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The gateway to European biological and biomedical imaging

Euro-BioImaging offers open access to biological and biomedical imaging technologies, training and data services across 41 Nodes, comprising 247 facilities, in 18 countries and the EMBL.

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Image life, discover the future

Euro-BioImaging’s mission is to provide you with imaging services that bridge biological and biomedical imaging and facilitate innovative and world-class research. Whatever the scale of your imaging, Euro-BioImaging will give you the tools and support to explore and answer your research questions.

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Access to imaging technologies

We offer access to a range of imaging technologies to allow you image across the scales at one of our 41 Nodes, located in 18 countries and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, EMBL.

Biomedical imaging

Expert training and support

Each Node is staffed with expert personnel who can provide the support required to maximise the output of your research project. Guidance is available for all aspects of the imaging pipeline, from study design to image capture and analysis. In addition, we provide access to training courses for all different levels of expertise.

Image data management

We help you extract meaningful conclusions from your image data through image analysis support, develop tools for handling large image datasets, and support you in making your data FAIR and sharing it widely.

Image copyright (right): Tejada-Arranz et al., 2020.

Tejada-Arranz et al., 2020.

Latest news

November 13, 2025

Monitoring integrity of hazelnuts by Terahertz Imaging

The ability of Terahertz Imaging to visualize the water content in small objects makes it the ideal technique to non…

Tereza Belinova, an Image Analyst at the Imaging and Optics Facility (IOF) of ISTA, part of Euro-BioImaging’s Austrian BioImaging Node.

November 12, 2025

Meet Teresa Belinova, Image Analyst at IOF, ISTA

As part of our ongoing series spotlighting the talented scientists working at the Euro-BioImaging Nodes, our Scientific Ambassador Magdalena Schindler sat down with Tereza…

Daniela Aviles Huerta with Euro-BioImaging Scientific Ambassadors.

November 10, 2025

SPAOM 2025: Strengthening the Iberian Imaging Community through Collaboration and FAIR Practices

From November 5–7, 2025, the city of Braga, Portugal, became a vibrant hub of scientific exchange as more than 200 researchers, imaging specialists, and…

November 6, 2025

Inspiring Scientists Across Borders: A Transformative Experience Through the EVOLVE Mentoring and Job Shadowing Program

The EVOLVE project continues to showcase how structured mentoring and immersive job shadowing can empower researchers to learn, connect, and share expertise across borders,…

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Key figures

19

Members (Countries & EMBL)

41

Nodes

247

Imaging Facilities

86

Biological Imaging Technologies

24

Biomedical Imaging Technologies

862

Cumulative User projects as of December 2024