This award supports diverse teams to develop novel bioimaging technologies at the cell-tissue scale. Funded projects address ambitious biological questions or overcome barriers in low-resource settings. The program includes a foundation phase (1.5 years) and a scale-up phase (up to 6.5 years), focusing on areas like cell atlasing, connectomics, dynamic biology, and imaging data handling. Lead applicants must be internationally recognized leaders with permanent contracts.
Lead applicants must be internationally recognized leaders with permanent or long-term contracts. Coapplicants can be at any career stage outside mainland China. Administering organizations must be in the UK, Republic of Ireland, or eligible low- or middle-income countries excluding India and mainla