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By Prof. Vasilis Ntziachristos MSc PhD, Professor and Chair of Biological Imaging (CBI), Technical University Munich, Germany and Director, Institute of Biological and Medical Imaging (IBMI), Helmholtz Zentrum München, Germany
Abstract: Biological discovery is a driving force of biomedical progress. With rapidly advancing technology to collect and analyze information from cells and tissues, we generate biomedical knowledge at rates never before attainable to science. Nevertheless, conversion of this knowledge to patient benefits remains a slow process. To accelerate the process of reaching solutions for healthcare, it would be important to strongly complement this culture of discovery with a culture of problem-solving in healthcare. The talk focuses on recent progress with optical and optoacoustic technologies, including Multispectral Optoacoustic Tomography (MSOT) and Raster-scan Optoacoustic Mesoscopy (RSOM), as well as computational methods, as the means to opening new paths for solutions in biology and medicine. Particular attention is given on the use of these technologies for early detection and monitoring of disease evolution. The talk further shows new classes of imaging systems and sensors for assessing biochemical and pathophysiological parameters of systemic diseases, complement knowledge from –omic analytics and drive integrated solutions for improving healthcare.
Bio: Professor Vasilis Ntziachristos studied Electrical Engineering at Aristotle University in Thessaloniki and received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania. He subsequently joined Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital as Assistant Professor and Director of the Laboratory for Bio-Optics and Molecular Imaging.
Since 2007, he has been Professor of Medicine and Electrical Engineering at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and Chair of Biological Imaging, while also serving as Director of the Institute of Biological and Medical Imaging at Helmholtz Munich. He is additionally Director of Bioengineering at the Helmholtz Pioneer Campus and Head of the Bioengineering Department at Helmholtz Munich.
Prof. Ntziachristos is the founder of the journal Photoacoustics and has received numerous international honors, including the Karl Heinz Beckurts Prize, the Chaire Blaise Pascal, the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize, and the Merck Future Insight Award. Since 2024, he is a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina.
Hosted by Prof. Kostas Kostarelos, ICREA Research and leader of the Nanomedicine Lab Group at ICN2.