Registration for the GerBI Core Facility Leadership and Management Course is online
For more information, please visit our course website.
Please Participate: The NFDI4BIOIMAGE Community Survey is online!
German BioImaging, within its work in the NFDI4BIOIMAGE consortium, and in collaboration with Euro-BioImaging ERIC, has launched:
The NFDI4BIOIMAGE Research Data Management Community Survey 2026
The survey aims to better understand how bioimaging data are generated, processed, managed, and shared across the life sciences community. The questionnaire takes about 20–25 minutes, is fully anonymous, and is addressed to anyone involved with bioimaging data, including researchers, core […]
GerBI Joins TU Dresden in the Implementation of the DFG Code of Conduct for Good Scientific Practice
Press Release
German BioImaging Joins TU Dresden in the Implementation of the DFG Code of Conduct for Good Scientific Practice
Heidelberg/Dresden, [24.02.2026] — German BioImaging – Gesellschaft für Mikroskopie und Bildanalyse e.V. (GerBI) is proud to announce that it has formally joined TU Dresden’s implementation of the German Research Foundation’s Code of Conduct: Guidelines for Safeguarding Good Research Practice (DFG Kodex). This step marks an important milestone in […]
Fully booked! Our Community Meeting 2026
Online attendance still possible! Our Community Meeting in Fulda (March 16–18) is fully booked on-site!
We are fully booked! Online registration is still available, and most sessions will be streamed live. Virtual participation is warmly welcomed, please register to receive participation updates and the meeting-link. Link to registration form: […]
GerBI taking over the maintenance of the Biological Imaging Methods Ontology
When biologists started to accumulate ever-increasing amounts of data, this created a need for those data to be annotated in a way that would allow computer programs to reason over the data. This is the role of ontologies – vocabularies that allow to formally describe a domain of knowledge using computer-actionable axioms. The pioneering efforts of […]
GerBI and de.NBI sign MoU to build a GerBI OMERO
We are excited to announce that GerBI (German BioImaging – GMB e.V.) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with de.NBI (German Network for Bioinformatics Infrastructure https://www.denbi.de/). This agreement formalizes a collaboration in which de.NBI provides cloud infrastructure to GerBI for the deployment and operation of a centralized OMERO platform.
The OMERO instance will be openly available to […]
Registration open! Community Meeting 2026
Guess what? Registration for our 2026 Community Meeting in Fulda (March 16–18) is officially OPEN!
Please register by February 11th to secure the full package (including accommodation). After this date, registration remains open until we’re sold out, but accommodation will no longer be included.
You find […]
German BioImaging receives DFG funding
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 […]
Transitional phase of OME – GerBI’s involvement
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 project management team, continue to provide guidance as founding leader […]
GerBI Team Meeting in Heidelberg: Focusing on Vision and Mission
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.
German BioImaging joins Global BioImaging
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 organisations.
Recent Webinars Showcasing Our FAIR Image Data Projects
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 Image Data Science”, Josh Moore (GerBI) and Yi Sun (NFDI4BIOIMAGE)
They presented OME-Zarr […]
TiM2023 & TiM2025 datasets now available on our own OMERO server!
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.
The data is now publicly accessible under transparent licensing and […]
Meet us at ELMI 2025!
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 number 56: Core facility leadership and management course […]
Making the Invisible Visible: GerBI at the 400th Anniversary of the Microscope in Berlin
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 Berlin, and the “Gläsernes Labor,” to introduce visitors to the fascinating world […]
Flying to new horizons!
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. Our account will remain as a placeholder, and we continue […]
Another Speaker Joins Our Amazing TiM2025 Lineup!
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 page.
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TiM2025 Workshop Schedule Online!
We are excited to announce the schedule for our TiM2025 workshops! You can now find the full list of workshops along with their dates and times on our event page under ‘Workshops’.
The workshop booking system will open in early March. If you would like to book a day ticket, you can secure one for the available days: https://gerbi-gmb.de/machform/view.php?id=78372
If your preferred […]
Call for Applications: GerBI-GMB Travel Grants for OME2025 Meeting
We are excited to announce that GerBI is offering 3 travel grants for the upcoming OME2025 meeting at MBL, Woods Hole, US from 28.4.-1.5.2025 (https://www.bioimagingnorthamerica.org/events/ome-2025-community-meeting/). This is the first time, that the OME meeting is happening in the US (instead of the usual location in Dundee). GerBI and especially Josh Moore is actively shaping the meeting as part […]
Looking Back: Our 2024 Events & What’s Ahead in 2025
Past events
As we close out 2024, we reflect on the many events organized by and for our GerBI Community throughout the year:
26.–29.02. – GerBI FLIM Workshop: Hosted by the Core Facility Bioimaging at the Biomedical Center of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Planegg-Martinsried and organized by our Team FLIM, this workshop targeted PhD students and postdocs from the life sciences interested in […]
TiM2025 Workshop List is Online!
We are thrilled to announce that the highly anticipated list of workshops for TiM2025 is now available! With an incredible variety of topics, there’s something for everyone—from foundational microscopy skills to highly specialized, cutting-edge techniques.
Our workshop lineup covers a wide range of themes, including:
- High-resolution imaging
- Lightsheet microscopy
- Imaging dynamic processes
- FLIM
- 2-photon & infrared microscopy
- Smart […]
French Delegation at TiM2025
We are delighted to share our official partner country for TiM2025: France. We will not only welcome a number of French workshop providers, but also two speakers and a delegation of participants from the French microscopy community to our TiM2025 event. In France, a similar event, the MiFoBio, takes place bi-annually, and we […]
Additional 20 Spots Available for TiM2025 (17.-21.03.2025) – Apply Now!
We are thrilled to share that the registration for TiM2025 (17.-21. March 2025) was filled much faster than we anticipated, and we are incredibly grateful for the overwhelming interest in the event. Thank you so much for your enthusiasm and support!
After careful consideration, we are excited to announce that we can offer 20 additional spots for TiM2025. These spots will be […]
Recap of the GerBI YMIA Networking Event!
Recap of the GerBI YMIA Networking Event!
We had an amazing networking event hosted by the “Young Microscopists and Image Analysts” (YMIA) team in GerBI at the Johannstadt Campus of TU Dresden! 🌐 The evening began with a brief introduction to GerBI and the YMIA team, including an overview of upcoming events. We also kicked things off with some fun […]
