Our vision
A collaborative network driving capacity and community building, shaping the bioimaging future in Kenya and the larger East African Region.
Kenya Bioimaging Consortium
Advancing science through bioimaging
A collaborative network driving capacity and community building, shaping the bioimaging future in Kenya and the larger East African Region.
Free to joinKenya & East AfricaAll science disciplines
Who we are
About the Kenya Bioimaging Consortium
KBIC aims to enhance life science research in Kenya by promoting the integration and use of advanced bioimaging technologies. Microscopy and imaging are essential to modern science, so we work to create a robust environment where scientists can use modern equipment, draw on specialised knowledge and collaborate.
We unite microscopists, biologists, chemists, physicists and data scientists with a community-minded, open-door approach.
Developing skills
Training and capacity building for scientists at every career stage.
Providing technology
Access to modern imaging equipment and shared infrastructure.
Sharing knowledge
Collaborative research, image analysis and specialised know-how.
Our mission
To build a diverse and inclusive bioimaging community in Kenya and the larger East African Region, in support of a high standard of research and development.
Our goals
View all objectives Objectives of the consortium
- OBJ · 01
To foster regional collaborations, promoting the advancement of research through bioimaging.
- OBJ · 02
To develop and expand bioimaging infrastructure in Kenya and the East African region for the advancement of research.
- OBJ · 03
To build community and capacities through annual meetings, satellite events, and working groups.
- OBJ · 04
To promote the integration of Kenya into the Africa Bioimaging Consortium and the global bioimaging community through strategic partnerships.
- OBJ · 05
To engage as key continental and global collaborators in the advancement of bioimaging.
- OBJ · 06
To support and facilitate community-driven initiatives and projects addressing the largest challenges identified by the community and partners.
Our core values
What we stand for
Community
Building collaboration and partnership to achieve shared goals.
Inclusion
Fostering a welcoming and diverse environment to encourage participation and individual contributions.
Excellence
Working with rigour and integrity to ensure reproducible and quantitative data.
Our guiding pillars
Turning vision into impact
The mission and vision of KBIC are rooted in three pillars.
Community
- Foster diversity and inclusion.
- Strengthen connections between Kenyan researchers and promote collaborations within the region of East Africa.
- Support and foster bilateral engagement and collaboration with the continental and global bioimaging community.
Capacity Building & Training
- Promote accessibility of relevant training opportunities globally and within the region.
- Support and facilitate community-driven initiatives for training and education.
Infrastructure & Access
- Promote the concept and benefit of shared research infrastructure and core facility models in Kenya and the region of East Africa.
- Foster a collective effort that advocates for improved microscope infrastructure and equipment accessibility, availability of bioimaging reagents, and image analysis capabilities in Kenya and the region of East Africa.
- Support infrastructure and capacity development initiatives by partners.
Global community
Connected to the wider bioimaging world
KBIC works to integrate Kenya into the African BioImaging Consortium and the global bioimaging community.
Free membership
Join the Kenya Bioimaging Consortium
Membership is free. It is open to PhD students, post-doctoral fellows, early-career and senior scientists, technical scientists and laboratory heads in every science discipline, across Kenya and East Africa.