Published: 2024-03-11
Join us at the Euro-BioImaging User Forum on Image Data, for an afternoon of presentations from Euro-BioImaging users and image data/image analysis experts at our Nodes that will provide a compelling overview of the state-of-the-art in Image Data. At this event, Pedro Mallol of La Fe University and Polytechnic Hospital, BIMCV Node, explains the work of his group on imaging biomarkeres and articial intelligence. What: Euro-BioImaging User Forum “Image Data”When: March 26, 2024, from 14:00-1...
Published: 2024-03-11
Many Euro-BioImaging Nodes are working on innovative image analysis and image data management solutions and the next Euro-BioImaging User Forum is designed to highlight these. Join us for an afternoon of presentations from Euro-BioImaging users and image data/image analysis experts at our Nodes that will provide a compelling overview of the state-of-the-art in Image Data. At this event, Oliver Meikar, University of Tartu, and Junel Solis, image analyst at the Finnish Advanced Microscopy Node, de...
Published: 2024-03-11
Many Euro-BioImaging Nodes are working on innovative image analysis and image data management solutions and the next Euro-BioImaging User Forum is designed to highlight these. Join us for an afternoon of presentations from Euro-BioImaging users and image data/image analysis experts at our Nodes that will provide a compelling overview of the state-of-the-art in Image Data. At this event, Anne-Sophie Mace, Institut Curie, part of France-BioImaging Node, will explain how the FBIAS, France Bio...
Published: 2024-03-11
Join us at the Euro-BioImaging User Forum on Image Data, for an afternoon of presentations from Euro-BioImaging users and image data/image analysis experts at our Nodes that will provide a compelling overview of the state-of-the-art in Image Data. At this event, Katrín Möller of the University of Iceland, and Isabel Kemmer, Euro-BioImaging’s Image Data Steward, explore their experience of submitting large light-sheet microscopy datasets to the BioImage Archive. What: Euro-BioImaging User Fo...
Published: 2024-03-11
Join us at the Euro-BioImaging User Forum, for an afternoon of presentations from Euro-BioImaging users and image data/image analysis experts at our Nodes that will provide a compelling overview of the state-of-the-art in Image Data. At this event, Dorian Kauffmann will present the Light My Cells France-Bioimaging challenge, including a discussion of the challenge process and metrics, as well as the constitution of the challenge dataset from multiple facilities across France. What: Euro-BioImag...
Published: 2024-03-11
Join us for an afternoon of presentations from Euro-BioImaging users and image data/image analysis experts at our Nodes that will provide a compelling overview of the state-of-the-art in Image Data. At the Euro-BioImaging User Forum on Image Data, Oliver Meikar, University of Tartu, and Junel Solis, image analyst at the Finnish Advanced Microscopy Node, describe their work on StageTOOL, a project aimed to bridge the gap between a research tool intended for a small number of users, and scaling up...
Published: 2024-03-11
Join us for an afternoon of presentations from Euro-BioImaging users and image data/image analysis experts at our Nodes that will provide a compelling overview of the state-of-the-art in Image Data. At the User Forum on Image Data, Euro-BioImaging user, Shiladitya Mitra, explains her image data analysis project undertaken in collaboration with Michaela Blazikova, IMG, Prague Node, CZ. Read the full abstract below.What: Euro-BioImaging User Forum “Image Data”When: March 26, 2024, from 1...
Published: 2024-03-11
Join us for an afternoon of presentations from Euro-BioImaging users and image data/image analysis experts at our Nodes that will provide a compelling overview of the state-of-the-art in Image Data. At the Euro-BioImaging User Forum on “Image Data”, Christophe Avenel of BIIF, part of our Swedish NMI Node, shares a tool developed at the Node which provides a detailed spatial overview of MS neuropathology in both mice and humans at the single-cell level and helps shed light on the comple...
Published: 2024-02-20
Together with the expert staff at our Nodes, Euro-BioImaging supports the adoption of practices that yield FAIR image data and analysis workflows to help researchers get the most out of their imaging data and promote scientific rigor. But making image data FAIR often requires skills, time and specific knowledge that researchers might not have. This is where data stewards come in - they support researchers to make image datasets FAIR and openly available via public repositories. But how do we ac...
Published: 2024-02-14
foundingGIDE is a Horizon Europe-funded project coordinated by Euro-BioImaging ERIC that will build strong foundations of a Global Image Data Ecosystem (GIDE) for image data exchange based on global coordination of technical developments among infrastructures and communities. While being one of the fastest growing types of research data, imaging data lacks established standards, making compatibility among regional and national data resources a challenge. Although standardisation efforts are bei...
Published: 2024-02-09
In February 2023, Irina Belaia started her new position as Manager of the Finnish Advanced Microscopy Node (FiAM) and Project Coordinator of Turku BioImaging. Almost immediately, she was asked to contribute to an important Research Council of Finland FIRI proposal to secure funding for instrument upgrades at eight facilities and set the stage for some very exciting science. In December 2023, she learned the proposal had been successful. 7.22M Euros were awarded to the FiAM Node. In this intervie...
Published: 2024-02-05
Enteroviruses cause a range of diverse diseases in humans, like polio or viral myocarditis. While there is a vaccine available for polio, the replication mechanisms for enteroviruses are not yet (fully) understood. Studying how enteroviruses, such as the polio virus, are formed inside human cells and how the assembled virus particles ‘escape’ and are transmitted to surrounding cells are important steps in the infection process, and support the development of vaccines against enteroviruses. T...
Published: 2024-02-04
Cancer cases in Europe rose to 2.74 million in 2022, an increase of 2.3% compared to 2020. If this uptrend continues, cancer will be the leading cause of death in the European Union by 2035. To curb this projection, the European Union launched its Europe's Beating Cancer Plan in 2021, reflecting a political commitment to leave no stone unturned to take action against cancer and putting stakeholders across disciplines and domains to work together towards saving lives. Euro-Bioimaging and its comm...
Published: 2024-01-30
Euro-BioImaging is expanding! Five new Spanish Nodes were approved by the Euro-BioImaging Board in early January 2024, bringing our official Node count to 41. These five new Nodes, which provided services during Euro-BioImaging’s interim operation, have come onboard following Spain’s membership to Euro-BioImaging ERIC in December 2023. The Spanish Node community is made up of four biological imaging Nodes and one biomedical imaging Node. Learn more about these outstanding new Nodes in the ar...
Published: 2024-01-18
From October 25thto 27th, the Spanish and Portuguese Advanced Optical Microscopy Meeting (SPAOM) took place in Faro, Portugal. This annual meeting brings together the Spanish microscopy community (REMOA) and the Portuguese Platform for BioImaging (PPBI), and alternates locations between Spain and Portugal. The 2023 iteration was hosted by the University of Algarve at their campus in beautiful Faro. The University of Algarve/CCMAR forms part of the PPBI Node of Euro-BioImaging. The meeting pres...
Published: 2024-01-18
From October 25thto 27th, the Spanish and Portuguese Advanced Optical Microscopy Meeting (SPAOM) took place in Faro, Portugal. This annual meeting brings together the Spanish microscopy community (REMOA) and the Portuguese Platform for BioImaging (PPBI), and alternates locations between Spain and Portugal. The 2023 iteration was hosted by the University of Algarve at their campus in beautiful Faro. The University of Algarve/CCMAR forms part of the PPBI Node of Euro-BioImaging. The meeting pres...
Published: 2024-01-17
Electron Microscopy holds the key to understanding the ultrastructure of biological systems, but finding what you are looking for in the high resolution EM data can be challenging. In a method known as energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX), Transmission Electron Microscopy is complemented by an X-ray detector which reveals the elemental composition of a sample on the nanometer scale. Researchers can use this approach to display organelle-specific spectra, as Ben Giepmans, member of the Correlat...
Published: 2024-01-09
The next Euro-BioImaging User Forum will take place on Tuesday, March 26th, 2024 from 14:00-17:00 CET. The topic is “Image Data.” This event will highlight innovative image analysis and image data management solutions at Euro-BioImaging Nodes. It will feature user presentations as well as presentations from image data and image analysis experts from the Nodes, focusing on the technical aspects of the work. Who should attend:Researchers from both academia or industry, Master’s and Ph...
Published: 2024-01-02
Studying macromolecular complexes in their native environment in a cell is a real challenge, but new methods and technology advances are allowing scientists to delve into the ultrastructure of molecules even in thicker samples and study them in their context. We spoke to Simone Mattei, Team Leader for Electron Microscopy Service and Technology Development at EMBL Imaging Centre, part of our EMBL Node, where cryo-Electron Tomography, along with other novel EM approaches, are available for u...
Published: 2023-12-14
Euro-BioImaging is thrilled to welcome the Kingdom of Spain and the Kingdom of Belgium as its newest member countries. Both membership requests were approved by the Euro-BioImaging Board on December 13, 2023. As official member countries, Spain and Belgium will be able to send delegates to the Euro-BioImaging Board and vote on important issues to the future of imaging research infrastructures across Europe. They will be able to promote their national biological and biomedical imaging...
Published: 2023-12-11
Baubak Bajoghli joined Euro-BioImaging as Director of Austrian BioImaging/CMI in 2022. He also represents Austria on the Euro-BioImaging Board. He was recently interviewed by EMBLetc magazine, where he shared his personal experience as a researcher benefitting from open access to imaging facilities and explained how Austrian BioImaging/CMI and similar consortia can support researchers. He also provided reflections on the impact of Euro-BioImaging and other research infrastructures on the progres...
Published: 2023-12-04
Dr. Alena Salašová is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University (AU). Her work focuses on neurodevelopment, in particular, understanding the cell and molecular mechanisms behind it. With support from the staff at the CEITEC MU CELLIM light microscopy facility, part of our Advanced Light Microscopy and Medical Imaging Node in Brno, Czech Republic, she and her team used light-sheet microscopy to image entire mouse embryos, capturing all developing motor neurons...
Published: 2023-12-04
Dr. Alena Salašová is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University (AU). Her work focuses on neurodevelopment, in particular, understanding the cell and molecular mechanisms behind it. With support from the staff at the CEITEC MU CELLIM light microscopy facility, part of our Advanced Light Microscopy and Medical Imaging Node in Brno, Czech Republic, she and her team used light-sheet microscopy to image entire mouse embryos, capturing all developing motor neurons...
Published: 2023-12-04
Between September 25-26, representatives of the ERIC Forum, the organization which brings together the ERIC community to strengthen its coordination and enhance collaboration, attended the Research Infrastructures (RIs) event under the auspices of the Spanish Council presidency in Tenerife. Three main topics were discussed: Sustainability, global dimension of ERICs and science diplomacy. The conference was concluded by the publication of the Tenerife Declaration on “Global Dimension and Sustai...
Published: 2023-12-01
In the evolving landscape of advanced research, core imaging facilities are essential in life sciences, requiring specialized expertise for equipment maintenance and elevating research standards. Imaging Scientists play a crucial role, in bridging the gap between external and internal researchers igniting collaboration and innovation.To attract and retain these professionals, institutions must carve out dedicated career pathways, expand evaluation criteria, and invest in continuous growth. GBI's...
Published: 2023-11-27
Every bioimaging researcher needs to perform analysis of collected images to draw biologically relevant conclusions. The field of image analysis, including AI-supported methods, is rapidly growing - which although promising, could be challenging for many researchers to adapt, apply, and keep up with. That’s why Danish BioImaging Node provides a range of image data analysis services, to help users realize the full potential of their imaging data. Danish BioImaging has revealed its comprehensi...
Published: 2023-11-22
In October 2023, the EUCAIM consortium announced the first public release of its platform, Cancer Image Europe, marking a major milestone in the project’s development and an exciting step towards achieving its vision and goals. We spoke to Esther Bron, Assistant Professor of Neuroimage Analysis and Machine Learning at ERASMUS MC, part of our Population Imaging Node, and her colleague, AlexanderHarms, a research software engineer also at the Population Imaging Node. Both are actively involved i...
Published: 2023-11-21
Daniel Ríos Barrera is a developmental biologist and Associate Investigator at the Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas (IIBO) of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). In his lab, Daniel and his team study how tubular systems are formed, focusing on the development of the respiratory system in fly embryos as a model for more complex organisms like humans. His quest to understand these developing organs brought him and his PhD student, Luis Eduardo Sánchez Cisneros, to EMBL...
Published: 2023-11-20
Working on plant biology? Want to detect leaf water stress or assess the quality of dry fruits like chestnuts and hazelnuts? TeraHertz Imaging could be the right approach for you. We spoke with Dr. Alessandra Toncelli, Associate Professor at the University of Pisa, part of our Molecular Imaging Italian Node, to learn more about this exciting technology that is offered to external users via Euro-BioImaging as part of the Proof-of-Concept study.We are today talking about TeraHertz Imaging. Please ...
Published: 2023-11-15
COVID-19 infection has been associated with many neurological manifestations, from neuroinflammation to impaired brain energy metabolism. In the Turku PET Centre, which is part of Euro-BioImaging’s Finnish Biomedical Imaging Node, autoradiography (ARG) is used to study brain inflammation linked to COVID-19. While ARG provides high resolution images of brain tissue, analysis of the obtained data can be very laborious. With support from the ISIDORe project, an open source, user-frien...
Published: 2023-11-14
The Euro-BioImaging Hub team is growing fast thanks to EU project funding. We are hiring several EU Project Managers and Scientific Project Managers to support our growth. Come and join our outstanding team at Euro-BioImaging and shape the future of European biological and biomedical imaging! Job descriptions and application deadlines are below. 2 EU Project Manager positions at the Euro-BioImaging Statutory Seat, Turku, Finland We are looking for two new colleagues with experience in E...
Published: 2023-11-06
Katerina Kaduchova is a PhD student at the Centre of Plant Structural & Functional Genomics, Institute of Experimental Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences at Olomouc. She studies the fundamental processes that regulate plant growth in crop plants, particularly in barley. In October 2023, she attended a two-day course on “Multi-modal light microscopy imaging in plant research,” organized by Katerina Malinska, IFIEB in Prague, part of Euro-Bioimaging’s Advanced Light & Electron Microscopy Pr...
Published: 2023-11-06
Within the framework of the COMULISglobe project, we will be awarding grants to researchers from outside of Europe to access Euro-BioImaging Nodes for correlative and multimodal imaging projects. Grants will be awarded for international (non-European) researchers accessing services at Euro-BioImaging Nodes. Each grant will provide up to EUR 3000 in support of imaging projects employing two or more imaging modalities. Travel costs, consumables, instrumentation access costs, or sample mailing fe...
Published: 2023-10-30
Euro-BioImaging ERIC is pleased to announce that its Call for Node Upgrades 2023 is now open! This is the process by which new imaging facilities located in Euro-BioImaging ERIC member countries can join existing Euro-BioImaging Nodes.Node upgrades - how to apply: Existing Euro-BioImaging Nodes are invited to submit Expressions of Interest for Upgrades to Nodes, to include new imaging facilities or sites into their existing Node structure. Expressions of Interest for Upgrades should be subm...
Published: 2023-10-25
Our next Special Edition Virtual Pub, “Multiscale Imaging in the Neurosciences,” organized in collaboration with EBRAINS, will take place on Friday, October 27. At this event, we will explore the potential areas of collaboration between EBRAINS and Euro-BioImaging and highlight the expertise of selected Euro-BioImaging Nodes in the Neuroscience domain. When: October 27, 2023, from 13:00-15:00 CESTWhere: OnlineAt this event, Michal Mikl explains the full range of neuroimaging services availa...
Published: 2023-10-25
Our next Special Edition Virtual Pub, “Multiscale Imaging in the Neurosciences,” organized in collaboration with EBRAINS, will take place on Friday, October 27. At this event, we will explore the potential areas of collaboration between EBRAINS and Euro-BioImaging and highlight the expertise of selected Euro-BioImaging Nodes in the Neuroscience domain. When: October 27, 2023, from 13:00-15:00 CESTWhere: OnlineAt this event, Mathieu Ducros of France BioImaging explains the potential of Latti...
Published: 2023-10-25
Our next Special Edition Virtual Pub, “Multiscale Imaging in the Neurosciences,” organized in collaboration with EBRAINS, will take place on Friday, October 27. At this event, we will explore the potential areas of collaboration between EBRAINS and Euro-BioImaging and highlight the expertise of selected Euro-BioImaging Nodes in the Neuroscience domain. When: October 27, 2023, from 13:00-15:00 CESTWhere: OnlineAt this event, Mathieu Ducros of France BioImaging explains the potential of Latti...
Published: 2023-10-25
Our next Special Edition Virtual Pub, “Multiscale Imaging in the Neurosciences,” organized in collaboration with EBRAINS, will take place on Friday, October 27. At this event, we will explore the potential areas of collaboration between EBRAINS and Euro-BioImaging and highlight the expertise of selected Euro-BioImaging Nodes in the Neuroscience domain. When: October 27, 2023, from 13:00-15:00 CESTWhere: OnlineAt this event, Julia Rodriguez-Fernandez of the Swedish NMI Node, explains h...
Published: 2023-10-25
Our next Special Edition Virtual Pub, “Multiscale Imaging in the Neurosciences,” organized in collaboration with EBRAINS, will take place on Friday, October 27. At this event, we will explore the potential areas of collaboration between EBRAINS and Euro-BioImaging and highlight the expertise of selected Euro-BioImaging Nodes in the Neuroscience domain. When: October 27, 2023, from 13:00-15:00 CESTWhere: OnlineAt this event, Chao Sun of the Danish BioImaging Node, explains how single-molecul...
Published: 2023-10-25
Our next Special Edition Virtual Pub, “Multiscale Imaging in the Neurosciences,” organized in collaboration with EBRAINS, will take place on Friday, October 27. At this event, we will explore the potential areas of collaboration between EBRAINS and Euro-BioImaging and highlight the expertise of selected Euro-BioImaging Nodes in the Neuroscience domain. When: October 27, 2023, from 13:00-15:00 CESTWhere: OnlineAt this event, Rosa Marie Moresco explains the neuroscience research activit...
Published: 2023-10-16
We are delighted to announce that Euro-BioImaging has launched a Scientific Ambassador program. This program is designed to raise awareness about the services and opportunities provided by Euro-BioImaging, by engaging with new communities. Through their advocacy and engagement, Scientific Ambassadors help foster a greater understanding of Euro-BioImaging services, making imaging technologies more accessible for researchers and creating opportunities for collaboration, scientific advancement, an...
Published: 2023-10-12
We are delighted to share the program for our Special Edition Virtual Pub “Multiscale Imaging in the Neurosciences,” organized in collaboration with EBRAINS. This event is the second of a series of webinars designed to provide an overview of the services available at Euro-BioImaging ERIC and EBRAINS, complementary research infrastructures offering services to neuroscientists, namely advanced imaging technologies for neuroscience, and data and knowledge services for neuroimaging and neuroscie...
Published: 2023-10-11
Euro-BioImaging is pleased to announce that the first Open Call from the Horizon Europe-funded canSERV project is here! Cancer Researchers are invited to apply for FREE state-of-the-art services and training at several European Research Infrastructures, including Euro-BioImaging ERIC. Within this project, 28 Euro-Bioimaging Nodes offer access to their expertise. It’s an amazing opportunity for the cancer research community to access a wide-ranging portfolio of services. canSERV invites appl...
Published: 2023-10-11
Euro-BioImaging is pleased to announce that the first Open Call from the Horizon Europe-funded canSERV project is here! Cancer Researchers are invited to apply for FREE state-of-the-art services and training at several European Research Infrastructures, including Euro-BioImaging ERIC. Within this project, 28 Euro-Bioimaging Nodes offer access to their expertise. It’s an amazing opportunity for the cancer research community to access a wide-ranging portfolio of services. canSERV invites appl...
Published: 2023-10-02
The EUCAIM consortium and the European Commission are excited to announce the first public release of its platform, Cancer Image Europe, marking a major milestone in the project’s development and an exciting step towards achieving its vision and goals. The first platform release brings benefits to researchers, clinicians and AI innovators across Europe and paves the way for the future of cancer diagnosis and treatment. Full press releaseVisit the demoKey features and highlights of EUCAIM'...
Published: 2023-10-02
The EUCAIM consortium and the European Commission are excited to announce the first public release of its platform, Cancer Image Europe, marking a major milestone in the project’s development and an exciting step towards achieving its vision and goals. The first platform release brings benefits to researchers, clinicians and AI innovators across Europe and paves the way for the future of cancer diagnosis and treatment. Full press releaseVisit the demoKey features and highlights of EUCAIM'...
Published: 2023-09-20
Imaging technologies support research into the structure and function of plants, shed light on plant health, resilience and adaptability, and help answer agroecology-related research questions. The Euro-BioImaging User Forum “Understanding Plant Biology” will showcase how imaging supports cutting edge research in this domain and provide information on funding opportunities for agroecology-related research projects via the AgroServ project. At this event, our keynote speaker, Ljudmilla Borisj...
Published: 2023-09-14
Within the framework of the COMULISglobe project, we will be awarding a total of 4 grants for access to Euro-BioImaging Nodes, specifically designed to support correlative and multimodal imaging.Two grants will be awarded to European researchers (including from non-EU countries that are Euro-BioImaging members) accessing services at Euro-BioImaging Nodes. Each grant will provide up to EUR 2000 in support of imaging projects that tackle important research questions using two or more imaging modal...
Published: 2023-09-14
AgroServ is a transdisciplinary project funded by the European Union under the Horizon Europe programme, running until 2027. It supports the research community by funding interdisciplinary agroecology research projects. The supported research will contribute towards sustainable and resilient agri-food systems, exploring topics like plant biology, water, soil, and microorganisms. Euro-BioImaging is a partner in the AgroServ consortium along with 12 other research infrastructures and partners in 2...
Published: 2023-09-12
Euro-BioImaging ERIC is hiring a Communications Officer in Turku, Finland. Learn more about the position below. Join Our International Team as a Communications Officer at Euro-BioImaging ERIC! ????Are you a dynamic and enthusiastic communicator passionate about science and technology? Your dream job awaits you at Euro-BioImaging ERIC! (https://www.eurobioimaging.eu)We are a pan-European research infrastructure organization that empowers researchers with open access to world-leading imaging tech...