OPTOMICS Coordinator and director of the Chair of Biological Imaging at the Technical University of Munich gave a talk during SPIE Photonics West BiOS Hot Topics plenary session on 28 January 2023 in San Fransisco, CA. The talk, titled Sound of light: optoacoustic vs. optical imaging was presented among other cutting edge talks including wearable sensors, artificial intelligence, and fluorescence imaging. SPIE Photonics West is the world’s premier event for lasers, biomedical optics and biophotonic technologies, quantum, and optoelectronics.