19/12/2022 14:00
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Special guest: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aurel Ymeti - Inventor and scientist in applied physics (nano-devices)
Sr. Researcher NanoBio Research Group, Saxion University of Applied Sciences CEO Nanoalmyona BV.
Professor Ymeti earned his MSc in Theoretical Physics from the University of Tirana, Albania in 1996, and his Ph.D. in Applied Physics/Nanotechnology from the University of Twente, Netherlands in 2004, working on the development of ultrasensitive multichannel integrated photonic (bio-)sensing platforms. Subsequently, he worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at the same university on development of portable devices for staging of HIV infection in point-of-care settings, later commercialized by Immunicon/Veridex (J&J).
In 2008 Aurel cofounded Ostendum, a spin-off company of the MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology of the University of Twente, focusing on the commercialization of extremely sensitive and label-free optical analysis methods for rapid detection of micro-organisms and biomarkers based on the Lab-on-a-Chip Nanotechnology, initially invented and developed by Aurel during his Ph.D. project. As CTO at Ostendum, he was responsible for the research and technology development, product management and new business development.
In 2017, Aurel was appointed as Associate Professor at the Department of Engineering Physics, Polytechnic University of Tirana, Albania, working on the application of High Tech Systems and Materials in innovative product development.
Aurel has (co)authored about 40 publications in refereed journals, peer-reviewed conference proceedings, and books, is inventor of several patents, and has presented more than 30 keynote/invited lectures in (inter)national conferences.