This webinar focuses on the concept, requirements and manufacturing procedures of cell-based biophotonic medical devices.
It is composed of three sessions:
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An introduction to biophotonic cell-based devices and cell engineering processes
Marc Folcher – Senior scientist and lecturer, Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETHZ
The concept of biophotonic cell-based devices, challenges and their potential applications as innovative therapeutic delivery treatments.
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Introduction to optogenetic implant optical design
Dr. Thomas Siegel – Head of R&D, ASE Optics Europe
The fundamental properties of light and their relevance as tools to the optical engineer working in the health and medical devices sector. How to use light for the design of medical devices and characterise optical systems based on Optogenerapy project case.
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Manufacturing a cell-based medical device via IME
Encarna Escudero – Senior researcher, Eurecat’s Polymeric Materials R&D Unit
How the manufacturing process of a biophotonic cell-based implant was approached. Requirements met during material selection process, as well as the technologies used and challenges overcome during manufacturing.
Date
29th January
Host
Dr. Biotza Gutiérrez
Optogenerapy project coordinator, Eurecat
Presenters
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Marc Folcher, ETHZ
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Dr. Thomas Siegel, ASE Optics Europe
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Encarna Escudero, Eurecat
WATCH THE WEBINAR!
You should be interested if you are…
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Researchers, companies or start-ups interested in knowing about biophotonic cell-based devices and their manufacturing challenges.
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A manufacturer of biomedical and health devices willing to learn about In Mould Electronics (IME).
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Companies using light within the implants and/or instrument in a controlled manner, be they in optogenetics or other medical field applications.
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If you are interested in R&D in health and medicine and want to know about what was achieved in Optogenerapy EU project.
You will learn about…
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Cell based implants and optogenetic programming
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Bioelectronic implants manufacturing process
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The properties of light, light modeled in rays, bending of light, and the outputs for the optical design of an optogenetic implant and its characterisation
About the presenters
March Folcher
Senior scientist and lecturer in bioengineering in the Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering at ETHZ
Marc Folcher is a senior scientist and lecturer in bioengineering in the Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) in Basel, Switzerland. He graduated a DEUST from Paris Sud University with an specialization in antibiotics resistance in 1992. He joined the Biozentrum of the University of Basel in 1993 and worked on the microbiology of natural products and infections biology. He later joined ETH, where he focuses on the development of bioelectronic cell-based implants from 2008.
Dr. Thomas Siegel
Head of R&D, ASE Optics Europe
Dr. Thomas Siegel completed his Ph.D. from Imperial College London, UK, in the quantum optics and laser science with the development of beamlines for the measurement of attosecond molecular dynamics. Thomas has been working at ASE Optics Europe as Head of R&D leading the development of optical systems for metrology, medical and defense application and coordinating the participation of ASE Optics in publicly funded multi-partner R&D projects such as H2020.
