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Registration
The workshop is limited to approximately
100 participants.
Delegate fees:
EPIC-member organization: 200 euros
non-EPIC member organization: 350 euros
Save money! Participants presenting a poster will benefit from a 50 euro reduction in registration fees for each co-author attending the workshop.
Programme and details
- Dates: 25 October 2012
- Venue: Paris, as part of OPTO 2012 at the Porte de Versailles Exhibition Center
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EPIC Workshop on Biophotonics - 25 October - OPTO 2012
at the Porte de Versailles Exhibition Center
Determine the opportunities and challenges for biophotonics business development for the next 5 years with a specific focus in the break-out groups on the exploitation of Raman-based, SPR and related evanescent-field sensors.
Workshop Theme: Health, Safety and Environment
Applications
- Indoor air quality, ensuring safety of food and water
- Sensors and systems for health diagnostics and personalized medicine
Programme
9:00-12:00 Oral presentations of roadmaps, markets and end-user requirements by key-speakers:- Dennis Matthews, Univ California, Davis
- Jürgen Popp, IPHT –Jena
- Philippe Benech, PrediGuard, Marseille
- Ruth Geiger, Horiba Jobin-Yvon, Bensheim (tbc)
- Yole Développement, Lyon
Poster presentations of research and development that could address challenges
12:00-13:30 Networking Luncheon
13:30- 16:30 Breakout Sessions to formulate solutions, roadmap elements, R&D needs
Breakout topics are:- Understanding biologist’s needs: the next challenges for technologies developers.
- Biophotonics in Homecare: when and where?
- Security for Food, Air and Water. How do Raman and SPR sensors stack up against Cytometry?
- Is Biophotonics the key enabler for Personalized Medicine?
16:30-17:30 Discussion and debate of break-out results
17:30 Cocktail Reception
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