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From 24 to 27 April, the Optica Biophotonics Congress: Biomedical Optics—an international forum focusing on technological solutions for medical challenges and applications-will take place in Fort Lauderdale, FL USA. And in the back of the minds of many attendees will be the question of clinical translation—of how to take a promising technology out of the lab, and get it into the hands of physicians to the benefit of patients.
A cover story in the April 2022 issue of Optica's magazine Optics & Photonics News, "From Lab to Clinic," explores just that translational path—from the perspective of three startup or early-stage companies at various stages of the journey. The case studies include Lumedica, a US-based developer of optical coherence tomography (OCT) systems that's disrupting the field with affordable devices; GenSight Biologics, a French firm that's combining optogenetics and specialized optoelectronic goggles for vision repair; and DiaMonTech, a German startup developing a small, noninvasive glucose-monitoring device based on infrared spectroscopy. |
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| Image Credit: OPN, April 2021/Courtesy of NIRx |
| In a feature in the April 2021 issue of Optica's magazine Optics & Photonics News, learn how biomedical engineer Frans Jöbsis's findings evolved into the field of near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS), an interesting optical technique being used to study brain function and activation. |
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| A column in the February 2021 issue of Optica's magazine Optics & Photonics News, discover the execution of medical XR technologies, that widens optical performance, rendering effects, sensor performance and usability. Learn about the FDA regulation of emerging digital health technologies. |
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| Featured in the March 2022 Discover Optica Blog, in recognition of the impact of this versatile material on the world, glass is being recognized beyond window and doors, for its essential component in telecommunications, optical sensing, imaging and more. Learn more about the United Nations declaration of the year 2022 the International Year of Glass. |
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