Today marks the official end of the WINTHER precursor project, INNODERM. For 5+ years (we got 6 extra months together due to the pandemic) our excellent consortium composed of iThera Medical GmbH, Sonaxis SA, Rayfos Ltd, Humanitas University, and led by the Technical University of Munich, has worked tirelessly to …
WINTHER partners and technology had a strong presence at the European Society of Molecular Imaging Meeting (EMIM) 2021 this week in Göttingen, Germany. There were several presentations and posters by researchers including a plenary talk about bimodal optical/optoacoustic imaging by former IBMI colleague Markus Seeger. Consortium partner iThera Medical was …
WINTHER Coordinator, Vasilis Ntziachristos, gave a keynote lecture titled “The talk was titled ‘A New Era for the Optical Method” at the World of Photonics Congress, which bundles various topical conferences under one roof under the organization by Messe München International. It is a strategic and operative umbrella for various …
The Institute for Biological and Medical Imaging (Munich Imaging) has launched a new organization called Women of IBMI, with the purpose of promoting women in science. The club will serve to provide mentors and female speakers, introduce role models, and organize networking events for our female scientists, aiming to better …
WINTHER Coordinator, Vasilis Ntziachristos, gave a keynote lecture at the Zeiss symposium on Optics in Medicine. The symposium hosted speakers from scientific and industry backgrounds in the field of optics. More information can be found on the Zeiss Symposium website: ZEISS Symposium
Today we finalized our art meets science take on optoacoustic imagery. This beautiful RSOM-generated image of a nailfold capillary and others will soon be hung in the TranslaTUM corridors, beautifying and educating at the same time. Come stop by to see our sci-art and learn a bit more about high-precision …
Our project had its first Review Meeting on April 23, which was held virtually due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. During the meeting we successfully presented results from the first year of operation to our Project Officers and external reviewers. Many thanks goes to our external reviewers and Project Officers, …
On January 15th, 2021, the WINTHER partners met for the 1st Consortium Meeting. The lead investigators and key personnel attended and presentations were given describing the achievements of the project to date. Important deadlines, potential risks and mitigation strategies, and goals were discussed and new team members were introduced. The …
We are delighted to announce that WINTHER lead scientist, Juan Aguirre, has recieved the German Psoriasis Prize of the Deutsche Dematologishe Gesellschaft for his pioneering work with optoacoustic mesoscopy. Congratulations Juan! Check out the DDG presentation (in German) here: Verleihung Psoriasis Preis, Neurodermitis Preis und Almirall Förderpreis
On March 23, 2021, the INNODERM hosted an online industry dissemination workshop/webinar titled “Optoacoustic Imaging in Dermatology”. The aim of the workshop was to present the most exciting INNODERM work and achievements, present on topics of applications and imaging benefits of Raster Scanning Optoacoustic Mesoscopy (RSOM), which were developed during …
In this episode, titled ‘Unsichtbares sichtbar machen’ (Making the invisible visible), INNODERM Coordinator Vasilis Ntziachristos and INNODERM lead scientist, Juan Aguirre, speak about the optoacoustic research and development being performed by our team and its potential impact in the healtcare industry. Watch the whole episode here: SMS – Schwanke meets …
Our next INNODERM webinar, hosted by iThera Medical, will take place on November 10th, 2020. In this webinar, Dr. Juan Aguirre Bueno, PhD, will outline his work using RSOM for imaging of skin inflammatory conditions. Register here: https://lnkd.in/dWw37Qz You can watch this and other RSOM related webinars on our webinars …
With the continuation of the pandemic and necessary mask mandates, we are getting creative with our Dissemination and Communication efforts. WINTHER has printed a limited number of facemasks (to match our RSOM t-shirts) showing a beautiful RSOM image of healthy skin, as well as the WINTHER, EU, and Photonics21 logos. …
The next RSOM-centered webinar, hosted by iThera Medical, will take place on 25th of June, 2020. In this webinar, Dr. Dinish U S, Group Leader, and Dr. Chris Ho, Business Development Manager, at the Singapore Bioimaging Consortium (SBIC) will present their work using Multispectral Optoacoustic Tomography (MSOT) and Raster-Scanning Optoacoustic …
This presentation is a test run for new webinar series that, with the help of partner iThera Medical that hosts its own webinar platform, will present optoacoustic mesoscopy related talks. The seminars will occur periodically and will feature clinicians and scientists highlighting the clinical uses of the RSOM. You can …
As the world watches the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic unfold, the WINTHER team is focusing on maintaining public health and keeping its participants safe. As of today, many of our employees at the Technical University of Munich will work only from home. We ask for your understanding for these necessary restrictions, …
Partner TUM presented research using the RSOM during the German Dermatology Society Dermatology Kompakt und Praisnah Days in Dresden this week. During the conference, Christine Schonmann (pictured) presented her work on the skin conditions livedoid vasculitis, and how optoacoustic imaging can improve its diagnosis and monitoring. Dermatologie KOMPAKT & PRAXISNAH …
On 21st January 2020, our team kicked-off the WINTHER project at TranslaTUM (Central Institute for Translational Cancer Research) in Munich. The meeting was hosted by PI Professor Vasilis Ntziachristos. During the meeting, the lead investigator from each consortium partner introduced themselves, their institute or enterprise, and key personnel that will …