Project

The project CoDaFlight (Colouring the Dark in Fluorescence light) is the development of a next-generation imaging platform capable of revealing in real-time new and more accurate information related to a patient’s body and its diseases through an innovative time-domain fluorescence imaging (tdFLI) technology. The project started on October 1, 2022 and will run for a period of 4 years.

The project has received in 2022 funding from the HORIZON-EIC-2021-PATHFINDEROPEN program under number ID 101047263 and is the under management of the EISMEA office of the European Innovation Office.

The Consortium responsible for executing the project is:

  • Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Germany; Prof. Frauke Alves, Dr. Christian Dullin, Dr. Andrea Markus, Dr. Stefan Lesemann and Dr. Catarina S. Lobo
  • FORTH, Greece; Dr. Giannis Zacharakis, Dr. Mylonakis Mikis, Dr. Zacharopoulos Athanasios, Charampos Astrinakis and Manousaridou Eythymia
  • Université of Bourgogne, France; Prof. Franck Denat, Prof. Anthony Romieu, Prof. Christine Goze
  • Universitetet i Bergen, Norway; Prof. Emmet McCormack, Dr. Katrin Kleinmanns and Dr. Vibeke Fosse
  • Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium; Prof. Maarten Kuijk (Project Coordinator) Dr. Hans Ingelberts, Prof. Sophie Hernot, Dr. Thomas Van den Dries, Dr. Thomas Lapauw, Jonathan Vrijsen and Wannes Nevens
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News

  • CoDaFlight at SPIE BiOS San Francisco
    January traditionally means SPIE BiOS in San Francisco, and this year CoDaFlight was strongly represented. With Sophie Hernot, Catarina S. Lobo, Thomas Van den Dries, and Hans Ingelberts on site, the team contributed with two invited talks and two posters, highlighting advances in fluorescence-lifetime imaging for surgical guidance.Momentum in the field was clear with the first-ever dedicated …

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  • Data Analysis Workshop Brussels
    Meeting in person to work on the CoDaFlight project always makes a difference. In late 2025, we came together for the WP3 Data Analysis workshop, where focused discussions helped advance our understanding of the image analysis workflow and guide the further development of the software’s functionality. Beyond the technical progress, these in-person exchanges once again …

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  • European Researchers’ Night Heraklion
    The European Researchers’ Night in Heraklion was crowned with success, bringing science closer to society. At the event, CoDaFlight was presented through an interactive demo by LBMI at FORTH-IESL. In the “Underwater world” activity, only the toy fish carrying a fluorescent marker became visible under a special lamp, while the others remained hidden. This simple …

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  • Science Night Gottingen
    On Saturday, June 21, 2025, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen hosted its 6th Nacht des Wissens (“Night of Science”), welcoming around 25,000 visitors to explore the city’s research landscape, including the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light,The University of Göttingen, and the University Medical Centre. Our team, Prof. Dr. Frauke Alves, Dr. Catarina Lobo, Dr. Andrea …

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  • General Meeting Bergen
    🤝Great energy, fresh ideas, and inspiring collaboration at last week’s CoDaFlight partner meeting in Bergen!We brought new concepts to the table, shared progress, and aligned on our next steps to advance the capabilities of time-domain fluorescence lifetime imaging (tdFLI). A big thank you to our amazing partners for the engagement and ideas: Université de Bourgogne, …

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Contact

Rik van Heijningen, Business Development Manager
Rik.Van.Heijningen@vub.be