Abstract
The Antwerp Centre for Advanced Microscopy (ACAM) provides high-end service for visualizing biological samples from the nano- to the mesoscale. Its mission is to be the go-to hub for demanding microscopy-oriented work and to exploit its quantitative imaging expertise to foster research excellence at the University of Antwerp. To do so, ACAM assists with project planning, sample preparation, microscope selection and use, image analysis and visualization, and data interpretation. ACAM manages 10 advanced microscope systems, a server for image data warehousing and several workstations for image analysis. High-dimensional imaging is a major focus with light sheet microscopy, ultrafast live cell imaging and high-throughput screening as flagship technologies. Next to novel hardware acquisition and maintenance, ACAM develops its own software algorithms and evaluates experimental accessory setups. Routine training and thematic courses are organized to assure apt knowledge transfer regarding new technologies, optimal equipment usage and experimental reproducibility. ACAM pursues an open science policy and invests in making its data adhere to FAIR data principles. By combining breadth and depth in offered technology, and by keeping the pulse of the rapidly developing imaging field, ACAM aims at empowering researchers to perform science with high impact.
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