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    • BioOptics World View

    Highlights

    Barbara G 720
    BioOptics World View

    Business opportunities in biophotonics

    Barbara Gefvert
    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

    Barbara Gefvert
    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

    Susan Reiss
    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

    Susan Reiss
    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

    Susan Reiss
    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

    Barbara Gefvert
    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

    Susan Reiss
    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

    Susan Reiss
    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

    Barbara Gefvert
    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.