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Apply for The Company of Biologists Workshop on Democratising Microscopy in Latin America

Posted by , on 11 February 2025

The deadline for places at The Company of Biologists Workshop on Democratising Microscopy in Latin America in Baños de Agua Santa, Ecuador is coming up soon. The Workshop organisers,  Constadina Arvanitis, Mario Del Rosario, Helena De la Torre, Mariana De Niz, Maria Fernanda Latorre Barragán and Licyel Lenny Paulas Condori, have put together a fantastic

Microscopy preprints - new tools and techniques in imaging

Posted by , on 7 February 2025

Here is a curated selection of preprints posted recently on new tools and techniques in imaging. Let us know if we are missing any recent preprints that are on your reading list!

Enter the Node-FocalPlane image competition

Posted by , on 5 February 2025

To accompany the Biologists @ 100 conference, we are launching the Node–FocalPlane image competition. Enter your best biological research images for your chance to win £250.

Featured image with Ellen C. O'Shaughnessy

Posted by , on 31 January 2025

Our featured image shows the locations of exocytic hotspots in a developing cortical neuron.

Microscopy preprints - bioimage analysis

Posted by , on 24 January 2025

Here is a curated selection of preprints published recently. In this post, we focus specifically on bioimage analysis and data management.

Recent events by FocalPlane

IMC21

Location: Liverpool, UK

Date: 30 August 2026 — 4 September 2026

Microscopy of Oxidation 12

Abstract submission deadline: 30th September 2025

Location: ,

Date: 18 May 2026 — 20 May 2026

Journal of Cell Science – Imaging Cell Dynamics

This meeting will provide a unique opportunity to bring together experts working at the interface between cell biology and imaging, with a focus on researchers who use advanced light and electron microscopy approaches, and novel image analysis tools.

Location: Montanyà Hotel, Catalonia, Spain

Date: 11 May 2026 — 14 May 2026