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Photonic Sensing for Environment and Health

Photonic sensing technologies are essential tools for addressing critical challenges in environmental monitoring and healthcare.

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Photonic Sensing for Environment and Health

Dienstag, 30. Sep 2025, 11:08 - 18:08Uhr,
Empa, Akademie, Dübendorf

This workshop explores the latest advances in photonic-based sensing systems, focusing on their applications for real-time detection, analysis, and mitigation of environmental pollutants and health biomarkers. Key topics include the development of optical sensors for air and water quality monitoring, compact spectroscopic systems for early disease diagnostics, and integrated photonic platforms for wearable health monitoring.

Program


11:00  Laboratory tours / optional

  • Laser spectroscopy for trace gas analysis and air quality monitoring station
  • Transport at Nanoscale Interfaces Laboratory & Coating Competence Center
  • NEST & move demonstrators

12:00   Lunch / optional

13:00   Welcome Coffee

13:30   Welcome 
Frank Nüesch, Empa
Tobias Lamprecht, SIH

13:45   Integrated Nanophotonics: Enabling Technology for Life Science and Biomedical Applications
Hatice Altug, EPFL

14:15   Photonic sensors for transcutaneous biomarker detection
Jean-Christophe Blancon, Liom

14:30   Label-Free Biosensing with Grating-Coupled Interferometry for Drug Discovery
Berk Yesin, Malvern Creoptix

14:45   From Light to Life: PPG-Based Wearables for Continuous Vital Sign Monitoring
Philipp Vetter, Rheo

15:00   Coffee break

15:30   Exploring boundaries: environmental trace gas sensors for mobile platforms
Béla Tuzson, Empa

16:00   How traditional process photometry enables new applications
Yves Gubelmann, Sigrist Photometer

16:15   From Light to Insight: Continuous Methane Monitoring for GHG Reduction
Hedwig Knötig, Sensirion Connected Solutions

16:30   Advanced light scattering solutions to accelerate new product formulations
Gora Conley, LS Instruments

16:45   From Light to Life: Advanced Metrology's Photonic Pathways into Life Science
Jean Berney, CSEM

17:00   Closing
David Schmid, CSEM

17:10   Apéro und Networking

18:30   End of the event

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Empa, Akademie, Dübendorf

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