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16 October 2024
Leadership Update at art photonics GmbH

art photonics GmbH is pleased to announce that Dr. Stefanie Foerster has been appointed as the new CEO! Dr. Foerster brings extensive experience in general management, business development, and sales across diverse industries, including environmental, petrochemical, energy, and high-tech industries. She has held senior leadership roles at companies like thyssenkrupp and Siemens, where she has […]

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23 September 2024
NEW: 3A-Certified Hygienic Transflection Fiber Probe

Introducing the 3A-Certified Transflection Fiber Probe for Enhanced Industrial Process Control As the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries rapidly evolve, maintaining precision and hygiene in production processes has never been more crucial. Our latest innovation, the 3A-Certified Hygienic Transflection Fiber Probe, is designed to meet the most stringent sanitary requirements while delivering real-time, in-line NIR […]

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Latest Events
22 October 2024
SciX 2024 | 20-25 October, 2024, Raleigh, NC, USA

Are you attending the SciX Conference this week? Don’t miss the opportunity to meet our Sales Director, Haro Fritsche, at the Avantes booth #511! Haro will be presenting art photonics' novel fiber optic probes designed for process-control in-line solutions, offering valuable insights into how our technologies can support your process analytical needs. Presentation Details: Title: […]

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7 October 2024
Reminder: Mini-APACT 2024 | 8-9 October 2024, Macclesfield, UK

Just a few days left until Mini-APACT 2024! We’re excited to be part of Mini-APACT 2024 as sponsors of this year’s theme: "Developments in Application of Optical Techniques for PAT." It’s a fantastic opportunity to explore the latest advancements in Process Analytical Technology (PAT) through a series of engaging talks. Don’t miss our colleague Martin […]

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About Our Company
art photonics GmbH, founded in Berlin in September 1998, is one of the worldwide leaders in development and production of specialty fiber products for a broad spectrum from 300 nm to 16 µm. Unique technologies of Polycrystalline Mid InfraRed (PIR-) fibers and Metal coated Silica fibers are used for assembly of various spectroscopy probes for medical diagnostics and industrial process control, in volume production of fiber for medical and industrial lasers, for different fiber bundles, etc. Since January 2024 art photonics GmbH is a member of NYNOMIC GROUP.

MIRACLE

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.
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