Events

Stay informed about upcoming events and workshops hosted by Photothermal Spectroscopy Corp., where we showcase our innovative Optical Photothermal Infrared (O-PTIR) technology and its applications across various scientific fields.

Events

Throughout the year, Photothermal Spectroscopy Corp. is active across the globe — attending over 60 tradeshows annually, hosting hands-on workshops, and organizing expert-led webinars. Whether you’re joining us in person or online, our events offer opportunities to see our O-PTIR technology in action, learn from leading researchers, and explore real-world applications. Browse upcoming opportunities or catch up on past webinars in our on-demand archive.

Events: workshops

Workshops

Conferences

Webinars

Upcoming conference

23rd International Conference on Photoacoustic and Photothermal Phenomena
  • June 28, 2026

ICPPP23

Join us for the 23rd International Conference on Photoacoustic and Photothermal Phenomena (ICPPP23), taking place from June 28 to July 3, 2026, in Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
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Webinars

  • Life Science, Microplastics

Nanoplastic-induced protein misfolding – A submicron IR study of molecular changes in biological systems

  • May 28, 2026
In this webinar, Assoc. Prof. Oxana Klementieva will present new findings based on her recent paper: Polystyrene nanoplastic exposure promotes amyloid misfolding and metabolic impairment at sublethal doses. A subcellular infrared imaging study.
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  • Products & Techniques
Streamline your lab with simultaneous submicron IR and Raman microanalysis
Simplify and streamline your lab with simultaneous submicron IR and Raman microanalysis
  • April 30, 2026
In this webinar, we’ll show how combining IR and Raman in one measurement improves confidence in material identification, reduces sample handling, and simplifies analysis, especially for heterogeneous and microscale samples.
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  • Life Science | Microplastics
Overcoming Raman microscopy challenges in microplastics & life sciences
Overcoming Raman microscopy challenges in microplastics and life sciences
  • April 1, 2026
Raman microscopy is widely used for chemical identification and chemical imaging, yet many real-world organic samples remain difficult to analyze with Raman. Biological tissues, cells, and environmental microplastic samples often exhibit strong fluorescence backgrounds, while weak scattering limits sensitivity. This webinar will discuss a breakthrough new sub-500nm IR spectroscopy technique called Optical photothermal IR spectroscopy (O-PTIR).
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  • Microplastics
Microplastics in cells: accurate identification and biological response
Microplastics in cells: accurate identification and biological response
  • March 19, 2026
In this webinar, Dr. Kamilla Kochan (Monash University) will present work using submicron IR spectroscopy and imageing with Optical Photothermal Infrared (O-PTIR) spectroscopy to chemically identify individual microplastic particles inside intestinal epithelial cells while simultaneously monitoring cellular biochemical response. Submicron IR spectroscopy distinguishes polymers such as PE and PVC from biological long-chain aliphatics, linking verified particle presence and localization with
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  • Life Science
Simultaneous submicron IR + SERS imaging for cancer cell classification
Simultaneous submicron IR (O-PTIR) and SERS imaging for label-free cancer cell classification
  • February 12, 2026
Discover how combining O-PTIR and SERS enables complementary biochemical imaging at the submicron scale for accurate, label-free cancer cell classification. Prof. Schultz will demonstrate how co-registered infrared and surface-enhanced Raman measurements reveal cellular heterogeneity and biochemical signatures that distinguish cancer cell subpopulations—overcoming traditional limits of IR diffraction and Raman sensitivity.
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  • Life Science
Seconds, not hours: laser-scanning submicron 
IR imaging is here
Seconds, not hours: laser-scanning submicron IR imaging is here
  • November 13, 2025
Meet mIRage-HSi, the next evolution of Optical Photothermal Infrared (O-PTIR) imaging, powered by laser-scanning optics for unmatched speed and productivity. Delivering FTIR transmission/ATR-like spectra at <500 nm spatial resolution, mIRage-HSi enables hyperspectral IR imaging in minutes and single-wavelength images in seconds — all in a non-contact, reflection-mode format with no spectral scattering artifacts.
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  • Life Science
PhotoThermal SRS: Faster, more sensitive and robust Stimulated Raman Scattering imaging
PhotoThermal SRS: Faster, more sensitive and robust Stimulated Raman Scattering imaging
  • October 2, 2025
Join Prof. Ji-Xin Cheng (Boston University), alongside our CTO Dr. Craig Prater in introducing stRAMos, our new high-speed imaging system powered by Photothermal Stimulated Raman Scattering (PT-SRS). With sub-300 nm resolution, ultrafast tuning, and live-cell compatibility, stRAMos delivers up to 10× higher sensitivity than conventional SRS—while supporting flexible formats from multi-well plates to thick tissues.
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euro-ptir

The European symposium on optical photothermal infrared spectroscopy

June 3-4, 2025 | Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland

The EurO-PTIR symposium brings together researchers from the field of vibrational spectroscopy to learn about the research and applications of multimodal O-PTIR, including simultaneous Raman and co-located Fluorescence microscopy across a broad range of research areas including life sciences, environmental sciences, (bio)pharmaceuticals, polymers, material sciences and beyond

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