Euro-BioImaging - EVOLVE Deliverable 5.1 - Gap analysis identifying targets for widening participation

Horizon Europe-funded EVOLVE Deliverable 5.1 - Gap analysis identifying targets for widening participation

This document presents a detailed gap analysis identifying targets for widening participation in Euro-BioImaging services, assessing both scientific research sectors and geographic representation. By analyzing historical user access proposals mapped against European Research Council panel structures, alongside survey insights from the Nodes, this report provides a foundation for diversifying the infrastructure's user community across underrepresented disciplines, regions, and career stages. Maximizing the impact of open-access imaging technologies relies on equitable uptake, particularly as structural barriers and varying national research capacities reshape the European scientific landscape.