Special Section Guest Editorial: Optical Imaging, Sensing, and Light Interactions in Cells and Tissues

Biophotonics is now a major area of activity and growth in Israeli academia, hospitals, and industry. Leading biophotonics companies have been established and operate in Israel. The entrepreneurial nature of the country stimulates translational research in this field, and a large number of Israeli start-up companies are developing cutting-edge biophotonics technologies.