Professor Radim Chmelík is the head of the Experimental Biophotonics research group at CEITEC BUT, an internationally recognized physicist and a pioneer of quantitative phase imaging. Since the 1990s, he has been exploring holographic methods and the use of the phase of light, which led him to develop a unique approach based on incoherent illumination that eliminates artifacts and enables extremely sensitive measurement of optical changes in living cells without staining. This long-term research resulted in an academic prototype of the Q-Phase microscope, completed in 2013, and later its commercialization through TELIGHT. Chmelík’s team integrates physics, optics, biology, and bioinformatics, developing methods that allow real-time monitoring of cell mass, growth, migration, and the response of cancer cells to drugs. His work makes a significant contribution not only to biomedicine and oncology, but also to the research of nanostructures and advanced optical components. Thanks to his contributions, Brno has become one of the leading global centers of phase microscopy and modern biophotonics
