"The
application of photonics to pressing biomedical problems has
already produced revolutionary improvements in diagnostics
and treatment of disease and many more are yet to come from
this exciting interdisciplinary area of research and technology
development."
Reinhold
C. Mann , Ph.D.
Associate Laboratory Director
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Center
for Advanced Biomedical Photonics
Mission
The
main mission of the Center for Advanced Biomedical Photonics (CABP)
is to integrate the latest advances in photonics, biotechnology,
and medicine to:
Advance
fundamental research,
Develop
innovative technologies, and
Commercialize
unique products to
drastically improve the quality of
health care.
Another
mission of the Center is to develop application-specific medical
technologies that will contribute to the national mission of
homeland defense.
Tuan
Vo-Dinh, Ph.D., Director
Center for Advanced Biomedical Photonics
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
"The
application of photonics to pressing biomedical problems has
already produced revolutionary improvements in diagnostics
and treatment of disease and many more are yet to come from
this exciting interdisciplinary area of research and technology
development."
