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Other PDT Events

Nov
9
to Nov 10

The 34th Annual Meeting of the Japan Photodynamic Association (JPA)

The 34th Annual Meeting of the Japan Photodynamic Association (JPA)

Chairman of the Society JPA: Prof. Kinya Furukawa

Presiding Conference Chair: Jiro Akimoto

(Vice President of Kohsei Chuo General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan)

Term: 9th ~10th , Nov, 2024

Venue: Kyoto University, Yoshida Campus (Yoshida-Honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501)

This meetings are held as Laser Week V in Kyoto

Joint meetings:

The 45th Annual Meeting of Japan Society for Laser Surgery and Medicine

The 20th Annual Meeting of Japan Neurosurgical Photodynamic Association

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Jun
10
to Jun 16

19th International Photodynamic Association World Congress

19th International Photodynamic Association World Congress

The International Photodynamic Association (IPA) was founded in 1986 to support and endorse the scientific advancement and clinical development of photomedicine, in particular in the areas of photodynamic disinfection, photodynamic therapy (PDT), photoimmunotherapy (PIT), and photodiagnosis (PD).

The IPA organizes a Biennial World Congress, providing members and non-members a unique opportunity to share and learn more about global developments and research in photodynamic therapy, photoimmunotherapy and photodiagnosis. The 19th IPA World Congress will be held at the Shanghai International Convention Center in Shanghai, China , June 10-16, 2025.

Conference Chair: Xiuli Wang, MD, PhD
Venue: Shanghai International Convention Center

For more information: https://www.ipa-2025.com/

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Sep
3
to Sep 5

Annual Meeting on Photochemistry 2024

Date : September 3 (Tue.) - 5 (Thu), 2024

Venue : Ito Campus, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, JAPAN

Organized by : The Japanese Photochemistry Association

Co-Organized by :

The Chemical Society of Japan
Photochemistry Division, The Chemical Society of Japan

Presentation :Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation

For More Information: https://photochemistry.jp/2024/english.html

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Jul
10
to Jul 15

18th International Photodynamic Association World Congress

The Biennial International Photodynamic Association World Congress aims to bring together researchers and clinicians in all fields of Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) and Photodiagnosis (PDD) since 1986. Every two years (with the exception of a 4-year hiatus since the 17th world congress), the IPA organizes a conference to foster scientific development and contribute to clinical practice. The 18th IPA World Congress will be held at the Tampere Hall in Tampere, Finland, July 10-15, 2023.

For more information, please visit the congress website.

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Jan
28
to Feb 2

SPIE Photonics West

For more information - see links below.

https://spie.org/conferences-and-exhibitions/photonics-west/program

https://spie.org/PW23B/conferencedetails/photodynamic-therapy

https://spie.org/conferences-and-exhibitions/photonics-west/program/browse-program?term=photo&pageSize=50&pagesVisited=1&sortBy=Relevance&tab=Presentation

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Aug
21
to Aug 27

6th Photobiology School - ESP

6th Photobiology School: August 21-27, 2022

Casa della Gioventù Universitaria of the University of Padova
Via Rio Bianco 12, I-39042 Brixen/Bressanone, Italy

With the the patronage of the University of Padova.

For more information - https://www.photobiology.eu/photobiology-school

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Jul
17
to Jul 22

28th IUPAC Symposium on Photochemistry

The 28th IUPAC Symposium on Photochemistry continues a long tradition of conferences where experts in photochemistry in a broad sense exchange the latest results, and where scientists and engineers who use light in their research or application can pick up new ideas and strengthen their knowledge of the specifics of the interaction of light and matter.

https://photoiupac2022.amsterdam/

The scientific topics to be covered in the Symposium include areas of unparalleled impact in the world today. These include renewable energy sources, green chemistry, atmospheric photochemistry, single molecule microscopy and super resolution imaging. The latter are key for biosciences and trace analysis of proteins, nucleic acids, and small bioregulators. With more efficient light sources and means to collect solar energy, there is an on-going resurgence in the development of photochemical reactions using flow process, which are beginning to make an impact in an industrial context. This will be an excellent opportunity to engage scientists from pharmaceutical, materials, and other industries. The symposium will also cover advanced spectroscopic methods with increased time and space resolution and methods for analyzing complex samples.

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Apr
9
to Apr 12

41st American Society for Photobiology Biennial Meeting

41st American Society for Photobiology Biennial Meeting

http://burkclients.com/ASP/meetings/2022/site/index.html


The 41st ASP 2022 Biennial meeting will be held at the Hotel Albuquerque in Albuquerque, NM from 10-12 April 2022. So please mark your calendar. An online component will consist of recorded sessions. All ASP members and non-members interested in photobiology are invited to attend, share your discoveries, and meet old and new fellow scientists and friends at the meeting. Also, the meeting will offer more than 100 oral presentation opportunities for attendees at all career stages who submit abstracts.

SOCIAL EVENTS

  • Grant writing workshop/pizza party/associate member election (for associate members)

  • Opening reception (for all)

  • Banquet (for all registered for this event)



VENUE AND ROOM INFORMATION

All Sessions, Meeting and Socials will be held at the:

Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town
800 Rio Grande Blvd. NW
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104
www.hotelabq.com

During presentations, please turn off all cell phones or set them to vibrate.

The landmark Albuquerque luxury hotel is conveniently located in the heart of Old Town, offering accommodations and amenities including an on-site restaurant and bars, an outdoor resort swimming pool, and more than 62,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting and event space. Hotel Albuquerque is also located across the street from Sawmill Market: a 25,000 square-foot food market with an array of local cuisine and culinary traditions. Guests can enjoy pickup, delivery, or patio dining daily.


LODGING

Sleeping rooms will be available at Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town at a rate of $169 single/double plus taxes. The conference rate is available until 9 March 2022 or until the block is sold out. For reservations, click the button below to book at a reduced-rate in the ASP block or call 1.866.505.7829 and mention American Society for Photobiology.

BOOK NOW


This is the ONLY way to book a room at the hotel at the ASP rate!!!


CONFERENCE ATTIRE

Business casual dress is appropriate throughout the meeting. For comfort in the air-conditioned meeting rooms, a light jacket or sweater is suggested.


ASP REGISTRATION DESK

The ASP Registration Desk is staffed to check in attendees and exhibitors and answer any questions you might have regarding the meeting.


INTERNET ACCESS

Complimentary guest room and meeting space internet will be provided to attendees.


FOOD AND BEVERAGE

Morning and afternoon breaks will be provided Monday through Wednesday in the registration area.

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Mar
8
8:00 AM08:00

The IPA Enlightenment Masterclass Series - PpIX: Successes and Opportunities

For more information, please check out the IPA blog post.

PpIX: Successes and Opportunities

March 8, 2022 (9:00am - 11:30am US ET, 3:00pm - 5:30pm CET)

Join the IPA for the 5th program of the Enlightenment Masterclass Series

Registration is free, but required.


Chairs: Pilar Acedo, University College London, UK and Anne-Laure Bulin, University Grenoble Alpes INSERM, France

Program

PDT IN ORAL CANCER
Tayyaba Hasan, PhD
Professor of Dermatology at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine | Harvard Medical School
Professor of Health Sciences and Technology |Harvard-MIT | USA

PDT IN SKIN CANCER
Edward Maytin, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine | Developmental Therapeutics Program | Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Staff | Department of Biomedical Engineering Lerner Research Institute | Cleveland Clinic | USA


FLUORESCENCE CANCER IMAGING USING 5-ALA INDUCED PpIX
Christian Betz, MD, PhD
Head and Neuro Centre | University Medical Center Hamburg - Eppendorf | Department of Otorhinolaryngology | Germany

ALA-FLUORESCENCE: DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS IN THE BRAIN
Nicolas Reyns, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurosurgery | Lillle University Hospital | France
Scientific Advisor at Hemerion Therapeutics | France

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Feb
23
8:00 AM08:00

Laserlab-Europe Talks: Next Generation imaging and image-guided diagnosis and therapy for cancer

Laserlab-Europe Talks: Next Generation imaging and image-guided diagnosis and therapy for cancer

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We are pleased to announce the next Laserlab-Europe Talk:

Next Generation imaging and image-guided diagnosis and therapy for cancer - moderated by Giannis Zacharakis (ULF-FORTH)

Speakers:

  • Paola Taroni (CUSBO) Time domain multiwavelength diffuse optics in breast cancer management

  • Luis Arnaut (CLL) Theranostics with photoacoustic tomography and photosensitisers

  • Jithin Jose (FUJIFILM VIsualsonics) Multimodal photoacoustic imaging of tumor angiogenesis

The event will be moderated by Giannis Zacharakis from IESL-FORTH.

Wednesday,  23 February 2022, 4 pm CET

The talk will be held online. The link will be provided after registration.

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Jan
22
to Jan 27

SPIE Photonics West 2022

SPIE Photonics West 2022

San Francisco for Photonics West 2022

Experience the energy of Photonics West as everyone gathers for an exciting year in San Francisco. Get ready to enjoy real conversations, hear the latest breakthroughs, and make important connections in person. Hear cutting-edge research in biomedical optics, biophotonics, industrial lasers, optoelectronics, microfabrication, MOEMS-MEMS, displays, and more. Attend technical presentations, courses, two world-class exhibitions, plenary presentations, and a variety of networking activities. Meet up with the optics and photonics community at the Moscone Center.

Conferences and courses 22-27 January
BiOS Expo 22-23 January | Photonics West Exhibition 25-27 January

PDT specific talks via https://spie.org/PW22B/conferencedetails/photodynamic-therapy

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Aug
30
to Sep 3

19th Congress of theEuropean Society for Photobiology

19th Congress of the
European Society for Photobiology

30 August – 3 September 2021 | Salzburg, Austria

http://salzburg2021.photobiology.eu/

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the ESP Executive Committee and the Congress Organizing Committee, I cordially invite you to attend the 19th Congress of the European Society for Photobiology, which will be held over 4 days in Salzburg (Austria), from August 30 to September 3, 2021. As with past ESP congresses we are sure that this meeting will again provide a unique international forum for the dissemination of new research and technological development in the science of Photobiology. Attendees will find excellent opportunities for productive scientific discussions, exchange of new ideas and establishing new collaborations.

In addition to a wealth of parallel symposia covering a full range of themes in the Photobiological Sciences, we will have keynote and plenary lectures in exciting developing areas of photobiology, including a talk by the 2021 Young Investigator Awardee. There will be ample opportunity to contribute oral presentations, participate in interactive poster sessions, and meet participants from the industry. ESP provides a substantial fellowship scheme being launched to encourage the active participation of young scientists in the congress programme.

Salzburg, Austria’s most inspiring city, is an UNESCO world heritage site located on the banks of the Salzach river. Salzburg’s historic center is famous for its baroque architecture and for its cultural events, most prominently the Salzburg Festival, which will end immediately before the start of our congress. The congress venue will be the Faculty of Natural Sciences of Salzburg University, in walking distance from the city center. In addition to having a small airport of its own, Salzburg is served by Munich and Vienna International Airports to which it is conveniently connected by rail.

We sincerely thank our sponsors to whom this invitation is warmly extended. Full recognition of their contributions will be made at the meeting as well as in Congress literature and on our website.

I look forward to welcoming you in Salzburg, a wonderful place for a memorable meeting.

Franz Trautinger
ESP President

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Jul
3
to Jul 10

International Conference on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines (ICPP)

International Conference on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines (ICPP)

July 3 - 10, 2021

Buffalo, NY, USA

http://www.icpp-spp.org/

List of specialized symposia for ICPP-11

Topics to be covered in microsymposia include the physics, chemistry, biology, material science, engineering, nanotechnology, medical and biomedical or industrial applications of porphyrins, phthalocyanines and related macrocycles.

As at past ICPPs, this tenth conference on porphyrins and phthalocyanines aims at gathering together numerous topics related to this exciting family of molecules. All aspects of porphyrins, phthalocyanines and related macrocycles will be discussed in the form of Plenary Lectures, Award Lectures, short oral presentations and posters over the full five-day period of the meeting.

Topics to be covered in microsymposia include the physics, chemistry, biology, material science, engineering, nanotechnology, medical and biomedical or industrial applications of porphyrins, phthalocyanines and related macrocycles.

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May
17
6:00 AM06:00

The IPA Enlightenment Masterclass Series - Opportunities for antimicrobial photodynamic therapy

Opportunities for antimicrobial photodynamic therapy


May 17, 2021 (9am US ET, 2pm GMT, 3pm CET)

Registration Link

Join the IPA for the second program of the Enlightenment Masterclass Series

Registration is free, but required.


Chairs: Pilar Acedo, University College London, UK and Anne-Laure Bulin, University Grenoble Alpes INSERM, France

In the context of the International Day of Light, the IPA will host a special edition of its masterclass series! On May 17th, a free virtual seminar will focus on antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy (aPDT). It will cover topics such as antimicrobial resistance, current challenges and on-going aPDT clinical trials.

Speakers:

Keith Cengel, MD, PhD - Associate Professor Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania

Amparo Faustino, PhD - Professor Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro

Francesco d’Aiuto, DMD, PhD - Professor Periodontology, University College London

Kate Blanco, PhD - Researcher, University of São Paulo

Jack Kolenda, MD - Otolaryngologist, Head and Neck Surgeon, St. Joseph’s
Health Centre in Toronto

Nicolas Loebel, PhD - President and Chief Technology Officer, Ondine Biomedical

Program:

- Introductory talk on antimicrobial resistance

- Introduction to antimicrobial PDT

- PDT in dentistry - early clinical experience

- PDT for Infections

- PDT in nasal decolonisation and other applications in the upper aero-digestive tract

- Ongoing studies of antimicrobial PDT

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Apr
23
to Apr 24

ASLMS 2021, the 40th Annual Conference of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery

ASLMS 2021, the 40th Annual Conference of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery

ASLMS is in its fourth decade as a world leader in promoting excellence in patient care by advancing biomedical application of lasers and energy-based technologies. If you work with medical lasers and other energy-based devices in a clinical, research, educational or manufacturing capacity and are committed to continuously improving patient care, this conference is for you!

https://www.aslms.org/annual-conference-2021

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Mar
12
6:00 AM06:00

The IPA Enlightenment Masterclass Series Shedding Light on Nanoparticle Science

The IPA Enlightenment Masterclass Series

Shedding Light on Nanoparticle Science

March 12, 2021 (9am US ET, 2pm GMT, 3pm CET)

Registration Link

Join the IPA for the first program of the Enlightenment Masterclass Series - Shedding Light on Nanoparticle Science.

Register for the congress here. Registration is free.

Chairs: Pilar Acedo, University College London, UK and Anne-Laure Bulin, University Grenoble Alpes INSERM, France

List of Speakers

Title: Control of Resistant Pneumonia using extracorporeal illumination 

Presenter: Vanderlei S. Bagnato 

Affiliation: IFSC-University of São Paulo - Brazil

Abstract: We are producing a  photosensitizer by creating a nanoemulsion composed of  ICG and glyceryl trioctanoate (commonly used in medications and personal care products).  This is  administered  directly to the lungs via nebulization to a well-established murine model of Sudden Acute Respiratory Syndrome. We have demonstrated many aspects of this type of treatment where illumination is done extracorporeal. In this presentation we present the results of the experiments using small animal models as well as the experiments with pigs. The whole process seems very promising for the control of resistant pneumonia.

Title: Raman Nanotheranostics - how can inelastic scattering add value?

Presenter: Nicholas Stone

Affiliation: Professor of Biomedical Imaging and Biosensing - University of Exeter - UK & Honorary Consultant Clinical Scientist - Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust

Abstract: Raman Nanotheranostics (RaNT) combines the molecular specificity and signal multiplexing capability of Raman spectroscopy, with surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy and nanoplasmonics. This enables the identification of specific functionalised nanoparticles at depths of many cm in tissues as well as localised targeted heating and providing a direct measure of the local environment of the particle, such as temperature and pH, thus enabling a tailored feedback on the treatment in real-time.

 

Title: Photodynamic liposomes for chemophototherapy 

Presenter: Jonathan Lovell

Affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo - USA

Abstract: We have developed liposomes that are doped with a small amount of a photosensitizing lipid; porphyrin-phospholipid (PoP). Long-circulating doxorubicin (Dox) in porphyrin–phospholipid (PoP) liposomes (LC-Dox-PoP) is similar to the FDA-approved liposomal doxorubicin form of Doxil, but incorporates a phospholipid-like photosensitizer (2 mole %) in the bilayer of Dox-loaded stealth liposomes. A liposomal irinotecan formulation has been made in a similar manner based on the FDA-approved liposomal Onivyde. Drugs loaded in PoP liposomes, as well as the PoP itself are stable and exhibit long circulation times in blood. However, red laser irradiation rapidly releases the entrapped drug from the carrier. When mouse or rat tumors are treated with these chemophototherapy agents, a single treatment is frequently sufficient to ablate established tumors at a relatively low chemotherapy dose of drug. Pharmacokinetic analysis shows that a major mechanism for the efficacy pertains to enhanced drug delivery following permeabilization of tumor blood vessels damaged by PDT. We will
discuss our experience and outlook for this approach to chemophotherapy as a strong ablation modality with systemic drug delivery.

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Mar
6
to Mar 11

SPIE Photonics West Bios

2021 BiOS technical tracks

https://spie.org/conferences-and-exhibitions/photonics-west/program/conferences/bios

  • Photonic Therapeutics and Diagnostics

  • Neurophotonics and Neurosurgery

  • Clinical Technologies and Systems

  • Tissue Optics, Laser-Tissue Interaction

  • Biomedical Spectroscopy, Microscopy, and Imaging

  • Nano/Biophotonics

Biophotonics and Immune Responses XVI

https://spie.org/PW21B/conferencedetails/immune-response


Mechanisms of Photobiomodulation Therapy XVI

https://spie.org/PW21B/conferencedetails/low-light-therapy

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