Photonics Finland

Optics and Photonics Days OPD2020
2020-05-25 09:00 - 2020-05-27 17:00 (Europe/Helsinki)
Optics & Photonics Days is an annual central event in the area of Optics and Photonics in Finland

25th-27th May 2020. save the date! The event will take place in Turku.

In the year 2019 we broke a record in number of participants 242, and the number of exhibitors 34. We also had two SILVER sponsors and one GOLD sponsor. Thank you to all of the participants and companies for your support!

As the previous OPD’s, OPD 2020 will be designed to deliver the latest findings and research results performed within the Academy and Industry. The event is designed for matchmaking and networking of academy researchers and companies representatives for finding common interests, partners for collaboration, invest in opportunities.

Companies-exhibitors interested in the Finnish and Nordic countries region markets are encouraged to present their products, services, and technologies and participate in the pitch session, specially designed for raising the awareness of all event attendees of exhibiting companies goods. There is a discount rate applied for companies-exhibitors members for Photonics Finland. This is of economically reasonable to use this option. Reservations are made on a first-come, first-served basis.

Photonics Finland Annual Meeting
2020-05-26 18:30 - 20:30
Dear Photonics Finland member

You are warmly welcome to the Photonics Finland annual Spring meeting of the society. Official agenda below.

KOKOUSKUTSU

Photonics Finlandin (Suomen fotoniikan seura ry) sääntömääräinen kevätkokous 2020

Aika ja paikka

Tiistaina 28.5.2020
kello 18:30 etäkokouksena, alla linkki kokoukseen osallistumiseksi

Kutsutut

Suomen fotoniikan
seuran jäsenet

ESITYSLISTA

Kokouksen avaus Kokouksen puheenjohtajan, sihteerin, kahden pöytäkirjan tarkastajan ja kahden ääntenlaskijan valinta Todetaan kokouksen laillisuus ja päätösvaltaisuus Esitetään edellisen toimintavuoden toimintakertomus, tilinpäätös ja toiminnantarkastajien lausunto Päätetään tilinpäätöksen vahvistamisesta ja vastuuvapauden myöntämisestä hallitukselle ja muille tilivelvollisille tai muista toimenpiteistä, joihin vuoden kuluessa pidetty hallinto ja tilit antavat aihetta Valitaan seuraavaksi toimikaudeksi hallituksen puheenjohtaja, varapuheenjohtaja ja muut jäsenet, joille valitaan henkilökohtaiset varajäsenetValitaan kaksi toiminnantarkastajaa/tilintarkastajaa ja heidän henkilökohtaiset varatoiminnantarkastajat/varatilintarkastajat. Tilintarkastajaksi voidaan valita KHT- tai HTM-tilintarkastusyhteisöPäätetään hallituksen jäsenten, toiminnantarkastajien sekä muiden toimihenkilöiden palkkioistaProfessori emeritus Markus Pessan nimeäminen seuran kunniajäseneksiKokouksen päättäminen

Photonics Finlandin hallitus

Photonics Finland annual meeting 2020 Tue, May 26, 2020 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM (EEST)

Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. https://www.gotomeet.me/photonics/photonics-finland-annual-meeting-2020

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Photonics in Finland
2020-06-24 14:00 - 15:30
To join the meeting

https://www.gotomeet.me/photonics/additional-meeting

Finland: +358 942 72 1060

Access Code: 110-833-517

Program

14:00 Welcome – Chairman of Photonics Finland Timo Vuorenpää

14:05 Photonics in Finland Survey – Juho-Kusti Kajander, Boost Brothers Oy

14:30 Photonics Explorer Kit – Juuso Uusimäki, UEF/Institute of Photonics & Photonics Research and Innovation flagship programme

14:50 Photonics Hub – Dr. Angelika Murr, Project Manager Internationalization

15:00 A new Finnish-German cooperation call, Angelika Murr Photonics Hub & Juha Purmonen Photonics Finland

15:15 Open Discussion for Finnish-German cooperation call

15:30 Photonics Finland official additional meeting

Photonics Hub

On September 25, 2018, representatives of the networks Optence e.V. and bayern photonics e.V. in Wetzlar signed the shareholder agreement to found the joint Photonics Hub GmbH, setting the course for a promising future for the two networks.

Optence – In the field of optical technologies Germany has numerous small and medium-sized companies, global players with first-rate innovative potential and high-profile research institutes. To boost innovative capacity and international competitiveness, networking and pooling of resources are becoming increasingly important.

For 15 years Optence e.V. has been active as a regional innovation network for optical technologies. It forms a link between industry and research and promotes the interests of its 110 members, regionally and nationwide.

bayern photonics is an cluster initiative of companies, research and education institutions to support optical technologies in Bavaria.

With more than 500 companies in the field of optical technologies, Bavaria is the number one location in Germany. Many leading global companies as well as highly innovative small and medium-sized companies are based in Bavaria. Photonics Cluster Bavaria.

11TH GERMAN-FINNISH CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR JOINT R&D PROJECTS BY SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES (SMES)

Business Finland and German ZIM programme are looking for inspiring market-oriented joint projects between small and medium-sized enterprises in Finland and Germany. The call is currently ongoing and is open until September 15, 2020.

Project ideas should stem from the companies’ own needs and can belong to any domain. The projects should involve the development of competitive and innovative products, services and processes.

Call webpages

Photonics Finland ylimääräinen kokous
2020-06-24 15:30 - 17:00
Dear
Photonics Finland member

You
are warmly welcome to the Photonics Finland additional meeting of the society.
Official agenda below.

KOKOUSKUTSU

Photonics
Finlandin (Suomen fotoniikan seura ry) ylimääräinen yhdistyksen kokous

Aika
ja paikka

Keskiviikkona 24.6.2020 kello 15:30 etäkokouksena, alla linkki kokoukseen osallistumiseksi

https://www.gotomeet.me/photonics/additional-meeting

Finland:
+358 942 72 1060

Access
Code: 110-833-517

Kutsutut

Suomen
fotoniikan seuran jäsenet

ESITYSLISTA

Kokouksen
avaus Kokouksen
puheenjohtajan, sihteerin, kahden pöytäkirjan tarkastajan ja kahden
ääntenlaskijan valinta Todetaan
kokouksen laillisuus ja päätösvaltaisuus Esitetään
edellisen toimintavuoden tilinpäätös ja toiminnantarkastajien lausunto Päätetään
tilinpäätöksen vahvistamisesta ja vastuuvapauden myöntämisestä hallitukselle ja
muille tilivelvollisille tai muista toimenpiteistä, joihin vuoden kuluessa
pidetty hallinto ja tilit antavat aihetta Kokouksen
päättäminen

Photonics Finlandin hallitus

Agenda pdf-tiedostona: Agenda

Photonics4Agrifood: Virtual Workshop & Brokerage Event
2020-10-05 03:00 - 2020-10-07 02:59
Agrifood companies, experts and operators will have the opportunity to deepen the knowledge of technological solutions based on the photonics use and applications already available or under development aimed at the agrifood sector. Photonics4Agrifood is open to the participation of all interested parties; participation is free of charge.

The participants will have the possibility to:• discuss the innovation opportunities for the agrifood sector made possible by the use of photonic technologies• establish and strengthen synergies and collaborations between producers and end users of photonic technologies in the agrifood sector• identify partners at regional, national and European level and complete the value chain• promote investment opportunities for photonics.

Registration is open until 30th of September 2020 on the event website: https://photonics4agrifood.b2match.io/

Detailed information regarding the event program can also be found on the same website.

More information:

Mari KivinenGrowth Advisor, Enterprise Europe NetworkTurku Science Park Ltdc/o Mikkeli Development MikseiSammonkatu 12, 50130 Mikkeli, Finland+358 50 044 9286 | mari.kivinen@turkubusinessregion.comwww.turkubusinessregion.com | www.een.fi | www.een.fi/uutiskirjeet

Photonics4Agrifood: Virtual Workshop & Brokerage Event
2020-10-05 12:30 - 2020-10-06 15:30
Agrifood companies, experts and operators will have the opportunity to deepen the knowledge of technological solutions based on the photonics use and applications already available or under development aimed at the agrifood sector. Photonics4Agrifood is open to the participation of all interested parties; participation is free of charge.

The participants will have the possibility to:• discuss the innovation opportunities for the agrifood sector made possible by the use of photonic technologies• establish and strengthen synergies and collaborations between producers and end users of photonic technologies in the agrifood sector• identify partners at regional, national and European level and complete the value chain• promote investment opportunities for photonics.

Registration is open on the event website: https://photonics4agrifood.b2match.io/ where you can find detailed information regarding the event program.

More information:

Mari KivinenGrowth Advisor, Enterprise Europe Network Turku Science Park Ltd c/o Mikkeli Development MikseiSammonkatu 12, 50130 Mikkeli, Finland+358 50 044 9286 | mari.kivinen@turkubusinessregion.com www.turkubusinessregion.com | www.een.fi | www.een.fi/uutiskirjeet

Photonics Applications Webinars: Mathieu Marmion
2020-10-26 16:15 - 17:00
Photonics Applications Webinars hosted by Professor Jyrki Saarinen. Presenter: Mathieu Marmion, Specim Oy.Join the open webinar from the link at https://www3.uef.fi/en/web/photonics/photonics-applications

Photonics Applications Webinars: Jyrki Huttunen
2020-10-28 12:15 - 13:00
Photonics Applications Webinars hosted by Professor Jyrki Saarinen.

Presenter: Jyrki Huttunen, Oplatek Oy.

Join the open webinar from the link athttps://www3.uef.fi/en/web/photonics/photonics-applications

Photonics Applications Webinars: Jorma Palmén
2020-10-28 13:15 - 14:00
Photonics Applications Webinars hosted by Professor Jyrki Saarinen.

Presenter: Jorma Palmén, Ladimo Oy.

Join the open webinar from the link athttps://www3.uef.fi/en/web/photonics/photonics-applications

Photonics Applications Webinars: Antti Sunnari
2020-10-29 14:15 - 15:00
Photonics Applications Webinars hosted by Professor Jyrki Saarinen.

Presenter: Antti Sunnari, Dispelix Oy.

Join the open webinar from the link athttps://www3.uef.fi/en/web/photonics/photonics-applications

Photonics Applications Webinars: Mircea Guina
2020-10-29 15:15 - 16:00
Photonics Applications Webinars hosted by Professor Jyrki Saarinen.

Presenter: Mircea Guina, Picophotonics Oy

Join the open webinar from the link athttps://www3.uef.fi/en/web/photonics/photonics-applications

Photonics Applications Webinars: Mikko Juhola
2020-11-02 16:15 - 17:00
Photonics Applications Webinars hosted by Professor Jyrki Saarinen.

Presenter: Mikko Juhola, Huawei Oy.

Join the open webinar from the link athttps://www3.uef.fi/en/web/photonics/photonics-applications

Photonics Applications Webinars: Toni Laurila
2020-11-02 17:15 - 18:00
Photonics Applications Webinars hosted by Professor Jyrki Saarinen.

Presenter: Toni Laurila, Sensmet Oy.

Join the open webinar from the link athttps://www3.uef.fi/en/web/photonics/photonics-applications

Fotoniikan työpaikkavälitys Suomessa
2020-11-03 15:00 - 16:30
Fotoniikan lippulaiva PREIN sekä Photonics Finland järjestävät avoimen keskustelutilaisuuden, jossa selvitetään Suomen fotoniikka-alan rekrytointitarpeita.

Fotoniikan lippulaiva PREIN sekä Photonics Finland järjestävät avoimen keskustelutilaisuuden, jossa selvitetään Suomen fotoniikka-alan rekrytointitarpeita. Osallistumalla tilaisuuteen voit tuoda esille yrityksesi työvoiman hankintaan liittyviä haasteita, tarpeita ja hyviä käytäntöjä sekä keskustella muiden Suomen fotoniikan alan edustajien kanssa. Tilaisuuteen osallistujien tarpeita kartoitetaan ennakkoon tapahtumaan rekisteröitymisen yhteydessä, ja näitä asioita käydään läpi avoimissa keskustelutilaisuuksissa.Tilaisuuden aloittaa Talent Boost Finland:n Joonas Halla kertomalla valtakunnallisesta yritystarvekartoituksesta sekä Business Finland:n palveluista yrityksille. Tämän jälkeen Business Joensuun Ekaterina Miettinen kertoo kansainvälisten osaajien rekrytoinnista suomalaisille yrityksille. Photonics Finland:n Juha Purmonen esittelee fotoniikan nykytilanteen Suomessa sekä PREIN-lippulaivan. Itse keskusteluosiossa käydään läpi esikartoitettujen tarpeiden kautta nousseita aiheita PREIN:n ja Itä-Suomen yliopiston Fotoniikan instituutin Juuso Uusimäen moderoimana.

Tilaisuuden tavoitteena on pohjustaa tulevaa fotoniikka-alan rekryalustaa alan ammattilaisten tarpeiden ohjaamana, ja tuoda alan ammattilaiset yhteen keskustelemaan fotoniikan tulevaisuuden tarpeista. Lisäksi esitellään PREIN:n ja Photonics Finland:n järjestämä Photonics Job Fair Online -rekrytointitapahtuma, joka järjestetään yhdistämään työnhakijat ja -tarjoajat jo ennen joulua 2020.

Tilaisuus järjestetään Suomen kielellä 3.11. 13:00 Microsoft Teams -etäkokouksena. Rekisteröityminen ja tarvekyselyyn vastaaminen osoitteessa:

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Lp-HhwRz8ku68mPn-D88NJea15tvKJFDt4Oqkes56IJUNE85NEs4NjQ0V0NYUTJZNVBHNUU2QVM5Sy4u

Photonics Applications Webinars: Juha Väyrynen
2020-11-04 12:15 - 13:00
Photonics Applications Webinars hosted by Professor Jyrki Saarinen.

Presenter: Juha Väyrynen, Karelia UoAS

Join the open webinar from the link athttps://www3.uef.fi/en/web/photonics/photonics-applications

Photonics Applications Webinars: Veli-Pekka Leppänen
2020-11-04 13:15 - 14:00
Photonics Applications Webinars hosted by Professor Jyrki Saarinen.

Presenter: Veli-Pekka Leppänen, Nanocomp Oy

Join the open webinar from the link athttps://www3.uef.fi/en/web/photonics/photonics-applications

Photonics Applications Webinars: Antti-Pekka Elomaa
2020-11-05 14:15 - 15:00
Photonics Applications Webinars hosted by Professor Jyrki Saarinen.

Presenter: Antti-Pekka Elomaa, Kuopio University Hospital

Join the open webinar from the link athttps://www3.uef.fi/en/web/photonics/photonics-applications

Photonics Applications Webinars: Klaus Melakari
2020-11-05 13:15 - 14:00
Photonics Applications Webinars hosted by Professor Jyrki Saarinen.

Presenter: Klaus Melakari, Varjo Oy

Join the open webinar from the link athttps://www3.uef.fi/en/web/photonics/photonics-applications

Photonics Applications Webinars: Markku Mäntylä, Valmet Oy | Jussi-Pekka Penttinen, Vexlum Oy
2020-11-09 16:00 - 18:00
Photonics Applications Webinars hosted by Professor Jyrki Saarinen.Presenters: 14:15 – 15:00 Markku Mäntylä, Valmet Oy15:15 – 16:00 Jussi-Pekka Penttinen, Vexlum OyJoin the open webinar from the link athttps://www3.uef.fi/en/web/photonics/photonics-applications

Photonics Applications Webinars: Prince Bawuah, University of Cambridge | Tero Mäkinen, LEDiL Oy
2020-11-11 12:00 - 14:00
Photonics Applications Webinars hosted by Professor Jyrki Saarinen.

Presenters:10:15 – 11:00 Prince Bawuah, University of Cambridge11:15 – 12:00 Tero Mäkinen, LEDiL Oy

Join the open webinar from the link athttps://www3.uef.fi/en/web/photonics/photonics-applications

Photonics Applications Webinars: Danil Mikhaylov, Hypermemo Oy | Petri Piirainen, Softcolor Oy
2020-11-12 14:00 - 16:00
Photonics Applications Webinars hosted by Professor Jyrki Saarinen.

Presenters:12:15 – 13:00 Danil Mikhaylov, Hypermemo Oy13:15 – 14:00 Petri Piirainen, Softcolor Oy

Join the open webinar from the link athttps://www3.uef.fi/en/web/photonics/photonics-applications

Photonics Applications Webinars: Sami Sneck, Beneq Oy | Petteri Uusimaa, Modulight Oy
2020-11-16 16:00 - 18:00
Photonics Applications Webinars hosted by Professor Jyrki Saarinen.

Presenters:14:15 – 15:00 Sami Sneck, Beneq Oy15:15 – 16:00 Petteri Uusimaa, Modulight Oy

Join the open webinar from the link athttps://www3.uef.fi/en/web/photonics/photonics-applications

What do you sell? Products or customer benefits?
2020-11-17 15:00 - 17:00
Your customer is NOT interested in your technology or products. He is interested in his business problems and the benefits you can bring to his business. Thus, your sales message should NOT explain what YOU DO. It should explain what your CUSTOMER DOES, with your help.

Speaker Valtteri Tuominen, PhD, MBA

Valtteri is specialized in the question “how to sell technology?” and holds the only PhD in Finland on the topic.

Valtteri has worked with over 100 small and medium sized tech companies in Finland in the recent years. Valtteri has helped these companies in sales and strategies to enter global markets.

Valtteri’s background comes from the automotive industry, working in over 20 countries. He built a multi-million-dollar business to USA selling photogrammetric multi-camera systems.

In his work, Valtteri combines strong academic background with hands-on sales experience.

Valtteri’s web-pages

Please register here: https://bit.ly/3cTXdDx

Photonics Applications Webinars: Jukka Perento, Inkron Oy | Tuomo Kauranne, Arbonaut Oy
2020-11-18 12:00 - 14:00
Photonics Applications Webinars hosted by Professor Jyrki Saarinen.

Presenters:10:15 – 11:00 Jukka Perento, Inkron Oy11:15 – 12:00 Tuomo Kauranne, Arbonaut Oy

Join the open webinar from the link athttps://www3.uef.fi/en/web/photonics/photonics-applications

Photonics Applications Webinars: Timo Vuorenpää, Senop Oy
2020-11-19 14:00 - 16:00
Presenters:12:15 – 13:00 Timo Vuorenpää, Senop OyJoin the open webinar from the link athttps://www3.uef.fi/en/web/photonics/photonics-applications

Photonics Ghana celebratory event
2020-11-19 15:15 - 16:30
Photonics Ghana celebratory event, in which Ghanaian Photonics representatives present the photonics landscape in Ghana and discuss the impact of UEF’s International Photonics Master’s Degree Program for Ghanaians. The program

13:15 Prince Bawuah – Opening Remarks

13:20 Erik Kissi – Impact of Master’s Degree Programme in Photonics on Ghanaians

13:25 Professor Moses Jojo Eghan – Photonics Landscape in Ghana

13:40 Benjamin Asamoah – Projects and Collaboration Initiatives

13:50 Break

13:55 Marian Baah – Common Challenges Faced by International Students

14:05 Kofi Brobbey – Summary: Photonics Africa

14:10 Questions & Discussion

Welcome!Join the event by clicking the link at https://www.uef.fi/en/event/photonics-ghana

Finnish-German Online Symposium and Matchmaking
2020-11-24 15:45 - 19:30
Optical Design and Manufacturing

In cooperation with our partners from Photonics HUB this free of charge online symposium aims to provide insight into Optical Design and Manufacturing in Germany and Finland and offers the possibility for international matchmaking.

What can you expect:

Online Symposium on optical design and manufacturing with a variety of Finnish and German speakers in the field of Optical Design and ManufacturingVirtual match making for members of Photonics Hub/Optence and Photonics Finland (limited number of participants)partnering in advance1-to-1 online meetings

For participation in the matchmaking please contact Angelika Murr (murr@photonics-hub.de).

Registration for the symposium at the following link

Program

Time is in EET

13:45–14:05Introduction and housekeeping German cluster introduction Dr. Angelika Murr, Project Manager Internationalization, Photonics Hub GmbH Finnish cluster introduction PhD Ana Gebejes, Head of Projects, Photonics Finland14:05–14:30Ultra precision manufacturing of optics Benjamin Bulla, Managing Director, son-x GmbH The process of ultra precision manufacturing will be introduced as well as it’s potentials and limits. Furthermore the applicable markets will be presented and dedicated examples will be highlighted.14:30–14:55Multi Tool Concept Kai Brückmann, Technical Sales, OptoTech Optikmaschinen GmbH Optical components are getting tighter in tolerances and often require post-processing, means correction or finishing. Apart from that new optical designs use more frequently non-conformal optics, complex shapes and extreme geometries. Each surface requires a different approach for finishing. This presentation shall introduce various technologies and presents use cases and practical examples. 14:55–15:20Photonics manufacturing services from the corner of EuropeKimmo Solehmainen, Sales Director, Oplatek Group Oy We believe that for companies having products based on photonic solutions it is wise to outsource some (if not all) of their key component manufacturing. This talk presents the manufacturing technologies and expertise which have enabled more than 1000 different photonics solutions to be developed and produced for a wide range of industries. In addition, some challenges and internal developments are shared. Related Links:https://youtu.be/WKE7QKIJneI https://www.linkedin.com/company/oplatek-group-oy/ https://twitter.com/Oplatek_Oy15:20–15:45High refractive materials for Diffractive Optics Jukka Perento, VP Operations, Inkron Oy High refractive index resin formulations designed for nano-imprinting and diffractive optics shall be presented. Further the gap filling low and ultra low. Refractive index coatings shall be also discussed including a few application examples.15:45–16:00Break16:00–17:30Matchmaking

Photonics Finland sääntömääräinen syyskokous 2020
2020-11-24 20:00 - 22:00
Aika: Tiistaina 24.11.2019 kello 18:00 – 20:00

Paikka: verkkokokous

OhjeetPlease join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.https://www.gotomeet.me/photonics/photonics-finland-syyskokous-2020You can also dial in using your phone.Finland: +358 923 17 0556Access Code: 506-181-053More phone numbers:France: +33 187 210 241Sweden: +46 853 527 818New to GoToMeeting? Get the app now and be ready when your first meeting starts: https://global.gotomeeting.com/install/506181053

Esityslista – Photonics Finland sääntömääräinen syyskokous 2020

1) Valitaan kokoukselle puheenjohtaja, sihteeri, kaksi pöytäkirjan tarkastajaa ja kaksi ääntenlaskijaa;

2) Todetaan kokouksen laillisuus ja päätösvaltaisuus;

3) Vahvistetaan hallituksen esitys seuraavan vuoden toimintasuunnitelmaksi ja talousarvio;

4) Päätetään jäsenmaksujen suuruudet;

5) Valitaan yhdistyksen edustajat ja ehdokkaat niiden yhteisöjen hallintoelimiin, joissa Yhdistys on jäsenenä;

6) Käsitellään muut kokouskutsussa mainitut asiat.

Photonics Finland hallitus 16.9.2020

Photonics for Food
2020-11-26 15:00 - 17:00
Enabling agri-food industry transformation

The event is free of charge! This event will be held in English!

In cooperation with our partner Food Tech Platform we organize this webinar for finding new opportunities for developing the agri-food industry through the use of photonics.

Digitalization of the agri-food industry is underway and driven by new tech, of which photonics is a key enabling technology. Photonics provide opportunities throughout the whole food value chain, such as more efficient greenhouse growing, quality monitoring, sanitizing, traceability and many more. The potential of photonics in food industry is constantly growing as new applications and challenges are found to be solved.

This webinar brings together food and photonics companies and experts to discuss new photonics solutions and new opportunities suitable for the use of photonics in the food industry. Join us, hear, and discuss the added value that this growing branch of technology can bring to the food industry.

As a conversation starter check out a fact sheet coauthored by Photonics Finland and Food Tech Platform: Let’s talk about Photonics and food production

Registration for the webinar is open until 19th of November 2020 at the following link

For any questions contact PhD Ana Gebejes (ana.gebejes@photonics.fi; +358414760113)

Program

1:00-1:15Webinar introduction and housekeeping Food Tech Platform IntroductionLaura Forsman, Program Leader for Food Tech Platform Finland, University of Turku Photonics Finland IntroductionPhD Ana Gebejes, Head of Projects at Photonics Finland1:15-1:30‘Photonics in digitalized agrifood ecosystem‘ PhD Heikki Aro R&D Manager (PhD, Food Chemistry), HKScan Corporation, Finland HKScan is building a new model to its value chain, in particular to its contract production. The new model enables HKScan to correspond to the current market demand better than before. The new model will primarily address new consumer and customer expectations related to sustainability and transparency, while also striving to improve the productivity of the entire value chain. HKScan will invite various companies to take part in developing the ecosystem from fields such as field cultivation practices and crop production, feeding, new energy solutions, transport and logistics. The sophisticated photonics technology and corresponding digital tools are potential instruments to be part of this development.1:30-1:45‘Energy efficient LED grow lights controlled by plants and AI‘PhD Mikko Tikkanen Assistant professor, University of Turku, Business Finland L-LED project, Finland Due to the global change indoor farming by artificial light is expected to revolutionize the food production during the next decades. Indoor farming is based on conversion of electricity into light by photonic devises (LEDs) and collection of this energy by the most important photonic system of nature: the photosynthetic machinery. Energy efficient use of LEDs requires continuous communication between the LED light and the photosynthetic machinery. L-LED combines the latest photosynthesis knowledge, AI and LED and sensor technologies to create new highly energy-efficient lighting systems for indoor farming. 1:45-2:00‘Application of photonics in crop growth and quality control in the food production chain‘Professor Markku Keinänen Research manager, University of Eastern Finland, Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Finland Spectromics LaboratoryDescription of non-invasive optical approaches in monitoring plant growth and quality control in the context of food production. Examples of cultivation of crop plants in the field, greenhouse production, post-harvest processes, storage conditions and applications at the production line for quality control and sorting.2:00-2:15‘Why should you now consider spectral imaging for agri-food applications?‘ PhD Pavel Paclik Director, perClass BV , The Netherlands Spectral imaging enables a broad range of applications in agri-food that cannot be handled by classical machine vision. In this presentation we will show examples of use-cases that can now be addressed. We will discuss what are the latest developments that make this technology practically applicable. We will explain how domain experts and system integrators can build their own solutions without machine learning expertise and without programming. Finally, we will show how the solutions can be integrated and deployed in production using standard-compliant components. 2:15-2:35‘Case Flavoria® research restaurant and bio waste monitoring‘ Pauliina Ojansivu Research Coordinator at Flavoria® research platform, Finland Minna Lapinlahti-Aaltonen Product Specialist ESCflow|Quality Support, Process & Energy, Elomatic Oy, Finland Flavoria® is a multidisciplinary research platform for producing new scientific knowledge and consumer understanding for the sustainable development of the society and businesses. It is located at Medisiina D, in the center of Turku University´s campus area. Flavoria® has 3 research contexts: a lunch restaurant, a café and a multisensory lab. Its current technologies enable daily measuring of food choices and bio waste by applying scales. Bio waste monitoring has been carried out with Elomatic by modifying Elomatic´s ESCflow solution. Challenge to photonics: How could machine vision take Flavoria’s research solutions or ESCflow to the next level? Can we improve research methods’ accessibility and individual control over own data but not compromise data security and reliability through new technological solutions?2:35-2:55Q&A with audience2:55-3:00Closing

Webinar Materials

Find Food Tech Platform Introduction slides hereFind Photonics Finland Introduction slides hereFind Professor Markku Keinänen’s slides hereFind PhD Pavel Paclik’s slides hereFind Pauliina Ojansivu’s and Minna Lapinlahti-Aaltonen’s slides here

Forest&Photonics 2020 Webinar
2020-12-01 14:00 - 17:00
Forest&Photonics is a unique event that brings together the forest and technology experts to network, collaborate and share their challenges, opportunities and solutions.For 2020 Forest&Photonics will be organised as a half day webinar and will be a starting point for a series of a pre-events / webinars which are focusing for Forest&Photonics 2021 that will be arranged in beautiful landscape of Koli National Park, Finland once again. In our webinar we will be focusing on Digital Forestry Business: Managing the biotic forest damages.

Biotic forest damages are an emerging problem in boreal forests. Global warming is increasing the expansion of bark beetle outbreaks across Europe and globally, destroying tens of thousands of square kilometers of woodlands. This affects to the whole timber industry leading to vast damages and causing serious disturbances to timber markets in whole Europe.

PROGRAM – TUESDAY 1st DECEMBER 2020

Starting at 14:00 EET (Helsinki), 13:00 CET (Berlin, Barcelona, Bilbao), 04:00 Vancouver 07:00 Detroit, Toronto, 9:00 Montevideo, 21:00 Tokio

14:00 Opening Forest&Photonics 2020 webinar

14:10 Biotic forest damages – A growing threat for forestry and forest industry

KEYNOTE: CASE Spruce Bark Beetle Damages in Germany / Ralf Petercord, Ministry for Environment, Agriculture, Conservation and Consumer Protection of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (MULNV)KEYNOTE: CASE Fungi epidemic for Pinus radiata in Basque country / Oskar Azkarate, Director, BaskEgurKEYNOTE: Climate change threats to forest survival from drought, heat and pests. / Dr. Henrik Hartmann, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry

15:05 Short break

15:10 A step back – Insect damages often start from wind damages

Climate modeling and satellite data analysis for identifying potential bark beetle areas caused by wind damages / Hilppa Gregow, Finnish Meteorological Institute

15:25 Bugs at sight – identifying insect attack using remote sensing

Bark beetle risk analysis and modeling of epidemic development / Päivi Lyytikäinen-Saarenmaa, University of Helsinki, Department of Forest SciencesExperiences on detecting bark beetle damages from dead trees to “Green Attack” / Eija Honkavaara, National Land Survey of FinlandDrones and satellites for forest health monitoring in Finland and forecasting cross-border outbreaks / Eugene Lopatin, LUKE – Natural Resources Institute Finland

16:15 Solutions

Multispectral and hyperspectral cameras for collection of precision data from forests / Matti Rautiainen, Senop Ltd.CASE Sweden: Real-time analysis and machine learning for transforming early detection tree data into operational information / Jacob Hjalmarsson, CTO, Arboair LtdMachine learning and real time analyze for hyperspectral detection of biological issues / Pasi Karppinen, CTO, ProtoRhino Ltd

17:00 Summary and conclusion of the Forest&Photonics 2020 webinar – Next Steps

17:10 The End.

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Forest&Photonics webinar is for forest sector and technology companies, researchers, business developers and specialists. We invite you to join the discussion with other passionate professionals from forest & technology fields. For more information, please contact juha.purmonen@photonics.fi or call +358 50 354 3832.
