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BioPhotonics: October 2016

BioPhotonics
 October 2016


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Swept Source OCT Takes Optical Medical Imaging to the Next Level Swept source optical coherence tomography enables much faster imaging for comprehensive wide-field, 4D screening of large organs or dynamic processes.
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LEDs and Lasers Battle for Dominance in Brain Research Lighting up the brain to better understand, treat or even cure brain disorders has become an established field known as optogenetics. First introduced in 2005 by professor Karl Deisseroth as he...
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Nonlinear Microscopy Moves Into the Operating Room The quality of a person’s vision can influence life-and-death situations, and this is especially true for a surgeon cutting with the scalpel. Consequently, over the years, researchers have...
Near-Infrared Spectroscopy: Delving Deeper in the Brain As a functional brain monitoring and imaging technique, functional near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) has undergone a tremendous transformation. Over the past two decades, the technology has grown...
EDITORIAL
Power, Price and Portability Power is not everything. If it costs too much, too few may wield it. And if it restricts freedom, it will only be tolerated for so long. This is especially true in the years-old competition between lasers and LEDs. These photonics technologies have vied to be light sources in many applications, and brain research is emerging to be a major battleground for them. Over the years, LEDs have relied on...
BIOSCAN
Novel Monomer Enhances Resolution in Live-Cell Imaging A novel protein with a fluorescent probe for imaging live cells could improve live-cell superresolution (SR) imaging. While the use of reversibly switchable fluorescent proteins (RSFPs) reduces...
NIR Light Upregulates CCO, Stimulates Blood Flow Broadband NIRS has potential as a non-invasive, in vivo means to study mechanisms of photobiomodulation and perform treatment evaluations of low-level laser/light therapy (LLLT). In a...
Ultrahigh-Resolution Microscope Images Whole Cells in 3D A novel super-resolution nanoscope allows 3D imaging of an entire mammalian cell and its cellular constituents at a resolution that is 20–50 times higher than conventional microscopy, with...
Virtual Reality May Offer Advances in Microscope Imaging A novel microscope image injection system has demonstrated the ability to relay virtual reality imaging to a surgeon through an eyepiece, known as the ocular, during microscopic surgery. The system,...
Portable Microscope Could Speed Sepsis Detection A portable microscope, developed as part of a scalable, point-of-care, label-free microarray platform, may offer more rapid detection of sepsis and other infections caused by bacteria, ultimately...
Underwater Optical System Images Seafloor at Microscale An underwater computer with an interface to a microscopic imaging unit is enabling scientists to noninvasively image seafloor environments and organisms in situ at nearly µM resolution. The...
RAPIDSCAN
Johnson & Johnson to Acquire AMO Johnson & Johnson has announced an agreement to acquire Abbott Medical Optics (AMO), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Abbott Laboratories, for $4.36 billion in cash. The acquisition will include...
Hamilton Thorne Acquires Embryotech Laser and imaging provider Hamilton Thorne Ltd. has announced the acquisition of Massachusetts-based Embryotech Laboratories Inc. for $7.25 million. “Embryotech is the acknowledged U.S. leader in...
Ophthalmic Lasers Market Set to Grow The global excimer and femtosecond ophthalmic lasers market is expected to increase at a rate of nearly 4 percent in 2016, reaching $666 million in revenue, according to Future Market Insights Global...
Renishaw Expands, Announces Management Changes Engineering company Renishaw Inc. has announced changes to its U.S. senior management team, as well as the development of a new technology center. Leo Somerville, former president of Renishaw, has...
Adimec to Relocate US Biz Office Camera developer Adimec Advanced Image Systems BV will be relocating its U.S. sales and support office to a new facility in Woburn, Massachusetts, within a few miles of its existing location. The...
Omicron Appoints Scitech as Australian Distributor Laser developer Omicron has expanded its international distribution network by appointing Melbourne, Australia-based Scitech Pty Ltd. as its product provider in Australia. Scitech Pty Ltd. is a...
Hair Growth Light Therapy Cleared in Brazil Light therapy developer Apira Science Inc. has received clearance from Anvisa, the Brazilian regulatory agency for cosmetics and health services, to sell and distribute its iGrow Hair Growth System...
Zeiss Donates Microscope to STEM Teachers Camp, Classroom Optics developer Carl Zeiss AG has donated a digital microscope to the STEM Teachers Camp of the ASM Education Foundation in Albuquerque, New Mexico. After being used in the camp, the Stemi 305...
Angstrom Selected as Leica Distributor Microscopy technology developer Leica Microsystems has named Angstrom Scientific Inc. as its exclusive distributor for life science and industrial electron microscope sample preparation solutions in...
FDA Clears USA Laser Biotech Lasers USA Laser Biotech Inc. has received FDA 510(k) clearance for the Lumix laser series, combining and synchronizing high-power super-pulsed and continuous wave capabilities. The Lumix 3 and Lumix 4...
BIOPINION
Meet Key Challenges to Create Optical Biosensor Growth A confluence of scientific, technological and societal change is driving a rapid acceleration in the optical biosensor market. We live in a world that is increasingly aware of biological molecules and their importance: Not only has the cost of sequencing a genome fallen dramatically, but we also are beginning to understand more of what all that genomic information means.
THE PIPELINE
Strong Revenues Boost Biophotonics Cos.’ R&D Spending in First Half Amid a surge in revenues, R&D spending at biophotonics-related companies also rose heartily during the first half of their 2016 fiscal years, according to a Photonics Media analysis of 20 publicly traded companies’ quarterly financial reports. During their fiscal year’s first six months, which had end dates ranging from Dec. 26 to July 3, the 20 companies recorded an aggregate...
POST SCRIPTS
Ants Give Roofs Good Optics With winter around the corner, many homeowners are rushing to have a new roof installed before the snow starts falling. Some people may gripe about the cost, others may question whether they should have gone with the higher-end materials, but it would be hard to find any who wished their roofs could benefit from ants. Nanfang Yu, an assistant professor of applied physics at Columbia...
PRODUCTS
Miniature CMOS Sensor Framos GmbH has announced the FRA0261 and FRA0100 miniature CMOS sensors for endoscopy and medical technology. The 2-MP FRA0261 with CMOS-BSI technology and chip-scale packaging of 4.1 × 3.9 mm allows for endoscopes or camera modules with dimensions below 6 mm. It is particularly suited for colonoscopes, mobile and reusable endoscopes used for colonoscopies. A pixel size of 1.4...
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Compact UV Lamp Spectronics Corp. has announced the Spectroline MiniMAX UV-5G compact lamp for laboratory applications. The UV-5G is a battery-operated, 5-W, short-wave UV lamp. It combines miniature size with...
Spectronics Corp., Spectroline
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Radiotherapy Lens Resolve Optics Ltd. has announced a 24-mm-diameter fixed nonbrowning lens for radiotherapy. Using cerium-doped glasses, Resolve Optics produced a compact f/2.8 lens able to withstand long-term...
Resolve Optics Ltd.
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Large-Area Photodiode Osram Licht AG has announced the SFH 2240 L large-area photodiode to save on mounting height in the design of heart rate sensors. The device sharply cuts off wavelengths above the visible...
ams OSRAM GmbH
Fluorescence Stereo Zoom Microscope Carl Zeiss AG has announced the Axio Zoom.V16 microscope for particle analysis. The motorized fluorescence stereo zoom microscope combines a 16× zoom with a high numerical aperture of...
Carl Zeiss AG, Camera Lenses
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Spectrophotometer Ocean Optics Inc. has announced Flame-CHEM spectrophotometer systems, combining a high-performance, compact Flame UV-VIS or VIS-NIR spectrometer with an all-in-one direct-attach light source and...
Ocean Insight
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CMOS Spectrometer Verity Instruments Inc. has announced the SE1024GL-CMOS spectrometer, providing a cost-effective solution for general purpose applications. Compared to the SD1024GL, the cost is reduced by the...
Verity Instruments Inc.
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Digital Pocket Microscope ioLight Ltd. has announced a high-resolution digital pocket microscope, displaying images on an iPad for sharing and pasting into reports. The ioLight microscope fits in a jacket pocket, is... Request info >
Handheld Thermal Imaging Camera Seek Thermal Inc. has announced the RevealPRO advanced handheld thermal imaging camera. The RevealPRO combines a high-performance 320 x 240 thermal sensor, intuitive software and a 300 lumen...
Seek Thermal Inc.
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Microscope Cameras Jenoptik AG has announced additions to its line of PROGRES GRYPHAX microscope cameras. The cameras are designed specifically for scientific applications in difficult lighting conditions. They...
Jenoptik Diode Lab GmbH, Healthcare & Industry
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Interchangeable Microscope Modules Siskiyou Corp. has announced a comprehensive set of interchangeable modules and accessories that enable users to customize the functionality of optical microscopes from all major manufacturers or...
Siskiyou Corp.
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Imaging Processing Software Linkham Scientific Instruments Ltd. has announced the LINK system control and imaging processing software. The software features an intelligent user interface that delivers a practical and...
Linkam Scientific Instruments Ltd.
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Imaging Scanner OptraScan LLC has announced the 120-slide Whole Slide Imaging Scanner as part of its on-demand subscription model to automate digital pathology. High-throughput users of digital pathology can... Request info >
BIOPHOTONICS 2016
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