To my mind, the excitement of biophotonics research is surpassed only by its transfer to the larger world, where it can benefit humanity.

Birkeroed, Denmark--NKT Photonics will demonstrate the world's first tunable deep-UV supercontinuum-powered light source at LASER World of Photonics 2013 in Munich.

Brussels, Belgium--At the Photonics21 Annual Meeting the group presented the Photonics Multiannual Strategic Roadmap Towards 2020 – Photonics Driving Economic Growth in Europe to Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission.

Portable analytical instrumentation company SciAps has acquired Raman analyzer developer and manufacturer DeltaNu, formerly a business unit of Intevac Photonics.

Researchers at Northwestern University and NorthShore University HealthSystem have developed an approach that combines microscopy and spectroscopy to detect the early presence of ovarian cancer in humans.

Applied Spectral Imaging (ASI) and WaveSense have entered into an agreement in which both companies will sell and market the GenASIs imaging and analysis instrument from ASI and the EpiSEP cell recovery and enrichment solution from WaveSense as one system.

Multispectral photoacoustic imaging, which combines laser optics and ultrasound imaging technologies, can reliably distinguish between benign and malignant prostate tissue, a new study indicates.

Tucson, AZ--Rigaku Raman Technologies released a new version of its FirstGuard handheld Raman analyzer--calling it the first handheld spectrometer equipped with 1064 nm wavelength excitation.

Even though DVD players are becoming all but obsolete due to the availability of USB drives and video streaming, their cheap optics may find a new life in a cost-effective, speedy technique for on-the-spot HIV testing and other analytics.

Market research firms Yole Développement and Tematys, along with the European Photonics Industry Consortium (EPIC), have collaborated on a technology and market analysis report that forecasts the biophotonics market to grow from $23B in 2012 to $36B by 2017.

The place to be in May is Munich, where the industry's vendors, institutes, and visitors gather to network, see new products and solutions, and learn about the latest trends in photonics technologies and applications.

One approach for end users who wish to replace an aging ion laser or don’t want to hire an expert to align numerous solid-state lasers to a single beam path is to use a device called the LightHub from Omicron-Laserage.

Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) biomedical researcher Lihong Wang, PhD, and colleagues have developed a photoacoustic method to measure oxygen in individual red blood cells in real time.

Washington, DC--The Optical Society (OSA) has named the 2013 recipients of its annual awards and medals.