Research infrastructure The Swedish national research infrastructure for microscopy in life sciences NMI provides open access to state-of-the-art equipment and expertise in microscopy, and coordinates the participation in international microscopy infrastructures (EuroBioImaging).
NMI is the Swedish infrastructure for advanced microscopy in life science. It was founded in 2016 with co-funding from the Swedish Research Council (VR) and the participating Universities:
Biochemical Imaging Centre Umeå (BICU) and Umeå Centre for Electron Microscopy (UCEM) are Umeå University's NMI nodes.
The mission of NMI is to provide the life science research community with access to unique competence and instrumentation in microscopy.
NMI also coordinates national and international knowledge exchange in microscopy and is the Swedish node in the microscopy infrastructures EuroBioImaging.
Technologies available at NMI include:
The techniques are used in fundamental and translational research for studies down to the molecular level in both living and fixed cells and whole organisms.
The advanced imaging techniques not only require significant investments in equipment from the host universities but also skilled scientific staff with expertise to operate the advanced microscopes and optimize the analysis.
Applications for projects are submitted via the NMI portal at www.nmisweden.se
Support to select the most appropriate technique is provided via the portal.
Project prioritization is primarily based on technical feasibility.
Support is given along the entire value chain of projects:
Since 2016, NMI has supported more than 1000 researchers in over 1400 research projects. NMI is thus well-established as an infrastructure of relevance for current and future Swedish research.
More information and contact details can be found on the NMI webpage, the UCEM website and the BICU website.
