Biophotonics R&D Projects

Collaborative project (Horizon Europe)

The EU funded project, SEADEEP (Sustainable Energy Advancement through Digitalisation for Energy Efficient Production in Aquaculture and Fisheries), aims to accelerate the transition towards a sustainable blue bioeconomy, in particular by reducing emissions linked to marine food production. energy-efficient digital solutions are being developed for fisheries, aquaculture, and macroalgae cultivation in the North Sea and Baltic Sea regions.

Our objective: Develop optical instrumentation and spectral analysis methodologies for assessing nitrogen content in macroalgae. Also deliver a field-ready monitoring device alongside a reference spectral database, enabling precise, low-energy physiological tracking.

Partners: 30 partners from across Europe and Canada

Collaborative project (AMI Carnot, Carnot AgriFood Transition)

System for the temporal monitoring of inorganic elements in agriculture and algal cultivation.

Our objective: To develop an optical instrument for measuring the concentration of nutrients in terrestrial plants (e.g. cucumber, maize and potato) and in algae. Based on the analysis of the signal backscattered by the sample, the method will provide the end user with information on whether nitrogen and phosphorus levels in the field have exceeded thresholds (e.g. deficiency or excess). To this end, reference measurements are used to supplement the spectral dataset in order to ensure a robust algorithm.

Partners: CEVA (lead partner) and Vegenov.

Ressourcement Project (Brittany Region)

Multiphoton excitation microscopy for imaging organic samples.

Our objective: This project aimed to demonstrate the capability and efficiency of a parametric source (developed by our Fibre team) in exciting fluorophores in non-linear microscopy (2- or 3-photon). Our biophotonics team is responsible for designing and assembling the microscope, as well as carrying out the characterisation, testing and validation of biological samples from plants and living organisms.