The Technical University of Munich (TUM) is one of Germany’s top universities and is characterized by a unique profile with its core domains natural sciences, engineering, life sciences, and medicine. The institutional strategy is focused on strengthening the excellence of disciplinary core competences in research, teaching and learning, but is also targeted towards the promotion of groundbreaking, interdisciplinary research. TUM is committed toward the major challenges facing society in the 21st century in areas such as energy, climate, and environment, natural resources, health and nutrition, communication and information, mobility, and infrastructure. Besides research and teaching, TUM inspires and pro-actively empowers its students, academics, and alumni to think and act entrepreneurially. It initiates growth oriented start-ups and assists its entrepreneurs in building new companies (TUM Entrepreneurship).

The Chair of Biological Imaging (CBI, Prof. Ntziachristos) at TUM, is a multi-disciplinary academic research structure strongly integrated with the Institute of Biological and Medical Imaging (IBMI) of the Helmholtz Munich. Our research focuses on innovative optical and optoacoustic methods that enable novel visualization of living biological tissue. The Institute has 11 laboratories ranging from engineering to biological and medical research, is home to researchers from more than 25 nationalities and promotes independent career development and diversity. With a broad international presence and many prestigious awards, IBMI leads imaging and sensing technologies, advances biomedical discovery and translates novel sensing technologies to clinical applications.

TUM enters NIRFUS as coordinator.