RESEARCH FIELD
Biophotonics applies optical technologies—lasers, fiber optics, and photonic devices—to study, diagnose, and treat biological systems. Super-resolution microscopy techniques like STED and STORM have shattered the classical diffraction limit, enabling visualization of individual protein complexes inside living cells. Optical coherence tomography provides real-time, micrometer-resolution imaging of tissue architecture for ophthalmology and cardiology. Photodynamic therapy uses light-activated compounds to selectively destroy tumors. Light-sheet microscopy enables whole-brain imaging at cellular resolution. Biophotonics sits at the convergence of physics, biology, and medicine, generating transformative clinical and research tools.
RESEARCHERS
18,000
AVG FUNDING
$510K
SUBFIELDS
5
TOP INSTITUTIONS
Max Planck Institute of Light
University of California San Diego
Karolinska Institutet
Imperial College London
National University of Singapore
SUBFIELDS
KEY TECHNOLOGIES
Two-Photon Microscopy
STED Nanoscopy
Light-Sheet Microscopy
Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging
Quantum Dot Probes
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