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11 December 2024 Staring at the camera, a young man sits at a desk with a computer behind him.

Beginning a PhD at warp speed

Connections Kristaps Krims-Dāvis spent a month at EMBL Heidelberg getting a crash course in cutting-edge microscopy.

2024

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17 October 2024 SEM image of sponge cells several grey-cylinder like shapes arranged in a circle, with a green spot in the centre.

Seeing is understanding

Science & Technology Imaging lets us observe biology in action – it makes visible the hidden processes of life. From its founding, EMBL has been a centre of breakthroughs and developments in bioimaging, and it continues to play a pioneering role in this field today.

2024

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30 April 2024 Colourful vertical panels each show different microscopic images possible with the high-tech tools in EMBL's Imaging Centre

12 moments of philanthropy: #4 EMBL Imaging Centre

Connections A bold vision to build a centre of excellence for imaging captured the imagination and support from private and public donors to help create the EMBL Imaging Centre.

2024

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14 November 2023 Blue thumbprint-sized ovals cluster together on a black background with white and pink dots sporadically situated on the blue ovals.

Five takeaways from ‘Seeing is believing’ in 2023

Science & Technology A recent EMBO | EMBL symposium brought together leading developers of imaging methods with cutting-edge applications that illustrate how imaging can answer biological questions.

2023

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27 September 2023 A female scientist with shoulder-length hair and black shirt listens to a male scientist in burgundy shirt and white beard, seated to the right.

Five decades of EMBL visits

ConnectionsLab Matters Structural biologist Shlomo Trachtenberg has made research trips to EMBL from Israel since the late 1970s and reflects on the boost EMBL’s technology provided his research, the ingredients for an ideal research institution, and his ongoing fascination with microscopes.

2023

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11 May 2023 An colourful image taken from the World of Molecular Biology exhibition.

The World of Molecular Biology is open 

EMBL AnnouncementsLab Matters EMBL´s new permanent exhibition ‘The World of Molecular Biology’ in Heidelberg is now open for registration. The exhibition takes the visitor on a journey of scales, from genomes to ecosystems, and introduces key imaging technologies.

2023

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3 April 2023 Two male scientists with safety glasses at EMBL Imaging Centre

Dispensing microscopy expertise

Lab MattersScience & Technology Home to some of Europe’s most cutting-edge tools in molecular biology, EMBL has long shared its expertise and access to these tools through an extensive repertoire of courses, conferences, seminars, and other training. And now included in this mix is a job shadowing programme at EMBL Imaging…

2023

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24 August 2022 A building with glass facades and courtyard in front.

Spotlight: EMBL Imaging Centre, Heidelberg

Lab Matters EMBL’s imaging centre makes advanced microscopy technologies accessible to the international scientific community.

2022

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5 July 2022 A view of the EMBL Imaging Centre with fields in the background

The EMBL Imaging Centre: making it happen

Connections Creating a cutting-edge facility for the global life science community doesn't happen overnight. We spoke to some of those who worked to turn this dream into a reality.

2022

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5 May 2022 Colourful vertical panels each show different microscopic images possible with the high-tech tools in EMBL's Imaging Centre

Enabling imaging across scales

EMBL Announcements EMBL’s first Imaging Centre Symposium will occur onsite at EMBL and include tours of the new Imaging Centre on 31 May, introducing participants to the facility and its staff and featuring talks on the rapid developments in imaging technologies that have led to notable biological and medical…

2022

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2 March 2022 Image composition showing a building with sun reflecting off the glass and microscopy images of microorganisms in multiple colours.

‘The World of Molecular Biology’ exhibition

EMBL AnnouncementsLab Matters The new permanent ‘The World of Molecular Biology’ exhibition will open in mid-2023 at EMBL’s headquarters in Heidelberg. It will encourage people to actively engage with science and its relevance for everyday life.

2022

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24 January 2022 Three women are seen in front of a computer, with the electron micrograph of a woodlouse visible on the screens

EMBL Imaging Centre kickstarts training with workshop for undergraduates

Lab Matters The new EMBL Imaging Centre held its first on-site training workshop, introducing undergraduate students to the basics of volume electron microscopy. This marks the first of many opportunities to aid capacity-building in imaging techniques in Europe.

2022

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12 November 2021 Pia Lavriha and Anna Steyer look at cryo-electron microscopic images on a computer screen.

EMBL Imaging Centre welcomes first external user

Lab MattersScience & Technology Correlative microscopy service enables PhD student from Switzerland to study structure and location of proteins cells use to communicate.

2021

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18 January 2021 man wearing sweater and glasses stands in front of snow and glassy building

Welcome: Timo Zimmermann

Lab MattersPeople & Perspectives The EMBL Imaging Centre is scheduled to open in 2021 with Timo Zimmermann as Team Leader for advanced light microscopy technology development and service provision.

2021

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12 January 2021 Three images showing close-ups of different EMBL facilitites.

EMBL becomes newest Instruct Centre

ConnectionsLab Matters EMBL’s sites in Grenoble, Hamburg, and Heidelberg form the newest Instruct Centre. The new centre offers users access to a broad range of state-of-the-art facilities.

2021

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8 December 2020 Windowed façade reflecting leafless trees.

Clear views

Lab Matters With the external scaffolding removed, another step in the construction of the EMBL Imaging Centre is complete. Now we get a first glimpse of the final look of this stunning building.

2020

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24 August 2020 Simone Mattei, the new team leader in electron microscopy service and technology development

Welcome: Simone Mattei

Lab MattersPeople & Perspectives The new team leader offering services in electron microscopy discusses his hopes and plans for the forthcoming EMBL Imaging Centre

2020

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