Kopin Corporation announced an expansion of its medical technology portfolio with the introduction of its proprietary high-resolution, fast Spatial Light Modulators (SLMs) into fluorescence super-resolution microscope systems for biomedical research. In a recent article by Nature Communications (1), EPFL in Lausanne, Switzerland, renowned for its technological innovation, has developed an open-source add-on known as openSIM. This add-on integrates Kopin's SLMs into existing microscopes, transforming them into Structured Illumination super-resolution Microscopes (SIM).

This breakthrough enables researchers globally to upgrade their equipment without the expense of purchasing entirely new systems, democratizing access to advanced microscopy techniques for innovative life sciences research. Additionally, it was recently reported in Nature (2) that researchers at the European Molecular Biology Lab (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany, have leveraged Kopin's fast-switching binary Ferroelectric LCOS (FLCOS) technology in the development of a 3D MINFLUX optical system. MINFLUX offers unprecedented resolution down to nanometer scales, revolutionizing super-resolution imaging and single fluorophore tracking.

This open-source approach promises cost-effective solutions for high-performance microscopy, further advancing biomedical research capabilities.