Stefan Andersson-Engels

Stefan Andersson-Engels (born 1960) is a Swedish biophysicist specializing in the field of biophotonics. He is professor at University College Cork and the deputy director of the Irish Photonics Integration Center (IPIC) within the Science Foundation Ireland. Before joining University College Cork, he was Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Lund University. He has co-founded 3 biophotonics companies Spectracure,^[2] Lumito,^[3] BioPixS.^[4] He also co-founded biannual biophotonics summer school.^[5]

Stefan Andersson-Engels
Born	1960 (age 63–64)
Alma mater	Lund University
Awards	Skapa Innovation prize (2004).[1]
Scientific career
Fields	biophotonics
Institutions	University College Cork, Tyndall National Institute
Doctoral advisor	Sune Svanberg
Website	https://www.tyndall.ie/people/stefan-andersson-engels/, https://www.ipic.ie/people/stefan-andersson-engels-people/

Andersson-Engels is actively engaged in translational research, by working closely with clinicians and patients to explore and validate possible clinical application of biophotonics tools. He is considered a pioneer in biophotonics for his continuous development of advanced technologies like Photodynamic therapy, time domain diffuse optical spectroscopy, Upconverting nanoparticles for multi-modal and diffuse optical imaging. He won Erna Eblings Prize for the use of laser spectroscopy for the diagnosis of pathological tissue conditions and his development of methods for the treatment of skin tumors with photodynamic therapy^[6]

Awards and honors

• 2018, Elected Fellow Member of The International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE)^[7]
• 2016, Elected Fellow Member of The Optical Society of America (OSA)^[8]
• 2014, Swedish Royal Academy of Science - Lindblomska Belöningen award^[9]
• 2014, Royal Physiographic Society of Lund - Elected Fellow^[10]
• 2004, Skapa Innovation prize in memory of Alfred Nobel – the most prestigious innovation prize in Sweden^[11]
• 2003, Swedish Medical Association - Erna Eblings Prize^[12]
• 2000, U.S. Co-Chair, Gordon Research Conference on Lasers in Medicine and Biology^[13]

References

1. "Skapa Innovation prize in memory of Alfred Nobel". yumpu.com. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
2. "Co-founder". cision.com. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
3. "Co-founder". lumito.se. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
4. "Co-founder". biopixstandards.com. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
5. "Co-founder". biop.dk. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
6. "Erna Eblings Prize". sls.se. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
7. "Fellow Status". SPIE. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
8. "OSA Fellow". Optica (former OSA). Retrieved 5 April 2022.
9. "Lindblomska Beloningen" (PDF). Optica (former OSA). Retrieved 5 April 2022.
10. "Royal Physiographic Society of Lund - Elected Fellow". Optica (former OSA). Retrieved 5 April 2022.
11. "Skapa Innovation prize in memory of Alfred Nobel". yumpu.com. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
12. "Erna Eblings Prize". sls.se. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
13. "Co-Chair, Gordon Research Conference". grc.org. Retrieved 5 April 2022.

External links

• Tyndall National Institute
• Irish Photonics Integration Center