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+title: IEMSB project officially funded by the Basque Government
+date: 2026-08-24
+authors: ["Ignacio Arganda-Carreras", "Fadi Dornaika", "Nagore Barrena", "Unai Elordi"]
+summary: The Basque Government confirms funding for IEMSB, an interdisciplinary project connecting advanced imaging, artificial intelligence, chemistry and multiscale biophysics.
+tags:
+  - Research Projects
+  - Funding
+  - Advanced Imaging
+  - Artificial Intelligence
+  - Bioimage Analysis
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+We are pleased to announce that the **Imaging Empowered Multiscale Biophysics (IEMSB)** project has been officially funded by the **Basque Government** through the *Ayudas para apoyar las actividades de grupos de investigación del sistema universitario vasco (2026-2029)* programme.
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+Led by **Dr. Virginia Martinez-Martinez** and **Dr. Ignacio Arganda-Carreras**, IEMSB brings together researchers from the **University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)** and the **Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)** at the Instituto Biofisika. The project connects molecular, cellular and tissue scales through advanced imaging, artificial intelligence, chemistry and quantitative biophysics.
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+The initiative will run from **2026 to 2029** and has been awarded **649,000 EUR**. Its research is organised around structural biology and cellular architecture, tissue biophysics, AI-based imaging tools, and chemistry-driven tools for imaging, in close coordination with the Basque imaging platforms **BRALM**, **BREM** and **BRAIIAN**.
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+📄 Learn more on the [IEMSB project page](/project/iemsb-2026/).
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+We look forward to advancing interdisciplinary imaging research and training through IEMSB.