Kick-off meeting for the Cross-Disciplinary Project IMMENSE
IMMENSE : Innovation in health and Materials researches through interdisciplinary Magnetic resonance: from Electrons to Nuclei, from Spectroscopy to imaging Experiments
The IMMENSE project aims to develop new magnetic resonance imaging tools, which allow the composition of biological tissues and materials to be observed without damaging them.
These tools will be useful in many fields, including the early detection of diseases such as Alzheimer’s, improving our understanding of brain-related psychiatric disorders, and studying the ageing of energy devices such as batteries and solar panels.
Current techniques still have several limitations, including lack of precision, low penetration and side effects. IMMENSE seeks to overcome these limitations by combining high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging with new contrast agents and artificial intelligence to analyse samples more accurately, even at low magnetic fields.
The project brings together researchers from various disciplines, including medicine, chemistry, biology, materials science and AI, to work with exceptional equipment such as a 28-tesla magnetic resonance magnet. Training activities will also be included to reinforce the long-term impact of these innovations in health and adaptation to new environmental conditions.
- 4 laboratories
- 3 big instruments
- 100 researchers and engineers
- 2 local facilities
- 2 national facilities
2,571,000 € ⎢4 years (renewable for 4 years)
The project is coordinated by Pr. olivier Lafon and Pr. Isabelle Landrieu.