Elizabeth M. C. Hillman
St Jude Children’s Research Hospital,
USA
- Overview
- Speakers
- Programme
- Community Room workshops
- Industry workshops
- Exhibition
- Sponsorship
- Practical information
- Football match – Academy vs Industry
- Media kit
Overview
This conference will take place at EMBL Heidelberg, with the option to attend virtually.
Please note this event is fully booked, and registration for on-site participation is now closed. Please note that registration on-site at the venue will not be available. Thank you for your understanding.
Conference overview
Founded in 2001, the European Light Microscopy Initiative (ELMI) was established to create a pivotal communication network among European scientists involved in light microscopy and equipment manufacturers. Its primary goals are to advocate for light microscopy as an essential research tool in the life sciences and to enhance communication among researchers, core facilities, and the industry.
The 2025 edition of the European Light Microscopy Initiative conference sees a return to the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, for the first time since 2010. With EMBL’s tradition of excellence in light microscopy, this event promises to be a highly interactive and engaging experience making full use of the purpose-built Advanced Training Centre venue and the EMBL Imaging Centre.
Highlights of the 2025 conference will include traditional company workshops, an international line-up of speakers, a comprehensive exhibition, and a dedicated community workshop room where participants can engage directly with experts and peers. These sessions are specifically designed to facilitate learning, collaboration, and innovation among attendees from across the microscopy community.
Session topics
- Probes and biosensors
- Smart/ Advanced microscopy
- Super-resolution microscopy
- Tissue imaging/ Lightsheet
- Imaging for health
- Data analysis
Speakers
Keynote speaker
Speakers
Kazuhiro Aoki
Kyoto University
Japan
Francesco Cardarelli
Scuola Normale Superiore
Italy
Ali Ertürk
LMU Munich / Helmholtz Munich
Germany
Jacky Goetz
Centre de Recherche en Biomédecine de Strasbourg
France
Estibaliz Gómez de Mariscal
Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA)
Portugal
Virginie Hamel
University of Geneva
Switzerland
Mark Mc Caughrean
Max-Planck-Institute for Astronomy
Germany
Siegfried Musser
Texas A&M University
USA
Maddy Parsons
King’s College London
UK
Robert Prevedel
EMBL Heidelberg
Germany
Lin Tian
Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience
USA
Martin Weigert
TU Dresden
Germany
Venera Weinhardt
Heidelberg University
Germany
Scientific organisers
Elisa D’Este
Max Planck Institute for Medical Research
Germany
Ulrike Engel
Heidelberg University
Germany
Elisa May
German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) Heidelberg
Germany
Rainer Pepperkok
EMBL Heidelberg
Germany
Stefan Terjung
EMBL Heidelberg
Germany
Timo Zimmermann
EMBL Heidelberg
Germany
Organising committee members
- Karin Aumayr, Institute of Molecular Pathology, Austria
- Johanna Bischof, EMBL Heidelberg, Germany
- Francesca Cella, University of Pisa, Italy
- Julien Colombelli, IRB Barcelona, Spain
- Orestis Faklaris, MRI-CRBM, France
- Joachim Goedhart, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Manuel Gunkel, EMBL Heidelberg, Germany
- Gabriel Krens, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Austria
- Vibor Laketa, Heidelberg University, Germany
- Beate ‘Faba’ Neumann, EMBL Heidelberg, Germany
- Yara Reis, EMBL Heidelberg, Germany
- Paula Sampaio, Institute for Research and Innovation in Health (i3S), Portugal
- Damien Schapman, University of Rouen, France
- Britta Schroth-Diez, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Germany
- Caterina Strambio, UMass Medical School, USA
Conference organiser
Aline Schnieder
EMBL Heidelberg
Germany
Programme
- Please note that the programme is subject to change. Some speakers may need to join virtually to give their talk.
- For registered participants, recorded talks will be accessible on demand for 4 weeks after the end of the event, unless indicated otherwise.
- Please find the poster listing here.
- Please find the conference bus schedule here.
Day 1 – Tuesday 3 June 2025
| Time (Europe/Berlin) | Speaker |
|---|---|
| 08:00 – 09:30 | Registration and Welcome coffee Registration is kindly sponsored by Becker & Hickl |
| 09:30 – 09:45 | Welcome session – Core Facility Day |
| 09:45 – 11:00 | Session 1: Quality control Session chairs: Orestis Faklaris, Britta Schroth-Diez Not available on demand |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee Break and exhibition |
| 11:30 – 11:45 | Session 2: Tool update Session chairs: Manuel Gunkel, Gabriel Krens Not available on demand |
| 11:45 – 13:00 | Session 3: Data management Session chairs: Johanna Bischof, Caterina Strambio Not available on demand |
| 13:00 – 13:50 | Lunch and exhibition |
| 13:50 – 14:00 | Preliminary results questionnaire: ‘Stress and conflict management in core facilities’ Sebastian Munck |
| 14:00 – 15:15 | Session 4: Career paths Elisa D’Este, Yara Reis, Stefan Terjung Not available on demand |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Bus transfer to football field for participants of football match Concurrent coffee break and exhibition |
| 16:00 – 17:00 | Sports event: Kick or dance Football match at football field Boxberg or dance workshop in front of the ATC Concurrent coffee break and exhibition |
| 17:15 – 18:20 | Bus transfer to EMBL ATC for participants of football match Concurrent coffee break and exhibition |
| 18:20 – 18:30 | Welcome session – 25th international meeting of the European Light Microscopy Initiative |
| 18:30 – 19:30 | Keynote lecture: What can we do with high-speed 3D microscopy? Elizabeth Hillman -St Jude Children’s Hospital, Columbia University, USA Not available on demand |
| 19:30 – 20:00 | 25 years of ELMI retrospective Rainer Pepperkok – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany Timo Zimmermann – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany |
| 20:00 – 21:30 | Dinner in EMBL Canteen |
| 21:30 – 22:45 | Pub quiz in EMBL Canteen |
Day 2 – Wednesday 4 June 2025
| Time (Europe/Berlin) | Speaker |
|---|---|
| 09:00 – 10:45 | Session 1: Probes and biosensors Session chair: Joachim Goedhart – University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Development of genetically encoded biosensors tools for understanding cell cycle Kazuhiro Aoki – Kyoto University, Japan |
| 09:30 – 09:45 | Developing synthetic fluorescent probes for plant cells: navigating the maze Maarten Besten – Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands |
| 09:45 – 10:00 | Genetically-encoded biosensors for real-time visualization of STAT activation in live cells Thi Nguyen – University of Zurich, Switzerland |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Sensitive genetically engineered sensors for tracking a broad-spectrum of physiological dopamine signaling Lin Tian – Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, USA Not available on demand |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Open access to imaging excellence and opportunities for Imaging Core Facility staff – updates from Euro‑BioImaging and Global BioImaging Johanna Bischof – Euro‑BioImaging ERIC, Germany |
| 10:45 – 11:15 | Coffee break and exhibition |
| 11:15 – 13:00 | Session 2: Smart/ Advanced microscopy Session chair: Paula Sampaio – Institute for Research and Innovation in Health (i3S), Portugal |
| 11:15 – 11:45 | Imaging dynamics and mechanics in cancer Maddy Parsons – King’s College London, UK Not available on demand |
| 11:45 – 12:00 | Removing barriers to advanced imaging and machine learning-based analysis Jodie Malcolm – University of York, United Kingdom |
| 12:00 – 12:15 | Multiscale light field microscopy platform for multi-purpose dynamic volumetric bioimaging Yangyang Bai – University of Southern California, USA |
| 12:15 – 12:45 | Enhanced resolution and throughput in imaging of single cell anatomy by Soft X-ray Tomography Venera Weinhardt – Heidelberg University, Germany |
| 12:45 – 13:00 | Leveraging hyperspectral electron microscopy towards data-driven segmentation of cellular ultrastructure Ben Giepmans – University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands |
| 13:00 – 13:15 | Global BioImage Analysts’ Society – GloBIAS Paula Sampaio – Institute for Research and Innovation in Health (i3S), Portugal |
| 13:15 – 14:30 | Lunch and exhibition |
| 14:30 – 15:30 | Workshop 1 |
| 15:30 – 15:50 | Coffee Break and exhibition |
| 15:50 – 16:50 | Workshop 2 |
| 16:50 – 17:10 | Coffee Break and exhibition |
| 17:10 – 18:10 | Workshop 3 |
| 18:10 – 18:20 | Comfort break |
| 18:20 – 19:05 | The James Webb Space Telescope: a revolution in astronomy Mark McCaughrean – Max-Planck-Institute for Astronomy, Germany |
| 19:05 – 20:00 | Dinner in ATC Foyer |
| 20:00 – 22:00 | Poster Session 1 (odd numbers) Concurrent continued dinner in ATC Foyer until 20:30 |
| 22:00 – 22:30 | Networking drinks |
Day 3 – Thursday 5 June 2025
| Time (Europe/Berlin) | Speaker |
|---|---|
| 09:00 – 10:45 | Session 3: Super-resolution microscopy Session chair: Elisa D’Este – Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Germany |
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Unveiling the molecular architecture of the cell using expansion microscopy Virginie Hamel – University of Geneva, Switzerland |
| 09:30 – 09:45 | Transient dark states in cryo-fluorescence microscopy and their potential role in super-resolution microscopy Timo Zimmermann – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany |
| 09:45 – 10:00 | High-resolution live-cell imaging: Structured Illumination Microscopy on Spinning Disk microscope via precise synchronization Volodymyr Cherkas – Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry PAS, Poland |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Overlapping nuclear import and export paths unveiled by two-color MINFLUX Siegfried Musser – Texas A&M University, USA |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Single molecule imaging of structure and dynamics in transcription condensates Jan-Hendrik Spille – University of Illinois Chicago, USA Not available on demand |
| 10:45 – 11:15 | Coffee break and exhibition kindly sponsored by Physik Instrumente |
| 11:15 – 13:00 | Session 4: Tissue imaging / Lightsheet Julien Colombelli – Institute for Research in Biomedicine Barcelona (IRB Barcelona), Spain |
| 11:15 – 11:45 | Looking deeper with microscopy: pushing the optical imaging frontier in biology Robert Prevedel – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany |
| 11:45 – 12:00 | An agarose fluidic chip for high-throughput in toto organoid imaging Sarah De Beuckeleer – University of Antwerp, Belgium Not available on demand |
| 12:00 – 12:15 | The road to OME-Zarr 1.0: A FAIR future for bioimaging Josh Moore – German BioImaging e.V., Germany |
| 12:15 – 12:45 | Decoding diseases in 3D: AI-powered cell level imaging and omics Ali Ertuerk – LMU Munich / Helmholtz Munich, Germany |
| 12:45 – 13:00 | Multi-modal light-sheet imaging of bacteria in Atlantic salmon skin Jon-Richard Sommernes – UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Norway |
| 13:00 – 14:30 | Lunch and exhibition |
| 14:30 – 15:30 | Workshop 4 |
| 15:30 – 15:50 | Coffee Break and exhibition kindly sponsored by Physik Instrumente |
| 15:50 – 16:50 | Workshop 5 |
| 16:50 – 17:10 | Coffee break and exhibition kindly sponsored by Physik Instrumente |
| 17:10 – 18:10 | Workshop 6 |
| 18:10 – 20:10 | Poster Session 2 (even numbers) |
| 20:10 – 21:30 | Conference dinner in EMBL Canteen |
| 21:30 – 00:00 | Conference party with band and DJ |
Day 4 – Friday 6 June 2025
| Time (Europe/Berlin) | Speaker |
|---|---|
| 09:00 – 10:30 | Session 5: Imaging for health Session chair: Vibor Laketa – Heidelberg University Hospital, Germany |
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Once in a (fluorescence) lifetime: from synthetic identity to biological function of nanoencapsulated drugs in biomedical applications Francesco Cardarelli – Scuola Normale Superiore, Italy |
| 09:30 – 09:45 | Turbocharged 3D histology: revolutionizing medical tissue analysis with automation, light sheet microscopy, and nanobodies Michael Weber – BIH@Charité, Germany |
| 09:45 – 10:00 | Large scale high content imaging for drug discovery across multiple labs Christopher Schmied – Leibniz-Forschungsinstitute für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP), Germany |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Tracking metastasis from the inside Jacky Goetz – INSERM U1109, Tumor Biomechanics, Université de Strasbourg, France |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee break and exhibition |
| 11:00 – 12:30 | Session 6: Data analysis Anna Kreshuk – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Harnessing DL towards the limits of live microscopy imaging Estibaliz Gómez-de-Mariscal – Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA), Portugal |
| 11:30 – 11:45 | Integrating Reproducible Image Analysis pipelines with OMERO Maarten Paul – LUMC, The Netherlands |
| 11:45 – 12:00 | Microscopy Nodes: versatile and effective 3D rendering in Blender Oane Gros – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany |
| 12:00 – 12:30 | Martin Weigert – TU Dresden, Germany |
| 12:30 – 12:40 | Closing remarks |
| 12:40 | Packed lunch and departure |
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Community Room workshops
ELMI Community Room: abstract submission for workshop proposals
The community room is a recent addition at ELMI meetings where participants can engage directly with experts and peers. Sessions in the community room are specifically designed to facilitate learning, collaboration, and innovation among attendees from across the microscopy community. In addition to the workshops, we are planning to support spontaneous meetings in the community room and set them up separately (more info on this will be provided at a later stage).
Workshop details:
- The workshops will take place in parallel with the industry workshops on Wednesday (4 June) and Thursday (5 June) afternoon.
- Two rooms are available for the workshops. Each room can accommodate 8-10 participants.
- A total of 12 workshop slots are available (six per room). Each workshop slot will be 1 hour long.
- Each workshop facilitator has to be registered for the ELMI meeting
Available equipment:
- In each room, one fully motorized wide-field microscope with a scientific CMOS camera will be available. Microscopes are kindly provided by Zeiss and Nikon.
The ELMI Community Room is organized by German BioImaging – GMB e.V. (www.gerbi-gmb.de), Euro-BioImaging (www.eurobioimaging.eu) and QUAREP-LiMi (https://quarep.org).
For any questions or assistance with your abstract submission, feel free to reach out via elmi-community-room@gerbi-gmb.de. We look forward to your submissions!
Day 2 – Wednesday, 4 June 2025
Workshop 1 – 14:30 – 15:30
| Imaging workflows in OMERO Petr Walczysko – University of Dundee, OME Team | Meeting Room 218 | Imaging Centre |
| Estimation of the Photon Conversion Factor, Noise and Dynamic Range of Light Microscope Detection Systems (QUAREP-LiMi) Valeria Berno – San Raffaele Hospital | Meeting room B11 | Advanced Training Centre |
Workshop 2 – 15:50 – 16:50
| Automatic power measurement and stability assessment for any microscope with SmartLPM Arne Fallisch – University of Freiburg Life Imaging Center | Meeting Room 218 |
| Bioimaging data organization in OMERO Christian Schmidt – DKFZ German Cancer Research Center | Meeting Room B11 |
Workshop 3 – 17:10 – 18:10
| Biomero – orchestrating fair workflows in omero Luik Torec – Amsterdam UMC | Meeting room B11 | Advanced Training Centre |
| Measuring and monitoring the PSF of a microscope Ioannis Alexopoulos – Justus Liebig University Giessen | Meeting room 218 | Imaging Centre |
Day 3 – Thursday, 5 June 2025
Workshop 4 – 14:30 – 15:30
| Hands-on: REMBI-compliant annotations in OMERO Christian Schmidt – DKFZ German Cancer Research Center | Meeting room 218 | Imaging Centre |
| PixelQuality: best practices for publishing images (QUAREP-LiMi) Christopher Schmied – Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie | Meeting room B11 | Advanced Training Centre |
Workshop 5 – 15:50 – 16:50
| Why should Microscopists from Academia join the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and how can they do it? Roland Nitschke – University of Freiburg | Meeting room 218 | Imaging Centre |
| Automated quality assessment of illumination and detection systems using the QUAREP-LiMi tool kit (WG1 & WG2) Yann Cesbron – Institute of Science and Technology Austria | Meeting room B11 | Advanced Training Centre |
Workshop 6 – 17:10 – 18:10
| Increase recognition for your methods and your Core Facility with protocols.io Emma Ganley – protocols.io, Springer Nature | Meeting room B11 | Advanced Training Centre |
| FAIR 101 – Navigating FAIR data from principles to practice Isabel Kemmer – Euro-BioImaging Bio-Hub / EMBL | Meeting room 218 | Imaging Centre |
Industry workshops
The company workshop sessions will take place on Wednesday, June 4th, and Thursday, June 5th afternoons. Across six time slots, multiple engaging workshops will be offered, featuring interactive sessions, product demonstrations, and in-depth technical updates. These workshops are a key part of ELMI’s unique experience.
Participants will have the opportunity to register for individual workshops in advance. The workshop abstracts will be listed on this page at the beginning of May. After official registration closes, a separate registration link will be sent to all confirmed participants. As each workshop has a limited capacity, we encourage you to select and sign up for your preferred sessions as soon as possible.
Day 2 – Wednesday, 4 June 2025
Workshop 1 – 14:30 – 15:30
 | Multicolor TIRF Imaging with Abbelight’s SAFe System Abbelight | Microscopy room 116b | Advanced Training Centre |
 | Abberior STED-MINFLUX Workshop: Biological Imaging Across Scales Abberior (Session A) | Seminar room 114 | Imaging Centre Abberior MINFLUX Workshop: 3D and 2 colour MINFLUX nanoscopy Abberior (Session B) | Seminar room 162 | Imaging Centre |
 | Affodable Modular Microscopes From ASI Applied Scientific Instrumentation (ASI) | RTL Area B | Advanced Training Centre |
 | LCS SPIM – Light Sheet Microscopy for Large Cleared Samples in high resolution Bruker / Luxendo GmbH | Seminar room 104 | Imaging Centre |
 | Lightfield 4D – Keeping pace with the pulse of life Carl Zeiss | Courtyard Room A | Advanced Training Centre |
 | Ultra-Large-Field-of-View Imaging Using Innovative Photonic Chip Technology Chip Nanoimaging | Microscopy room 516 | ALMF (Building 13) |
 | Unlocking 3D Complexity: Integrated Confocal and Super-Resolution Microscopy for Organoid and Model Organism Analysis Crest Optics | Microscopy room 117a | Advanced Training Centre |
 | Unlock the Dynamics of Life: Experience High-Speed, Super-Resolution Live-Cell Imaging with the MI-SIM CSR Biotech | Microscopy room 116a | Advanced Training Centre |
 | Raw image data: what it really is and how to handle it at scale Dotphoton | Main Auditorium (incl. livestream) | Advanced Training Centre |
 | Pushing the limit of spinning disk confocal with the IXplore IX85 Evident | FlexLab B | Advanced Training Centre |
 | Advancing 3D Spatial Omics with High Multiplex Imaging Leica | Courtyard Room B | Advanced Training Centre |
 | Fast, Label-Free, Live-Cell Analysis with Digital Holographic Microscopy Lyncee Tech | Microscopy room 117b | Advanced Training Centre |
 | Introducing the New Scanning Solution from Nikon – Slide Scanning Made Easy Without Compromising on Image Quality Nikon| FlexLab A | Advanced Training Centre |
 | Are you ready to begin your dSTORM journey? An introduction to the Nanoimager and the ONI Training Kit: dSTORM ONI | Seminar room 125 | Imaging Centre |
 | Unlock the Potential of Microscopy Images with AI-Enhanced Analysis in Imaris 10.2 Oxford Instruments | Meeting room B28 | Advanced Training Centre |
 | Ultra-thin Light Sheet Microscopy Providing Multi-user Experience Combined with Automated Multi-scale Imaging Capabilities PhaseView | Microscopy room 116c | Advanced Training Centre |
 | Pushing Boundaries in FLIM to Enhance Efficiency, Quality and Reproducibility PicoQuant | Lecture Hall 103 | Imaging Centre |
 | Leveraging Amira Software’s AI capabilities for advanced image analysis and optical image segmentation Thermo Fisher Scientific | Helix B | Advanced Training Centre |
 | Holotomography : the next imaging breakthrough is unlabeled Tomocube | Helix A | Advanced Training Centre |
 | VisiScope Confocal based on Yokogawa CSU-W1 with Lumencor ZIVA 7 turn-key Multimode Laser illumination Visitron | RTL Area A | Advanced Training Centre |
Workshop 2 – 15:50 – 16:50
| High-Throughput STORM Imaging with Abbelight’s SAFe System Featuring ASTER Illumination Abbelight| Microscopy room 116b | Advanced Training Centre |
| Abberior STED-MINFLUX Workshop: Biological Imaging Across Scales Abberior (Session A) | Seminar room 114 | Imaging Centre Abberior MINFLUX Workshop: 3D and 2 colour MINFLUX nanoscopy Abberior (Session 5) | Seminar room 162 | Imaging Centre |
| Fast volumetric imaging with the ASI single-objective light sheet Applied Scientific Instrumentation (ASI) | RTL Area B | Advanced Training Centre |
| Vutara VXL – Volumetric- and 3D-Single-Molecule-Localization Microscopy Bruker / Luxendo GmbH | Seminar room 104 | Imaging Centre |
| Unlocking the Future of Imaging with ZEISS Lattice SIM 3 Carl Zeiss | Courtyard Room A | Advanced Training Centre |
| Ultra-Large-Field-of-View Imaging Using Innovative Photonic Chip Technology Chip Nanoimaging | Microscopy room 516 | ALMF (Building 13) |
| Lattice SIM across scales: breaking the diffraction limit barrier in Z-depth Crest Optics | Microscopy room 117a | Advanced Training Centre |
 | The New Frontier of Super-Resolution: Label-Free Meets SIM for Live-Cell Imaging CSR Biotech | Microscopy room 116a | Advanced Training Centre |
| Best-in-class S/N ratio and acquisition speed for LSM – FV4000 with SiLVIR Detector Evident Scientific | FlexLab B | Advanced Training Centre |
 | TauSTED Xtend – gentle nanoscopy to observe the dynamics of life Leica | Room 15-042 | Imaging Centre |
| Fast, Label-Free, Live-Cell Analysis with Digital Holographic Microscopy Lyncee Tech | Microscopy room 117b | Advanced Training Centre |
 | Automated micropositioning – Agility meets precision Märzhäuser Wetzlar | Main Auditorium (incl. livestream) | Advanced Training Centre |
| Advances in Automated imaging with Eclipse Ji and X-Light V3 Nikon | FlexLab A | Advanced Training Centre |
| From Basics to brilliance. Using the ONI Nanoimager with the Discovery Kit: dSTORM in cells – The ultimate kit to prepare your samples for super-resolution with ease. ONI | Seminar room 125 | Imaging Centre |
| When Seeing Fails and Objective (Lens) Truths Prevail: Linking Microscope Quality Control Metrics to More Precise Biological Readouts Oxford Instruments | Meeting room B28 | Advanced Training Centre |
| Ultra-thin Light Sheet Microscopy Providing Multi-user Experience Combined with Automated Multi-scale Imaging Capabilities PhaseView | Microscopy room 116c | Advanced Training Centre |
| Performing ISM-FLIM with Luminosa’s PDA-23 detection add-on PicoQuant | Lecture Hall 103 | Imaging Centre |
 | Automating Photomanipulation Experiments with RAPP OptoElectronic Devices Using Adaptive Feedback Microscopy Rapp Optics | Microscopy room 512 | ALMF (Building 13) |
| Leveraging Amira Software’s AI capabilities for advanced image analysis and optical image segmentation Thermo Fisher Scientific | Helix B | Advanced Training Centre |
 | Holotomography : the next imaging breakthrough is unlabeled Tomocube | Helix A | Advanced Training Centre |
| VisiTIRF Orbital-110 ISO RingTIRF illumination with new “Ultra Flat Homogenizer Technology” Visitron | RTL Area A | Advanced Training Centre |
Workshop 3 – 17:10 – 18:10
 | Multiplexed DNA-PAINT Imaging with Abbelight’s SAFe System (in collaboration with Massive Photonics) Abbelight/Massive Photonics| Microscopy room 116b | Advanced Training Centre |
| Abberior STED-MINFLUX Workshop: Biological Imaging Across Scales Abberior (Session A) | Seminar room 114 | Imaging Centre Abberior MINFLUX Workshop: 3D and 2 colour MINFLUX nanoscopy Abberior (Session B) | Seminar room 162 | Imaging Centre |
| Fast volumetric imaging with the ASI single-objective light sheet Applied Scientific Instrumentation (ASI) | RTL Area B | Advanced Training Centre |
| Acquifer HIVE – Efficient image data workflows: Connecting acquisition with centralized storage and processing Bruker / Luxendo GmbH | Seminar room 104 | Imaging Centre |
 | Cairn Research Ltd Diamond Digital Micromirror Device Technology and Applications Cairn Research | Main Auditorium (incl. livestream) | Advanced Training Centre |
 | Lightfield 4D – Keeping pace with the pulse of life Carl Zeiss | Courtyard Room A | Advanced Training Centre |
| Ultra-Large-Field-of-View Imaging Using Innovative Photonic Chip Technology Chip Nanoimaging | Microscopy room 516 | ALMF (Building 13) |
 | Multiplexed Confocal Imaging: A High-Throughput Approach to Deciphering Spatial Omics Crest Optics | Microscopy room 117a | Advanced Training Centre |
| MI-SIM Advanced: Mastering Intelligent Features for Super-Resolution Live-Cell Imaging CSR Biotech | Microscopy room 116a | Advanced Training Centre |
| Pushing the limit of spinning disk confocal with the IXplore IX85 Evident | FlexLab B | Advanced Training Centre |
| Viventis Deep: Open top multi sample dual view light sheet microscope for live imaging of large multicellular systems Leica | Courtyard Room B | Advanced Training Centre |
| Fast, Label-Free, Live-Cell Analysis with Digital Holographic Microscopy Lyncee Tech | Microscopy room 117b | Advanced Training Centre |
 | From samples to easy results with Artificial Intelligence Nikon | FlexLab A | Advanced Training Centre |
| Everything Extra-cellular Vesicles! – Harness the power of ONi super-resolution expertise to characterise your EV’s with ease ONI | Seminar room 125 | Imaging Centre |
 | Unlock the Potential of Microscopy Images with AI-Enhanced Analysis in Imaris 10.2 Oxford Instruments | Meeting room B28 | Advanced Training Centre |
| Ultra-thin Light Sheet Microscopy Providing Multi-user Experience Combined with Automated Multi-scale Imaging Capabilities PhaseView | Microscopy room 116c | Advanced Training Centre |
 | Monitoring of dynamic processes: An easy and reliable way to perform single molecule FRET and FCS measurements PicoQuant | Lecture Hall 103 | Imaging Centre |
| Leveraging Amira Software’s AI capabilities for advanced image analysis and optical image segmentation Thermo Fisher Scientific | Helix B | Advanced Training Centre |
| Holotomography : the next imaging breakthrough is unlabeled Tomocube | Helix A | Advanced Training Centre |
| Smart Imaging – Feedback Microscopy with VisiView Software Visitron | RTL Area A | Advanced Training Centre |
Day 3 – Thursday, 5 June 2025
Workshop 4 – 14:30 – 15:30
| High-Throughput STORM Imaging with Abbelight’s SAFe System Featuring ASTER Illumination Abbelight| Microscopy room 116b | Advanced Training Centre |
| Abberior STED-MINFLUX Workshop: Biological Imaging Across Scales Abberior (Session A)| Seminar room 114 | Imaging Centre Abberior MINFLUX Workshop: 3D and 2 colour MINFLUX nanoscopy Abberior (Session B)| Seminar room 162 | Imaging Centre |
| LCS SPIM – Light Sheet Microscopy for Large Cleared Samples in high resolution Bruker / Luxendo GmbH | Seminar room 104 | Imaging Centre |
| Unlocking the Future of Imaging with ZEISS Lattice SIM 3 Carl Zeiss | Courtyard Room A | Advanced Training Centre |
| Ultra-Large-Field-of-View Imaging Using Innovative Photonic Chip Technology Chip Nanoimaging | Microscopy room 516 | ALMF (Building 13) |
| Unlocking 3D Complexity: Integrated Confocal and Super-Resolution Microscopy for Organoid and Model Organism Analysis Crest Optics | Microscopy room 117a | Advanced Training Centre |
| Unlock the Dynamics of Life: Experience High-Speed, Super-Resolution Live-Cell Imaging with the MI-SIM CSR Biotech | Microscopy room 116a | Advanced Training Centre |
| Pushing the limit of spinning disk confocal with the IXplore IX85 Evident | FlexLab B | Advanced Training Centre |
| Advancing 3D Spatial Omics with High Multiplex Imaging Leica | Courtyard Room B | Advanced Training Centre |
| Fast, Label-Free, Live-Cell Analysis with Digital Holographic Microscopy Lyncee Tech | Microscopy room 117b | Advanced Training Centre |
 | Integrated 3D Imaging Workflows: From Sample Prep to Stunning Results with the UltraMicroscope Platform Miltenyi | RTL Area B | Advanced Training Centre |
| Introducing the New Scanning Solution from Nikon – Slide Scanning Made Easy Without Compromising on Image Quality Nikon | FlexLab A | Advanced Training Centre |
| Are you ready to begin your dSTORM journey? An introduction to the Nanoimager and the ONI Training Kit: dSTORM ONI | Seminar room 125 | Imaging Centre |
| When Seeing Fails and Objective (Lens) Truths Prevail: Linking Microscope Quality Control Metrics to More Precise Biological Readouts Oxford Instruments | Meeting room B28 | Advanced Training Centre |
| Ultra-thin Light Sheet Microscopy Providing Multi-user Experience Combined with Automated Multi-scale Imaging Capabilities PhaseView | Microscopy room 116c | Advanced Training Centre |
| Pushing Boundaries in FLIM to Enhance Efficiency, Quality and Reproducibility PicoQuant | Lecture Hall 103 | Imaging Centre |
| Automating Photomanipulation Experiments with RAPP OptoElectronic Devices Using Adaptive Feedback Microscopy Rapp Optics | Microscopy room 512 | ALMF (Building 13) |
 | Alignment-Free Two-Photon Microscopy with the Prelude® System ThorLabs | Helix B | Advanced Training Centre |
| Holotomography : the next imaging breakthrough is unlabeled Tomocube | Helix A | Advanced Training Centre |
| VisiScope Confocal based on Yokogawa CSU-W1 with Lumencor ZIVA 7 turn-key Multimode Laser illumination Visitron | RTL Area A | Advanced Training Centre |
Workshop 5 – 15:50 – 16:50
| Multiplexed DNA-PAINT Imaging with Abbelight’s SAFe System (in collaboration with Massive Photonics) Abbelight/Massive Photonics | Microscopy room 116b | Advanced Training Centre |
 | Abberior STED-MINFLUX Workshop: Biological Imaging Across Scales Abberior (Session A) | Seminar room 114 | Imaging Centre Abberior MINFLUX Workshop: 3D and 2 colour MINFLUX nanoscopy Abberior (Session B) | Seminar room 162 | Imaging Centre |
| Vutara VXL – Volumetric- and 3D-Single-Molecule-Localization Microscopy Bruker / Luxendo GmbH | Seminar room 104 | Imaging Centre |
| Lightfield 4D – Keeping pace with the pulse of life Carl Zeiss | Courtyard Room A | Advanced Training Centre |
| Ultra-Large-Field-of-View Imaging Using Innovative Photonic Chip Technology Chip Nanoimaging | Microscopy room 516 | ALMF (Building 13) |
| Lattice SIM across scales: breaking the diffraction limit barrier in Z-depth Crest Optics | Microscopy room 117a | Advanced Training Centre |
| The New Frontier of Super-Resolution: Label-Free Meets SIM for Live-Cell Imaging CSR Biotech | Microscopy room 116a | Advanced Training Centre |
| Having trouble imaging thick samples? Come and learn the power of VS200 SILA speckle illumination Evident | FlexLab B | Advanced Training Centre |
 | Labware & Cell-Based Assays ibidi| Main Auditorium (incl. livestream) | Advanced Training Centre |
| TauSTED Xtend – gentle nanoscopy to observe the dynamics of life Leica | Room 15-042 | Imaging Centre |
| Fast, Label-Free, Live-Cell Analysis with Digital Holographic Microscopy Lyncee Tech | Microscopy room 117b | Advanced Training Centre |
| Integrated 3D Imaging Workflows: From Sample Prep to Stunning Results with the UltraMicroscope Platform Miltenyi | RTL Area B | Advanced Training Centre |
| Advances in Automated imaging with Eclipse Ji and X-Light V3 Nikon | FlexLab A | Advanced Training Centre |
| From Basics to brilliance. Using the ONI Nanoimager with the Discovery Kit: dSTORM in cells – The ultimate kit to prepare your samples for super-resolution with ease. ONI | Seminar room 125 | Imaging Centre |
| Unlock the Potential of Microscopy Images with AI-Enhanced Analysis in Imaris 10.2 Oxford Instruments | Meeting room B28 | Advanced Training Centre |
| Ultra-thin Light Sheet Microscopy Providing Multi-user Experience Combined with Automated Multi-scale Imaging Capabilities PhaseView | Microscopy room 116c | Advanced Training Centre |
| Performing ISM-FLIM with Luminosa’s PDA-23 detection add-on PicoQuant | Lecture Hall 103 | Imaging Centre |
| Alignment-Free Two-Photon Microscopy with the Prelude® System ThorLabs | Helix B | Advanced Training Centre |
| Holotomography : the next imaging breakthrough is unlabeled Tomocube | Helix A | Advanced Training Centre |
| VisiTIRF Orbital-110 ISO RingTIRF illumination with new “Ultra Flat Homogenizer Technology” Visitron | RTL Area A | Advanced Training Centre |
Workshop 6 – 17:10 – 18:10
| Multicolor TIRF Imaging with Abbelight’s SAFe System Abbelight | Microscopy room 116b | Advanced Training Centre |
| Abberior STED-MINFLUX Workshop: Biological Imaging Across Scales Abberior (Session A)| Seminar room 114 | Imaging Centre Abberior MINFLUX Workshop: 3D and 2 colour MINFLUX nanoscopy Abberior (Session B) | Seminar room 162 | Imaging Centre |
| Acquifer HIVE – Efficient image data workflows: Connecting acquisition with centralized storage and processing Bruker / Luxendo GmbH | Seminar room 104 | Imaging Centre |
| Unlocking the Future of Imaging with ZEISS Lattice SIM 3 Carl Zeiss | Courtyard Room A | Advanced Training Centre |
| Ultra-Large-Field-of-View Imaging Using Innovative Photonic Chip Technology Chip Nanoimaging | Microscopy room 512 | ALMF (Building 13) |
| Multiplexed Confocal Imaging: A High-Throughput Approach to Deciphering Spatial Omics Crest Optics | Microscopy room 117a | Advanced Training Centre |
| MI-SIM Advanced: Mastering Intelligent Features for Super-Resolution Live-Cell Imaging CSR Biotech | Microscopy room 116a | Advanced Training Centre |
| Best-in-class S/N ratio and acquisition speed for LSM – FV4000 with SiLVIR Detector Evident Scientific | FlexLab B | Advanced Training Centre |
| Viventis Deep: Open top multi sample dual view light sheet microscope for live imaging of large multicellular systems Leica | Courtyard Room B | Advanced Training Centre |
| Fast, Label-Free, Live-Cell Analysis with Digital Holographic Microscopy Lyncee Tech | Microscopy room 117b | Advanced Training Centre |
| Integrated 3D Imaging Workflows: From Sample Prep to Stunning Results with the UltraMicroscope Platform Miltenyi | RTL Area B | Advanced Training Centre |
| From samples to easy results with Artificial Intelligence Nikon | FlexLab A | Advanced Training Centre |
| Lipid Nanoparticles! – Harness the power of ONi super-resolution expertise to characterise your LNP’s with ease ONI | Seminar room 125 | Imaging Centre |
| When Seeing Fails and Objective (Lens) Truths Prevail: Linking Microscope Quality Control Metrics to More Precise Biological Readouts Oxford Instruments | Meeting room B28 | Advanced Training Centre |
| Ultra-thin Light Sheet Microscopy Providing Multi-user Experience Combined with Automated Multi-scale Imaging Capabilities PhaseView | Microscopy room 116c | Advanced Training Centre |
| Monitoring of dynamic processes: An easy and reliable way to perform single molecule FRET and FCS measurements PicoQuant | Lecture Hall 103 | Imaging Centre |
| Alignment-Free Two-Photon Microscopy with the Prelude® System ThorLabs | Helix B | Advanced Training Centre |
| Holotomography : the next imaging breakthrough is unlabeled Tomocube | Helix A | Advanced Training Centre |
| Smart Imaging – Feedback Microscopy with VisiView Software Visitron | RTL Area A | Advanced Training Centre |
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Exhibition
ELMI 2025 will feature 45 exhibitors, centrally located within the conference venue. The exhibition will be accessible throughout the ELMI 2025 programme.
Visit exhibitors at:
- ATC Foyer
- Level E2 (ATC Reception)
- Level A01 (Helix A)
Join the exhibition and take advantage of this unique opportunity to network.
Exhibitors
Sponsorship
Companies that have reserved exhibition stands and workshop rooms at ELMI2025 can further strengthen their presence by selecting additional opportunities to increase their visibility before and during the event. Below is a table detailing all the currently available options:
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Media Partnership
If you are interested in becoming a media partner of this event, please visit our media partnerships webpage.
Media partners
Development, The Company of Biologists journal
EMBO Reports, an EMBO Press journal
International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Medinformatics, a Bon View Publishing journal
Methods in Microscopy, de Gruyter open access journal
Practical information
Registration fees and abstract submission
On-site registration fees include admission, conference materials, meals and coffee breaks. Participants are expected to book and pay their own accommodation and travel expenses.
Virtual registration fees include access to all of the talks (livestreamed and on demand) and facility to submit questions. Please note workshops will not be livestreamed/available on demand.
| On-site Academia | €650 |
| On-site PhD Student | €500 |
| On-site Industry | €650 |
| On-site Journal Editors* | €300 |
| Virtual Academia | €250 |
| Virtual PhD Student | €175 |
| Virtual Industry | €250 |
* Editors from scientific journals are allowed to attend at a reduced rate, but asked to contribute to the conference in return by taking part in ‘meet the editors’ sessions or other planned activities within the programme.
A letter to support your visa application will be issued, on request, once payment of the registration fee is confirmed. We recommend that you book your visa appointment as soon as possible, to avoid any delay with your visa application.
Accredited journalists may be eligible to register for complimentary press registration. Registrants may be required to provide accreditation or equivalent proof of press membership after registration. Please contact Aline Schnieder for more information. Please note that we do not offer complimentary registrations for editors of scientific journals.
Confirmation and payment
Registration will be on a first come, first served basis. Your place can only be confirmed after payment of the registration fee. If you are added to our waiting list, please consider taking advantage of our offerings to participate virtually.
On-site participants: Types of payments accepted are international bank transfers and credit card payments.
Virtual participants: We are only able to accept card payments. In exceptional cases we can accept bank transfers. Please contact events@embl.de for details.
Abstract submission
Only participants registering to attend the on-site event are eligible to submit an abstract. Abstracts will not be accepted from virtual participants.
After registration you can submit your abstract via a separate link that will be provided in the email confirmation. Alternatively, you can access the link on the confirmation page directly after registering. The same login credentials are used for both processes.
Please note:
Abstract body: The limit of 2000 characters refers to manually typed text and excludes spaces. If an error occurs try using a different web browser (preferably Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox).
If you copy-paste the text into the form, hidden formatting might still be included which may cause the text to exceed the 2,000 character limit resulting in an error message. We recommend you clear all formatting before pasting in the text.
If you have special symbols in your text, make sure you are using Unicode characters, otherwise these will not be recognised.
Title: The title should not exceed 20 words. Only the first word of the title should start with a capital letter and the rest should be lowercase.
Authors and affiliations: Please fill in the author’s details as requested in the online form. The compulsory fields are: First Name, Last Name, Organisation Name (Affiliation or Company), Country and Email.
Kindly mark only one author in the role of First Author and please don’t forget to indicate who will be the Presenter.
Please enter your co-authors correctly via the system by adding accounts together with their organisation/institute. Do not copy-paste them into the body of the abstract text, as they will not be indexed in the abstract book.
Presentation types: When submitting your abstract, you can apply for an oral or poster presentation. A selection process will take place with the results announced 2-3 weeks after the abstract submission deadline.
For detailed instructions on how to submit a conference abstract, follow the instructions provided in this video.
Please check our FAQs pages for further information on how to submit an abstract.
Financial assistance
Financial assistance
Limited financial assistance is provided by the EMBL Advanced Training Centre Corporate Partnership Programme and EMBO in the form of registration fee waivers, travel grants, and childcare grants.
Your place in the meeting is only confirmed by paying the registration fee, which is mandatory even when receiving a fee waiver.
Registration fee waiver
The fee waiver will cover the registration sum that you have paid to attend the course or conference.
Travel grant
The travel grant will cover the cost of travel to an on-site event (airfare, train, bus, taxi, accommodation, visa, and/or registration fees*) and is provided up to specified caps which are normally as follows:
–up to €400 for participants travelling to an EMBL Conference or EMBO|EMBL Symposium from within Europe.
–up to €1000 for participants travelling to an EMBL Conference or EMBO|EMBL Symposium from outside Europe.
–up to €500 for any participant travelling to an EMBO Workshop.
–up to €1000 for any participant working in Chile, India, Singapore or Taiwan travelling to an EMBO Workshop.
–up to €700 for any participant working in Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Slovenia, and Turkey travelling to an EMBO Workshop.
*Registration fees are only covered for EMBO Workshops
The organisers may reduce the grant cap to accommodate more participants. Recipients will be notified of their travel cap amount when they are informed of the outcome of their application. Original receipts must be provided with your signature for all costs incurred within two months of completion of travel. Scanned copies cannot be accepted.
Childcare grant
There is the possibility to apply for a childcare grant to offset child care costs incurred by participants, speakers, and organisers when attending a conference.
Eligible costs include (but are not limited to) fees for a baby-sitter or child-care facility, and travel costs for a caregiver. Please note that priority will be given to early stage researchers. In order to apply for this grant, you must be registered by the abstract submission deadline. There is a limited amount of funding available for the childcare grants and funds will be distributed amongst eligible applicants.
Application
On-site participants
You may apply for financial assistance when submitting your abstract. In your application you will be asked to answer questions regarding why your lab cannot fund your attendance and how your attendance will make a difference to your career. Application for financial support will not affect the outcome of your registration application.
Virtual participants
If you are attending virtually, you can apply for financial assistance in the submission portal by the abstract deadline. Read the instructions on how to apply for financial assistance. Only submissions for financial assistance will be accepted. Presentation abstracts cannot be submitted here and will be declined.
In your application you will be asked to summarise your current work, answer questions regarding why your lab cannot fund your attendance, and how your attendance will make a difference to your career. Application for financial support will not affect the outcome of your registration application.
Selection
The scientific organisers will select the recipients of registration fee waivers and travel grants during the motivation letter or abstract selection process. Results will be announced approximately 6 – 8 weeks before the event start date, however for some events this may be delayed. Selection results do not impact your admission to the meeting. Selection for registration fee waivers and travel grants is based on scientific merit, your current work or study location, the reasons for needing financial support, and the impact this event will have on your career.
Childcare grants will be allocated in the same timeframe (6-8 weeks before the event start date). Please note that priority will be given to early-stage researchers.
Reimbursement
Costs will be reimbursed after the meeting only once a reimbursement form and original receipts (from travel costs) have been received.
Further details
View our list of external funding opportunities and information on attending a conference as an event reporter.
For further information about financial assistance please refer to the FAQ page.
Accommodation and travel
Accommodation is not included in the conference registration fee.
The hotels below have rooms on hold for participants until 2 May 2025, in some cases at special rates. Please email the hotel directly, quoting the booking code ELM25-01 to confirm the exact price of the room.
Travel information
For travel information, please see here.
If you are travelling to the conference within Germany then you are eligible for the Deutsche Bahn ‘Event Ticket’ (called the ‘Veranstaltungsticket’ in German). This will result in a lower ticket price if your travel distance to Heidelberg is more than 100 km. You need to provide proof of your event attendance when purchasing the ticket.
For more information in English see here or in German see here.
You can book your ticket here.
Conference shuttle buses
Conference shuttle buses are free of charge for participants, and depart from designated bus stops near the hotels to EMBL and back, mornings and evenings.
The bus stops for this conference are:
- Staycity Aparthotel (Speyerer Str. 7)
- Kurfürsten-Anlage (Opposite Main Train Station)
- Premier Inn City Zentrum (Kurfürsten-Anlage 23)
- Leonardo Hotel Heidelberg City Center (Bergheimer Str. 63)
- Neckarmünzplatz (Heidelberg Tourist Information)
- Peterskirche (Bus stop)
- Hilton Hotel (Kurfürsten-Anlage 1)
- ISG Hotel (Im Eichwald 19)
You can find the conference shuttle timetable here. View Conference shuttle bus stops and hotels in a larger map. Please note that not every bus stop will be used for every event.
Further details
Address: EMBL, Meyerhofstraße 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany.
For more information about accommodation and travel, please refer to the FAQ page.
On-site information
Catering
All meals and coffee breaks are included in the registration fee. Our catering staff will prepare a wide variety of vegetarian meals, meat and fish dishes, soups, pasta, fresh fruit and vegetables, as well as a variety of desserts.
Please wear your badge at all times when serving yourself.
No food or drinks are allowed in the auditorium.
Charging lockers
There are lockers available next to the stairs leading down into the Auditorium. You will find some of those equipped with sockets to charge your smartphone/tablet etc.
Electricity and charging station
In most places the electricity is 220 volts AC (50 cycles). An adaptor and a plug that fits the German socket may be needed for your appliances/laptop (i.e. American, Japanese, etc.). A USB charging station for electronic devices is available at the registration desk.
EMBL merchandise
If you are interested in purchasing EMBL merchandise (products presented in the glass display in the registration area), please email the EMBL shop to place an order or get in contact with your Course Organiser.
Kindly note the EMBL shop is only open upon request and all purchases must be made in cash (Euros only).
Health and safety notes
Please read EMBL’s COVID-19 safety policy for on-site events.
Do not smoke in any EMBL building.
Eating and drinking is prohibited in the Auditorium and all laboratories.
Do not enter any restricted areas or the laboratories unless instructed to do so.
If first aid is required …
- The first aid room is located next to the ATC Registration Desk (room 10- 205).
- Dial the Emergency number 222 from any EMBL internal phone only.
- Where is the accident? What happened? How many injured?
- Emergency number 06221-387 7821 from mobile phones.
- Please report all accidents to the conference officer at the registration desk.
In case of fire …
- Press the nearest fire alarm button or the Emergency number 222 from any internal phone.
- A loud fire alarm will go off if an evacuation is required. On hearing the alarm leave the building immediately following the escape route and fire wardens and head to one of the meeting points
- Do not use the lifts.
Beyond first aid…
Please remember to bring your own medication, if needed, to the conference. Note that the next pharmacy is a 4-minute drive from the EMBL, but for many medications you will be required to see a doctor to get a prescription.
Ensure in advance that your medical insurance will cover you during your visit in the event that you do need to see a doctor while in Heidelberg. In any case, the EMBL Course and Conference Office will assist you to get to the pharmacy and a doctor of your choice if necessary.
Internet
Wi-Fi is available on campus using the EMBL-Events network and the event specific password, which will be provided on site. The eduroam network (secure, worldwide roaming access service developed for the international research and education community) is also available.
Lost and found
‘’Lost and Found’’ items are kept at the registration desk until the end of the conference.
Luggage
There are lockers available on-site to store your luggage, which require a 2 EURO coin to operate. There is another luggage room on level E0, which is free to use but remains unlocked during the conference.
Nursing room
There is a nursing room available in the ATC Rooftop Lounge on level A29.
Photography
During the conference, an EMBL Photographer may be taking photos. If you would not like to appear in these, please inform the photographer or a member of the Course and Conference Office.
Printing
We can help to print your boarding pass/train ticket. Please send it to events@embl.de and collect your print-outs at the registration desk.
Room for prayer, yoga and meditation
There is a room for prayer, meditation and yoga located on level E0 behind the Auditorium. Please be respectful of others using the room.
Sightseeing
A variety of activities in Heidelberg can be found on the website of Heidelberg Marketing.
Travel to and from the venue
During the event, we provide conference shuttle buses to and from EMBL. In addition, there is the public bus 39A that serves the EMBL campus and taxis can be easily booked at any time. Information on the conference shuttle buses can be found on the individual event website and more detailed information on travelling to EMBL can be found on our Travel Information page.
Useful German expressions
| Hello | Hallo |
| Goodbye | Auf Wiedersehen (formal) Tschüss (informal) |
| Good morning | Guten Morgen |
| Good afternoon | Guten Tag |
| Good evening | Guten Abend |
| Good night | Gute Nacht |
| I’m sorry | Es tut mir leid |
| Excuse me… | Entschuldigen Sie |
| How are you? | Wie gehts? |
| I’m fine thanks. And you? | Mir geht es gut , danke. Und Dir/Ihnen? |
| What is your name | Wie heißen Sie? (formal) Wie heißt Du? (informal) |
| My name is | Ich heiße… |
| Do you speak English | Sprechen Sie englisch? |
| I don’t understand | Ich verstehe nicht |
| Please speak more slowly | Können Sie bitte langsamer sprechen |
| Thank you | Dankeschön |
| Where is the toilet? | Wo ist die Toilette? |
| Please call me a taxi | Bitte rufen Sie mir ein Taxi |
| How do I get to….? | Wie komme ich zum/zur…..? |
| A beer/two beers please | Ein Bier/zwei Bier bitte |
| A glass of red/white wine please | Ein Glas Rot/Weisswein bitte |
| The menu, please | Die Speisekarte, bitte |
| Is there a local speciality? | Gibt es eine Spezialität aus dieser Gegend? |
| I’m vegetarian | Ich bin Vegetarier |
| It was delicious | Es war hervorragend |
| The bill, please | Die Rechnung, bitte |
| I have a headache | Ich habe Kopfschmerzen |
| I have a sore throat | Ich habe Halsschmerzen |
| My stomach hurts | Ich habe Magenschmerzen |
| I’m allergic to | Ich bin allergisch gegen |
| I need a doctor who speaks English | Ich brauche einen Arzt, der englisch spricht |
Virtual participation
What’s included?
- Access to all the livestreamed talks
- Video library of the recorded talks during the event and for 4 weeks afterwards. Please note: at the request of individual speakers, some talks are not recorded.
- Facility to submit questions
Please note that only on-site participants are able to submit abstracts and participate in the poster sessions.
Event platform
We are using an event platform for this conference. More information about the platform will be shared ahead of the conference.
Guidelines
- Do not broadcast the conference to unregistered participants.
- You are encouraged to tweet and post about the event. Tweet unless the speaker specifically says otherwise, but be mindful of unpublished data.
- Please do not capture, transmit or redistribute data presented at the meeting.
Additional information can be found in our Code of Conduct.
Health and well-being
It is important to stay healthy and move around, especially when you are attending an event virtually. We have put together a few coffee break stretches and yoga videos in the conference platform for you to enjoy during the event.
How to ask questions
Please use the Q&A function in the event platform.
If you have any other questions, you can go to the Help Desk in the event platform. Click on ‘more’ on the top menu and click Help Desk.
Time zone
The programme is planned based on the Europe/Berlin time zone, unless otherwise stated. Please take your time zone into consideration when planning your
Additional information
Please find additional information including FAQs, terms and conditions, COVID-19 safety policy and travelling to EMBL on our Information for participants page.
Football match – Academy vs Industry
All registered participants are invited to the traditional football match, Academy vs Industry, sponsored by EVIDENT!
The football match is taking place on Tuesday, 3 June, 16:00 – 17:00 at Sportanlage Boxberg (Turnerbund Rohrbach-Boxberg, Boxbergring 51, 69126 Heidelberg).
A bus shuttle will take players and spectators to the venue.
Participation will be possible upon registration. As there is only capacity for 16 players on each team, places will be given out on a first come, first served basis. If you would like to play, please contact:
| Team Academy | Team Industry |
| Dr Peter O’Toole Director of the Bioscience Technology Facility, Head of Imaging and Cytometry Bioscience Technology Facility University of York pot1@york.ac.uk | Andrea Rackow Regional Marketing Manager EVIDENT Europe GmbH andrea.rackow@evidentscientific.com |
If you would like to join as spectator and cheer for your team, please contact Aline Schnieder for a spot on the shuttle bus. All support is welcome!
Media kit
Want to let others know you’re attending this event? Take a look at our shareable media and feel free to use them in your social media channels or presentations.
Date: 3 - 6 Jun 2025
Location: EMBL Heidelberg and Virtual
Venue: EMBL Advanced Training Centre and Imaging Centre
Deadline(s):
Abstract submission: Closed
Registration (On-site): Closed
Registration (Virtual): Closed
Organisers:
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Elisa D’Este
MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH, GERMANY -
Ulrike Engel
HEIDELBERG UNIVERSITY, GERMANY -
Elisa May
GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER (DKFZ), GERMANY -
Rainer Pepperkok
EMBL HEIDELBERG, GERMANY -
Stefan Terjung
EMBL HEIDELBERG, GERMANY -
Timo Zimmermann
EMBL HEIDELBERG, Germany
Contact: Aline Schnieder
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