Company Profile

Background

BioPhotonic Solutions Inc. (BSI), a Michigan Corporation founded in 2003, is an emerging company that controls, produces and sells patented disruptive technology that revolutionizes the ultrafast (femtosecond) laser industry. BSI’s disruptive, proprietary MIIPS® technology unlocks the potential of ultrafast lasers by automatically optimizing laser pulse duration at the target. Invented by BSI’s founder and Chair Prof. Marcos Dantus of Michigan State University, MIIPS® has been scientifically validated; it has been recognized by the PhAST/Laser Focus Innovation Award (Award Winner 2009, and honorable mention in 2007) and the Prism Award for Photonic Innovations (2008 finalist). More importantly sales for instruments with this technology are growing. BSI has exclusive rights to MIIPS® technology, for which six patents have issued, and a number of US and international patents are pending. For the femtosecond laser user, the MIIPS® technology serves three functions: pulse characterization with accurate determination of spectral phase distortions, pulse compression, and pulse optimization. In addition, these instruments can create pulse replicas that can be delayed in time for pump-probe measurements, autocorrelations, and even interferometric autocorrelations. All these functions are available with a simple click of a button.

Our Mission

To develop, license, manufacture and sell cost-effective solutions that unlock the latent power of ultrafast lasers for industrial, scientific, medical and defense applications.

Technology

Professor Marcos Dantus Ph.D., the founder of Biophotonic Solutions, Inc., has been developing laser methods to control nonlinear optical excitation of large biomolecules. Biophotonic Solutions aims to bring these methods to the market. Our technology incorporates measurement and pre-compression to enable the use of the shortest pulses at the target.

Key Personnel

Marcos Dantus, Ph.D., Founder and President

Professor Marcos Dantus was born in Mexico. He received his B.A. and M.A. from Brandeis University, Magna Cum Laude, in 1985. He received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from The California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, in 1991 under the direction of Professor Ahmed H. Zewail. His work focused on the development of Femtosecond Transition State Spectroscopy. He was a postdoctoral Research Fellow at Caltech until 1993, with Professor Zewail. His postdoctoral work involved the development of Ultrafast Electron Diffraction. In 1993, he was appointed Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 1999, and Professor in 2002. He is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy.

Igor Pastirk, Ph.D., Chief Technology Officer

Dr. Igor Pastirk is the Chief Technology Officer of BioPhotonic Solutions Inc. As a graduate student and then post doc in the Dantus Research Group, Pastirk implemented the MIIPS® method for the characterization and correction of phase distortions in femtosecond laser systems. He was the principal investigator in STTR Phase I and II projects. Pastirk is also an expert on technology transfer. Leads a team of experts in further development and production of MIIPS®-based ultrafast pulse technologies. Member of the OSA.

Haowen Li, Ph.D., Applications Scientist

Dr Haowen Li joined BioPhotonic Solutions in 2006.

Tissa Gunaratne, Ph.D., Applications Scientist

Dr Tissa Gunaratne joined BioPhotonic Solutions in 2008.

Bingwei Xu, Ph.D., Applications Scientist

Dr Bingwei Xu joined BioPhotonic Solutions in 2008.

Company History
  • |  Founded 2003, Michigan Corporation
  • |  Received STTR Phase I contract 2004
  • |  Successfully completed Phase I and received STTR Phase II contract, for commercialization of some aspects of the pulse shaping technology 2005
  • |  First publication on multidimensional molecular recognition using shaped femtosecond laser pulses 2005
  • |  Entered long-term consulting and development relationship with industry-leading Coherent Inc, March 2006
  • |  Coherent commercially launches BSI's proprietary MIIPS® technology in May 2006
  • |  Presented research and development projects at LACSEA2006, ISSSR2006 and CLEO 2006
  • |  Two more publications August 2006
  • |  In partnership with MSU faculty, and Clark-MXR, Inc., BSI was awarded a first-round grant from Michigan's pioneering, highly competitive 21st Century Jobs Fund
  • |  Opens private R&D facility September 2006
  • | Sings partnership with Coherent market the first MIIPS enabled pulse shapers March 2006.
  • | Introduces the Silhouette, the first MIIPS®enabled pulse shaper in CLEO 2006.
  • | Receives the PhAST Laser Focus World Innovation Award (honorable mention) at CLEO 2007
  • | Relocates to a larger location to expand its offices and R&D facilities December 2008
  • | Receives the PRISM Award at Photonics West 2009
  • | Introduces five new pulse shapers with unprecedented performance March 2009
  • | Revceives PhAST/Laser Focus World Innovation Award (1st prize) at CLEO, May 2009