Press Release 17.11.2025 German BioImaging project receives DFG funding to enhance resource efficiency in light microscopy Konstanz, November 2025 – German BioImaging – Society for Microscopy and Image Analysis (GerBI-GMB) is pleased to announce that its project “Increased Resource Efficiency in Light Microscopy by Quality Control and Standards” has been selected for funding by [...]
German BioImaging – Gesellschaft für Mikroskopie und Bildanalyse e.V. (GerBI) shares new transitional phase of the Open Microscopy Environment (OME) German BioImaging – GMB e.V. (GerBI) is pleased to announce its support of the Open Microscopy Environment (OME) during its transition phase. Jean-Marie Burel and GerBI’s technical director Josh Moore,longstanding members of OME’s [...]
Heidelberg, November 4, 2025 – Last week, the GerBI team gathered for an intensive exchange at the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for medical research and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg.Overlooking the autumnal beauty of Heidelberg, the board and team discussed the future of the German Society for BioImaging. Vision and Mission [...]
Today, we are excited to announce that German BioImaging – Society for microscopy and image analysis e.V. - has officially joined the Global BioImaging Network as its 14th partner organisation. The partnership was formalised at this year’s ELMI2025 conference[1], where German BioImaging signed the GBI Memorandum of Understanding, marking an important milestone for both [...]
Over the past few weeks, we have been actively promoting the projects we support and collaborate with, especially in the area of FAIR image data management and OME-Zarr. For your convenience, we have gathered all related webinars on this topic here for you to watch again at any time. Webinar "Cloud-based [...]
We are pleased to announce that, thanks to the dedicated support of NFDI4BIOIMAGE data stewards and the I3D:bio team, all datasets generated during TiM2023 and TiM2025 have been successfully migrated to a new OMERO server hosted at the University of Münster. This server provides a secure, FAIR-compliant platform for data storage and sharing. [...]
We’ll be presenting our work at ELMI 2025 from 03.06. - 06.06.2025! Visit us at our posters and don't miss Josh Moore's talk on Thursday 12:00-12:15: "The road to OME-Zarr 1.0: A FAIR future for bioimaging". Our posters: Poster number 40: TiM 2025: an incubator for FAIR image data management, Stefanie Weidtkamp-Peters Poster [...]
On April 12 and 13, the Zeiss Großplanetarium in Berlin celebrated the 400th anniversary of the microscope with themed days titled "Invisible Worlds: From Microcosm to Universe." GerBI provided hands-on microscopy experiences for visitors. Fourteen GerBI members joined the event, alongside the German Ocean Foundation, the Society for Microscopy [...]
After careful consideration, we have decided to step away from Platform X. Over time, we realized that the platform, in its current state, no longer aligns with what we stand for at GerBI. We had already refrained from posting on X for some time, and we now want to make this decision official. [...]
We’re thrilled to announce that our already fantastic lineup of speakers for TiM2025 is growing! Rita Strack will be joining us at TiM2025, delivering an exciting talk on Wednesday.We are incredibly grateful for her participation and can’t wait to welcome her to the stage! Stay tuned for more updates on our event [...]
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