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Linking Science and Medicine

Roxanne Deslauriers, Ph.D. Director, Research

The concept behind IBD's research programme is that science and medicine should be more closely linked. Research groups at IBD focus on the development of noninvasive techniques for biomedical applications. Work at the Institute also has a strong focus on the development of better methods for the analysis and interpretation of biomedical data.

Targeted basic research projects and applications of technology are carried out in five core research groups:

• Biosystems,
• Biomedical Informatics,
• Magnetic Resonance Technology,
• Magnetic Resonance Research & Development, and
• Spectroscopy.

In addition, Prototyping Facilities have been created to help in the transition of proof-of-concept instruments to commercially viable devices that are attractive to entrepreneurs and investors.

The technologies being developed at the Institute include magnetic resonance, infrared, optical, and fluorescence techniques. Both imaging and spectroscopic modalities are developed to gain insight into healthy and diseased tissues. Applications of the technologies include various types of cancer, diseases of the heart and brain, and age-related diseases.

Scientists at IBD work with researchers at universities and the private sector through collaborative agreements and contracts. IBD's success is ultimately related to the strength of these valuable partnerships.

Please take the time to read about the exciting research that's being done at IBD. Visit often as our website continues to grow.