Working with us

Partnering with the Sheffield Multimodal Imaging Centre (SMIC) can help your business address key industry challenges to deliver real-world results. 

Research and development

Working with our sector-leading research centre, your business can access:

  • Collaborative R&D developing bio and advanced materials with industry partners.
  • Cross-disciplinary collaborations developing and testing advanced materials with, for example, novel and innovative properties and applications.
  • Testing and advisory services to deliver applied, company defined, responsive solutions at a scale, proportionate to the product and process innovation needs of enterprises.

Facilities and equipment

The centre is equipped with state-of-the-art instrumentation for a range of imaging modalities, including:

 
  • Transmission Electron Microscopy
  • Scanning Electron Microscopy
  • Mass Spectrometry Imaging
  • Computed Tomography
  • Raman Spectroscopy
  • 3D Surface Scanning
  • Infrared Thermography
  • Confocal Microscopy
  • Transcranial Doppler Imaging
  • Ultrasound Imaging
  • Infrared Spectroscopy
  • Digital Image Correlation
  • Image Processing / AI

Pricing structure

Our pricing structure operates under the following models, encompassing different types and levels of service: 

  • Industry or business request
  • A university request (with an agreement of a joint output)
  • A University or internal request with no joint output 
  • Internal request with joint output 

Contact us for more information.