Governance & Management

The governance structure of the Czech-BioImaging composes of three main bodies:

SUPERVISORY BOARD is the highest decision-making body, which consists of the statutory representatives or their nominated representatives from each partner institution. The statutory representative of the IMG acts as a legal representative of the CzBI RI.

Biology Centre CAS	Julius Lukeš (chairman)	director
Brno University of Technology	Jan Nedvěd (vice-chair)	financial officer
Charles University in Prague	Tomáš Zima	rector
Institute of Experimental Botany CAS	Martin Vágner	director
Institute of Molecular Genetics CAS	Petr Dráber	director
Institute of Physiology CAS	Jan Kopecký	director
Institute of Scientific Instruments CAS	Ilona Müllerová	director
Masaryk University	Karel Říha	deputy director
Palacky University Olomouc	Jitka Ulrichová	vice-rector

STEERING COMMITTEE consists of leaders of imaging facilities of partner institutions and is presided by the director of RI. As a control authority of RI, it is held accountable to the Supervisory Board. The Steering Committee monitors the overall state of development of CzBI and suggests its future direction.

Biology Centre CAS	Marie Vancová
Brno University of Technology	Daniel Zicha
Charles University in Prague	Aleš Benda Luděk Šefc
Institute of Experimental Botany CAS	Jan Petrášek
Institute of Molecular Genetics CAS (2 facilities)	Pavel Hozák – Chair Vlada Filimonenko Ondrej Horváth
Institute of Physiology CAS	Daniel Hadraba
Institute of Scientific Instruments CAS	Zenon Starčuk
Masaryk University (3 facilities)	Michal Kozubek - vice-chair (biology) Michal Mikl - vice-chair (medicine) Milan Ešner
Palacky University Olomouc	Martin Mistrík

ADVISORY BOARD is composed of 10-13 high-level scientific experts from academia and industrial sectors, elected by the Steering Committee. It provides feedback to the Supervisory Board regarding the direction of CzBI RI and makes proposals to improve its functioning. The Advisory Board also periodically evaluates the scientific program of the CzBI, the quality and relevance of planned technologies, as well as facilities, and that of achieved results.

Paolo Bianchini	Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Nanoscopy & NIC@IIT, Italy
Marek Cebecauer	J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry, Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
Kareem Elsayad	Vienna Biocenter Core Facilities GmbH, Advanced Microscopy, Austria
Julia Fernandez-Rodriguez	Head of Centre for Cellular Imaging, University Gothenburg, Sweden
Petr Hluštík	Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University, University Hospital Olomouc, Czech Republic
Jan Hrušák	J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry, Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
Dušan Chorvát	International Laser Centre, Laboratory of laser microscopy and spectroscopy, Slovakia
Daniel Jirák	Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Czech Republic
Vratislav Košťál	Market Segment Life Sciences, Tescan Orsay Holding, Czech Republic
Claus Lamm	Department of Basic Psychological Research and Research Methods, University of Vienna, Austria
Julia Mannheim	Werner Siemens Imaging Center, Tübingen, Germany
Jan Peychl (vice-chair)	Light Microscopy Facility, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Germany
Christian Schöfer (chairman)	Medical University of Vienna, Austria
Timo Zimmerman	EMBL Imaging Centre, Cell Biology and Biophysics unit, Heidelberg, Germany

Czech-BioImaging RI hub

The administrative level of the infrastructure management is primarily represented by the Czech-BioImaging RI hub established at the host institution (IMG). The hub team, in close cooperation with the Director and Vice-Chairs of Steering Committee, provides management and logistic support, coordinates educational activities and ensures that individual facilities work in synergy and function together as one big unit under the umbrella of LRI’s Business plan.

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Requirements for facilities - candidates who would like to join the Czech-BI research infrastructure

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Preamble The aim of the Czech-BI is to make imaging services available to users from all research, educational or commercial bodies. Thus to ensure the best quality, the Czech-BI has to make sure that a candidate facility is in compliance with the below mentioned requirements and with the financial cycles of the infrastructure. To become a part of the Czech-BI, the candidate must go through two phases. Firstly, as a rule the facility should become an observer, ideally for 1 year, before it applies for a full membership. It is recommended to become an observer approximately 24 months before the expected date of submission of the Czech-BI application for a new grant (i.e. 36 months before the beginning of the new operational program). Submission of an application in order to become an observer of the Czech-BI infrastructure Rules: As an observer, the facility has a right to participate in meetings and discussions of the Steering Committee, with no voting rights, and will be supported by the Czech-BI hub during the joining procedure. The first step towards joining the infrastructure as an observer is to submit a structured application form, please see the Annex No. 1: Application form – Czech-BI observer. Procedure following receipt an application: Evaluation by the Czech-BI Hub During the evaluation of the application, the Hub will be in contact with the applicant, and will pass feedback from the Czech-BI bodies (e.g. questions, the delivery of missing documents, etc.). Decision by the Steering Committee – supportive or not Submission of an application in order to become a member of the Czech-BI infrastructure Rules: After the phase of being an observer for approximately 1 year, the observer can apply for joining the Czech-BI as a member. The application must be submitted at least 6 months prior to the anticipated start as a member of the Czech-BI. Due to the funding of the Czech-BI from the operational programs, it is recommended to date the beginning of the Czech-BI membership so that the new member can participate in the preparation of the budget and grant application as a valid member of the consortium. The membership in the Czech-BI should therefore start approximately 12 months before the expected date of the beginning of the new operational program cycle. The application for a full membership in the Czech-BI must meet the following requirements: Technology/Instruments contributing to Czech-BI aims Dedicated time of the instruments for users Separated accounting Clear positioning of the imaging facility in the organization chart of the institution The first step towards becoming a member of the Czech-BI infrastructure is to submit a structured application form, please see the Annex No. 2: Application form – Czech-BI member. Procedure following receipt an application: Evaluation by the Czech-BI Hub During the evaluation of the application, the Hub will be in contact with the applicant, and pass the feedback from the Czech-BI bodies to assure a completeness of the application. Decision by the Steering Committee – supportive or not Decision by the Advisory Board – supportive or not Based on the recommendation of the Steering Committee and the Advisory Board, the Supervisory Board will announce a decision. For illustrative example please see the Annex No. 3: Illustrative example of joining a new facility in the Czech-BI.
ATTACHED DOCUMENTS FOR DOWNLOAD Annex No. 1: Application form – Czech-BI observer Annex No. 2: Application form – Czech-BI member Annex No. 3: Illustrative example of joining a new facility in the Czech-BI