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Biophotonics is a broad field with a heterogenous stakeholder structure, it crosses borders of scientific disciplines, and has very diverse application areas.Thus Photonics4Life in its actions focuses on the most important aspects of Biophotonics research, which are described in the following.
New photonic technologies for the analysis of cell processes
Photonics4Life aims at utilizing the full potential photonics offers to study cellular processes by firstly defining the state-of-the-art of cell biology and photonic techniques to identify matches between burning cell biology questions and existing photonic technologies. [more]
Non- and minimally-invasive diagnosis and therapy / Point-of-care diagnostics
Photonics for non- and minimally-invasive diagnosis and therapy deals with the application of photonic techniques to support subjective examinations by objective criteria, e.g. by supporting visual anamnesis of tissue by objective imaging metrology techniques and analytical spectroscopic methods. [more]
Optical components and subsystems from micro- to nano-scale in Biophotonics
Optical components and subsystems from micro- to nano-scale are enabling technologies in Biophotonics. The development includes size reduction and packaging, either because this is a requirement for routine application or due to space limitations. [more]
Optical micromanipulation and therapy
In parallel with the outstanding advances in microscopy, there have been complementary and key advances in the use of laser light at the cellular scale. Most importantly, there has been the exploitation of the forces of light to both hold, and more recently, sort (pioneered by the applicants) biological material. [more]
Software for modeling and data analysis
Software for modeling and data analysis is concerned with supporting the development and adaptation of software for preprocessing and processing of data collected by Biophotonic tools. This software must be able to filter the recorded data that is either unwanted or unnecessary and extract and decipher the information containing part. [more]
Clinical applications and applications in doctors practices
Photonics4Life aims at the involvement of physicians in the development of Biophotonic tools at all stages, e.g. before developing Biophotonic tools for application on patients the needs and demands of physicians must be known in detail. [more]
Latest News
ICOB2012 – Third International Congress on Biophotonics
17 February 2012Every two years the International Congress on Biophotonics (ICOB) gathers biophotonics experts from around the world, so they can identify and discuss new possibilities of cooperation. The 3rd ICOB will be hosted in Jena from June 19–21. More than 200 representatives from governments, industry and science, including physicists, doctors, biologists, chemists and engineers will be invited to attend the exclusive event. [more]
Biophotonics Wiki
Visit our wiki to consult our latest technologies and techniques. [more]
Events
Intensive Training: Entrepreneurship in Photonics
Mar 5 - Mar 14 2012 , Brussels, Belgium
To stimulate and support innovative entrepreneurship in the domain of photonics, Photonics4Life and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel organize the third edition of “Intensive Training on Entrepreneurship in Photonics”. The training targets researchers of universities and research institutes, young professionals, employees of photonics-related companies, lawyers, business angels, consultants… and therefore everybody who is involved or interested in entrepreneurship in photonics. [more]
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