Services for clients from Academic institutions
Open to all
Turku PET Centre is an open access imaging facility that provides full range of research services for academic and industry users. Our staff is available for technical support in study design, imaging protocols and techniques, post-processing and data analysis, data interpretation, and training. We also provide services on contract and budget negotiations and all the legal aspects related to the contracts. Various animal models for human diseases (e.g. mouse, rat, rabbit, and pig models) are also available to users.
How to access our services
Our open access research services are available via the Finnish Biomedical Imaging Node https://eurobioimaging.fi/FiBI, part of Euro-BioImaging ERIC (https://www.eurobioimaging.eu/).
To access our services, contact our reserach manager (contact.pet@tyks.fi) or the Node Manager of the Finnish Biomedical Imaging Node (Contact-FiBI@eurobioimaging.fi). After initial discussions, the external users need to submit a project proposal in Euro-BioImaging Web Portal (https://www.eurobioimaging.eu/about-us/how-to-access).
See How to apply – Finnish Biomedical Imaging Node for further information on how to submit a proposal in Euro-BioImaging Web Portal.
Main services
- Synthesis and development of radiotracers and radiopharmaceuticals
- Animal and human PET, CT, and MR imaging studies and their combinations
- Clinical phase I-IV imaging studies
- Blood sampling, metabolite analyses, and pharmacokinetic modelling
- Assistance with study design and image analyses
Service fees
The projects are charged for imaging time, radiotracers, and for any laboratory and/or data analysis support, and the service package is always negotiated separately for each project. Please contact Research Manager (contact.pet@tyks.fi) for estimates on the resources, time, and total costs of your study.
Every project is unique in terms of imaging protocols, tracers, laboratory work, and image post-processing and analysis. Therefore, the service package and fees are always negotiated separately for each project. Please contact Research Manager for details on pricing.
Publications and acknowledgements
If you have used any of the Turku PET Centre services for your work, you are expected to recognise Turku PET Centre for its contribution in papers, posters, presentations, and all scholarly publications. The type of recognition (acknowledgement vs. authorship) depends upon the individual project and the contribution of Turku PET Centre scientists, and should be established at the beginning of the project.
Please make sure that the Turku PET Centre is always mentioned correctly. For example:
Euro-BioImaging projects:
”The authors acknowledge Euro-BioImaging (www.eurobioimaging.eu) for providing access to imaging technologies and services via the Finnish Biomedical Imaging Node (Turku PET Centre, University of Turku, Åbo Akademi University, and Turku Universty Hospital, Turku Finland).”
Other projects:
“This work/Part of the work was carried out with the support of Turku PET Centre (University of Turku, Åbo Akademi University, and Turku Universty Hospital, Turku, Finland).
Once your publication is in press, please send a pdf copy to our Research Manager (contact.pet@tyks.fi). Thank You!