Overview

• The decade-long project captured MRI, ultrasound and X-ray scans from 100,000 volunteers at four UK Biobank centres with £60 million in funding.
• Over one billion de-identified images have been linked to genetic, medical and lifestyle data to underpin more than 1,300 published studies.
• Full imaging access will open on the UK Biobank Research Analysis Platform before the end of 2025 after vetting of approved researchers.
• A second phase is under way to re-scan 60,000 participants for longitudinal tracking of ageing and early disease markers.
• AI models trained on Biobank scans, including a heart-analysis tool deployed in over 90 countries, are already accelerating clinical diagnosis.