Joined: 16 Mar 2004 |Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 11:55 am Post
subject: New Line of Lasers for Biomedicine |Dundee Leads EU
Project to Develop Next Generation of Lasers Laser technology
has revolutionised the world of medicine in ways never before
thought of. More and more often the scalpel is giving way to a
new generation of lasers. Now the FAST-DOT project, backed by
the EU with €10.1 million in financing, is underway to develop a
new line of lasers for biomedical applications. Led by a team
located at the University of Dundee, 18 European partners from
12 countries will pool their knowledge and resources to develop
the next generation of lasers which will be used for biomedical
applications. Their combined efforts mean that they are able to
conduct nearly 100 person years of work in a fraction of the
time. According to Professor Edik Rafailov of the University of
Dundee, 'This project will revolutionise the use of lasers in
the biomedical field, providing both practitioners and
researchers with pocket sized