![7T MRI scanner 7T MRI Scanner](/images/librariesprovider9/homepage/7t-mri-scanner-glamour04.jpg?sfvrsn=cb35f26e_0)
Biomedical Imaging Center
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
Conduct barrier-breaking research at BIC
The Biomedical Imaging Center develops cutting-edge techniques that support both molecular and magnetic resonance imaging. It provides facilities, equipment, and training for researchers across a range of disciplines. Each BIC tool is supported by dedicated research scientists available to assist with study design, data collection, and data post-processing.
![An MRI tech looks at scans while another works with a research subject in the background](https://bic.beckman.illinois.edu/images/librariesprovider9/homepage/trio-resized.jpg?sfvrsn=447c3049_0)
![9.4 Tesla MRI](https://bic.beckman.illinois.edu/images/librariesprovider9/mri-images/reifsteck-reid-2.8.21-beckman-mri-x-ray-005.jpg?sfvrsn=26cee119_0)
State-of-the-art tools to enable interdisciplinary research
BIC is a shared research facility within the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Photo by Scott Paceley.
![All MRI staff members](https://bic.beckman.illinois.edu/images/librariesprovider9/homepage/bic-prisma_mirl.jpg?sfvrsn=eecb6631_0)
Enabling MRI research at UIUC
BIC is home to two 3 Tesla human MRI scanners, a 9.4 Tesla preclinical scanner, and is a partner in the Carle Illinois Advanced Imaging Center. The center owns a Siemens MAGNETOM Terra 7 Tesla MRI, the first of its kind in Illinois.
![Researchers work on PET-CT scanner](https://bic.beckman.illinois.edu/images/librariesprovider9/mil-images/113tmc.jpg?sfvrsn=59751dec_5)
Specialized tools in the Molecular Imaging Laboratory
Expert staff members guide researchers through molecular imaging techniques on a range of tools, including a hybrid Siemens Inveon triple-modality microPET/SPECT/CT scanner and PerkinElmer IVIS Spectrum CT live-animal imaging system.