Imaging Across Borders

On 17 November 2026, in Charleroi, Imaging Across Borders brings together researchers, companies and hospitals from Hauts-de-France, Flanders and Wallonia around preclinical and clinical imaging.

Hightlights: a keynote by IBA on imaging and protontherapy, the leading imaging platforms from all 3 regions with company use cases and guided visits of the CMMI (Centre for Microscopy and Molecular Imaging) located at BioPark Charleroi. Up to nine companies, spin-offs and hospitals will also present their imaging needs and solutions.

PROGRAMME

09:30 – Welcome coffee

10:00 – Presentation of the HealthTech Valley project and why Imaging Across Borders
Sabeena Kalla (Eurasanté) & Dominique Demonté (BioPark Charleroi)

10:10 – Keynote: Imaging and protontherapy research
Stéphane Lucas, IBA

10:40 – Flagship imaging infrastructures across the 3 regions (Part 1)

• 7T MRI at Lille University Hospital : from experimental evidence to healthcare innovation. Building the collaborations of tomorrow

​​Speakers:  Pr Jean Pierre Pruvo, Porteur du CPER ARIANES, coordinateur de la plateforme LIIfe et Président de la Société ​​française de neuroradiologie et Pauline Guyon, chef de projet du CPER ARIANES

• Core ARTH Infinity, Ghent University: advanced preclinical imaging and radiation research. Use case: Molecubes
• CMMI: preclinical imaging and cryo-EM. Use cases: Conveyxo (TBC), Inhatarget Therapeutics.

11:40 – Lunch, booths and CMMI lab visits
Networking and guided visits in groups of 15

13:40 – Flagship imaging infrastructures across the 3 regions (Part 2)

• PLBS: Lille’s health and biology platforms (TBC)
• WalBioImaging: Wallonia’s preclinical imaging network, from cell imaging to 7T in vivo MRI. Use case: LiveDrop (TBC)
• Flanders BioImaging (FlaBI): Flanders’ network of 9 imaging core facilities

14:40 – Break

15:10 – Field pitches: what companies need and what they offer

• IRE-Elit: radiopharmaceuticals and Ga-68 generators
• HubNex: radiology reporting orchestration across hospitals
• IPRATECH: automated label-free cell counter
• Nuclivision: AI for lower-dose PET scans
• Icometrix:  AI analysis of brain MRI and CT scans

16:00 – Closing
Ewout Vansteenkiste (UGent) & Isabelle Rausin (BioPark Charleroi)

16:05 – Networking coffee
Local treats from Charleroi