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Specto Strengthens IP Portfolio with Support from Regione Lombardia

Specto Srl, within the framework of the regional program FESR 2021–2027 Axis 1: “A more competitive and intelligent Europe,” has…

Brillouin Summer School Sponsoring

The next generation of Brillouin researchers is heading back to the classroom. On 8 and 9 August, the 2026 Brillouin…

6th International Symposium for Mechanobiology (ISMB), Glasgow

A busy booth and many great conversations at ISMB 2026. We spent a full few days helping visitors discover ALBA…

Chemical, structural and mechanical analysis in a single optical measurement

Specto Photonics and international research partners have developed a multimodal spectroscopy platform that measures these properties from the same voxel…

The EMBO | EMBL Symposium on Mechanobiology Across the Tree of Life made for a fascinating few days in Heidelberg!

It was a pleasure to take part in wide-ranging discussions with researchers exploring mechanics from many different perspectives, from molecular…

Specto Photonics is hiring!

  Do you want to join our team and help advance Brillouin microscopy around the globe? Specto Photonics is looking…

Celebrating 10 years since we captured one of the very first images of living cells with Brillouin microscopy! 🔬

Our study revealed the biomechanics of intracellular structures, such as the intracellular envelope and the enclosed nucleoli, that were previously…

Specto Photonics at Analytica, Munchen 2026

Analytica 2026 was one to remember! It was a packed few days in Munich, and a real pleasure to engage…

Brillouin Microscopy workshop – EMBL Heidelberg

🔬 We were excited to showcase our advanced integrated solutions during last week’s workshop on Brillouin microscopy for life science…

Scientific talk at VISPEC

Full-Vibrational Spectroscopy 🔬 Our research scientist, Morteza Behrouzitabar, introduced a groundbreaking method to measure the entire vibrational spectrum last week…

SPIE Photonics West 2026

Specto Photonics at SPIE Photonics West 2026! It was a pleasure to exhibit as part of the Italian National Pavilion,…

BIPD4Space completed – pushing Brillouin beyond the Earth 🌍

Today we held the final online meeting for BIPD4Space, a collaborative project funded by the European Space Agency (ESA), focused…