iMAPS (in-situ Metabolic Atlas Project @ Single-cell)

ADVANCING GLOBAL DISCOVERY AND SUSTAINABLE USE

OF MICROBIAL METABOLISM

What is iMAPS?

iMAPS (in-situ Metabolic Atlas Project @Single-cell) is a global initiative to explore, preserve, and utilize the hidden metabolic functions of Earth's microbes–one cell at a time.

By integrating original Raman single-cell technologies, Al-powered data systems, and a decentralized international network, iMAPS enables real-time, label-free identification of microbial functions across human, animal, plant, and environmental microbiomes.

From discovery to deployment, iMAPS transforms microbiome science into global solutions–for health, agriculture, biomanufacturing, and ecosystem restoration.

mission

Scientific Mission

Exhaustively answering microbiome “6W” questions across ecosystems at single‑cell resolution:Who, What, Why, Wealth, When, Where.

Global Network

6 Countries · 30+ Institutions · 5 Research Areas

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Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, CAS


Single‑cell phenotyping,

Raman screening platforms

(FlowRACS, DCP)

Imperial College London (ICL)

Biomanufacturing / Synthetic Biology

Institut National de la Recherche

Agronomique et Environnemental (INRAE)

Agriculture

RWTH Aachen University (RWTH)

Biomanufacturing / Synthetic Biology

Nanyang Technological University (NTU)

Health / Drug

University of California, San Diego (UCSD)

Environment

Washington University in St. Louis (WashU)

Health / Drug

Meta-Ramanomics

Platform

RamanAl Cloud

Metabolic Profiles@ Single-cell

A Populationor or

Consortium of Microbial,

Plant, or Animal Cells

FlowRACS / RamanEye
FlowRACS / RamanEye
Digital Colony Picker (DCP)
Digital Colony Picker
RAMS / EasySort
RAMS / EasySort
Single-cell Culture or Genomes of yet-to- Culture Microbes
Culture Bank of Functional Strains

News & Events

  • iMAPS Inaugural Practical Training Concludes Successfully in Qingdao

    26 AUG, 2025
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  • Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology Joins Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning to Host Agri-MAPS Technical Training

    14 AUG, 2025
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  • Lesaffre (France) Visits Single-Cell Center at Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology for Industrial iMAPS Cooperation Talks

    19 AUG, 2025
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