We have developed portable Raman-based measurement systems, which are now being applied in clinical trials at the Carl-Thiem-Klinikum Cottbus. They are used to determine the carotenoid concentration in the skin of patients & probands as an indicator for their health status.

The "IEEE Technical Skills Educator Award" bestowed by the IEEE Photonics Society was presented to Jens Hofmann, Chairman of the Board of proANH e.V. The Berlin-based association is a network of 26 institutions and a pillar of the activities to secure skilled labor in the high-tech field at the Ferdinand-Braun-Institut.

We have recently developed GaN-based 28 - 32 GHz LNAs that survive up to 34.4 dBm of input stress power at 30 GHz CW without any major degradation in small-signal and noise performance after the stress.

At its Partner Summit, Stäubli Robotics honored Robo-Technology GmbH with its Partner Award in recognition of the innovation demonstrated with the intuitively operated "Microbot" system. The robotic system was jointly developed by the Bavarian company and the Berlin-based Ferdinand-Braun-Institut and, for the first time, facilitates the industry-compatible assembly of highly complex photonic modules. These are used, among others, in demanding space and in quantum technology applications.

The current frequent issue focuses on recent FBH developments for applications in integrated quantum technology.