MILAN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--JenLab won IAIR Awards® as Best German Company for Innovation & Leadership in the Biomedicine sector and his President, Prof. Karsten König the prestigious accolade as European Man of the Year. The recognition was received on October 10th during the IAIR Awards fourth annual edition at Palazzo Mezzanotte in Milan.
Sponsored by the European Commission, the ceremony gathered 40 worldwide companies and business leaders in strategic fields like Innovation and Sustainability. Among participants there were: Philips, Subaru, Deutsche Bank and Thomas Piketty as Most Influential Man of the Year.
«For the leadership in the biomedicine sector, in particular in the femtosecond laser technology and for the foresight among the medical diagnostics systems based on high-resolution tissue imaging tomograph, able to detect melanoma and skin cancer» said. Guido Giommi, IAIR Group President. Regarding Prof. König victory, he added: «For his commitment to science and innovation, not only through his academic studies, but also through his continuous work to find new, pioneering instruments for skin disease diagnosis and early skin cancer detection. Thanks also to his contribution to deserving students through the JenLab Young Investigator Award, he represents a true example and a sponsor for next generation scientists and entrepreneurs».
«JenLab and myself are both very proud to receive these two prestigious awards, said Prof. Karsten König, President and CEO of JenLab -. This is a great recognition for our pioneering work on biomedical applications of femtosecond lasers. We provide label-free optical biopsies within seconds and with the best resolution of all tissue imaging methods. Using our multiphoton tomographs, skin cancer can be detected early, anti-aging cosmetics tested and the surgeon throughout brain surgery guided».
Also it must be remembered that astronauts face significant skin ageing problems. JenLab is working for the European Space Agency and can monitor the astronauts after they work for half a year in the international space lab.
«In the future it is hoped that JenLab’s tomographs will help reduce the number of surgical procedures needed in diagnostic purposes. The intention is to gather precise information on the exact tumor borders within seconds».
Along with his commitment to science, in 1989 Prof. König was the protagonist of an historical and athletic adventure that has become a documentary called ‘The last escape’.
Watch the video-interview of Prof. König’s victory: http://www.iaireview.org/scheda_video.php?id=36
