Microscopy training center Hooke College of Applied Sciences has announced its 2013 schedule of microscopy training courses.

The European Photonics Industry Consortium (EPIC) Workshop on Biophotonics, to be held in Paris, France as part of the OPTO 2012 conference on October 25, will aim to determine opportunities and challenges for biophotonics business development for the next 5 years.

Rice University researchers have optimized the sensitivity of photoluminescent probes using time-resolved spectroscopy, yielding results nearly twice as good as fluorescence spectroscopy does when probing for specific DNA sequences.

Raleigh, NC--A new cantilever-based nanolithography technique is less expensive than other approaches and can be used for numerous biomedical applications.

The photonics association SPIE (Bellingham, WA) has established the Biophotonics Technology Innovator award to honor extraordinary achievements in technology development that show strong promise or potential impact.

Significant false signals can occur in multiwavelength and multiprobe flow cytometry experiments, according to researchers at Simphotek.

A new optical instrument has proven able to detect circulating "rogue" cells that are precursors to tumor metastasis, among other applications.

Cambridge, MA--MIT and University of Pennsylvania researchers have genetically engineered skeletal muscle that flexes in response to light.

Tornado Medical Systems has partnered with the Institute of Microelectronics (IME), a research institute of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) to commercialize nanospectrometers for optical coherence tomography (OCT) applications.

PerkinElmer has entered into a collaboration with the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Pathology Department and Cancer Center to develop a next-generation sequencing (NGS) informatics system for profiling genetic changes in tumors.

Molecular diagnostic test developer Predictive Biosciences presented at the NGx: Applying Next-Generation Sequencing conference in Providence, RI on August 14.

The SpectroCam-UV multispectral imaging camera from Ocean Thin Films for biomedical imaging and forensic applications provides sensitive detection from the UV across the visible spectrum and into the near-infrared (NIR).

Researchers have developed a simulation tool that uncovers hidden mechanisms of potential false readings in flow cytometry.

Researchers have developed a novel genetic approach to unravel how tumors grow in their natural environment, using a genetic tracing strategy to fluorescently mark individual tumor cells and follow their fate of their progeny over time.