On behalf of the Organizing Committee, we are delighted to invite you to the international conference
UPCON 2020 becomes UPCONline 2021
3rd Conference on Properties, Design, and Applications of Upconversion Nanomaterials
April 6th – 9th, 2021
Online
UPCONline 2021 will be a forum for discussing advances in the field of upconversion nanomaterials among researchers from academia and industry and for defining future trends in the field. The scientific sessions will include lectures by plenary, keynote, and invited speakers, as well as talks and poster presentations selected from submitted abstracts.
The conference chairs
Niko Hildebrandt (Université Paris-Saclay / Université de Rouen) Karsten Haupt (Université de Technologie de Compiègne)
Labrox specialize in design, development and manufacturing of multimode plate reader platforms and point-of-care detection systems. Labrox Upcon reader is versatile tool for UCNP detection from microtiter plates or lateral flow strips.
Kaivogen Oy is a Finnish biotech company established in 2007. The kaivo in the company name is Finnish for the well of a microplate and relates to the company’s very first products, streptavidin coated plates. Since its start up with these products, Kaivogen has extended its portfolio year by year. Current products include a wide range of assay development services from kit manufacturing to custom plate production, custom biomolecule conjugation and custom buffer preparation. In addition, we provide various streptavidin and anti-species plates and buffer products as catalogue items. Also check out our Upcon® nanoparticle-based detection technology that is well suited for lateral flow applications. Kaivogen’s main customer group consists of IVD companies, for whom Kaivogen acts as an OEM manufacturer of components for IVD assays and kits. Other customer groups include research foundations and academic research groups. Around 90% of Kaivogen’s turnover each year comes from exported products, the main export destinations being the USA and the Nordic countries.
TTP is an independent technology company where people work at the intersection of science, engineering and business to invent and develop breakthrough products and technologies. Whether a start-up or a blue chip organisation, our clients partner with TTP to transform industries. With a 30-year history of innovation, our multidisciplinary teams are able to deliver across the scope of a project, from research through to concept, design, engineering and manufacture. Building on a long track-record in life science instrumentation, we routinely design systems capable of meeting demanding biological and physical hardware requirements. Understanding the interplay between the fundamental biology of a process and the physical behavior of a system is critical to successful development. We have extensive labs and fabrication facilities, including a bio-MEMS lab. This allows us to rapidly prototype, iterate and validate the biological and physical aspects of system design. Beyond prototyping we have the capacity to scale to pre-production and transfer to manufacture. TTP has also established advanced nanomaterial, sensors, surface chemistry and immunoassay capabilities, enabling the reagent development for high-sensitivity quantification and low non-specific interactions. With a deep understanding of molecular and cellular recognition, reaction mechanisms and detection chemistry, we develop cutting-edge methodologies for diagnostic systems and can rapidly develop novel biomarker detection scaffolds for improved diagnostics, immunoassays and research tools.
Edinburgh Instruments are global providers of Molecular Spectroscopy solutions covering techniques such as Photoluminescence, Raman, UV-Vis, Transient Absorption, and pulsed lasers and LEDs. We are world leaders in cutting-edge fluorescence spectroscopic instrumentation. Over the years we have developed new and innovative products, winning many international designs, technology and export achievement awards. We excel in providing one-to-one comprehensive customer service and continue to meet the needs of our customers worldwide.
CNI LASER, founded in 1996, is the leading manufacturer of lasers, spectrometers, power meters and optical systems in China. CNI possesses accountable and dependable service as well as quality products with compact design, high reliability, and excellent performance. The products are widely used for scientific research, equipment manufacturing, biomedical experiment, precision measurement, communication, material processing, process control, online detection, investigation equipment and other fields.
Methods and Applications in Fluorescence focuses on new developments in fluorescence spectroscopy, imaging, microscopy, fluorescent probes, labels and (nano)materials. It will feature both methods and advanced (bio)applications and accepts original research articles, reviews and technical notes.
Lumito ABis a Swedish company focused on imaging for medical applications. The company was established in 2010 and is based in Lund, Sweden. Lumito is developing a new product line, including a slide scanner and UCNP-based staining kit, in the area of tissue diagnostics. With Lumito’s unique and patented technology, there are provisions to significantly improve the diagnostics for tissue samples through shorter analytical times and higher quality analysis. Lumito’s technology also provides completely new opportunities to search for multiple disease indications in the same tissue section and enables digital analysis and automatization. Primary market for Lumito is Europe followed by North America. Lumito is publicly listed on the NGM Nordic SME list.
Chemicals 101 Corp is pleased to join the many presenters and online attendees for UPCON 2021. Chemicals 101 is based in Toronto, Canada. We supply a growing number of Institutional Research Groups their key starting materials. Even though we specialize in Lanthanide starting materials, we have the ability to source a wide variety of other Inorganic chemical reagents. After the conference, let’s begin a dialogue to discuss how we can better serve your needs for your essential reagents. Please feel free to reach out to me at michael@chemicals101corp.com and visit our website www.chemicals101corp.com. Enjoy the conference!
Eurotek International is an added value reseller and solution provider. Our main field of operation is ► laser technology ► optical measurements in spectroscopy and imaging ► system design and integration. Eurotek offers the multi modal spectroscopy system aimed at crystals, powders and nanoparticle studies. Automated widely tunable source is used to measure down- and upcoversion spectra, lifetimes and quantum yields. PLI spectra with 0.01 nm accuracy can be measured in 210 to 2400 nm in one sweep, allowing for long- time measurement hands – off cycles, if needed. Data are on-line corrected for intensity variations and spectral instrument characteristics. Eurotek home-developed Raman spectroscopy setup can be used in such demanding applications like phase transitions in high pressure anvil cell or combined linear and hyper Raman study. High space resolution is assured by an achromatic design. All our systems are modular to accommodate various light sources, spectrographs and detectors.
Niko Hildebrandt (Université Paris-Saclay / Université de Rouen) Karsten Haupt (Université de Technologie de Compiègne)
Conference committee
Artur Bednarkiewicz (Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland) Hans-Heiner Gorris (Universität Regensburg, Germany) Karsten Haupt (Université de Technologie de Compiègne, France) Niko Hildebrandt (Université Paris-Saclay / Université de Rouen, France) Marta Maria Natile (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, CNR, Italy) Julia Perez Prieto (University of Valencia, Spain) Tero Soukka (University of Turku, Finland) Fiorenzo Vetrone (Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Canada)
Local Organizing Committee
Karsten Haupt Carol Schembri Morgane Luppi Bernadette Tse Sum Bui Carlo Gonzato Luminita Duma Aude Cordin Elise Prost Valentina Montagna Paulina Rangel Alejandra Mier Gonzalez Ernesto Paruli III Melissa Sedkaoui Tiffany Auroy Niko Hildebrandt Laura Francés-Soriano Ruifang Su
All accepted posters (and short poster movies in case you would like to submit one) MUST be sent to Niko Hildebrandt (niko.hildebrandt@univ-rouen.fr) by Friday, 2nd of April 2021.
If you want to send files that are larger than 10 MB: Please send them via a download-link (our e-mail server automaticaly rejects all e-mails with attachments that are larger than 10 MB).
Posters MUST be in pdf format (movies in any standard movie format) and named “FamilyName_Poster.pdf” (and “FamilyName_Movie.mov” depending on the format). An example would be “Hildebrandt_Poster.pdf”.
We will confirm all poster submissions shortly after reception (if you do not receive a confirmation, it means that something went wrong).
PLEASE DO NOT FORGET TO CLEARY SHOW YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION (e.g., e-mail address, telephone number, or any other contact information) ON YOUR POSTER (and movie), SUCH THAT THE READERS CAN CONTACT YOU FOR DISCUSSING THE POSTER.
A submission before the conference is important because we need to upload the posters in a controlled and well-accessible manner on the website and that requires some time and organization.