SME Access Pilot: Funding for Imaging Services for Start-ups and SMEs

SME Access Pilot: Funding for Imaging Services for Start-ups and SMEs

We are happy to announce that Euro-BioImaging ERIC is launching a call for an SME Access Pilot: 10 pilot projects with up to EUR €5.000,- for start-ups and SMEs will be funded to make use of Euro-BioImaging services to:

  • evaluate imaging technologies and methodologies before making longer-term investments;
  • generate proof-of-concept or feasibility data;
  • access specialised imaging expertise or image data analysis;
  • validate new methods or tools;
  • accelerate research and development activities.

Key dates
Contact Euro-BioImaging by 16 October 2026 (recommended) for technical consultation
Application deadline: 13 November 2026, 17:00 CET
Evaluation results: 11 December 2026
Projects completed by 30 June 2027

Within this call, the Finnish Advanced Microscopy Node of Euro-BioImaging offers open-access imaging technologies and expert services:

  • Multimodal Advanced Light Microscopy
  • Super-Resolution Microscopy
  • Electron Microscopy and CLEM
  • Mesoscopic Imaging
  • High Throughput Microscopy/High Content Screening
  • Image Analysis

For detailed information regarding eligibility, conditions, application procedures and the selection process, and to apply, please visit this page: https://www.eurobioimaging.eu/news/sme-access-pilot/