The mission of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) is to improve health by leading the development and accelerating the application of biomedical technologies. The Institute is committed to integrating engineering and physical sciences with biology and medicine to advance our understanding of disease and its prevention, detection, diagnosis, and treatment. NIBIB supports emerging technology research and development within its internal laboratories and through grants, collaborations, and training.

The laboratories at NIBIB conduct research using a combination of basic, translational, and clinical science. NIBIB scientists collaborate with Federal, academic and commercial researchers so the advanced technologies and tools they create can be easily and widely adopted. For example, NIBIB researchers have developed novel technologies for studying biological processes at the molecular level and at unprecedented speed, resolution, and clarity. Our researchers are also working to create nanomedicines that can simultaneously diagnose and treat diseases. Such approaches have the potential to revolutionize medicine.