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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. An important point here is that the components must be cost-effective, otherwise the systems may not be competitive in the economic sense compared to conventional methods or not able to cut down health care costs.
Accordingly, Photonics4Life aims at supporting research on a European level e.g. by enabling the use of new Biophotonics principles by application of existing micro optics technologies and by developing new technologies and by filling technology gaps along the Biophotonics roadmap.

Examples of joint research projects in Photonics4Life:

• Towards identification of molecules by means of Raman spectroscopy using lab-on-a-chip micro-optical detection systems. As most present Raman detection systems are still composed of bulky optical components, the scope of this project is to build and develop a micro-optical system that integrates the input light delivery and th output collection of Raman scattering around a microfluidic channel, and to demonstrate its working principle. The project is carried out by VUB, IPHT and FZK.
• Integrated zebrafish detectro "EmbryoSort". As the title implies it is aimed to develop a machine that is able to do fluorescence sorting for large zebrafish embryos (such machines are so far only available on the level of cells) something which is carried out by hand so far. The work in this project is performed joinlgy by FZK and the VUB.

Contact person(s):

Vice-Coordinator

Prof. Dr. Hugo Thienpont

Phone:	+32-2-6293569
Fax:	+32-2-6293450
Mail:	hthienpo [at] vub [dot] ac [dot] be

Involved partners:

• Institute of Photonic Technology
• Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
• ICFO - The Institute of Photonic Sciences
• University of St Andrews
• IESL-FORTH
• Saratov State University
• Department of Medicine 1, University Hospital Erlangen-Nuremberg
• Vrije Universiteit Brussel
• University of Twente
• CNRS Institut d'Optique graduate school
• Istituto di Fisica Applicata "Nello Carrara"
• VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
• University of Muenster