Earlier detection, more targeted treatment: how photonics helps combat infections

Photonics technologies offer powerful solutions in the fight against rising levels of antibiotic resistance. They enable rapid and reliable diagnoses and novel treatment options for infectious diseases. The Leibniz Centre for Photonics in Infection Research (LPI) will establish a translation infrastructure open to all users, helping to bring innovative ideas from photonics into clinical application more quickly. By 2030, the centre will be established in a new laboratory building adjacent to Jena University Hospital (UKJ), complemented by a section of the UKJ’s intensive care units (First-in-Patient Unit), where clinical trials can be conducted in close proximity to patients. The LPI will thus bring together science, medicine and industry to make new diagnostic and therapeutic approaches available.

At the LNDW, visitors can find out more about the new Leibniz Centre and gain fascinating insights into the first technologies being developed.