This workshop is a part of the EOS Annual Meeting 2008. The Advance Programme for the EOS Annual Meeting 2008 is now available: Complete Advance Programme (incl. general information, early-bird registration, hotel list, travel information...; pdf-file; 4.2 MB) Overview, oral and poster programme only (pdf-file; 2.4 MB)
The new Biophotonics Business workshop will have a special structure:
First, a set of presentations of leading experts from industry will be invited to set the stage concerning biophotonics business, market outlook and challenges. Participants will then divide into break out groups to address key issues concerning the successful transfer of ideas to products. Finally, everyone will participate in a final session to hear and to discuss the results from each break out group (see topics of break out groups) . See workshop programme here
Wednesday, 1 Oct.
9.00 - 9.10
Introduction Tom Pearsall, European Photonics Industry Consortium (EPIC) (FR); Gert von Bally, Center for Biomedical Optics and Photonics University Muenster DE
9.10 - 9.40
The innovation process: from the idea to a product Thomas Zapf, Leica Microsystems (DE)
9.40 - 10.10
Market analysis and perspectives for Lab on Chip Frédéric Breussin, Yole Développement (FR)
10.10 - 10.40
Integrated Raman spectrometer on a chip Peter Höjerback, Serstech (SE)
10.40 - 11.10
Differential optical absorption chemical analysis in living plants Jean-Luc Ayral, Force A, (FR)
11.10 - 11.30
Coffee break
11.30 - 12.30
Break-out sessions (4 groups) Group 1: Bringing novel biophotonic products to market
Leader: Thomas Zapf, Leica Microsystems Systems GmbH
Partnerships between technology innovators and companies with a history of successful marketing products to biology and healthcare markets are efficient pathways to commercial and mutual exploitation of innovation. This breakout session will address the way technology development and marketing partnerships can help implement technology and product adoption into existing and new markets taking into account key requirements, benefits and challenges.
Group 2: Financial resources for growth
Leader: Géraldine Andrieux, Yole Finance
Turning an idea into a commercial product requires R&D to develop the idea, innovation development to adapt the technology to a market need, protection of IP through patents and secrets, and standards, marketing, customer service, etc. This breakout group will address solutions for equity funding, Solutions for debt financing and answer the question: “How do you balance the choice between debt and equity?”
Group 3: Technology needs for Lab on a Chip
Leader: Peter Höjerback, Serstech
Lab on a Chip requires photonics componentslike light sources, detectors and modulators. What are LoC designers looking for in terms of sources, detectors, modulators and other optical components? In this breakout groups we seek to learn if there are specifications for optical components that would lead to breakthroughs in performance of LOC devices.
Group 4: User friendly products
Leader: Jean-Luc Ayral, Force-A
A commercial Lab-on-chip (LOC) product will be used often by someone with modest scientific skills. A successful product takes more that good biology and good photonics, it must give high-quality results without requiring the used to understand the technology inside. This breakout is concerned with the input, data-processing and output interfaces needed to transform technology into a system that can be used by non-scientists at the point of service or care.
12.30 - 12.50
Presentation of break-out session results
12.50 - 12.55
Conclusion
Workshop Programme Committee
Marie-Jöelle Antoine, Opticsvalley, Palaiseau, France
Gert von Bally, Westfaelische Wilhelms-Universitaet, Muenster, Germany
Carlos Dominguez, Microelectronics Institute of Barcelona, Spain
Andy Monkman, University of Durham, United Kingdom
Mark Neil, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Thomas Pearsall, European Photonics Industry Consortium, Paris, France
Ivo Rendina, IMM – National Council of Research, Naples, Italy
Frank Stietz, Carl Zeiss AG, Oberkochen, Germany
Vinod Subramaniam, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
Herbert Venghaus, Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Berlin, Germany
