28 November, Tuesday
19:00 – 22:00 Optional pre-event dinner @MadeinAntwerp Restaurant (address: Koningin Astridplein 7 2018 Antwerp)
29 November, Wednesday
11:00: Bus transfer to Antwerp University Hospital (address: Drie Eikenstraat 655, 2650 Edegem, Belgium)
11:45 – 13:00 Registration & networking lunch
13:00 – 13:15 Welcoming words by Antonio Castelo, Photonics Technology Manager at EPIC – European Photonics Industry Consortium
13:15 – 13:45 Welcoming words by Senada Koljenovic, Professor and Head of Department of Pathology – Antwerp University Hospital
13:45 – 15:30 SESSION 1: Diagnostics Using Imaging Techniques
13:45 – 14:15 KEYNOTE: TBA
14:15 – 14:30 Universitatsklinikum Jena – Franziska Hoffmann, Group Leader (Germany)
14:30 – 14:45 Cambridge Raman Imaging – Broadband Stimulated Raman Histology for Objective, AI Assisted Tumour Diagnosis – Matteo Negro, CEO & CTO (Italy)
14:45 – 15:00 Refined Lasers – Clinical-Compatible Stimulated Raman Imaging Device for Intraoperative Histology of Fresh Tissue Samples – Tim Hellwig, CEO & Co-Founder (Germany)
15:00 – 15:15 TBA.
15:15 – 15:30 NIREOS – Fabrizio Preda, CEO (Italy)
15:30 – 16:15 Networking coffee break
16:15 – 18:00 SESSION 2: Photonics Technologies for Diagnostics
16:15 – 16:45 KEYNOTE: TBA.
16:45 – 17:00 TBA.
17:00 – 17:15 TBA.
17:15 – 17:30 RiverD – Development of a Fiber Optic Technology Platform for Raman Spectroscopic Tissue Analysis – Gerwin Puppels, Managing Director (The Netherlands)
17:30 – 17:45 Surfix – A Photonics Platform for Multiplexed Liquid Biopsy-based Cancer Screening, Detection and Monitoring – Luc Scheres, CTO (The Netherlands)
17:45 – 18:00 TBA.
18:30 Departure to the dinner place
19:00 – 22:30 Networking dinner @Afspanning de Jachthoorn (address: Doornstraat 11, 2550 Kontich, Belgium)
22:30 Bus transfer to Radisson Blu Astrid Hotel, Antwerp
30 November, Thursday
09:00 – 10:15 SESSION 3: Photonics (Guided) Therapy
08:45 – 09:15 KEYNOTE: TBA.
09:15 – 09:30 SIPC – Swiss International Prostate Center – Stefano Regusci, MD Urologist (Switzerland)
09:30 – 09:45 TBA.
09:45 – 10:00 IMEC – Enabling Advanced Surgical Vision through Spectral Imaging – Wouter Charle, Program Manager (Belgium)
10:00 – 10:15 Modulight – Petteri Uusimaa, Founder & CTO
10:15 – 10:30 LISA Laser – Hybrid Thulium Lasers in Endourology – Samir Lamrini, R&D Manager (Germany)
10:15 – 11:00 Networking coffee break
11:00 – 12:45 SESSION 4: Fastlane to the Clinic: Regulatory Aspects and Documentation and Certification Requirements
11:00 – 11:30 KEYNOTE: TBA.
11:30 – 11:45 MD squared – Clinical Evaluation: What Does it Take to Bring Your Meaningful Innovation to the Market? Getting from the Right Indication to the Right Clinical Data to Show Safety & Performance – Claus Schaffrath, Managing Director
11:45 – 12:00 TBA.
12:00 – 12:15 TBA.
12:15 – 12:30 TBA.
12:30 – 12:45 TBA.
12:45 – 13:30 Networking Lunch
Optional bus transfer to the Airport