Light has been an essential modality in medical and life science for
400 years because of the availability of living specimens. When light
passes through the biomaterial or when light emanates from the
biomaterial, the light is modified/modulated by information inside the
biomaterial. Our developmental aim is extract the biological information
from the fluorescence or scattering light. We are also trying to apply
the developed measurement technology to various fields such as medicine
and agriculture. For example, Raman scattering light contains all the
molecular information constituting a substance, and the Raman scattered
light spectrum of the cell is very complicated. We exploit this
complexity to make Raman scattered light spectrum into a cellular
fingerprint that identifies the type and state of cells. In addition,
this "cell fingerprinting technology" is developed as an evaluation
method applicable without touching or damaging cells or tissues. We are
conducting research and development on as many innovation seeds as
possible by simultaneously developing both basic measurement principles
and practical application techniques. We believe that these technologies
support many biological research fields and contribute to industries and
revitalize the community.
