Preclinical Nuclear Imaging (PNI) Center
The Preclinical Nuclear Imaging (PNI) Center is a joint platform of Inselspital Bern and the University of Bern, providing state-of-the-art infrastructure for ex vivo binding evaluation, target engagement, biodistribution, and in vivo imaging in mice and rats.
PNI integrates small-animal PET/SPECT/CT, autoradiography, cryostat-based tissue workflows, liquid scintillation counting, animal support infrastructure, and collaborative nuclear medicine imaging data analysis for Insel / UNIBE users, external academic partners, and industrial collaborators.
- In vivo and ex vivo workflows
- Academic and industry collaboration
- Project initiation through consultation
What PNI offers
Integrated infrastructure for tracer-based preclinical imaging, ex vivo workflows and quantitative analysis.
Who can use it
Insel / UNIBE groups, external academic institutions and industrial partners.
How to start
Begin with consultation and a structured project initiation form.
Running an imaging project at PNI
1 Road map for projects at PNI
Start with the typical project workflow, from first contact to data delivery.
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2 User agreement and responsibilities
Review PNI and partner responsibilities, access requirements, certificates and support level.
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3 Register new project
Submit background, objectives, duration, user category, funding status and special requirements.
Initiate a project →
4 New user and data access
Request onboarding, training and project access. Data storage remains marked as xxx.
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Workflow
Road map
Typical checkpoints and preparation steps. Open →
Access
Data access
Onboarding, project access and storage placeholder. Open →
Fees
User fees
Hourly costs by user category. Open →