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Imaging with IMAG’IC, the photonic imaging core-facility of Institut Cochin, Paris, France.

Posted by , on 20 February 2024

In our ‘Imaging with…’ blog post, we meet the staff of IMAG’IC, the photonic imaging core-facility of Institut Cochin, Paris, France.
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Featured image with Rossana Melo

Posted by , on 16 February 2024

Our featured image, acquired by Rossana Melo, shows a human eosinophil isolated from the peripheral blood using a negative immunomagnetic selection method and prepared for transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The image was acquired with a Tecnai G2 Spirit Bio Twin ThermoFisher Scientific (former FEI) electron microscope.
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Microscopy preprints – bioimage analysis tools

Posted by , on 9 February 2024

Here is a curated selection of preprints published recently. In this post, we focus specifically on new tools for bioimage analysis and data management.
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Featured image with Virginia Barrera

Posted by , on 2 February 2024

Our featured image was acquired by Virginia Barrera and was the winning image from the Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology of Rosario (IBR-CONICET) annual retreat. It depicts a transversal cut of a soybean, with Calcofluor White staining cellulose and Basic Fuchsine labelling lignin.
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Announcing the 2024 FocalPlane correspondents

Posted by , on 1 February 2024

We are delighted to announce that we are continuing our FocalPlane correspondent programme and in 2024 we will be working with Daniel Doucet, Subhajit Dutta and Greg Redpath. They will benefit from a programme of writing groups, webinars and workshops coordinated by the in-house team at The Company of Biologists and will produce approximately six
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Recent events by FocalPlane

Microscopy Characterization of Soft-Hard Interfaces

Abstract submission deadline: 31st January 2026

Early registration deadline: 1st June 2026

Location: Darmstadt, Germany

Date: 29 September 2026 — 1 October 2026

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Materials Science and Engineering congress - Microscopy Characterization of Soft-Hard Interfaces symposium

Abstract submission deadline: 31st January 2026

Location: Darmstadt, Germany

Date: 29 September 2026 — 1 October 2026

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Microscopy: multi-dimensional imaging and analysis

Location: London, UK

Date: 14 September 2026 — 18 September 2026

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