Imaging North East

ImagiNE – North East Imaging Network

Who we are

ImagiNE is a collaborative alliance uniting imaging expertise, infrastructure, and researchers across Newcastle, Durham, Northumbria, Sunderland, and Teesside Universities.

Our mission is to harness and integrate the region’s diverse imaging strengths, spanning molecular and preclinical imaging through to clinical technologies, to build a cohesive and forward-looking imaging ecosystem.

Through this collaboration, ImagiNE seeks to:

  • Advance research and technological innovation across all imaging modalities
  • Promote training, knowledge exchange, and skills development across disciplines and career stages
  • Enable cross-scale translation, linking preclinical discovery with clinical application
  • Align regional imaging strategy with national and international initiatives to maximise impact and visibility
  • Act as a regional imaging service and collaboration hub for industry, providing access to specialist infrastructure, expertise, and translational pipelines from preclinical to clinical imaging.

Technology

  • Zeiss Cell Observer
  • Nikon SMZ18 Stereo
  • Zeiss Apotome
  • Leica DM2500
  • Leica DMI 3000 + Microinjection
  • GE Healthcare OMX V4.0
  • Zeiss 980 LSCM with MP and Airyscan 2
  • Zeiss 880 LSCM with Airyscan
  • Zeiss 800 LSCM with Airyscan
  • Leica SP5 LSCM with functional imaging
  • Zeiss Lattice Light Sheet 7
  • Zeiss Lightsheet Z.1
  • GE Healthcare OMX V4.0 – 3D-SIM, Localisation Microscopy
  • Hitachi H-7600 TEM • Hitachi S-5200 FESEM (cryo stage)
  • Cressington 328UHR/308 Coaters • Critical Point Dryers
  • SkyScan 1176 in vivo micro-CT (~9 µm, XL bore)
  • IVIS 3D Optical Imaging System (bioluminescence/fluorescence 400–840 nm)
  • Bruker 4.7 Tesla MRI
  • Shear Wave Elastography
  • Small Animal Radiation Research Platform (SARRP)
  • Zeiss Cell Discoverer 7
  • Zeiss LSM800 Airyscan
  • Nikon TiE (1) – JOBS (invert)
  • Nikon A1r+ resonant JOBS (invert)
  • AxioScan7
  • Nikon A1r+ (upright)
  • Nikon A1r+ resonant JOBS (invert)
  • Zeiss LSM 800 Airyscan (invert)
  • Leica SP8-STED3X
  • VisiTech iSIM
  • Zeiss LSM880-NLO Airyscan (invert)
  • Zeiss AxioExaminer with e-phys LSM880 UV Airyscan (upright)
  • Leica SPE (invert)
  • Leica SP8-DLS (invert)
  • Zeiss LSM700 (invert)
  • Nikon A1r+ resonant JOBS (invert)
  • Zeiss LSM880 AiryScan (invert)
  • Leica SP8-DLS
  • Zeiss LSM 800 Airyscan
  • Zeiss LSM880-NLO Airyscan
  • Zeiss AxioExaminer with e-phys LSM880 UV Airyscan (upright)
  • Leica SP8-STED3X
  • Zeiss LSM880 AiryScan
  • VisiTech iSIM
  • Zeiss LSM880-NLO
  • Nikon TiE- JOBS
  • Zeiss Cell Discoverer 7
  • Zeiss LSM880 Airyscan
  • IncuCyte SX5
  • IncuCyte SX5
  • Incucyte SX5
  • Zeiss STEMI 304
  • Nikon SMZ25 with fluorescence
  • Zeiss STEMI 305
  • Zeiss STEMI 508
  • Leica M205 (1)
  • Leica M205 (2)
  • Equipment to be listed
  • Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)
  • Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
  • SEM EDS
  • Gatan 3view Volume EM housed in a Zeiss Sigma FEGSEM
  • Artos 3D Array tomography volume system
  • ImageStream X Mark II
  • Hyperion Imaging Mass Cytometry (40+ markers)
  • MACSima Imaging System (cyclic high-plex IF)
  • Two Philips 3 Tesla Clinical MRI Scanners
  • Novel MR acquisition & processing programme (MR Physics)
  • 2× Confocal TCS SPE Leica DMi8 (fixed and live imaging)
  • Laser Dissection LMD6500 Leica
  • 2× EVOS Fluorescence microscope
  • Zeiss Axio Observer 7
  • Incucyte Sartorius SX1

Equipment to be added.

Technologies to be listed. (Add contacts/equipment when available.)

  • Leica SP8 laser scanning confocal microscope
  • Leica DMi8 fluorescence microscope
  • Renishaw inVia Qontor confocal Raman microscope

Services

Specialised software tools to extract and quantify datasets.

The Image Analysis Service at Newcastle University provides expert support for quantitative image analysis, automation, and workflow development. Services include segmentation, tracking, colocalisation analysis, high-content screening data interpretation, and bespoke computational workflows for microscopy and multimodal datasets. Training and consultancy are available to help researchers develop reproducible, FAIR image-processing pipelines.

Cross-discipline skills development and knowledge exchange.

ImagiNE is committed to developing and sustaining the North East’s expertise in imaging science and technology through coordinated training and collaboration. By connecting researchers, technical specialists, and clinicians, the network supports skills development across molecular, preclinical, clinical, and digital imaging platforms.

Through joint workshops, placements, and shared training initiatives, ImagiNE promotes cross-disciplinary understanding and methodological alignment across institutions. Our goal is to ensure long-term skill sustainability, embedding expertise in imaging technologies, image analysis, and data storage within the regional workforce to create a resilient and future-ready imaging community.

Directory

Quick contacts by university and facility. Click a university to view details.

  • Light Microscopy Suite – Contact details to be added.

Facilities and contacts to be added.

Facilities and contacts to be added.

Events

3rd ImagiNE Meeting

The third ImagiNE meeting, held on 28 November 2025, brought together excellent regional representation from Durham, Newcastle, Teesside, Northumbria and Sunderland. Participants engaged in a lively and constructive discussion around EM facilities, opportunities for coordination on grant applications, and shared technology needs. The session highlighted strong enthusiasm for collaborative development and continues to build a solid foundation for future joint activity.

Upcoming Events

4th ImagiNE meeting – Schedule in Spring 2026

Contact Us

If you have an inquiry about ImagiNE or would like to connect with a facility, please contact us on ImagingNorthEast@newcastle.ac.uk!