In our last post (Link/Hyperlink), we briefly introduced the meaning of the term ‘Biophotonics’, which – in short – describes optical techniques that use the interaction between light and matter to study biological molecules, cells, and tissue.

Our research within this field is focused on novel optical techniques for spectroscopy and imaging that play a prominent role in modern health research. Using these measurement techniques, we can correlate pathological changes and cellular anomalies with their dynamic biochemical and molecular changes and thus recognize diseases earlier and diagnose them more accurately.

The focus of our research lies on highly selective and sensitive vibrational spectroscopy (Raman and infrared spectroscopy). To this end, we are researching novel photonic methods for signal amplification and instrumentation. We bridge the gap between research into the fundamentals of innovative optical sensor principles, their realization in systems and instruments, their translation into biomedical applications and their implementation in state-of-the-art medical devices.