The Miracle Project was present at the Finnish Annual Optics and Photonics Conference, Optics and Photonics Days 2021 (OPD 2021).

On the 3rd of December 2021, Professor Simo Saarakkala, from the University of Oulu, presented the Miracle Project at the Finnish Annual Optics and Photonics Conference, Optics and Photonics Days 2021 (OPD 2021).

The presentation was given in the Industrial Session dedicated to Medical Technologies alongside other presenters from Polar Electro, ArcDia International and Ekspla.

Titled ‘MIRACLE – Mid-infrared spectroscopy system for real-time examination and diagnosis of degenerative joint diseases during arthroscopy’ the talk had a great response. The conversations it initiated could also continue at the MIRACLE stand at the company exhibition hall.

MIRACLE presentation at OPD2021

Presentation Hall at OPD 2021 during the MIRACLE presentation

Optics and Photonics Days (OPD 2021), the annual central event in the area of Optics and Photonics in Finland, was held in Turku, Finland, on the 1st to 3rd of December 2021. The conference featured four industrial sessions, four academic sessions, a poster session, a job fair session, a Women in Optics and Photonics session, and a company exhibition. 220 registrations, 60 posters and 30 company exhibitors created a great atmosphere to share and connect academia and industry and grow optics and photonics.

The MIRACLE project is an excellent example of the enabling power of such collaboration and how business and research complement each other and together create innovation, the MIRACLE system being an example of the outcome of that innovation.