Molecular Imaging Center
Molecular Imaging Center (MIC) is an open access core facility for advanced imaging methods.
About
MIC provides access to subcellular, cellular and small animal imaging technologies, and some specialized sample preparations. We have highly qualified technical personnel, who operates and maintains the instrumentation and train and support users. Research and development of imaging methodologies are embedded in our activities, and MIC services contribute to 20–30 publications by our users each year.
How to access
- Welcome as a user @MIC - send in this form and we will contact you (external link)
- All services must be booked through BookitLab
- Read: User information and Terms of use (external link)
Pricing
Price structure at MIC
Our prices entails sharing a fraction of the real running costs of MIC.
All UiB core facilities operate with two price categories; academic price and commercial activity.
Definitions:
- Internal users: Users with project accounts at the University of Bergen (UiB), no VAT (moms) will be added.
- External users: Users with project accounts outside UiB, VAT will be added.
- Academic price: Any activity that is non-economical, like research that has no commercial interest and is not commission research for a commercial company.
- Commercial price: Any activity that is economical, included commission research for a commercial company.
Be aware: HelseVest is reimbursed for the VAT added by UiB, meaning that, in practice, VAT is not charged to HelseVest projects.
Consortia and partners
Local
National
- Norwegian Advanced Light Microscopy Imaging Network (NALMIN) provides advanced light microscopy for biological and biomedical research, with six national partners in Oslo, Trondheim, Bergen, and Tromsø. .
- Norwegian Molecular Imaging Infrastructure (NORMOLIM) focuses on in vivo imaging technologies in animal models, with core facilities in Bergen, Trondheim, Oslo and Tromsø.
European
Euro-BioImaging (EuBi) is an ESFRI reasearh infrastructure.
- NORMOLIM is a node under EuBI.
- The Oslo partners of NALMIN is an Advanced Light Microscopy Node under EuBi.
People
Personnel
Frits Thorsen Professor, Platform leader, Scientific lead for Small Animal imaging
Henriette Aksnes Researcher, Scientific Lead for Cell and Tissue imaging
Hege Avsnes Dale Senior engineer, Daily manager
Endy Spriet Senior engineer
Hans Olav Rolfsnes Head engineer
Victoria Arnesen Head Enginer
Contact
Visiting address:
Molecular Imaging Center / MIC office
Department of Biomedicine (6th floor, BBB)
Jonas Lies vei 91,
5009 Bergen, Norway
- Emails
- mic@uib.no