3–4 December 2024
EPIC Technology Meeting on Photonics Technologies for Medical Diagnosis and Treatments at ICFO
Barcelona, Spain

Hosted by
EPIC Members
350.00 Excl. VAT
Invited companies
350.00 Excl. VAT
Non-members
550.00 Excl. VAT


Please note, preferably register only one person per company for best possible networking.

Photonics technologies have revolutionized the medical market. The different effects of the light wavelengths in living organisms have allowed to image internal organs and bones non-invasively, to develop biosensors for early detection of different diseases or to treat these diseases by making tissue incisions, heating or vaporizing specific regions.

Several powerful imaging systems are available nowadays for the visualization of detailed structures, also improving the imaging depth into living tissues. Raman microscopy, OCT, photoacoustic imaging… can be used by pathologists to examine the patient’s sample and obtain a faster and more reliable diagnosis. Also, the delivery of laser radiation through optic fibers is a commonly used method for surgery and targeted treatment of tissues. The development of new sources with specific wavelengths, intensities and pulse duration will allow to treat the affected region more effectively without affecting the healthy tissues in the surroundings. And new point-of-care devices and biosensors have been developed for applications such as blood analysis, glucose monitoring or detection of drugs concentration in different tissues and fluids. These new developments have taken advantage of the great properties of the light to obtain faster, more compact and more reliable devices, including wearable solutions which would help in the implantation of telemedicine procedures.

In this meeting we will bring together the full value chain of diagnostic and therapeutic related technologies and devices to open new paths for collaborations. We will cover different diseases, including cancer pathology and surgery, with several medical doctors presenting the status of the technology and their future needs to help system integrators and laser and photonic devices manufacturers in the development of new solutions to overcome the existing limitations.

Agenda

Optional agenda

2 December, Monday

09:00 – 17:00 Companies visits
09:00 – Bus departure from the recommended Hotel SB BCN Events (address: Ronda de Can Rabadà 22-24, 08860, Castelldefels) 
10:00 – 11:15 Company visit at SENSOFAR (Address: Parc Audiovisual de Catalunya Ctra, BV-1274, Km 1, 08225 Terrassa)
12:00 – 13:30 Company visit at Better Care (Address: Carrer del Pare Sallarès, 153 08201 Sabadell)
13:30 – 14:30 Lunch
15:30 – 17:00 Company visit at Hospital Sant Joan de Déu (Address: Pg. Sant Joan de Déu, 2 08950 Esplugues de Llobregat)
17:00 – 17:30 Bus transfer back to Hotel SB BCN Events (address: Ronda de Can Rabadà 22-24, 08860, Castelldefels)
18:45 – Bus departure from Hotel SB BCN Events to dinner venue
19:00 – 22:00 Pre-event networking dinner @ Rocxi Beach (address: Paseo Marítimo 177, 08860 Castelldefels)
22:00 Bus transfer back to Hotel SB BCN Events

3 December, Tuesday

12:00 – 13:00 Registration and lunch at ICFO (address: Mediterranean Technology Park, Avinguda Carl Friedrich Gauss, 3, 08860 Castelldefels)
13:05 – 13:15 Welcoming words by EPIC
13:15 – 13:30 Welcoming words by ICFO

13:30 – 15:30 SESSION 1 – PHOTONICS ASSISTED CANCER PATHOLOGY

  • KEYNOTE: Hospital Clínic BarcelonaNon-Invasive Diagnosis of Skin Cancer – Josep Malvehy, MD – Dermathologist (Spain)
  • Antwerp University HospitalClinical Challenges and Opportunities for Photonics – Senada Koljenovic, MD – Pathologist (Belgium)
  • Leibniz Institute of Photonic TechnologyIntraoperative Tumor Assessment with Raman Spectroscopy, Including Regulatory Aspects – Iwan Schie, Professor for Biomedical Engineering (Germany)
  • ICFOMultiphoton Microscopy – Pablo Loza-Alvarez, SLN Team Chief  (Spain)
  • TOPTICA PhotonicsNon-linear Fluorescence Imaging to Improve Skin Cancer Diagnosis – Alexander Jelzow, Sales Manager (Germany)
  • iThera MedicalPhotoacoustic Medical Imaging and Sensing: High-power Compact VCSEL Subsystem as Game-changer – Patrick Leisching, CTO (Germany)

15:30 – 16:15 Networking coffee break and Matchmaking Session

16:15 – 18:15 SESSION 2 – PHOTONICS-GUIDED MONITORING AND THERAPY FOR ONCOLOGICAL DISEASES

  • KEYNOTE: UZA – University Hospital Antwerp – Peter van Dam, Medical Coordinator Multidisciplinary Oncology Center Antwerp (Belgium)
  • Hospital Clinic BarcelonaLUCA Project – Laser and Ultrasound Co-Analyzer for Thyroid Nodules – Mireia Mora, MD – Endocrinologist (Spain)
  • ICFO – Personalized Photothermal Plasmonic Cancer Therapy – Clara Vilches, Researcher- Medical Optics (Spain)
  • Gustave Roussy – Fluorescence Guided Surgery in Gustave Roussy Cancer Center – Muriel Abbaci, Group Leader, Surgery and Pathology Photonic Imaging –SP2I (France)
  • University of NottinghamIntra-operative Assessment of Surgical Margins and Sentinel Lymph Nodes by Fast Raman Spectroscopy – Ioan Notingher, Professor of Physics, Biophotonics Group (United Kingdom)
  • Scinvivo OCT Imaging Catheter to Improve Bladder Cancer Diagnostics – Maaike de Jong, Chief Medical Officer (The Netherlands)
  • NIREOS – Lorenzo Vinco, Product Engineer (Italy)

18:30 – End of day 1
19:00 – Walk from the meeting venue to the dinner place (~20 minutes)
19:15 – Alternatively: Bus from Hotel SB BCN Events to dinner venue
19:30 – 22:00 Networking dinner @ Marevento (address: Passeig Marítim 74, 08860 Castelldefels)

4 December, Wednesday

08:00 – Departure from hotel
08:15 – 09:00 Welcome coffee at ICFO

09:00 – 11:00 SESSION 3 – EMERGENT PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGIES FOR OTHER MEDICAL APPLICATIONS

  • KEYNOTE: ICFO – Non-Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring Using NIR Techniques – Turgut Durduran, Head of Medical Optics Group (Spain)
  • Hospital del Mar Research InstituteMolecular Imaging of the Retina for the Study and Diagnosis of Neurodegenerative Diseases: from Dementia to Multiple Sclerosis – Pablo Villoslada, Group Leader, Systems Neurology and Neurotherapeutics – Director Neurosciences Program (Spain)
  • Hospital Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona – Optical Neuroimaging Device to Understand the Mechanisms of Brain Damage – Joan Sanchez de Toledo, MD – Pediatrics & Marta Camprubi, Neonatologist (Spain)
  • RiverDIn vivo Raman Spectroscopy-based Identification of Filaggrin-gene Mutation Carriers; Key to Development of Strategies for Prevention of Atopic Dermatitis in this High-risk Group – Gerwin Puppels, Managing Director (Netherlands)
  • BioherentCoherent Interferometric Biodetection for High-Precision Diagnostics – Eduardo Martínez Castellano, Physicist and Medical Doctor (Spain)
  • DiaMonTech Non-invasive Blood Glucose Measurement by Mid-infrared Spectroscopy: Principle and Validation – Werner Mäntele, Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) (Germany)
  • EPIGAP OSA PhotonicsNarrow or Broadband LEDs as Specific Light Sources in Various Medical Applications – Antje Thamm, VP Sales & Marketing (Germany)

11:00 – 11:45 Networking coffee break

11:45 – 13:00 SESSION 4 – BUILDING A FAST-LANE TO THE CLINIC (REGULATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS…)

  • KEYNOTE: IDIBELL – Hospital de Bellvitge – Miguel Angel Souto Mora, Director of Business Development and Innovation (Spain)
  • Hospital Clínic Barcelona – Ferran Rodríguez Omedes, Director of Hospital Infrastructure and Biomedical Engineering (Spain)
  • Roundtable

13:00 – 14:00 Networking Lunch
14:00 – 15:30 Company visit at ICFO Laboratories
15:30 – End of the Technology Meeting & bus transfer to Barcelona Airport

Venue

ICFO – Mediterranean Technology Park, Avinguda Carl Friedrich Gauss, 3, 08860 Castelldefels, Barcelona

Accomodation

The recommended hotel is Hotel SB BCN Events (address: Ronda de Can Rabadà 22-24, 08860, Castelldefels, Spain)

Please see the Hotel Reservation Form with EPIC discount.

Technology Advisory Committee
Managing Director at RiverD
Principal Scientist at imec
Research Professor at VTT
MD, Professor and Head of Department of Pathology at Antwerp University Hospital / University of AntwerpAntwerp
Speakers
MD - Dermathologist at Hospital Clínic Barcelona
Professor for Biomedical Engineering at Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology
Pablo Loza-Alvarez
SLN Team Chief at ICFO
Mireia Mora
MD - Endocrinologist at Hospital Clínic Barcelona
Researcher- Medical Optics at ICFO
Head of Medical Optics Group at ICFO
Managing Director at RiverD
Director of Business Development and Innovation at IDIBELL – Hospital de Bellvitge
Director of Hospital Infrastructure and Biomedical Engineering at Hospital Clínic Barcelona
Group Leader, Surgery and Pathology Photonic Imaging –SP2I at Gustave Roussy
Physicist and Medical Doctor at Bioherent
Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) at DiaMonTech
VP Sales & Marketing at EPIGAP OSA Photonics
Product Engineer at NIREOS
Chief Medical Officer at Scinvivo
Professor of Physics, Biophotonics Group at University of Nottingham
Medical Coordinator Multidisciplinary Oncology Center Antwerp at University Hospital Antwerp
Group Leader, Systems Neurology and Neurotherapeutics - Director Neurosciences Program at Hospital del Mar Research Institute


More speakers will be announced soon.

Attendees

More attendees will be announced soon.

Useful resources
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