Opinion: invest in photonics now to fight infectious diseases and future pandemics

Strong investment in photonics will help us fight infectious diseases that kill an unimaginable number of people and prepare us against future pandemics, says Dr Jürgen Popp of the Leibniz Center for Photonics in Infection Research (LPI) that is currently Mehr

Nobel Laureates warn jobs, economic growth, and lifesaving healthcare at risk due to proposed EC science budget cuts

Three of the world’s most eminent scientists have criticised the European Commission’s intention to drastically cut photonics funding over the next seven years. Digital innovation which drives economic growth and creates jobs all across Europe will be at risk if Mehr

Medical tools developed quicker thanks to new EU Pilot Line

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the need to quickly develop diagnostic equipment in the face of a novel threat. Thanks to a dedicated medical pilot production line that gives easy access to prototyping, new medical tools that use photonics to Mehr

New strategy shows photonics key to Europe’s Industrial future

Photonics and a whole host of Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) have been identified as drivers of the industrial and digital transformations of Europe in the European Commission’s new Industrial Strategy for Europe. KETs will have a key role to play Mehr

Breast screening breakthrough to end unnecessary biopsies

Harnessing photonics, European scientists have created a new mammographic imaging system that determines benign or malignant breast lesions – spelling an end for unnecessary biopsies and anguish for millions of women. Scientists from the Horizon2020 project SOLUS have developed a Mehr