27/05/2024 – On 23 and 24 May, the 11 partners in the uCAIR project met in Lannion: Photonics Bretagne, University of Limerick, Multitel, LLS ROWIAK LaserLabSolutions GmbH, Lambda-X High Tech, Femto-st – CNRS laboratory, Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Altinbas University, Institute of Scientific Instruments of the CAS, and VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH. Photonics Bretagne welcomed them to its premises for 2 days for a technical progress and project management meeting. The partners had the opportunity to visit the technology platform, in particular the fibre-drawing tower and the MCVD bench, and to see the range of skills that will contribute to the success of the project.
The aim of the UCAIR project – Ultra-fast Chemical Analysis Imaging with Raman – is to develop a photonic technology for the early diagnosis of cancer. This is a real-time imaging solution using label-free imprinting of biomarkers in biofluids and tissues (ex vivo and in vivo). This would make it possible to detect disturbances at the molecular level of the life cycle of biological cells and radically change healthcare by replacing the lengthy biopsy analysis process, which can take several days, with virtually instantaneous online decision-making. What a promise!
