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• Scientists from ITMO, MIPT, and Skoltech Develop Laser-Controlled System for Reprogramming Tumor Macrophages

  A team of researchers from ITMO, Skoltech, and Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) have developed a new technology for photothermal cancer immunotherapy that can control a tumor’s immune response with high precision. The method is based on light-sensitive microcarriers that, when subjected to a laser, release an immunomodulating drug at the right time and in the right amount. This helps switch a tumor’s defence cells, macrophages, which usually support tumor growth, from “defence” to “fight” mode. This joint study was described in a paper published in Biomaterials Advances.

  13.02.2026