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The LPI Basic technology project meeting at Leibniz-HKI

The LPI basic technology projects had their 6th project meeting on 15 November 2024. Scientists from all partners presented their project progress.

Infection research with light: Jena is setting up a cutting-edge research center to develop feasible anti-infective treatments.

BMBF State Secretary Prof. Sabine Döring and Thuringian Economics Minister Wolfgang Tiefensee visited the Leibniz Centre for Photonics in Infection Research on 7 November 2023.

Leibniz Center for Photonics in Infection Research in Jena sets the next course for medical innovations

With the founding of LPI gGmbH on 25.04.2024, the Leibniz Centre for Photonics in Infection Research is entering the next era. The four consortium partners of the new centre – the Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (Leibniz IPHT), the Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans […]

Photonics for Infection Research: Federal Minister of Research and Thuringian Minister of Economics visit LPI

Light-based technologies offer enormous potential in the fight against infectious diseases. Their research as well as the development of effective diagnostic methods and therapies are to be revolutionized in Jena in the coming years with the Leibniz Center for Photonics in Infection Research (LPI). In order to get to know […]

State-of-the-art equipment for the fight against infectious diseases

The build up phase of the Leibniz Center for Photonics in Infection Research (LPI) is now starting with the implementation of novel technologies for the translation of revolutionizing diagnosis and therapy technologies for infectious diseases: More than 100 researchers as well as representatives of the Federal Ministry of Education and […]

Artificial intelligence for better diagnostics: standardized methods help evaluate Raman spectra

Light-based methods are increasingly used for analytical problems in the fields of health, environment, medicine and safety. Raman spectroscopy in particular is a suitable method for this purpose. The measurement data collected in this process are complex and extensive molecular fingerprints. Artificial intelligence can help in the analysis of these […]

Well prepared for the next virus pandemic

Jena University Hospital is coordinating a collaborative project that is now starting to accelerate the diagnosis of viral respiratory infections. The research project will use COVID-19 to develop methods and technologies that can detect viral outbreaks earlier and support their containment to be better prepared for future epidemics.