Jürgen Popp, director of the Institute of Physical Chemistry (IPC) at the University of Jena and scientific director of the Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT) in Jena, received an honorary doctorate from the Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca for extraordinary scientific achievements and innovations in the field of biophotonics and his devotion to academic exchange between Germany and Romania. [The PDF below contains the full German press release]