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Agilent, Applied Spectral Imaging Enter FISH Marketing Agreement
SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 13, 2016 — Agilent Technologies Inc. and Applied Spectral Imaging (ASI) Inc. have entered into a marketing agreement for ASI’s GenASIs imaging platforms and Agilent’s fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) products. “Difficulty of fluorescence-based molecular analysis has always been a major pain point for our customers,” said Herman Verrelst, vice president and general manager of Agilent’s genomics solutions and clinical applications divisions. The agreement
RPMC Signs Distribution Agreement with Laser Point
O’FALLON, Mo., April 13, 2016 — Laser distributor RPMC Lasers Inc. has announced an exclusive distribution agreement with Laser Point srl, a Milan-based laser R&D and manufacturing company. The agreement includes the North American distribution of Laser Point’s power and...
Laser Helps Predict Effect of Soil Structure on Water Flow
LAWRENCE, Kan., April 12, 2016 — The use of lasers to study soil hydrology (the movement of water through soil) may help soil scientists more accurately predict water flow. Researchers at the University of Kansas have used a multistripe laser triangulation (MLT) scanner, originally...
Gold Nanoparticle-Based Laser System Modeled for Cell Transfection
HANNOVER, Germany, April 11, 2016 — An optically induced method has been modeled for an efficient and cell-preserving transfection — the delivery of DNA or RNA into eukaryotic cells — in high-throughput screening. Selective manipulation of cells with fluorescent 10 kDa...
Microalgae Producer Selects Heliospectra’s LED Grow Lights
GOTHENBURG, Sweden, April 8, 2016 — Heliospectra AB said a Scandinavian microalgae farm has placed an order valued at about $170,000 with the company for a customized LED lighting system based on the LX60 series, to be used at the farm’s patented production facility in Norway....
Biolase 2015 Revenue Reaches $48.5M
IRVINE, Calif., April 7, 2016 — Medical and dental laser company Biolase Inc. has reported net revenue for the year ended Dec. 31, 2015 of $48.5 million, as compared to net revenue of $47.7 million for fiscal 2014. The company said the year-over-year increase of 1.7 percent...
Necsel Acquires Photonic Packaging Company PD-LD
MILPITAS, Calif., April 6, 2016 — Laser firm Necsel IP Inc., which supplies laser technology for cinema projection, specialty lighting, industrial and life sciences markets, has acquired PD-LD Inc., a photonic packaging company headquartered in Pennington, N.J. Financial terms of...
Precise Wavelength Used to Gently Image Lungs of Newborns
LUND, Sweden, April 6, 2016 — To avoid the harmful radiation resulting from x-rays, near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy has been used to image oxygen concentrations in the lungs of newborns, a technique that could be used to noninvasively monitor premature babies with...
BioLight 2015 Revenue
TEL AVIV, Israel, April 5, 2016 — Biolight Life Sciences Ltd., a publically traded ophthalmic technology development firm, has reported its 2015 financial results and said it has achieved all previously announced 2015 milestones. For the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2015, the company...
Lasers Detect Bacterial Growth in Food Quickly, Accurately
JINHUA, China, April 5, 2016 — A technique referred to as tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS) enables fast, accurate and noninvasive measurement of bacteria levels in food, blood supplies and other products derived from living matter.
NIR Light, Gold Nanoparticles Combine to Inactivate Bacteria
HOUSTON, April 4, 2016 — A rapid photothermal technique has near-infrared (NIR) light to inactivate bacterial cells such as E. coli deposted on surfaces coated with gold nanoparticles. The method could one day help hospitals treat some common infections without using...
Optogenetic Technique Recovers Lost Memories in Alzheimer Mouse Model
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 1, 2016 — An experimental optogenetics technique has been applied to a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) to rescue memories. The study revealed that spines — small knobs on brain-cell dendrites through which synaptic connections are formed...
Photon Control Nets $12.2M in 2015 Earnings
BURNABY, Canada, April 1, 2016 — Optical measurement technology firm Photon Control Inc. has reported financial results for the 2015 fiscal year, achieving peak annual sales and profit results. Product sales for 2015 reached $27.6 million, the strongest year on record, representing...
Fish Retinas Inspire Adjustable Contact Lens Design
MADISON, Wis., March 24, 2016 — The elephant nose fish’s uniquely shaped retina has inspired the experimental design for a contact lens that can adjust its focus, a development that could enable autofocus lenses for people with presbyopia, the stiffening of the eye's lens...
Photonics for Ophthalmology: Digital Conference Final Call for Papers
PITTSFIELD, Mass., March 21, 2016 — Abstracts are due March 31 for consideration for Photonics for Ophthalmology, a digital conference. Hosted by Photonics Media on June 9, this digital conference will focus on the use of light-based imaging and surgical techniques for diagnosing and...
Ondine JV Brings Photodisinfection to China
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada, March 21, 2016 — Photodisinfection technology firm Ondine Biomedical Inc. has announced a joint venture with Mr. Yanan Zhao to bring two of its nonantibiotic, photodisinfection therapies to health care facilities in China. The two products are Periowave, for...
Optogenetic Biobots Are Powered by Skeletal Muscles
CHAMPAIGN, Ill., March 21, 2016 — Optogenetic techniques have enabled noninvasive control of miniature biological robots, or biobots, powered by muscle cells, bringing such bots ones step closer to application in health, sensing and the environment. A research team from the...
White-Light Therapy Improves Depressive Symptoms in Cancer Survivors
NEW YORK, March 18, 2016 — Light therapy has been found to decrease depressive symptoms and normalize circadian rhythms among cancer survivors. Researchers from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Northwestern University in Chicago, the University of Iowa, University of...
Biophotonics Researcher Praveen Arany Wins 2016 Furumoto Award
WAUSAU, Wis., March 18, 2016 — The American Society for Laser Medicine & Surgery Inc. (ASLMS) has named tissue regeneration researcher Dr. Praveen Arany as the 2016 recipient of its Dr. Horace Furumoto Innovations Young Investigator Award. During the plenary session at the...
Coherent to Acquire Rofin for $942M
SANTA CLARA, Calif., PLYMOUTH, Mich. and HAMBURG, Germany, March 17, 2016 — Coherent Inc., maker of lasers and laser-based technology for scientific, commercial and industrial customers, and Rofin Sinar Technologies, developer and manufacturer of high-performance industrial laser sources and laser-based technology and...
Iridex Reports Revenue Dip in 2015
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 17, 2016 — Iridex Corp. has reported 2015 full-year operating incoming of $0.3 million, compared to $2.6 million for the full year 2014. The decline in operating income for the year was due primarily to both lower revenues and gross margin, and increased...
Paul Hartung Joins Seminex Board
PEABODY, Mass., March 15, 2016 — Seminex Corp. has added Paul Hartung to its board of directors. Hartung is the former president, CEO and chairman of Cognoptix, where he raised over $32 million in angel and venture capital funding to develop an eye scan for early detection of...
Light Reflectance Spectroscopy Aids Prostate Cancer Surgery
DALLAS, March 15, 2016 — Light-reflectance spectroscopy has been using during prostate cancer surgery to differentiate between malignant and benign tissue with 85 percent accuracy. The finding could enable real-time tissue analysis during the surgery. According to the...
Brimrose Opens Biotech Division
SPARKS, Md., March 15, 2016 — Acousto-optic technology developer Brimrose Technology Corp. has announced the opening of a new biotechnology division. One focus of the new sector will be the utilization of the bacteriophage virus and phage lytic enzymes for the treatment,...
Hybrid Imaging Technique Elucidates Coronary Plaques
BOSTON, March 14, 2016 — Combing optical coherence tomography (OCT) with near-infrared autofluorescence (NIRAF) could enable more accurate identification of coronary artery plaques that are most likely to rupture and cause a heart attack. OCT provides images of tissue...

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