IPIC’s Prof Sanathana Konugolu Venkata Sekar has been named on the Photonics 100 2026 list by Electro Optics, recognising him as one of the industry’s most innovative people and a global leader shaping the future of photonics.

The Photonics 100 is published annually by Electro Optics and highlights the top 100 individuals driving transformative change across healthcare, communications, quantum technologies, and integrated photonics. Prof Konugolu Venkata Sekar’s inclusion reflects his pioneering contributions to inclusive, scalable, and clinically impactful biophotonics.

Prof Konugolu Venkata Sekar is Head of FAST Biophotonics at Tyndall, Associate Professor at the School of Physics, University College Cork (UCC), and CEO of BioPixS, a Tyndall spin-out focused on standardisation in biophotonics. His research and innovations span wearable diagnostics, inclusive sensing algorithms, and clinical validation tools.

Sana has commented This is a pivotal moment to build photonic technologies that are not only advanced, but also impactful and globally accessible.

Our congratulations to Prof Sanathana Konugolu Venkata Sekar and to the Biophotonics team on their excellence.

More info The Photonics 100.  See page 35 for outline of Prof Konugolu Venkata Sekar’s achievements.