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It was in August 2017<\/a> \u2013 five years ago \u2013 that EMBL received funding approval for its state-of-the-art Imaging Centre that officially opened in June this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Located in Heidelberg, EMBL\u2019s Imaging Centre started welcoming researchers in September 2021 after the building\u2019s construction was completed, well within the projected two-year goal after laying the foundation stone. Since then, EMBL scientists have set up operations, had visits from scientific users<\/a>, provided training<\/a>, and held its first scientific symposium<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new Imaging Centre is the culmination of expertise EMBL has had all along and provides the global scientific community \u2013 in academia and industry \u2013 with access to the latest, most advanced imaging technologies to enable ground-breaking research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One key strength is how it trains users on cutting-edge imaging technologies, including super-resolution light and correlative light and electron microscopy approaches, such as cryo-electron microscopy that Nobel prize winner Jacques Dubochet developed while at EMBL<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It additionally provides access to completely new technologies not yet commercially available, and users are supported during their entire experimental cycle, from sample preparation to data analysis. To enable this, EMBL is working with leading technology developers from academia and industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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