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4 August 2025

Dr. Eng. Krzysztof Inglot Joins art photonics GmbH as New Sales Lead

By Stanislav Perevoschikov

We’re happy to introduce the newest member of the art photonics family: Dr. Eng. Krzysztof Inglot, who joins us as our new Sales Lead! When we bring a new leader onto our team, we look for a special kind of drive. As an Ironman triathlete, Krzysztof knows all about endurance, strategy, and pushing past limits […]

22 July 2025

Honoring Our Founder Dr. Viacheslav Artyushenko's Feature in MagnateView Magazine

By Stanislav Perevoschikov

We are thrilled to share some truly exciting news that gets to the very heart of who we are at art photonics. Our founder, Dr. Viacheslav Artyushenko, is being celebrated on the cover of MagnateView Magazine in a feature story titled, "A Visionary Path in Fiber Optics." For anyone who knows the history of specialty […]

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11 August 2025

Join Our Free Webinar: Advanced Fiber Probes for Bioprocessing & PAT

By Stanislav Perevoschikov

In the fast-evolving field of modern biotechnology, achieving robust, reproducible, and efficient process control is paramount. Real-time, non-invasive monitoring provides the critical data needed to optimize bioreactor performance, but integrating the right analytical tools can be a challenge. To address this, art photonics is pleased to announce a new, free webinar: "Advanced Fiber Probes for […]

10 July 2025

Colloquium Spectroscopicum Internationale XLIV | 30 July 2025, Ulm, Germany

By Stanislav Perevoschikov

Are you facing challenges in obtaining reliable chemical information during process monitoring? Our latest multi-modal fiber optic probe delivers data from ATR, Transflection, and Raman spectroscopy at the same measurement point**, giving you a fuller picture in real time. During CSI XLIV in Ulm, art photonics will present this technology in detail. Dr. Viacheslav Artyushenko, […]

MIRACLE: Mid-infrared arthroscopy innovative imaging system for real-time clinical in depth examination and diagnosis of degenerative joint diseases

MIRACLE will push towards commercialisation the first mid-infrared (MIR) arthroscopy probe for in-depth evaluation of articular cartilage enabling early diagnosis of degenerative joint diseases such as osteoarthritis (OA). The proposed device is intended for use during arthroscopy, a minimally invasive surgery. Currently, the surgeon’s decision-making is based on visual inspection and manual probing of the cartilage tissue which is highly subjective and of poor repeatability. MIRACLE concept is to assess changes to the biochemical composition of articular cartilage, which precede OA. This will be achieved combining three novel photonics components: (i) a quantum cascade laser array tailored to biodiagnostics, (ii) an on-chip beam combiner for efficient radiation coupling, and (iii) a MIR sensing probe for imaging. These components will be integrated in a medical device to be placed in the arthroscopy market. In addition, to add value to the European medical equipment industry, MIRACLE strives towards cost reduction of OA patients contributing to more affordable public healthcare and promoting well-being in the European ageing population.

art photonics‘ role in joint work will be to develop and provide flexible IR-fibers for quantum cascade lasers (QCL) coupling with the distal end of arthroscopic probe.

The unique polycrystalline fiber technology for 4-16µm range and unique design of ATR-diamond tip will enable efficient and flexible coupling of QCL with detector. This worldwide first prototype of IR-fiber spectral sensor will open the first opportunity to see molecular changes in cartilage composition in-vivo, to link them with its specific decease and find the best way of the related treatment for a fast cartilage recovery.

This project received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 780598. The project is an initiative of the Photonics Public Private Partnership.