At this years’ Photonics Europe Photonics4Life presents the Bio Particle Explorer – a successful examples of interdisciplinary cooperation.

The Bio Particle Explorer

The Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology has developed a rapid on-site monitor to accurately characterize a single bacterium within a second. The „Bio Particle Explorere“ allows for the first time a real-time monitoring of bacteria from air or liquids. It enables operators of cleanrooms to immediately and specifically respond to possible contamination and to prevent loss of production e.g. in drug manufacture. Other applications such as hygienic monitoring of food or in hospitals are currently explored.

In some situations the mere presence of a single bacterial cells is fatal, for example, in the air of operating rooms or in food processing. There it is crucial to identify them quickly and precisely to ward off impending damage immediately. The classical can not keep up: it requires a lengthy cultivation, which sometimes can last several days. Genetic testing (DNA assays) require less time, but can only search for certain previously determined bacteria.brecherkartei“ können die aufgespürten Keime und Bakterien eindeutig detektiert werden.

Photonics4Life is the European Network of Excellence for Biophotonics. 13 top-of-the-line research institutes as well as industrial partners have joined forces to tap the existing potentials and develop new opportunities of Biophotonics The Network was funded by the European Commission within the 7th Framework Programme.

 

Photonics Europe

April 15 – 16, 2014, Brussels

Booth IV 2, 4 & 6 (European Networks)