Newspaper article: Bioluminescence materials emitting near-infrared light for life science technology. Assoc. Prof. S. Maki

Kagaku-Kogyo-Nippou (Wed. Aug. 29, 2018) published an article introducing bioluminescence materials emitting near-infrared light (wavelength longer than 650 nm) transmitting deeply into living tissue, “AkaLumine,” “TokeOni,” “seMpai” etc., developed by Assoc. Prof. Shojiro Maki. The importances of collaboration among different

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“Artificial bioluminescence system, AkaBLI, enabling non-invasive observation of deep brain”　Assist. Prof. S. Maki has developed the system under the collaboration with researchers of RIKEN and others. The paper has been published in “Science.” The first author of the paper is Dr. Satoshi Iwano, a RIKEN researcher who received Ph.D. with the adviser of Assist. Prof. S. Maki, The University of Electro-Communications (UEC). They have used a bioluminescent agent, “TokeOni”, developed in UEC and sold worldwide.
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