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European Symposium on Ultrafast Laser driven Biophotonics

September 15 – 18, 2024 | Jena, Germany

3rd European Symposium
on Ultrafast Laser driven Biophotonics

For the third time, the European Symposium on Ultrafast Laser-driven Biophotonics (ESULaB) will create an important platform for professional exchange between scientists from different fields, including physicists, chemists, engineers, material scientists, biologists, biomedical scientists and industry representatives. Taking place this September in Jena, Germany, this event promises to provide participants with up-to-date insights into trends and future perspectives that will inspire their own research.

The focus is on the latest advances and developments in the field of spectroscopy and imaging, which are realized through the use of ultrashort laser pulses and contribute to solving biophotonic problems. The broad range of topics includes nonlinear imaging techniques such as SHG/THG microscopy and coherent Raman microscopy for medical diagnostics, high-resolution imaging of biological structures using nonlinear phenomena (e.g. STED microscopy), as well as the use of wavelengths in the EUV/X-Ray range and ultrafast time-resolved spectroscopy for the study of biological systems, including the dynamics of protein folding using 2D spectroscopy. At the same time, the translation of new diagnostic and biomedical approaches to market introduction and practical application is a key issue. 

You can look forward to more than 20 lectures by outstanding scientists in the field of nonlinear biophotonics, who will present their research. An industry forum as a central part of the conference will again provide plenty of space for professional exchange of views, stimulating discussions and networking. Users will be presented with the latest technical innovations in the fields of infrared, Raman and terahertz spectroscopy as well as X-ray and EUV microscopy.


Key Facts

Date: September 15 – 18, 2024

Venue: Volkshaus Jena, Germany

Free of charge (registration is required)

150 International Participants

more than 25 Scientific Talks

Poster Session

Networking Events

Keynote Speaker

Mihaela Zigman

Dr. Mihaela Žigman

Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik
Garching/DE

Mihaela Zigman

Dr. Mihaela Žigman

Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik
Garching/DE

Invited Speakers

Brice Bathellier

“High-efficiency single pulse two-photon stimulation for in vivo all-optical interrogation of neuronal circuits with acousto-optic deflectors”

Thomas Bocklitz

“Photonic Data Science: translating linear and non-linear optical data to knowledge”

Sophie Brasselet

“Polarized microscopy for molecular-organization imaging in cells and tissues”

Mantas Butkus

Mantas Butkus

“Global Centre of Excellence in Ultrafast technology in Glasgow / Innovations in Ultrafast Lasers for Nonlinear Microscopy”

Michele Celebrano

“Nonlinear interferometry with metasurfaces: towards light routing and sensing”

Maria Chernysheva

“Advances and challenges of shortwave- and mid-infrared ultrafast fibre lasers”

Stephen Duffy

Stephen Duffy

“Global Centre of Excellence in Ultrafast technology in Glasgow / Innovations in Ultrafast Lasers for Nonlinear Microscopy” 

Christian Eggeling

“Advanced super-resolution Minflux and STED microscopy for studying molecular interactions”

Helen Fielding

Helen Fielding

“Unravelling the photodynamic of biochromophores using transient absorption spectroscopy and liquid-microjet photoelectron spectroscopy”

Arseny Finkelstein

“Optical mapping of neural interactions on multiple spatial scales during behavior”

Amanda Foust

“Enabling high-throughput, scattering-mitigated, volumetric imaging through two-photon informed light-field deep learning”

Felix Grasbon

Felix Grasbon

“Patent trends and patent practice in the field of Ultrafast Laser driven Biophotonics”

Markus Gräfe

“Nonlinear interferometers for quantum sensing with undetected light”

Shuxia Guo

“Long-term steup stability in Raman spectroscopy”

Gregor Knopp

Gregor Knopp

Resonant nonlinear X-ray Four Wave Mixing in atomic and molecular systems: A tool also for chemical and biological samples?

Karsten König

“In vivo skin imaging with femtosecond lasers”

Alfred Leitenstorfer

“Applications of ultrabroadband femtosecond fiber lasers:
From single electrons and zero photons to biophotonics”

Margherita Maiuri

“Ultrafast spectroscopy in bio-molecules and optical nanostructures: harnessing light and manipulating matter”

Tobias Meyer-Zedler

Tobias Meyer-Zedler

“Multimodal nonlinear endomicroscopy for use in clinics”

Eirini Papagiakoumou

Eirini Papagiakoumou

“Scanless two-photon illumination for all-optical neurophysiology”

Leonardo Sacconi

“Exploring cardiac electrophysiology through advanced microscopy”

Christian Spielmann

Christian Spielmann

“Lens-less imaging of biological samples”

Dafne Suraci

“Autofluorescence label-free high-contrast imaging of tumor margins in freshly excised gastro-intestinal biopsies”

Linda Zedler

“Multiphoton processes and light-induced multi-electron charge-transfer in covalent polyoxometalate dyads and triads”

Andreas Zumbusch

“Sensitive imaging without labeling: SRS microscopy”

Conference Chairs

Prof. Dr. Juergen Popp

Prof. Dr. Jürgen Popp

Scientific Director
Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology

Dr. Peter Vogt

Director of Sales
Scientific Research & Instrumentation EMEA
Coherent Europe BV

While maintaining quality throughput and complexity of research work have steadily increased over the last years. If it comes to experimental setup and lab infrastructure research results have been boosted by applying new combinations of available hard and software technologies. A good example is the use of DMD (Digital Micro mirror Device) as a spatial light modulator in microscopy. These DMDs had already been used for many years in display and astronomy applications. Therefore in this conference we would like to bring together scientists from different disciplines to share their experience on emerging technologies and setups. What is common is the use of Ultrafast lasers in Biophotonics.

The relatively new research area of biophotonics combines life sciences, environmental sciences and medicine with innovative optical technologies. Biophotonics encompasses all optical methods for investigating structural, functional, mechanical, biological and chemical properties of biological materials and systems. Biophotonics opens up great opportunities for basic research, biotechnology and medicine. With the help of biophotonics, it is possible, for example, to better understand the causes of diseases so that they can be prevented in the future or at least diagnosed earlier and more precisely and thus treated more effectively.

In more than 20 scientific lectures by pioneers in their field this conference report on the manifold new possibilities that arise in biophotonics with ultra-short pulse lasers. The spectrum of topics includes non-linear imaging (e. g. SHG/THG microscopy, coherent Raman microscopy) for biomedical diagnostics, imaging of biological objects with highest spatial resolution by exploiting non-linear phenomena as well as wavelengths in the EUV/X-ray range and ultra-short time spectroscopy of biological systems e. g. protein folding dynamics using 2D spectroscopy to name only a few.

We hope to meet you at the conference!

Conference Organizer & Main Sponsor

Coherent // Main Sponsor
As one of the world’s leading providers of laser-based technologies, Coherent offers a comprehensive portfolio of lasers, laser sub-systems, and laser machines for a broad range of commercial, industrial, and scientific applications. From cutting the strongest steel to investigating a single cell, Coherent enables the success of its customers with products and services that harness and deliver the power of light.

Conference Venue

©JenaKultur_Jenaparadies

Volkshaus Jena

With a more than 100-year history and the lovingly preserved original architecture with Art Nouveau elements of the People's House Jena the historic building fascinates all visitors. The range of numerous events ranging from concerts of the Jena Philharmonic, to readings of the Ernst Abbe Library Jena to comedy and concerts by renowned artists. modern rooms are full of services and an impressive ambience available for meetings, conventions and trade shows. In a stylish environment, the People's House to a demanding concert, gala and conference venue has developed far beyond Jena also enjoys an appreciation.

Volkshaus Jena
Carl-Zeiss-Platz 15
07743 Jena | Germany

Conference Dinner Venue

Volksbad Jena

The Conference Dinner takes place at the historical Volksbad Jena. Entertaining live music by the Band “Bar Muppets “
Bar Muppets | Lounge-Musik

Date: September 17, 2024

Volksbad Jena
Knebelstr. 10
07743 Jena | Germany

©JenaKultur, Jenaparadies

Program

Ultrafast Vibrational Probes of Electric Interactions in Hydrated RNA

Ellen Backus

Orientation independent vibrational dynamics of lipid-bound interfacial water

Dimitrii Tanese

Spatiotemporal light shaping for neuronal circuit investigation

Christian Eggeling

Super-resolution microscopy of living cells: Challenges and potentials

Markus Gräfe

Quantum enhanced Imaging Techniques

Tomáš Čižmár

Hair-thin holographic endoscope for neuroscience advances

Metabolic FLIM and oxygen PLIM: Techniques, algorithms and applications

Franz Kärtner

From Precision Timing of X-FELS to Nonlinear Microscopy

Alexis Bohlin

New advances in coherent Raman imaging spectroscopy for exact thermometry applications

Pablo Blinder

A simplified photon-counting approach for two-photon volumetric imaging and other applications

François Courvoisier

Dense plasma generation inside transparent solids with femtosecond Bessel beams

Simon Ameer-Beg

Protein-protein interactions at the cellular interface: Biophotonics approaches to quantitative FRET measurements

Alexis Bohlin

“New advances in coherent Raman imaging spectroscopy for exact thermometry applications”

Angelika Rück

“Metabolic FLIM and oxygen PLIM: Techniques, algorithms and applications”

Christian Eggeling

“Super-resolution microscopy of living cells: Challenges and potentials”

Darine Abi Haidar

“Intraoperative Multimodal nonlinear endomicroscope and its associated tissue database
”

Dimitrii Tanese

“Spatiotemporal light shaping for neuronal circuit investigation”

Ellen Backus

“Orientation independent vibrational dynamics of lipid-bound interfacial water”

Franz Kärtner

“From Precision Timing of X-FELS to Nonlinear Microscopy”

Gérard Mourou

“Extreme Light for the Benefit of Science and Society”

Giulio Cerullo

Giulio Cerullo

“Novel approaches to broadband coherent Raman microscopy”

Prof. Dr. Juergen Popp

Jürgen Popp

Multimodal Non-linear Imaging for Biomedical Diagnosis

Laura Vittadello

Tunable High Energy Microscope: Concept, Realization and Growing Field of Applications in life sciences

Majed Chergui

“Time-resolved optical and X-ray spectroscopies of biological dynamics”

Maria Chernysheva

Maria Chernysheva

Recent trends in ultrafast fibre laser development, ultrashort pulse characterisation and applications

Maria Wächtler

“Charge-carrier dynamics in hybrid materials based on colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals for light-driven catalysis”

Osnath Assayag

“Femtosecond lasers for Multi-Photon Imaging and SLM-Based Photostimulation Applications”

Pablo Blinder

“A simplified photon-counting approach for two-photon volumetric imaging and other applications”

Simon Ameer-Beg

“Protein-protein interactions at the cellular interface: Biophotonics approaches to quantitative FRET measurements”

Thomas Elsässer

“Ultrafast Vibrational Probes of Electric Interactions in Hydrated RNA”

Thomas Oertner

Imaging neurotransmitter release with genetically encoded sensors

Tobias Brixner

“Space- and time-resolved multidimensional spectroscopy”

Registration & Abstract Submission

The registration and abstract submission are closed.
Thank you very much for the numerous very good abstract submissions!

Sponsoring Opportunities

ESULAB is mainly sponsored by Coherent. If you are considering to become an exhibitor or sponsor, please contact Ms. Deniz Cagri for further information.

Deniz Cagri // Coherent
email: deniz.cagri(at)coherent.com
phone: +49 6071 968 205

Sponsors

SpherePhotonics Website
Cambridge Raman Imaging Ltd.
American Elements, global manufacturer of high purity materials for optics and photonics applications

Funding Partners

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Fond Chemischer Industrie

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