The World of Molecular Biology

An EMBL Exhibition

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WoW Award 2026

Im Mittelpunkt unserer Ausstellung befindet sich eine 40 m2 große LED-Wand — unser “Window of Wonder” — auf der Mikroskopiebilder in allen Farben leuchten. Dieses Jahr erneuern wir unser Display im Zuge des WoW-Awards: Um ihr Bild auf der LED-Wand zu präsentieren, haben Wissenschaftler*innen des EMBL und externe Mitarbeiter*innen ihre besten Mikroskopiebilder eingereicht.

Die Jury hat zehn Finalist*innen ausgewählt, und drei davon haben auch den Publikumspreis gewonnen! Hier sind die diesjährigen Gewinner des WoW Imaging Awards!

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Tentakuläre Anemone

Neu wachsende Tentakel mit Nesselzellen einer Anemone

3. Platz Publikumspreis

Credit: Silvia Zanna, Aissam Ikmi / EMBL

Kieselalge

Visualisierung eines Planktons im Stil von Andy Warhol

3. Platz Publikumspreis

Credit: Serena Flori, Felix Mikus, Eliott Flaum, Kevin Moog / EMBL

Mausembryo kurz vor der Geburt

Mithilfe der Lichtblatt-Mikroskopie durchleuchtetes Mausembryo

Credit: Montserrat Coll Lladó / EMBL; Jürgen Mayer / Bruker Luxendo

Sternenmeer

Aufnahme der mikroskopischen Lungen des Meeres, des Phytoplanktons

Credit: Kevin Moog / EMBL

Das Regenbogen-Gehirn

Farbliche Darstellung aller Neurone eines Mausgehirns

Credit: Yassin Harim, Giulia Di Muzio, Hsin-Jui Lu / DKFZ

Gorgonienkoralle

Kollagen in einem durchsichtigen Meerestier

Credit: Montserrat Coll Lladó / EMBL

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WoW Award 2026

At the centre of our exhibition is the 40 m² LED wall — our “Window of Wonder” — where microscopy images can be experienced in their full beauty. This year, we are refreshing the display through the WoW Award: EMBL scientists, along with external collaborators, have submitted their best microscopy images for the chance to be featured.

The jury has selected ten finalists, and three of them have additionally won the Public Choice Award. Here are this year’s winners of the WoW Imaging Award!

Sommer Wissenschaft

A tentacular anemone

Detecting an anemone's growing new stinging tentacles

3rd place Public Choice Award

Credit: Silvia Zanna, Aissam Ikmi / EMBL

A diatom

Visualising plankton through the eyes of Andy Warhol

3rd place Public Choice Award

Credit: Serena Flori, Felix Mikus, Eliott Flaum, Kevin Moog / EMBL

A near-newborn mouse

Using lightsheet microscopy to see through the mouse embryo

Credit: Montserrat Coll Lladó / EMBL; Jürgen Mayer / Bruker Luxendo

Sea of Stars

Capturing the microscopic lungs of the sea, phytoplankton

Credit: Kevin Moog / EMBL

The Rainbow Brain

Seeing all the neurons of a mouse brain with colors

Credit: Yassin Harim, Giulia Di Muzio, Hsin-Jui Lu / DKFZ

Brain-on-a-Chip

Growing cells of the brain on a microfluidic chip

Credit: Manuel Fiegl / EMBL

A gorgonian coral

Finding collagen in a transluscent sea creature

Credit: Montserrat Coll Lladó / EMBL

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