The BLI mission is to serve as the world’s leading interdisciplinary center for Biomedical Optics by:
• Developing new, enabling biophotonic technologies
• Applying biophotonic technologies to important problems in biology and medicine
• Training students, fellows, and physicians in Biomedical Optics research
• Providing patients with access to advanced therapeutic and diagnostic clinical procedures using biophotonic medical devices
The Beckman Laser Institute (BLI) is a 37,000 square foot multi-disciplinary center for research, teaching, clinical medicine, and technology transfer located on the campus of the University of California, Irvine. The BLI is a division in the Department of Surgery in the School of Medicine and an important unit in the Department of Biomedical Engineering in the School of Engineering.