Bertin Alpao’s Innovation for Life Sciences Applications
04 December 2025 10:00 - 11:00
Eastern Time (US & Canada) (UTC -05:00)
Come join Chief Scientific Officer, Julien Charton, alongside Zoran Popovic, Founder and Chief Scientific Officer at Profundus AB, as we explore Bertin Alpao’s breakthrough adaptive optics technologies driving the next wave of innovation in life sciences imaging.
In science and engineering, every detail matters. Adaptive optics is emerging as a key technology for enhancing image quality in real time, even through complex or distorted environments. Originally developed for astronomy to correct atmospheric distortions, it is now being applied across a wide range of disciplines, from biomedical research to space observation and advanced vision systems.
This is especially true in life sciences, where capturing clear images in real time, even through multiple layers of biological samples, is key to unlocking new discoveries. Adaptive optics is increasingly recognized in this field and Bertin Alpao is at the forefront with cutting-edge solutions designed for ophthalmology and microscopy.
Speakers
Julien Charton
Chief Scientific Officer
Julien Charton worked for 10 years at Grenoble Astrophysics Laboratory (IPAG) where he was involved in major AO projects for the European Very Large Telescope in Chile. He also started R&D projects to develop a new technology of deformable mirrors, and co-funded the ALPAO company in 2008 (now part of the Bertin Group) where he’s now in charge of innovation. His technical work led to 9 patent families and his co-authored papers have a total of 5600 citations
Zoran Popovic
Founder/Chief Scientific Officer
Zoran Popovic is a co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer at Profundus AB in Mölndal, Sweden. After a PhD in Vision Science in Ophthalmology his main research focus has been characterizing retinal structure and function, and developing a device for wide-field high-resolution adaptive optics retinal imaging based on the concept of multi-conjugate adaptive optics.
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