Associate Professor Aydogan Ozcan Received the SPIE Biophotonics Technology Innovator Award

Associate Professor Aydogan Ozcan will be honored with the first Biophotonics Technology Innovator Award in recognition of his seminal contributions to computational imaging, sensing and bio-photonics technologies impacting telemedicine and global health challenges.

The Biophotonics Technology Innovator Award, established in 2012, is presented annually for extraordinary achievements in biophotonics technology development that show strong promise or potential impact in biology, medicine, and biomedical optics. The award targets achievements that span disciplines and may include elements of basic research, technology development, and clinical translation.

The award will be presented at the BiOS Hot Topics session at SPIE Photonics West in San Francisco on February 2, 2013. Prior to this award, Professor Ozcan was honored with the SPIE Early Career Achievement Award in 2011.