On August 18, the Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology (SIBET), Chinese Academy of Sciences, successfully held the 12th "BMEF Keling Top Scientists Forum." The event featured a distinguished keynote by Prof. Jürgen W. Czarske, Chair Professor at Technische Universität Dresden, and was skillfully moderated by Prof. Sun Jiawei from SIBET's Medical Optics Research Laboratory. Nearly 500 researchers and graduate students from SIBET participated either on-site or online.
In opening remarks, Prof. Sun Jiawei, representing SIBET, extended a warm welcome and sincere gratitude to Professor Czarske. He briefly reviewed the forum's founding background and highlighted Professor Czarske's illustrious research career, laying the groundwork for a fruitful academic exchange.
Prof. Czarske delivered a compelling report titled "Lensless 3D Imaging Towards Advancing Biomedicine." He began by introducing his German research team and their collaborative experiences with the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese universities. Focusing on endoscopic imaging, he elaborated on three groundbreaking advancements achieved by his team:
- Lensless 3D Imaging Technology: Leveraging digital holography, this innovation enables minimally invasive real-time observation, revolutionizing diagnostic precision while reducing patient discomfort and recovery time.
- Virtual Pathological Staining: By integrating U-Net and Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), unstained tissue samples are transformed into H&E-stained images, overcoming the time-consuming limitations of traditional pathological staining and accelerating diagnostic workflows.
- Digital Twin Endoscopy System: Through U-Net+EDSR transfer learning, this system achieves high-fidelity reconstruction of ex vivo glioma samples. Combined with intraoperative rapid imaging, it shortens the biopsy diagnosis cycle to under one hour—a critical advancement for timely surgical decision-making.
The presentation sparked lively discussions, with attendees—including researchers and graduate students—engaging in insightful exchanges about the technologies’ implications and future applications.
In closing, Prof. Zhou Lianqun, Deputy Director of SIBET, presented Professor Czarske with a commemorative certificate to express sincere appreciation for his contributions to promoting scientific dialogue and collaboration.
"Innovating biomedical engineering for the betterment of human life and health," SIBET is dedicated to elevating the "BMEF Academic Forum" into a globally recognized intellectual platform, fueling the rapid development towards a world-class institution. This aims to propel advancements at the forefront of science and technology, thereby underpinning the attainment of "four premier statuses: Leading in tech and science progress, nurturing innovation talent, creating top research think tanks, and building elite institutes globally" and the strategic objectives of "accelerated innovation, accelerated growth, and concerted efforts," thereby solidifying our commitment to excellence.
About Professor Jürgen W. Czarske
ProfessorJürgen W. Czarske is currently the Director, a Chair Professor, and a Senator of TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany. A Fellow of Optica, EOS, SPIE, IOP, IET, an elected member of Saxon Academy of Sciences and Scientific Society for Laser Technology. he is also an elected member of the Saxon Academy of Sciences and the Scientific Society for Laser Technology. His prolific scholarly output includes over 300 peer-reviewed papers, over 40 international invention patents, and over 40 renowned awards—such as the Joseph Fraunhofer Award in Optical Engineering and the SPIE Dennis Gabor Award in Diffractive Optics.
His researchinterests include coherent system engineering, unconventional optical imaging with deformable mirrors, wavefront shaping for viewing through scattering media such as the skull of mice, optogenetics with human-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived neural networks, and non-intrusive precision measurements. As Honorary Professor at multiple Chinese universities, he actively drivesSino-European collaboration in optical sciences, fostering academic exchange and technology transfer to advance global innovation in the field.
Prof. Sun Jiawei hosting the academic forum.
Photograph from Professor Czarske's presentation
Issue commemorative certificate
Q&A session
Forum photos
