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@@ -27,3 +27,9 @@ OpenSeadragon is released under the New BSD license. For details, see the [LICEN
 [github-releases]: https://github.com/openseadragon/openseadragon/releases
 [github-contributing]: https://github.com/openseadragon/openseadragon/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md
 [github-license]: https://github.com/openseadragon/openseadragon/blob/master/LICENSE.txt
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+## Sponsors
+
+We are grateful for the (development or financial) contribution to the OpenSeadragon project.
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+<img alt="Logo BBMRI ERIC" src="test/data/assets/bbmri-logo.png" height="80"/>
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