00 am   Biophotonics: A New Look at the Global Marketplace

    Stephen Anderson
    SPIE, Director, Industry Development

    The SPIE industry team continues its efforts to characterize the optics and photonics marketplace. In this presentation the team’s newly updated analysis of the global market for biophotonics is unveiled..

    8:30 to 10:00 am    Roundtable:
    Wearables, Wireless, and Biophotonics--Novel Opportunities in Point-of-Care Testing

    Connected health solutions using mobile technology combined with biophotonics are transforming health care by enabling novel point-of-care devices and instrumentation. At the same time, these technologies are underpinning convergence of conventional medical instrumentation and consumer devices like smart wearables. This panel will explore the role of these technologies in point-of-care testing and the emerging opportunities for them in personalized medicine and tomorrow’s healthcare system.

    10:00 am   Closing remarks and networking