@EmblImaging

The EMBL Imaging Centre is EMBL's new service unit for researchers from across the world for the highest resolution EM and LM technologies.

 Heidelberg, Germany
embl.org/about/info/imaging-centre/
Joined April 2022
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🔬 A new chapter for the EMBL IC! We’re delighted to welcome Simone Mattei and Robert Prevedel as our new Heads. Together, we’ll continue advancing imaging innovation, technology development and collaboration. 👉 Read more: shorturl.at/rwiqG #EMBL #Imaging #Microscopy
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📢 Applications are open for the Autumn School on Single Particle #CryoEM! 📅 19–23 Oct 2026 📍 EMBL Imaging Centre A 5-day course combining lectures, hands-on training, data processing. 👉 shorturl.at/moMfV
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🚀We are excited to have the #EasyGrid now at the EMBL Imaging Centre – we look forward to implement it in our service workflows soon!
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The Papp team has developed EasyGrid and EasyGrid Control, new instruments for automated cryo-EM sample preparation and quality control. These systems, described in the journal Nature Methods, are improving and accelerating microscopy and imaging studies. bit.ly/4wbhj3L
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🔬✨ The first WoW Award at @embl celebrated the beauty and impact of scientific imaging. The award-winning works are now lighting up the “Window of Wonder” at the EMBL Imaging Centre. Full article 👉 shorturl.at/z2RyX #Imaging #Microscopy #ScienceCommunication
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🔬 Registration is open for the EMBL Imaging Centre Symposium 2026! 📍 Heidelberg | 🗓 13–14 Oct 2026 Join us for cutting-edge #imaging science, expert talks, and hands-on industry workshops. 📢 Submit your abstract by 1 Sept 📝 Register by 15 Sept 👉 shorturl.at/w7zRW
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🔬 WoW Award 2026 is here! 10 stunning microscopy images have been shortlisted — now it’s your turn to vote 🗳️ Top 3 win the public award! 📍 Vote online or join us on 25 April at EMBL for Microscopy Day 👉shorturl.at/YMpGK

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EMBL’s exhibition takes visitors on a journey of scale to explore “The World of Molecular Biology” from tiny to big - from genomes to ecosystems!

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🔬 Applications open! Join the @instructhub -ERIC Advanced cryo-FIB-SEM hands-on workshop (9–13 Nov 2026) at EMBL Imaging Centre. 🧪 Learn cutting-edge workflows 🤝 Train with leading experts 🔧 Gain real hands-on experience Apply now 👉 shorturl.at/wcxS4
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New services launching in 2026 — pilot projects wanted! 🚀 We’re introducing: 🔬 Oblique Plane Microscopy (OPM) – fast, gentle 3D imaging of living systems 🧪 Brillouin Microscopy – label-free mapping of mechanical properties Get in touch! 📩 [email protected]
Brillouin microscopy applied to a living wildtype C. elegans worm. Spectrum indicating the frequency shift in GHz reveals different levels of stiffness in the head region. Credit: Tzu-Lun Wang/EMBL.

ALT Brillouin microscopy applied to a living wildtype C. elegans worm. Spectrum indicating the frequency shift in GHz reveals different levels of stiffness in the head region. Credit: Tzu-Lun Wang/EMBL.

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🚀 New in 2026: Serial lift-out for cellular cryo-electron tomography! Our new service enables high-resolution cryo-ET of thick tissues & complex samples in near-native conditions — with faster workflows (1–2 days) and increased throughput. 📩 Get in touch: [email protected]
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It's day 2 of the EMBL Course 'Brillouin microscopy for life science applications' at our campus 🔬🤓 Great energy in the lecture hall at the Imaging Centre – diving into the theory before moving on to the hands-on lab sessions. Excited for what’s next! #EMBLBrillouin #BrillouinMicroscopy @Kelsa909
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2025 was a big year for the @EmblImaging Centre 🚀 🔬 145 projects | 18 countries 🛠️ New home-built microscopes (OPM & Brillouin) 📚 16 publications 🎓 Hands-on training & global conferences Take a look at our year at 👇 shorturl.at/zXulx #Microscopy #Imaging #EMBL
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🚀 We’re hiring! We are looking for an Application Specialist in cryo-CLEM to help develop and deliver cutting-edge correlative light & electron microscopy workflows. 📍 Heidelberg | 🗓 Apply by 15 March 2026 👉 Apply here: rb.gy/qi15mi #Hiring #CryoEM #CLEM #EMBL
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📣 Deadline extended! The EMBL Imaging Centre WoW Award is still open ✨ Submit your most striking microscopy images for a chance to be displayed on the 40 m² Window of Wonder LED wall in Heidelberg. 🗓️ New deadline: 31 January Details ➡️ shorturl.at/auFVl
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Through the EVOLVE programme, our Service Manager, Virginia Pierini, spent a week job-shadowing the team at @Fr_BioImaging in Bordeaux. A warm thank you to Caroline Thiriet and the entire FBI team for their exceptional hospitality! 🇫🇷✨ Full story 👉 shorturl.at/0H7FH
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📣 The EMBL Imaging Centre WoW Award is open! Submit your most striking microscopy images for display on the 40 m² Window of Wonder LED wall in Heidelberg. 🗓️ Deadline: 15 Dec 2025 Details ➡️ shorturl.at/auFVl #EMBL #Microscopy #ScienceArt #Imaging
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📢 We’re hiring at the EMBL Imaging Centre! Join our growing team in: 🔬 Cryo-EM 💡 Light Microscopy 📋 Lab Management Apply here 👉rb.gy/hb8gab ⏳ Deadline: 6 Oct 2026 💻 Interviews: Oct (online) + Nov (onsite) #Hiring #Microscopy #CryoEM #LightMicroscopy #ScienceJobs
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🖼️ Coming soon: The EMBL WoW Award! Submit your most stunning images from EMBL imaging tech & get featured on our 40 m² LED wall in Heidelberg. 🧬 Open to @embl researchers + facility users 📅 Submissions: Oct–Dec 2025 🌟 Premiere: Spring 2026 👉Link: shorturl.at/0a4FR
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