GloBIAS survey results – An insight into the global bioimage analysis community
There is a global need for bioimage analysis (BIA) as advances in life sciences increasingly rely on cutting-edge imaging systems that have dramatically expanded the complexity and dimensionality of biological images. Turning these data into scientific discoveries requires scientists with effective data management skills and knowledge of state-of-the-art image processing and data analysis, in other words, bioimage analysts. The Global BioImage Analysts' Society (GloBIAS) aims to enhance the profile of bioimage analysts as a key role in science and research. To better understand the needs and geographical representation of the BIA community, a worldwide survey was conducted, and 290 responses were collected across people from all career stages and continents. The survey underscores a strong interest of the BIA community in the activities proposed by GloBIAS to address shortcomings in work environment, funding, and scientific activities, and the enthusiasm of the community to actively contribute to the growth and sustainability of GloBIAS as a scientific society.
Authors
- Agustín A. Corbat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8068-3486)
- Shuichi Onami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8255-1724)
- Paula Sampaio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1148-2159)
- Laura Rodríguez de la Ballina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5363-7433)
- Rocco D’Antuono (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0180-6500)
- Clara Prats (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1398-7559)
- Beth A. Cimini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9640-9318)
- Alessandro Felder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3510-9906)
- Kota Miura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6926-191X)
- Martin Schätz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0931-4017)
- Christa G Walther (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8962-3102)
- Bettina Schmerl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6273-3897)
- Nicholas D. Condon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1833-1129)
- Florian Levet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4009-6225)
- Ko Sugawara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1392-9340)
- Anna Klemm
- R Haase
- Christian Tischer
Institutions
- Broad Institute (US)
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- European Molecular Biology Organization (DE)
- Université de Bordeaux (FR)
- Inserm (FR)
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging (GB)
- University of Oslo (NO)
- Charles University (CZ)
- Science for Life Laboratory (SE)
- Norwegian Cancer Society (NO)
- The Francis Crick Institute (GB)
- Max Perutz Labs (AT)
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychoanalyse, Psychotherapie, Psychosomatik und Tiefenpsychologie (DE)
- Bordeaux Population Health (FR)
- RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (JP)
- Cancer Registry of Norway (NO)
- Institut Interdisciplinaire de Neuroscience (FR)
- i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto (PT)
- University College London (GB)
- Fundación Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (AR)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US)
- University of Reading (GB)
- University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague (CZ)
- Leipzig University (DE)
- The University of Osaka (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Microscopy
- Published
- 2026-07-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jmi.70153
- Primary Topic
- Cell Image Analysis Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- Cancer Research UK
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche
- Norges Forskningsråd
- National Institutes of Health
- Medical Research Council
- Office of Naval Research