Highlights

Barbara G 720
BioOptics World View

Business opportunities in biophotonics

Jan. 19, 2018
SPIE's Photonics West, including the Biomedical Optics Symposium (BiOS) conference and expo, is an annual highlight for me.
Barbara G 720
BioOptics World View

Super-res pioneer highlights optical tools' relevance for neuroscience

Nov. 27, 2017
Xiaowei Zhuang was surprised by the invitation to present one of four Presidential Special Lectures at Neuroscience 2017.
Susan Reiss 720
BioOptics World View

FDA program benefits breakthrough biophotonics devices

Nov. 20, 2017
Photonics- and optics-based biomedical device innovators, take note: A new U.S. FDA program mandated by the 21st Century Cures Act offers a huge opportunity for emerging technologies...
Susan Reiss 720
BioOptics World View

Dear biophotonics community: The research funding race is on

Sept. 15, 2017
Alert to biophotonics watchers: Conditions in Washington are setting up for a perfect storm.
Susan Reiss 720
BioOptics World View

Help save research funding: Tell a biophotonics solution story to Washington

Aug. 30, 2017
Failing to act may dramatically change funding for basic research, the powerhouse of the U.S.
Barbara G 720
BioOptics World View

Tissue clearing clarification

April 3, 2017
Developments in tissue clearing—a technique that's allowing optical imaging to depict entire biological systems—are creating demand for new tools.
Susan Reiss 720
BioOptics World View

Research advocates ramp up response to Trump's proposed NIH cuts

March 30, 2017
The Trump Administration's FY18 budget strike against the National Institutes of Health has mobilized both biomedical research advocates and members of Congress.
Susan Reiss 720
BioOptics World View

Photonics-based bio research awaits federal budget news

March 7, 2017
What does the upheaval mean for biomedical researchers using optical techniques, and for the instrumentation and photonics industries supporting them?
Barbara G 720
BioOptics World View

Telecom tech continues to advance OCT

March 1, 2017
Keep your ear to the ground for an increase in the repurposing for bio applications of technologies designed for non-bio applications.