Webinar: Integrated Photonics for Healthcare & Vital Sign Monitoring

PhotonDelta, TNO/Holst, Brainport Development, and Eindhoven University of Technology are launching a new webinar series exploring the potential of integrated photonics in healthcare. The first session will focus on vital statistics, with future episodes covering pathogen detection, imaging, and intervention. The webinar will begin with an overview of key technologies and applications, followed by presentations from innovative startups driving advancements in this field.

Date: 23 April 2025
Time: 16:00–17:00 CET

Presenters will include :

• PhotonDelta: A technology overview
• PhotonFirst: The possibilities of Fiber Bragg grating sensors
• Praxa Sense: Speckle imaging in Wearables
• Mantispectra: Near-Infrared Spectrometry for Wearables
• Vital Wear: Photonics applications to prevent decubitus

We invite you to discover the vibrant community driving innovation in this field and stay connected with our ecosystem to explore the technology and business opportunities it presents.

Integrated photonics, also known as photonics chips, for sensing applications in healthcare is an innovative and thriving field that offers a lucrative promise to revolutionise biosensing. Photonic Chips enable improved sensitivity and allow miniaturisation at a lower cost while adding novel functionalities like multiplexing and multispectral readout.

Through a series of webinars and a dedicated conference, we aim to highlight what integrated photonics can do for healthcare and to learn more about the key needs of the industry to drive future developments. We hope this will help you discover the vibrant community here, stay connected, and get involved in our ecosystem to learn more about the technology and business opportunities it offers.

The Netherlands is at the forefront of these technologies. The Dutch focus on integrated photonics is exemplified by recent funding initiatives – the € 1.1B National Growth Fund funding that was awarded to PhotonDelta by the Dutch government in 2023 and ePixfab Joint Undertaking grant from Europe for building foundries.

The programme is structured around four key focus areas, including healthcare. It supports the growth of startups, the creation of new photonic chip applications, and the development of infrastructure and talent. PhotonDelta drives the acceleration of the photonic chip industry by fostering the industrialisation of PIC technology, building PIC-based applications, and creating connections with viable markets and stakeholders.

Over the years, optical techniques have had a profound impact on healthcare, particularly in diagnostics and treatment across various medical specialties. Integrated photonics technology is now transforming optical systems with its miniaturisation, scalability, robustness, lower power consumption, and ability to integrate with electronics and fluidics for system-in-package solutions. This opens up new possibilities for healthcare and diagnostic devices that can be accessible to the masses, even outside hospital settings.

New applications are emerging in areas such as:

• Wearable health and vital signs monitoring devices
• Minimally invasive image-guided therapies
• Rapid pathogen detection and molecular diagnostics
• Organ-on-chip monitoring
• Photonic drug delivery systems
• And more!

Thanks to the modular nature of integrated photonics, a broad range of applications can be developed from a limited number of photonic platforms. These technologies are being advanced within the PhotonDelta ecosystem, with several innovative startups already creating products based on these developments. Through a series of webinars and a focused conference, we aim to raise awareness of the potential of integrated photonics in healthcare and gain insights into the industry’s key needs to better focus our efforts.