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I2KxBINA 2026 Poster Submission Open & Early Bird Registration extended to June 22

Posted by BioImaging North America, on 21 May 2026

Poster submission form open! Come showcase your work at I2KxBINA 2026! Submit now! https://airtable.com/appPes56TahcL7EbU/pagtDBFHqpnqtibJc/form I2KxBINA 2026 Early Bird Registration has been extended! New Deadline : June 22nd. Don’t miss out on this deal – register now! Register: https://airtable.com/appPes56TahcL7EbU/pagEitWsB83wHu0GO/form

Invitation to GBI Spotlight on Data Webinar

Posted by Lisa Schaefer, on 21 May 2026

We are excited to announce the launch of a new webinar series together with GerBI: GBI’Spotlight on Data — focused on research data management and data practices for imaging scientists and core facilities worldwide. First session: 28 May 2026 | 17:00 CESTReplay + Live Q&A: 29 May 2026 | 08:00 CEST If you would like

13th International PhD School on Plant Development

Posted by FocalPlane, on 20 May 2026

Registration is open for the 13th International PhD School on Plant Development A small, intimate school for PhD students and early-career postdocs in plant biology — featuring 11 sessions across key topics in plant development, world-class keynote speakers, and a symposium dinner in an old winery, all in the charming Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Germany, September

FocalPlane features… Thomas Ott and Simon Gilroy

Posted by FocalPlane, on 19 May 2026

In April, we hosted the first webinar in our new series Macro to micro: quantitative plant imaging organised by Alex Johnson and Joe McKenna. We heard from Thomas Ott, who presented on behalf of Beatrice Lace, on ‘Multiplexing and Endogenous Fluorescence Discrimination Using FLIM in Plants’ and Simon Gilroy on ‘Do plants feel pain? How

Microscopy preprints – new tools and techniques in imaging

Posted by FocalPlane, on 15 May 2026

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

BiO Global South Conference Travel Grants

Posted by FocalPlane, on 13 May 2026

Applications are open for BiO Global South Conference Travel Grants. These grants, of up to £3,000, are aimed at early-career researchers based in the Global South* wanting to attend international scientific meetings** relating to the broad areas of research covered by the journal.