Lübeck, March 2025 - This week, 115 scientists from ten countries gathered at the Fraunhofer Institute for Individualized and Cell-based Medical Engineering (IMTE) for the 14th International Workshop on Magnetic Particle Imaging (IWMPI 2025).

Participants came from countries including China, Germany, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Latvia, the Netherlands, Spain, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States. During the three-day event, leading experts, researchers, clinicians and industry representatives discussed the latest developments and emerging applications in the field of Magnetic Particle Imaging (MPI). These promising advances pave the way for the clinical implementation of this innovative imaging technology, which has the potential to sustainably improve patient care.

Special thanks go to the chairs of the IWMPI 2025 workshop:

• Prof. Dr. Thorsten Buzug (Fraunhofer IMTE, University zu Lübeck)​
• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Tobias Knopp (Fraunhofer IMTE, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf)​
• Prof. Dr. Anna C. Bakenecker (Fraunhofer IMTE, Technical University of Darmstadt)​
• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Matthias Gräser (Fraunhofer IMTE, University Rostock)​

We would also like to thank our sponsors and organizers who made this workshop possible, including the German Research Foundation (DFG), phase VISION GmbH, Micromod Particle Technology GmbH, Bruker BioSpin, PACK LitzWire, nexMPI and Infinite Science GmbH.

We are already looking forward to the 15th IWMPI 2026, which will take place at Beihang University in Beijing, China. Once again, groundbreaking discussions and innovative research approaches will shape the future of medical imaging.

Photo: Participants IWMPI 2025 - Organized by Fraunhofer IMTE and the University of Lübeck.

Photo credit: Olaf Malzahn / Fraunhofer IMTE

Explanation of the technology: Magnetic Particle Imaging (MPI) is an innovative imaging technique based on the use of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs). These particles are introduced into the body as tracers and, thanks to their specific magnetic properties, enable three-dimensional visualization of their distribution in the tissue. In contrast to other imaging methods, MPI does not use ionizing radiation, but instead directly detects the magnetic response of the SPIONs to applied magnetic fields. This leads to high sensitivity and enables real-time images with high temporal and spatial resolution. Current applications of MPI include the imaging of blood perfusion, tumor detection and the tracking of cells in regenerative medicine.

Contact

Prof. Dr. Thorsten M. Buzug
thorsten.buzug@imte.fraunhofer.de

Fraunhofer Research Institution for Individualized and Cell-Based Medical Engineering
Mönkhofer Weg 239a, 23562 Lübeck