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The table below shows some measurement needs for the UK across key areas. The information is displayed according to where it fits into the NMS programmes. Click on any section for more information on that sector.

The given priority application areas were originally agreed at a series of roadmapping meetings. If you would like details of the prioritisation process or would like to comment on any aspect of the roadmaps, please complete the feedback form

Priority Application Areas	Knowledge Base						Cross-cutting themes / Other
	Engineering and Flow	Materials and Thermal	Physical	Ionising Radiation	Chemical and Biological	Software for Metrology
Biomarkers and Omics	Sample preparation and delivery		Measurement of biomarkers, for example acoustic or optical	Radioactive contrast agents for biomarkers	Specific and sensitive measurements, stable molecular and cell reference standards, experimental design, and validation	Data fitting credibility and sample group selection	Integration with imaging, cross validation, and ISO34
Cell and Tissue Engineering		Structural Integrity of tissue scaffolds, characterisation of biomaterials, biomimics, molecular imprinted polymers, and smart polymers			Cell / tissue characterisation and reference standards, nano-surfaces, cell media and factors, inferential measurement, safety and efficacy		Accredited "not tested on animals" labelling
Point of Care Testing		Humidity and wetting	Validation and calibration of point of care testing, electrochemistry, optical waveguides and fluorescence		Small sample size, homogeneity, validation and traceability, "gold standards", robust omics and surfaces		Usability standards, and British In Vitro Diagnostics Association (BIVDA)
Microdevices	Validation and flow for microfluidic structures, sample preparation, homogeneity and dimensional	Humidity and wetting	Electrochemistry, optical waveguides and fluorescence		Small sample size, homogeneity, validation and traceability, "gold standards", robust omics and surfaces		Usability standards, and BIVDA
New Biological Agents					Stable molecular and cell reference standards, in-vitro/ in-vivo correlation, characterisation, disease markers, and nano-probes	Bio-informatics, statistical methods, in-silico modelling	Clinical trials for personalised medicine, definition of what is an active component
Bio and Medical Imaging		Thermal management of superconductors	Image data standards, device calibration, orthogonal methods, magnetic filed intensity, high temperature super conductors	Radioactive contrast agents for bio-artificial imaging and dosimetry	Targeting probes for directed imaging, nanoprobes, and quantum fluorescence	Artificial intelligence for diagnosis, data fusion, patient centred data capture, and bio-informatics	Integration with omics