About BiophotonicsWorld.org

What is BiophotonicsWorld.org?

BiophotonicsWorld.org is a global online resource for biophotonics initially developed by the NSF Center for Biophotonics Science and Technology (CBST) and the Canadian Institute for Photonics Innovations (CIPI). It is our hope that this website will be shaped by its users as much as possible, to fit their needs and those of the entire community of biophotonics enthusiasts all over the world. The portal aims to become the social knowledge network that leverages both vetted information and social content to create a collaborative community for the worldwide biophotonics community. Scientists from academia, industry, and government, physicians, students, researchers, business professionals, entrepreneurs, funding agencies' representatives, educators, and anybody interested in biophotonics and its applications can communicate and collaborate via this web portal.

What can I do on BiophotonicsWorld.org?

Some of the things you can currently do on BiophotonicsWorld.org are listed below. However, the portal is shaped by its users, so we appreciate any comments and suggestions you might have.

1. Create your profile, and describe your research, publications, patents, and any other information you want to share with the community.
2. Quickly and easily scan the most recent issue's publication titles from the most popular journals for the biophotonics community (as determined by a short survey). You may also recommend that additional journals be added.
3. Join or set up a forum on a subject of interest related to biophotonics science, technology, education, commercialization, applications, etc.
4. Start your own blog or contribute on other people's blogs.
5. Search and browse listings of upcoming conferences. You may also submit events of interest for posting on the website.
6. Read, comment, and/or post news items of interest to the biophotonics community.
7. Browse and/or post biophotonics-relevant jobs.
8. Post information about courses related to biophotonics.
9. Share resources (images, video, other documents).
10. Rewards system. BPW currency

How do I login?

To get the most out of this website, we recommend that you register and login (free). To open an account (register), you must receive an invitation from a current account holder. You can then login to BiophotonicsWorld.org with your user name and password or your OpenID if you have it added to your account.

Please send us your feedback!

We are continuously working on improvements and new features for the BiophotonicsWorld.org portal, to make it more useful. Your active participation, comments and suggestions on current and new features will make the site more useful to the whole community.