Posted: April 18, 2008 | |
European Photonics Innovation Village Awards 2008: 5 excellent teams rewarded |
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(Nanowerk News) The European Photonics Innovation Village Awards Ceremony took place during Photonics Europe in Strasbourg. Among 12 prototypes of high quality, the Jury distinguished 5 excellent teams and bestowed 5 prices. Winners also received 3000 euros and advertorials (13400 euros worth) to support the emergence of their projects. | |
The European Photonics Innovation Village 2008 is organised by Rhenaphotonics Alsace and SPIE Europe, under the patronage of the Photonics Unit of the European Commission. | |
The Innovation Village Judging Panel was chaired by Gustav Kalbe (European Commission, Photonics Unit, Belgium) and its members were : Dr Kevin Harding (President of SPIE), Hugo Thienpont, (Vrije Universiteit, Belgium), Giancarlo Righini (CNR, Italy), Paul Smigielski (Rhenaphotonics Alsace President, France), Patrick Meyrueis (Rhenaphotonics Alsace & Laboratoire des Systèmes Photoniques (ULP/INSA), France) and Bernard Kress (Laboratoire des Systèmes Photoniques (ULP/INSA), France). | |
Awards | |
Best Overall Product : Diffractive / refractive endoscopic UV-imaging system René Reichle Institut fuer Technische Optik (ITO) - Universitaet Stuttgart, Germany und Institute for combustion and gas dynamics of the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany |
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Best Marketability: Femtosecond-pulse fibre laser for microsurgery and marking applications Jean-Bernard Lecourt Multitel, Belgium |
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Best Design: Flexible Artificial Optical Robotic Skins Thomas Geernaert Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium |
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Best Application: Micro-optical detection unit for lab-on-a-chip Sara Van Overmeire Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Dept. Applied Physics and Photonics, Belgium |
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Best Technology: 3D Tomographic Microscope Vincent Lauer Lauer Microscopie, France |
Source: RhenaPhotonics Alsace |