Institut national d’optique - INO

INO maintains and develops leading-edge knowledge and know-how in 14 different areas of expertise. Here are a few examples of INO’s biophotonics solutions, along with other achievements that drew on that expertise at a different level.

	Laser Mammography We developed a laser optical imaging system for the Montreal firm ART Advanced Research and Technologies to diagnose and...
	Biosensor - Microorganism Detection In Canada, the incidence of food poisoning is estimated at 2.2 million cases a year. Since most food poisoning comes from...
	BioMimic - Optical phantoms Medical imaging instruments are calibrated using standards fabricated in a controlled way, called phantoms, in order to...
	Optical Molecular Imaging At the request of our client, ART Advanced Research and Technologies Inc., we developed an optical molecular imaging system...
	Oximetry Monitoring in Photodynamic Therapy for Dosimetry During photodynamic treatment (PDT) of cancer, a photosensitive drug is introduced and activated by light to induce cytotoxicity...
	Flow Cytometer According to Frost & Sullivan, the U.S. flow cytometer market is influenced by a better knowledge of diseases and the...
	Short-Range Bioaerosol Threat Detection Sensor (SR-BioSpectra) Biological attacks are rare but they could have deadly consequences. A 1993 report by the U.S. Congressional Office of...
	Environmental Monitoring System Pesticides spraying, quarry operations, and residential and road construction projects often emit fine particles that...
	Assembly and Characterization of reflective microscope objectives INO boasts a host of optical measuring instruments and analysis equipment to characterize optical components and facilitate...