PHOTOTHERAPORT

💡 Light to treat neurological diseases & pain? It's near!
Luisa Camerin at @IBEC explains how the project 🔬#PHOTOTHERAPORT uses photo-switchable drugs 💊activated by light for precise treatment.
Learn more: phototheraport.org
#Neurology #PainManagement #LightTherapy

The #PHOTOTHERAPORT consortium met in Riga for its final meeting, hosted by NIRI 

Partners took stock of the results, discussed next steps and visited NIRI’s new labs 💡

How do you deliver light deep inside the body, at exactly the right dose? 💡

Dr Nirajan Ojha, postdoctoral researcher in the Photonic Glasses group at Tampere University, explains how the Phototheraport project is tackling this challenge.

🎥 Watch the full video below.

At #IBECSymposium, Luisa Camerin (Nanoprobes and Nanoswitches group) was awarded Doctoral Certificate of Excellence, presented her #PHOTOTHERAPORT thesis on photoswitchable compounds to modulate neuronal activity.

Can light help relieve pain exactly where it originates? 💡

In this video, Dr Sonia Torres Sánchez, postdoctoral researcher in the University of Cádiz explains the group’s role in Phototheraport.

🎥 Watch the video to learn more.