IMACS · Accessible imaging : shaping the future of imaging

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Project objective

Biomedical imaging is crucial for advances in life sciences and in medicine, particularly for diagnosing and monitoring major diseases. Challenges hinder a widespread use of imaging tools, such as the lack of accessible equipment, efficient examinations, geographical inequalities, and the exclusion of certain population groups. Ensuring imaging capabilities to reach underserved populations and territories is essential. This is not just a matter of technology, but one of equity and global health impact. The IMACS program is designed to address these challenges, over 54-months, by training a new generation of researchers specialised in biomedical imaging and offering them an excellent research environment within Aix Marseille University (AMU), the University of Tubingen (UT) and a network of 80 academic and 61 non-academic partners including 5 hospitals. The program seeks to recruit 17 experienced researchers (ERs) for 36-month bottom-up projects through a transparent and merit-based selection process. It focuses on three dimensions: 1. Interdisciplinary and international training: To train researchers capable of working in interdisciplinary and international environments, combining research and innovation across all imaging modalities, with international secondments. 2. Socio-economic integration: To prepare researchers for academic challenges in imaging and integrate them into medical technology development and health sectors in biomedical imaging while facilitating their intersectoral immersion. 3. Promotion of innovation: To encourage ambitious projects that enhance accessible imaging technologies (hardware and digital tools), aiming at equal healthcare access while strengthening Europe’s competitiveness in medical technology. Overall, IMACS Programme is a key element in the broader transformation strategy of postgraduate training at AMU and UT, aligning with regional, national, and European priorities.

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Participants

• UNIVERSITE D'AIX MARSEILLE · MarseilleCoordinatorFrance
• A5 SCIENCE · AIX EN PROVENCEFrance
• Advanced Accelerator Applications Molecular Imaging France S.A.S · Saint-Genis-PouillyFrance
• CENTRE HOSPITALIER REGIONAL DE MARSEILLE ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE-HOPITAUX MARSEILLE · Marseille Cedex 20France
• CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE VAUDOIS · LausanneSwitzerland
• DEEPCOLOR · NantesFrance
• EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY · HeidelbergGermany
• FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY · MiamiUnited States
• FRIEDRICH-ALEXANDER-UNIVERSITAET ERLANGEN-NUERNBERG · ErlangenGermany
• FRIEDRICH-SCHILLER-UNIVERSITÄT JENA · JENAGermany
• Fondation Universitaire AMIDEX · MarseilleFrance
• GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS SCS · BucFrance
• IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE · LondonUnited Kingdom
• INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE · ParisFrance
• ISTITUTO ROMAGNOLO PER LO STUDIO DEI TUMORI DINO AMADORI - IRST SRL · MeldolaItaly
• ITA-SUOMEN YLIOPISTO · KUOPIOFinland
• KARLSRUHER INSTITUT FUER TECHNOLOGIE · KarlsruheGermany
• KING'S COLLEGE LONDON · LondonUnited Kingdom
• Kaer Labs SAS · NantesFrance
• LEIBNIZ-INSTITUT FUER PHOTONISCHE TECHNOLOGIEN E.V. · JenaGermany
• LIGHTCORE TECHNOLOGIES · MARSEILLEFrance
• MARTIN-LUTHER-UNIVERSITAT HALLE-WITTENBERG · HalleGermany
• MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN EV · MUNCHENGermany
• MULTIWAVE TECHNOLOGIES · MarseilleFrance
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · New York CityUnited States
• NVISION QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES GMBH · ULMGermany
• OLEA MEDICAL · La CiotatFrance
• ORANO SUPPORT · ChatillonFrance
• POLITECNICO DI MILANO · MilanoItaly
• Raphael Samuel Matthew KaplanNorway
• SI Stuttgart Instruments GmbH · StuttgartGermany
• SIEMENS HEALTHCARE SAS · Saint-DenisFrance
• SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS AG · FORCHHEIMGermany
• SILON THERAPEUTICS · MARSEILLEFrance
• SOLNIL · MarseilleFrance
• TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT · DelftNetherlands
• THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA · OaklandUnited States
• THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CORP · PhiladelphiaUnited States
• THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM · BirminghamUnited Kingdom
• THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND · BrisbaneAustralia
• TRUONG DAI HOC KHOA HOC VA CONG NGHE HA NOI · HANOIVietnam
• TRUSTEES OF PURDUE UNIVERSITY · West LafayetteUnited States
• Trustees of Boston University · BostonUnited States
• UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE MADRID · MadridSpain
• UNIVERSITE DE GENEVE · GeneveSwitzerland
• UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA · VANCOUVERCanada
• Vicinity Bio GmbH · TübingenGermany

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• DOI: 10.3030/101261856