Chicago Tribune (Jan. 7) -- Diagnostic Photonics, which launched in 2011 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has raised $3.1 million to fund a clinical trial for its high-resolution imaging probes for cancer surgeons. Co-founded by BioE/ECE professor Stephen Boppart and ECE professor P. Scott Carney, Diagnostic Photonics is developing advanced imaging technology to assist physicians in the real-time evaluation of tissue microstructure.