{"id":24286,"date":"2014-02-24T16:40:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-24T15:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/?p=24286"},"modified":"2024-03-26T00:19:28","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T23:19:28","slug":"pan-european-imaging-infrastructure-gains-momentum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/lab-matters\/pan-european-imaging-infrastructure-gains-momentum\/","title":{"rendered":"Pan-European imaging infrastructure gains momentum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Europe is uniting to make state-of-the-art imaging technologies accessible to biomedical researchers throughout the continent in a concerted manner. The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and seven countries (Belgium, Finland, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom) have signed the Euro- BioImaging Memorandum of Understanding. In the coming months, the signatories will work together towards the implementation and construction of this new pan-European infrastructure for imaging technologies. All European countries are invited to participate and several European nations are already set to follow suit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Imaging plays a crucial role in next generation life science research and its translation into medical applications, but obtaining high-quality images requires advanced technology and expertise, and is very costly. By building an open research infrastructure for imaging technologies in Europe, Euro- BioImaging will enable biological and medical scientists to access the cutting-edge imaging equipment and specialist expertise needed for their research projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is a very important step for Euro-BioImaging. It marks the transition of the project into the hands of European countries and formalises their interest in making the Euro- BioImaging vision a reality,\u201d says&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.embl.de\/research\/units\/cbb\/ellenberg\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jan Ellenberg<\/a>&nbsp;from EMBL, who is Euro-BioImaging\u2019s Scientific Coordinator for biological imaging. \u201cIt\u2019s a success based on 3 years of thorough planning by the scientific community, which has delivered a strong and tested infrastructure model.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Memorandum is a first formal, albeit non-binding, step towards the implementation and construction of Euro-BioImaging. EMBL and the countries signing the Memorandum will be represented on the Interim Board: the strategic body for negotiating the final governance structure of Euro-BioImaging. Set to be established in March, the Board will work to define an international legal framework and agree on how Euro-BioImaging will be funded in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a pan-European infrastructure, Euro-BioImaging will be composed of imaging facilities, called Nodes, distributed throughout Europe. These facilities will open their doors to all life science researchers, granting access to state-of-the- art imaging instruments. User access to the Nodes will be supported and coordinated by the Euro-BioImaging Hub, which will also provide image data services and coordinate technology training activities tailored to users\u2019 needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year, 71 imaging centres from 19 countries expressed their interest in becoming Euro-BioImaging Nodes. 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