2026 EPIC TechWatch: Photonics Applications Across Life Sciences, Medical, Semiconductor, and Communications
5 February 2026 13:00-14:30
Technical Theatre
Organisers
Informa Markets
European Photonics Industry Consortium
Conference Background
The session will highlights the practical and industrial use of photonics technologies across several key sectors: life-science tools and medical photonics, semiconductor photonics, integrated photonics and flat optics, imaging systems and sensors, lasers and fiber optics, and data center/telecommunications optical components including silicon photonics.
2025 Agenda (2026 Agenda is Coming Soon.)
| 2025 EPIC - Tech Watch | ||
| Time | Topics | Speakers |
| 16:15-16:20 | Welcoming by the moderator | Carlos Lee, Director General at EPIC – European Photonics Industry Consortium (Belgium/Europe) |
| 16:20-16:27 | Innovative Fiber Solutions for Life Photonics in 0.3-16µm Range | Viacheslav Artyushenko, Founder & Senior Adviser, art Photonics |
| 16:27-16:34 | Adhesives for Silicon Photonics / Photonic Integrated Circuits (PIC) | Gabriel Yap, Regional Sales Manager Singapore & Business Development Manager Asia, DELO |
| 16:34-16:41 | Software Platform for Advanced Laser Machining System Control | Šarūnas Vaškelis, CEO, DMC |
| 16:41-16:48 | Driving Clarity: How Lenses Withstand the Demands of Autonomous Racing | Gary NG Jui Meng, Technical Sales Manager, Edmund Optics® Singapore |
| 16:48-16:55 | Next-Generation Photonic Integrated Circuits Research at TU/e | Yuqing Jiao, Professor, Eindhoven University of Technology |
| 16:55-17:02 | Evatec Photonics Solutions | Patrick Liu, Technical Marketing Manager, Evatec |
| 17:02-17:09 | How Femtosecond Lasers Are Changing Industries Today | Dariusz Świerad, Sales & Marketing Director, Fluence Technology |
| 17:09-17:16 | Unlocking the Potential of Wafer-Level Technology for Emerging Applications | Lichen Sun, Product Line Manager of Global Photonics Foundry Division, Focuslight |
| 17:16-17:23 | Innovative Pathways: From Large-Scale Manufacturing to Micro-Nano Photonics | Myun-Sik Kim, Principal Business Development Manager, Leister International & Eric Ling, Business Development Director, Axetris |
| 17:23-17:30 | Chances and challenges of meta lenses | Simon Zilian, Managing Director, Trioptics |
| 17:30-17:37 | Liquid lens with Resonant Ultrasonic Wave for Ultra High-Speed 3D imaging and Inspection of Multilayered IC/Wafer | Jerry R McCormick, Solution Engineering Specialist, Mitutoyo |
| 17:37-17:44 | Optical Systems in Micro-nano Processing | Qu Yingli, R&D Director, Wavelength Opto-Electronic |
| 17:44-17:49 | Closing words by the moderator | Carlos Lee, Director General at EPIC – European Photonics Industry Consortium (Belgium/Europe) |
* 2026 Agenda is coming soon...