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In December 2015 the Euro-BioImaging interim board ratified the first generation of Nodes (imaging facilities) for the pilot phase of the operating of the European research infrastructure for biological and medical imaging. There are the following two nodes from the Czech Republic among the 28 selected nodes:

• Advanced Light Microscopy Node – coordinated by the Institute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences and further consisting of Charles University in Prague, in particular the Biotechnology and Biomedicine Centre of the Academy of Sciences and Charles University in Vestec (BioCeV), Institute of Physiology and Institute of Experimental Botany both of Czech Academy of Sciences.
• Advanced Light Microscopy and Medical Imaging Node – coordinated by Masaryk University with Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC), Faculty of Informatics of Masaryk University, Institute of Scientific Instruments of Czech Academy of Sciences and Brno University of Technologybeing its parts.

The Czech ELIXIR Node organised the first Capacity Building Workshop, on 8-9 September 2015 in Brno, Czech Republic. The aim was to raise the awareness of the opportunities offered by EU Structural Funds to ELIXIR Nodes across Europe and offer practical insights into accessing the funds. Over 20 participants from across the ELIXIR network and beyond attended the workshop and shared their experiences in accessing and managing the funding.

The European Commission runs the third edition of the EU Prize for Women Innovatorsto reward three women who have achieved outstanding innovations and brought them to market. The prize aims to raise awareness of the need for more female…