Molecular imaging combines advanced engineering in molecular, this technique is non-invasive and does not have any known side effects.. This new area of science will continue to contribute significantly to the advancement of biomedicines as it enables the visualisation of cellular function as well as monitoring of different molecular processes in living organisms without perturbing them.

The European Master in Molecular Imaging (EMMI) is an international program entirely dedicated to in vivo molecular imaging. Supported by the European Commission under the SOCRATES programme, this two-year interdisciplinary curriculum is brought together by prominent European molecular imaging research groups. Courses are held at a group of European partner Institutions: the INSTN (France), the Universities of Paris Sud 11 (France), Antwerp (Belgium), Crete (Greece) and Turin (Italy).

Molecular imaging was listed as one of the "ten emerging technologies that will change the world" by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)2003 Technology Review. “ten emerging technologies that will change the world” Molecular imaging not only has revolutionized biological research but it also has greatly influenced numerous other areas of health research. Medical laboratories as well as industries, both at the local and international level, seek personnel with diverse skill-sets, from technicians to high level scientists