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
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
📢 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
🚀We are excited to have the #EasyGrid now at the EMBL Imaging Centre – we look forward to implement it in our service workflows soon!
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
🔬✨ 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
🔬 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
🔬 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
🔬 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
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]
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.
🚀 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
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
🚀 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
📣 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
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
📣 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
📢 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
🖼️ 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
