Photonics Spectra: healthcare This is the syndication feed for Photonics Spectra: healthcare. https://www.photonics.com/Splash.aspx?Tag=healthcare Fri, 29 Mar 2024 10:47:07 GMT Tue, 25 Apr 2023 07:00:00 GMT 1800 3D Glass Solutions Raises $30M in Series C Round
The round was led by Walden Catalyst Ventures, with participation from existing investors including Intel Capital and...]]>
https://www.photonics.com/Articles/3D_Glass_Solutions_Raises_30M_in_Series_C_Round/p5/a68951 A68951 Tue, 25 Apr 2023 07:00:00 GMT
Chip-Scale Spectrometer Points to Portable Instrumentation
Scientists at the Chinese University of Hong Kong have developed an approach to chip-scale spectrometry that offers both high spectral resolution and optical bandwidth. The researchers designed and developed an integrated spectrometer by tailoring the dispersion of mode splitting in a photonic molecule to identify the spectral information at different free-spectral ranges (FSR).

The chip-scale miniaturization of spectrometers allows the rapid detection of spectral information in portable devices. The chip-scale integration of optical spectrometers could offer new opportunities for in situ biochemical analysis, remote sensing, and intelligent health care, as well as for wearables. Further, integrated spectrometers — which are...]]>
https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Chip-Scale_Spectrometer_Points_to_Portable/p5/a68871 A68871 Fri, 24 Mar 2023 07:00:00 GMT
SPIE Startup Challenge Highlights Innovators
In the deep tech track, In A Blink took home the top prize. Its WINK-ol technology provides virtual fiber optics to enable massive data transfer from public-transport and industrial vehicles to a smart grid. Owl Autonomous Imaging, which developed a 3D ranging thermal camera for safer robotic mobility, took second place, and Ki3 Photonics won third place for its solutions for secure quantum communications.

In the health care track, first place was awarded to Advanced Optronics for its flexible surgical sensor designed to work with...]]>
https://www.photonics.com/Articles/SPIE_Startup_Challenge_Highlights_Innovators/p5/a67051 A67051 Mon, 07 Jun 2021 07:00:00 GMT
PhotoniCare Announces Over $7M in Funding
PhotoniCare has also received more than $2 million in a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders of the NIH supported the grant award.

TOMi Scope is a video otoscope that assesses the middle ear and middle ear...]]>
https://www.photonics.com/Articles/PhotoniCare_Announces_Over_7M_in_Funding/p5/a66143 A66143 Mon, 07 Sep 2020 07:00:00 GMT
Nanotronics Launches Nanotronics Health
“nHale is a COVID-19 response with a long-lasting mission: to make simple, well-designed products that are both comfortable and easy to use, accessible to patients in hospitals and eventually at home,” Nanotronics Health President Julie Orlando said. “We will continue in our mission to fulfill the greatest needs in the medical device space by streamlining supply chains...]]>
https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Nanotronics_Launches_Nanotronics_Health/p5/a66034 A66034 Mon, 10 Aug 2020 07:00:00 GMT
UCI Physicists Exploring Use of Blu-Ray Disc Lasers to Kill COVID-19
A team led by physicist Chris Barty of the University of California, Irvine is researching the use of diodes from Blu-ray digital videodisc devices as deep-ultraviolet laser photon sources to rapidly disinfect surfaces and indoor air.

Barty, UCI Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy, said that such UV-light sterilizers would be cheap compared to current medical- and scientific-grade systems and that it would be possible to deploy them almost anywhere.

“If these sources are successful, I think you could build them into a mask and clean the air that’s coming in and out of you,” he said. “Or you could set these things up in the air circulation ducts of major buildings, and the airflow that goes...]]>
https://www.photonics.com/Articles/UCI_Physicists_Exploring_Use_of_Blu-Ray_Disc/p5/a65795 A65795 Thu, 21 May 2020 09:18:06 GMT
SPIE, Edmund Optics Award Top Companies in Startup Challenge
Six new companies were awarded funding last week during the 10th annual Photonics West Startup Challenge event. Three top companies were selected by a panel of judges in the fields of health care and deep tech, with prizes of $2500, $5000, and $10,000 awarded for third, second, and first place, respectively. The first-place winner also received an additional check of $5000, presented by marketing director Scott Bass of Edmund Optics, whose company cosponsored the event with SPIE.

Winners pose for group photo on stage Feb. 5 at the 10th annual Photonics West Startup Challenge event. Courtesy of Photonics Media.
In the health care field, third place went to Eysz Inc., second place to Rubitection, and first place to Odin Technologies...]]>
https://www.photonics.com/Articles/SPIE_Edmund_Optics_Award_Top_Companies_in/p5/a65542 A65542 Mon, 10 Feb 2020 10:10:13 GMT
Round-III Finalists of the Luminate NY Accelerator Announced
Empire State Development has announced its list of 10 finalists for the Lightning Round of Luminate NY, the world’s largest business accelerator for optics, photonics, and imaging (OPI) startups. The event, hosted the evening of Nov. 7 by the National Museum of Play in Rochester, awarded $100,000 to the 10 finalists, with companies operating across the tech spectrum, from quantum security to underwater optical communications. The finalists are listed below.

AkknaTek
Edgar Janunts, CEO, Kaiserslautern, Germany
Product: Lens Reviewer, optical imaging system
AkknaTek’s Lens Reviewer assists optical surgeons in implanting premium lenses for cataracts by correcting the lens centration after implantation. The...]]>
https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Round-III_Finalists_of_the_Luminate_NY/p5/a65275 A65275 Fri, 08 Nov 2019 10:27:05 GMT
Purdue Researchers Develop AR Tool for Remote Health Care
Purdue University researchers have developed augmented reality (AR) tools that allow experienced surgeons and physicians around the world to help less-experienced doctors in war zones, natural disasters, and rural areas perform complicated procedures.

Purdue University researchers have developed a unique approach using augmented reality tools to help less-experienced doctors in war zones, natural disasters, and rural areas perform complicated procedures. Courtesy of Edgar Rojas Muñoz/Purdue University.
“The most critical challenge is to provide surgical expertise into the battlefield when it is most required,” said team leader Juan Wachs, Purdue’s James A. and Sharon M. Tompkins Rising Star Associate...]]>
https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Purdue_Researchers_Develop_AR_Tool_for_Remote/p5/a63998 A63998 Thu, 11 Oct 2018 08:00:00 GMT
Zebra Medical Announces Algorithm Approval
The algorithm, capable of detecting suspected malignant lesions in mammography scans, is the latest addition to other automated tools announced in the past as part of its artificial intelligence (AI) imaging business model. Others include algorithms that automatically detect brain bleeds, vertebral fractures, coronary artery disease, osteoporosis, and more.

The company provides a state-of-the-art malignancy detection product at a reasonable price. The first version to be released supports 2D hologic devices, and Zebra...]]>
https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Zebra_Medical_Announces_Algorithm_Approval/p5/a63556 A63556 Wed, 20 Jun 2018 08:00:00 GMT
RPI Hosts Health Care Lighting Workshop
The workshop brought together lighting and human health researchers, healthy-lighting design experts, senior representatives from health care standards organizations and health care providers. The aim of the workshop was to initiate an important discussion among diverse stakeholders on the changes in modern health care interior lighting applications. The result is the release of a white paper detailing the outcomes and contributions of the participants.

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https://www.photonics.com/Articles/RPI_Hosts_Health_Care_Lighting_Workshop/p5/a63216 A63216 Mon, 19 Mar 2018 08:00:00 GMT
Construction Begins on the UK’s National Centre for Healthcare Photonics
The facility will be financially supported with an £8.3 million ($9.7 million) grant from the Local Growth Fund through the North East Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). Building of the center will begin in October 2017 at NETPark in Sedgefield and the center is expected to open in December 2018.

A key focus in health care photonics is the need to reduce barriers that prevent promising research and early-stage inventions...]]>
https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Construction_Begins_on_the_UKs_National_Centre/p5/a62694 A62694 Mon, 30 Oct 2017 07:30:00 GMT
Vizient Awards Karl Storz Endoscopy With Technology Designation
Endoscopy technology developer Karl Storz Endoscopy America Inc. has received an innovative technology designation from healthcare improvement company Vizient Inc.

Blue Light Cystoscopy with Cysview provides a solution for enhanced detection and management of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer, as illustrated in this image. Courtesy of Karl Storz.
The designation was based on reviews by hospital experts for the company’s D-Light C Photodynamic Diagnostic (PDD) system in conjunction with Cysview, an optical imaging agent distributed in the U.S. by Photocure Inc. The combined system is used to enhance the detection and management of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) in patients with known or suspected bladder cancer,...]]>
https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Vizient_Awards_Karl_Storz_Endoscopy_With/p5/a61564 A61564 Wed, 11 Jan 2017 08:46:00 GMT
Mount Sinai Establishes 3D Modeling Services
Mount Sinai Health System hospital network has announced the Medical Modeling Core collaboration, led by the Department of Neurosurgery, where clinicians can confer and order 3D models for their patients.

Virtual reality, simulation and 3D printing services will be provided on a low-cost, fee-for-service basis with quick turnaround times. The resource will be the first of its kind, catering to the unique patient-specific modeling requirements of clinicians at Mount Sinai.

This 3D print was produced by Mount Sinai's Medical Modeling Core. Courtesy of Mount Sinai Health Systems.
"Our simulation, prototyping and 3D printing resources developed here at Mount Sinai are rare for a medical institution," said Dr. Joshua Bederson,...]]>
https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Mount_Sinai_Establishes_3D_Modeling_Services/p5/a61455 A61455 Wed, 21 Dec 2016 10:10:00 GMT
Quantum Dots Market Could Hit $8,246.8M by 2023
A recently released Transparency Market Research report focuses on the analysis, size, share, growth, trends and forecasts for the global market for 2013 through 2023. The new monetary projection represents a compound annual growth rate of 53.8 percent during this period, according to the report.

The market for quantum dots — nanocrystals that have shown effectiveness in applications such as solar cells, LEDs and diode lasers — continues to see growth as a result of increasing demand for energy efficient displays and lighting solutions, as well as electroluminescent displays for next generation technologies.

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https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Quantum_Dots_Market_Could_Hit_82468M_by_2023/p5/a56534 A56534 Mon, 04 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMT
Global 3-D Scanning Market Could Reach $4.9 Billion by 2020
The report states, “3-D scanning makes it possible to record the details of an object while minimizing the overall time, cost and effort required in the process.”

This revenue growth will be partly the result of increasing adoption of 3-D laser- and light-based scanning within industries such as health care — such technology has proven more efficient in imaging the human body, given its “short and medium range scanning capabilities,” the report states.

Other industries, including various manufacturing, pipe check solutions and civil...]]>
https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Global_3-D_Scanning_Market_Could_Reach_49/p5/a56520 A56520 Wed, 30 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT
Nanocrystal Tags Aid Rapid Pathogen Detection
Tunable nanoparticles could pave the way for screenings that identify thousands of target molecules simultaneously — and even detect multiple viruses within minutes.

A team from Purdue University and Macquarie University used tunable luminescent nanocrystals as tags, applying them to high-speed scanning technology.

The development builds on the team’s previous work, in which they discovered how to control how long nanoparticles (called tau-dots) luminesce via luminescence resonance energy transfer (LRET). The lifespan of the nanoparticle light, measured in milliseconds to microseconds, and its color can make the difference in creating unique tags for biomedical screening, according to the researchers.

The...]]>
https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Nanocrystal_Tags_Aid_Rapid_Pathogen_Detection/p5/a56163 A56163 Thu, 08 May 2014 00:00:00 GMT
Canon Opens Research Lab in Cambridge
The 13,600-sq-ft Healthcare Optics Research Laboratory aims to bring medical devices to market for a variety of applications, including the detection of cardiovascular disease, brain-functional imaging, robotics-assisted surgery and miniature endoscopy.

“This new research laboratory will be a symbol of Canon’s dedication to the research and development of innovative technologies that help solve clinical challenges facing healthcare communities,” said President and CEO Joe Adachi.

Canon USA worked in conjunction with parent company, Canon...]]>
https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Canon_Opens_Research_Lab_in_Cambridge/p5/a54027 A54027 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT
QDs Are Entering the Mainstream
Since their discovery in the 1980s, quantum dots have been quietly gaining momentum, making slow but steady headway in applications from displays and lighting to photovoltaics and health care.

Unique and versatile, quantum dots (QDs) are no longer confined to the fringes of abstract research. They are finding their way into televisions, computer screens, lighting devices and even our bodies. With the promise of better light quality and unparalleled color performance, these minute particles also are popping up in some surprising places.

Because of their controlled excitation properties and ability to reflect in three dimensions, they can be easily tuned to provide the desired emission wavelength just by changing their core size...]]>
https://www.photonics.com/Articles/QDs_Are_Entering_the_Mainstream/p5/a53053 A53053 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT
Benelux Photonics Event Expands
The fifth edition conference and exhibition will be expanded into a two-day event to be held at the Nieuwegein’s Business Center March 29-30. The event is free of charge.

Previously a one-day presentation, the newly expanded event will provide attendees a more interesting conference program that includes topics like healthcare and life science, information and communication technology, photonics in daily life, fundamental research photonics, lighting, industrial photonics and solar.

Technology topics to be highlighted at the conference will...]]>
https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Benelux_Photonics_Event_Expands/p5/a45435 A45435 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT