SEEI conference will demonstrate Israeli Electro-optics & Lasers Innovations

6 December, 2015

SEEI (Society for Electrical and Electronic engineers) bi-annual Optical Engineering Meeting will take place at the Jerusalem College of Technology, on February 2d, 2015

SEEI (Society for Electrical and Electronic engineers) bi-annual Optical Engineering Meeting will take place at the Jerusalem College of Technology, on February 2d, 2015

By: Joe van Zwaren *

OPTICA-AThe Israeli Electro-optics and Lasers Industry enjoys these days unprecedented growth: A national center for Phonics has been established at Soreq Nuclear Research Center, focused on Optical Structured Fibers and Optical Materials. OPTICA-BOver 400 local active companies covering diverse areas such as printing, inspection, security and military applications, 3D laser printing, optical communications, space, entertainment as well as chemical and environmental analysis and sensing.

Game changers

In recent years, the industry has undergone a massive shift into healthcare and life sciences. More than 230 companies are currently involved in Bio photonics projects and novel applications of laser technologies. The leaders in the bio medical field are Alma Lasers ltd, Syneron – Candela and Lumenis; all are world leaders of surgical lasers.

Beside these successful firms, the majority of the local companies are better described as startup ventures. Some of them aims to become a game changer in how modern medicine is being practiced. Many of them will be presented in the coming SEEI (Society for Electrical and Electronic engineers) bi-annual Optical Engineering Meeting, to be held at the Jerusalem College of Technology, on February 2d, 2015.

The event will attract approximately 500 optical engineers from the local industry. They will participate in six parallel professional sessions. Alongside the technical program, the event will include an exhibition of about 60 companies from Jerusalem and a special entrepreneurial event, BOLEO 2016, an Optics Startup Pitch Event. 

The BOLEO (Business Opportunities in Israel Lasers and E-O) session gives innovative startups excellent opportunity tho introduce their potential applications and market, and the visitors to llok under the hood of the Israeli most creative minds.

More information: Optical Engineering 2016

Joe van Zwaren is a Founder and Executive Committee Member, Jerusalem Business Networking Forum (JBNF)

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