BABYLUX: The light that brightens the lives of premature babies

(ICFO-The Institute of Photonic Sciences) Since 2014, the European Project- BabyLux- has had the goal of reducing the risk of brain lesions in extremely preterm babies and eventually decreasing the number of children with disabilities through the creation of a new biomedical device based on non-invasive advanced biophotonic technologies that allow clinicians to monitor oxygenation levels and cerebral blood flow.Tested prototypes were installed in the neonatology intensive care units in Copenhage...