07 - 10 April, 2024
The Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort
Fort Lauderdale, Florida USA
| Event name | Tuesday, 09 April | Wednesday, 10 April |
|---|---|---|
| Biophotonics Industry Keynote Speaker: Julia Eng | 10:00 - 10:45 | |
| Exploring the Landscape of Biophotonics: Trends, Challenges, Collaborations and Future Prospects | 10:45 - 11:30 | |
| Industry Networking Event | 17:30 - 19:00 | |
| Optical Sensing and Imaging in Healthcare: Perspectives and Future Directions | 10:30 - 11:30 | |
| Optical Imaging in Drug Development | 15:30 - 16:30 |
Biophotonics Industry Keynote Speaker: Julia Eng
Tuesday, 09 April 10:00 - 10:45
Las Olas I, II, V, VI
Photonics in Like Sciences: Connecting Laboratories, Instruments and Consumers with Innovative Solutions
Julie Sheridan Eng was named Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Coherent in 2022. Prior to becoming CTO, Dr. Eng served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Coherent/II-VI’s Optoelectronic Devices and Modules Business Unit. Prior to joining II-VI through the II-VI acquisition of Finisar, Dr. Eng worked at Finisar, serving most recently as Executive Vice President and General Manager of Finisar’s 3D Sensing Business Unit, and prior to that, as Executive Vice President of Datacom Engineering. Prior to joining Finisar, Dr. Eng was part of AT&T/Lucent/Agere, where she managed datacom transceivers.
Dr. Eng is a Past Chair of the IEEE Committee on Women in Engineering and presently serves on the Board of Directors of Optica. She holds a BA degree in Physics from Bryn Mawr College and a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). She earned MS and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University. In 2022, she was elected Fellow of Optica for distinguished contributions to the advancement of optics and photonics.
Exploring the Landscape of Biophotonics: Trends, Challenges, Collaborations and Future Prospects
Tuesday, 09 April 10:45 - 11:30
Las Olas I, II, V, VI
Moderator
Caroline Boudoux, CEO, Castor Optics; Professor, Polytechnique Montreal and Author
Panelists
Michael Choma, Yale University
Jessie Weber, Medical and Mid-infrared at Coractive
Yasaman Soudagar, Co-Founder Neurescence Inc., Bruker Corp.
Graham Dempsey, Quiver Bioscience
Adam Wax, Duke University
Industry Networking Event
Tuesday, 09 April 17:30 - 19:00
Las Olas I, II, V, VI
Presenters:
Caroline Boudoux, CEO, Castor Optics, Professor, Polytechnique Montreal, Author
It Goes without Saying: Taking the Guesswork Out of Your PhD in Engineering
Ty Olmstead, Florida Photonics Cluster, USA
Exploring Florida's Biophotonics Ecosystem: Insights from the Florida Photonics Cluster
Optical Sensing and Imaging in Healthcare: Perspectives and Future Directions
Wednesday, 10 April 10:30 - 11:30
Las Olas I, II, V, VI
Moderator
Kathy Beaudette, Industry Co-Chair, Castor Optics
Panelists
Michael Choma, Professor, Yale University of Medicine, Theranova
Jessie Weber, Coractive
Optical Imaging in Drug Development
Wednesday, 10 April 15:30 - 16:30
Las Olas I, II, V, VI
Moderator
Ewa Zarnowska, Industry Co-Chair, Coherent Corp.
Panelists
Graham Dempsey, Founder and CSO, Quiver Bioscience
Yasaman Soudagar, Co-Founder Neurescence Inc., Bruker Corp.
