• GerBI – onboarding event for new members – first edition

    Online

    During this online onboarding event, you will have the chance to meet the GerBI core team, discover how you can engage with and contribute to the community, and get answers to any questions you may have about your GerBI membership. We will be hosting further onboarding sessions throughout the year, aiming for 3–4 occasions. All [...]

  • 19th OME Community Meeting

    Haus der Universität Schadowplatz 14, Düsseldorf, Germany

    Join us for the 19th Open Microscopy Environment (OME) Community Meeting from 28.-30.4.2026, in the Haus der Universität Düsseldorf. Invited Speakers Carole Goble – Keynote – Jean-Marie Burel Josh Moore Shuichi Onami Beth Cimini Erick Ratamero Matthew Hartley Virginie Uhlmann Jan-Philipp Mallm Katy Wolstencroft When: April 28th – 30th, 2026 Where: Haus der Universität, Düsseldorf [...]

  • foundingGIDE Community Event & Hackathon 2026 (hybrid)

    EMBL Heidelberg Meyerhofstraße 1, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

    We’re excited to let you know that registrations are open for the foundingGIDE Community Event 2026, taking place in Heidelberg, Germany on 4-6 May. Join us for 2.5 days of collaboration and engagement with the global imaging data community. On the evening of 4th of May, we will host a poster session, and we warmly [...]

  • GerBI-Chat: Hinweise zu gerätebezogenen Nutzungskosten und Core Facilities – Informationsveranstaltung zu den aktuellen Überarbeitungen des Merkblatts 55.04 der DFG

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    Im Namen des neuen Core Facility Management Netzwerks (cfmn) und German BioImaging laden wir alle Core Facility Communities zu einer Informationsveranstaltung zu den aktuellen Überarbeitungen des Merkblatts 55.04 der DFG: Hinweise zu gerätebezogenen Nutzungskosten und Core Facilities ein. Die Veranstaltung findet am 6. Mai 2026 um 10 Uhr via Zoom statt (Dauer 90 min). Bei [...]

  • Jahresmeeting GerBI Team 2 „Financial and Legal Framework of Core Facilities”

    Ringhotel Eisenacher Hof Katharinenstr.11-13, Eisenach, Thüringen, Germany

    Im dem diesjährigen Treffen des GerBI Team 2 werden sich die Teilnehmenden in einem Schreib-Workshop mit der Finalisierung des Übersichtsartikels zum Thema Core Facilitiy Management befassen. Hierzu werden wir in Kleingruppen passende Grafiken erstellen sowie inhaltliche Überarbeitungen und das Lektorat durchführen. Weiterhin werden wir mit der Erstellung von ein bis zwei weiteren vertiefte Publikationen zu konkreteren Themen [...]

  • GBI’s Spotlight on Data Webinar Series

    GBI, GerBI and NFDI4BIOIMAGE are excited to announce the launch of a new webinar series together: 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 CEST Replay + Live Q&A: 29 May 2026 | 08:00 CEST If you [...]

  • GBI’ Spotlight on Data Webinar Series – Introduction

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    A new Spotlight webinar series focused on supporting imaging scientists in core facilities in research data management has been launched by German BioImaging and Global BioImaging. Building on the success of the nearly two-year-long original Spotlight on Career Paths developed by the international Career Path Working Group and running for nearly two years, this initiative [...]

  • Townhall on Impact of Core FACILITIES with ABRF and CTLS

    Measuring the impact of core facilities and research infrastructures in the context of research assessment reform. Please Register here AGENDA Opening Remarks 18:00–18:10 Laurence Lejeune (McGill University, Canada) Co-Chair, Global BioImaging Impact Working Group Speakers 18:10–18:30 Rolf Hvidtfeldt (Aalborg University, Denmark): "Impact Measured and Enabled at the Microscale" 18:30–18:40 Saskia Lippens (VIB – Vlaams Instituut [...]

  • GerBI-GMB Core Facility Leadership and Management Course 2026

    Schloss Mickeln Alt Himmelgeist 25, Düsseldorf, Germany

    Registration has been closed. Concept We are pleased to announce the 2026 Core Facility Leadership and Management Course by GerBI-GMB and hfp consulting. The concept of core facilities, central hubs for demanding technical and analytics services, is rapidly changing how science is carried out at many research institutions. Core facility managers, often academically trained scientists, [...]