EMBL Imaging Centre

Open access to cutting-edge electron and light microscopy

We provide researchers from Europe and beyond with a synergistic portfolio of imaging services including cryo-EM, super-resolution and intravital microscopy to enable new ground-breaking research that crosses the scales of biology.

External Coverage:

March 2023 – Euro-BioImaging News: MINFLUX: A light microscopy technique that closes the gap on structural biology
July 2022 – Südwestdeutscher Rundfunk (SWR; in German): EMBL eröffnet Besucherzentrum and (TV news highlight) EMBL in Heidelberg: Faszinierende Einblicke in die Molekularbiologie
July 2022 – Rhein-Neckar-Fernsehen (RNF; in German; TV news highlight): Heidelberg: EMBL Imaging Centre feierlich eröffnet
July 2022 – Mannheimer Morgen (in German): 48 Millionen Euro teures Forschungszentrum in Heidelberg in Betrieb genommen
July 2022 – Heidelberg City news (in German): EMBL Imaging Centre ist offiziell eröffnet
May 2022 – Euro-BioImaging News: Becoming part of the Euro-BioImaging EMBL node
September 2021 – Rhein-Neckar Zeitung (in German): Hier gibt es über 1000 schlaue Wissenschaftler
September 2021 – Staatsanzeiger Baden-Württemberg (in German): Neubau soll die Verbindung zwischen Wis s enschaft und Natur schaffen

July 2021 – Federal Ministry of Education and Research News: New life science Imaging Centre preparing for user access
June 2021 – Rhein-Neckar Zeitung (in German): Neues Imaging Centre am EMBL geht in Betrieb
June 2021 – Mannheimer Morgen (in German): „Schaufenster der Forschung“ füllt sich bis Herbst mit Leben
April 2019 – Rhein-Neckar Zeitung (in German) on the Foundation stone laying ceremony: ‘Imaging Centre wird für 48 Millionen Euro gebaut’
May 2018 – Internationale Bauausstellung IBA (in German) on the EMBL Imaging Centre project: ‘#070 EMBL Imaging Centre Projektuebersicht’
May 2018 – Rhein-Neckar Zeitung (in German) on the introduction of the EMBL Imaging Centre during the IBA Zwischenpräsentation exhibition: ‘Neues “Imaging Center” im Mark-Twain-Center vorgestellt’
May 2018 – Rhein-Neckar Zeitung (in German) on the ground preparations for the EMBL Imaging Centre: ‘Kahlschlag am EMBL – aber die neuen Bäume wachsen schon’ (download)

The EMBL IC in EMBL Press Releases & News:

August 2022 – Spotlight: EMBL Imaging Centre, Heidelberg
July 2022 – The EMBL Imaging Centre: making it happen
July 2022 – Official opening of the EMBL Imaging Centre
May 2022 – Enabling imaging across scales
January 2022 – EMBL Imaging Centre kickstarts training with workshop for undergraduates
December 2021 – EMBL Imaging Centre launches first open call for users
November 2021 – EMBL Imaging Centre welcomes first external user
September 2021 – Celebrating Hungary-EMBL collaborations for life sciences research
July 2021 – New life science Imaging Centre preparing for user access
January 2021 – EMBL becomes newest Instruct Centre
January 2021 – Welcome: Timo Zimmermann
August 2020 – Welcome: Simone Mattei
December 2019 – EMBL and Leica sign open innovation collaboration agreement
December 2019 – EMBL Imaging Centre top-out event
April 2019 – Foundation stone laid for EMBL Imaging Centre
August 2017 – Funding agreed for imaging centre
November 2017 – Preparing the ground for the imaging technology centre

EMBL Imaging Centre

In the Media

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