Cleveland, Ohio (August 18, 2026) — Lumitex, a global leader in medical lighting and light-based technologies, proudly announces the release of its 2026 State of Medical Lighting Report. This annual report explores the latest advancements shaping the future of healthcare, highlighting how light is evolving beyond illumination to power new therapies, improve treatment precision, and unlock new possibilities in patient care.

As medical technology advances, light is becoming increasingly integrated into the devices, therapies, and systems that clinicians rely on every day. The 2026 report examines four emerging areas where innovation is transforming the role of light across the continuum of care.

Key Highlights of the 2026 State of Medical Lighting Report:

• Surgical Lighting: Bringing Light to the Point of Care
  Discover how surgical lighting is becoming smaller, more precise and more integrated into surgical instruments to support surgeon visibility and workflow
• Portable, Battery-Powered Medical Lighting Systems
  Learn how advances in power management and miniaturization are enabling untethered lighting and light-based therapies to move beyond the hospital and into ambulatory settings, the field, and the home.
• Photobiomodulation: From Research to Clinical Reality
  Explore how decades of scientific research are culminating in real-world clinical adoption, including the first FDA-authorized Photobiomodulation therapy and the growing potential of light-based treatment across multiple indications.
• Optogenetics: Programming Biology with Light
  Examine one of the most promising frontiers in medicine, where engineered cells respond to light on demand, opening the door to highly targeted control of biological functions and next-generation therapeutic approaches.

"The future of healthcare will be shaped by technologies that are more precise, more personalized, and less invasive," said Peter Broer, CEO of Lumitex. "Light is uniquely positioned to enable all three. This year's report highlights how innovators are using light not only to improve visualization, but also to advance therapy, diagnostics, and new approaches to patient care. At Lumitex, we're proud to help bring these possibilities to life through our mission to improve life with light."

The 2026 State of Medical Lighting Report is available for download on the Lumitex website. To access the full report, click here.