Nano-scale lasers to track cells in body
22 November 2018
A team of researchers has developed tiny lasers that could revolutionise the understanding and treatment of many diseases by enabling doctors to track individual cells
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Photonics Leadership Group targets new UK government funding
29 October 2018
At the latest Photonics Leadership Group meeting, held at Photonex, engagement with the UK government's Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund was top of the agenda
Healing properties of light
28 September 2018
Light therapies are coming to the fore to treat a huge range of medical conditions, from neonatal jaundice to dementia, as Keely Portway finds out
Growth in biophotonics depends on rapid clinical translation
29 March 2018
Growth in the biophotonics sector requires rapid translation of innovations into the clinic, write Professor Jürgen Popp and Dr Thomas Mayerhöfer
Spectroscopic tool to improve thyroid cancer screening
28 March 2018
A team of international researchers have developed a spectroscopic point-of-care device that could enable consistent and cost-effective screening for thyroid nodules
Global photonics to create one million jobs by 2030, Photonics21 report finds
15 February 2018
The global photonics sector has the potential to create one million new jobs by 2030, a new vision paper published by European Technology Platform Photonics21 has predicted
New UK Photonics centre to shine a light on healthcare
19 September 2017
Dr Tom Harvey, programme development manager for healthcare photonics at CPI, discusses the centre’s activities and how it will support the commercialisation of novel medical technologies
