The current pandemic is teaching us just how dangerous infectious diseases can be for mankind. That highlights the need to vigorously promote the development of new diagnostic and treatment tools. Many of the most promising ideas for combating infectious diseases now come from Jena: The globally unique Leibniz Center for Photonics in Infection Research (LPI) has been established to develop optical processes and artificial intelligence that support the fight against life-threatening diseases.
The LPI is not a research institute per se but rather a platform that provides everything necessary to translate successful research findings into applications. The LPI will thus facilitate the leap from in-lab diagnostic and treatment methods to broad-based bedside applications. Once the LPI building is complete, the technologies it incubates will be available to national and international users in industry, research and the medical community for infection research. The German Federal Ministry of Research is providing around EUR 127 million in funding to support the project in the years ahead. (gro)
