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EMS – Outstanding Paper Award 2025

The Executive Board of the European Microscopy Society (EMS) presents an annual EMS “Outstanding Paper Award” (OPA). The prize is awarded to papers containing original work in the field of microscopy and judged on scientific merit, technical and general quality, expected impact, originality and relevance to microscopy. Each year one paper is selected in each of the categories (i) Instrumentation and Technique Development, (ii) Materials Sciences and (iii) Life Sciences. The prize consists of 1000 (one thousand) euros plus a plaque for the first author (per winning paper) in each category and printed certificates for all authors. A total of 16 papers were nominated for 2025. One nominated paper had to be withdrawn from the selection process as it was nominated by one of the authors, which is against the OPA rules. One paper was nominated in two categories by independent nominators. The 14 eligible papers are categorized into the following three categories (one paper is present in two categories): Instrumentation and Technique Development: 9 Materials Sciences: 3 Life Sciences: 3 Members of the Awards Committee for the year 2025: Instrumentation and Technique Development: Emmanuel Beaurepaire (FR) and Randi Holmestad (NO) Materials Sciences: Mehmet Ali Gulgun (TR) and Ana Maria Sanchez (UK) Life Sciences: Wiebke Möbius (GE) and Pavel Hozak (CZ) Chair: Igor Weber (EMS board member, CR) The winners of the European Microscopy Outstanding Paper Awards for papers published in 2025 are: Instrumentation and Technique Development Hasan Ali, Jan Rusz, Daniel E. Bürgler, Joseph V. Vas, Lei Jin, Roman Adam, Claus M. Schneider and Rafal E. Dunin-Borkowski. Visualizing subatomic orbital and spin moments using a scanning transmission electron microscope. Nature Materials 24, 1215–1220 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-025-02242-6 Life Sciences Martin Strnad, Jiří Týč, František Kitzberger, Jana Kopecká, Ryan O. M. Rego and Marie Vancová. Targeted volume imaging reveals early vascular interactions of Lyme disease pathogen in skin. Nature Communications 16, 9330 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-64326-w Life Sciences *Demie Kepaptsoglou, José Ángel Castellanos-Reyes, Adam Kerrigan, Júlio Alves do Nascimento, Paul M. Zeiger, Khalil El hajraoui, Juan Carlos Idrobo, Budhika G. Mendis, Anders Bergman, Vlado K. Lazarov, Ján Rusz and Quentin M. Ramasse. Magnon spectroscopy in the electron microscope. Nature 644, 83–88 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09318-y * the first two authors share the equal contributions and the prize will be divided accordingly The OPA winners will receive their awards at the IMC21 conference, to be held from 31st August to 4th September 2026 in Liverpool, UK (https://www.imc21.org.uk ). Hope to see you all there!!! Sincerely, Igor WeberChair of the EMS OPA Jury Vladislav KrzyžánekEMS President Catherine Vénien-BryanEMS General Secretary

PHASE in Brno 2026

Dear EMS members, You are warmly invited you to participate in the 4th international scientific meeting PHASE in Brno, which will take place on October 12–15, 2026 in Brno, Czech Republic. The meeting will focus on recent advances and applications in Quantitative Phase Imaging and related fields, bringing together researchers and experts from across the international scientific community. The conference is designed to foster open scientific exchange in a friendly and collaborative atmosphere, with ample opportunities for networking and discussion. More information about the event is available here: PHASE in Brno 2026 We very much hope you will be able to join us in Brno and look forward to hearing from you. Kind regards,Experimental Biophotonics GroupCEITEC Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic More information

The EMS newsletter #91

Dear colleagues, The EMS newsletter #91 is now available. Enjoy reading!! Dr. Vladislav KRZYZANEKEMS President Dr. Catherine VENIEN-BRYANEMS General Secretary Download the PDF

High Throughput Microscopy Conference 2027

6–9 April 2027 · Como, Italy High Throughput Microscopy Conference 2027 The latest advances in high-throughput optical microscopy, quantitative imaging and AI-powered screening. Visit the Conference Website Event Information Event dates 6–9 April 2027 City Como Country Italy Website htmicroscopy2027.favmeeting.it Organizing Institution Fondazione Alessandro Volta About the Conference Optical microscopy is rapidly transitioning into a high-throughput, quantitative technology capable of analyzing large populations of bioparticles, cells, and large tissues with statistical robustness. The conference will discuss the latest experimental and computational methods driving this evolution, focusing on increased acquisition speed, volumetric imaging, and scalable screening strategies. Topics include advances in biophotonics, fluorescence microscopy, microfluidics, computational microscopy, and artificial intelligence. Particular emphasis will be placed on integration of microscopy with microfluidic platforms, imaging flow cytometry, light-sheet microscopy, single-molecule super-resolution techniques, and emerging computational approaches, together with AI-based data analysis for automated, quantitative screening. Scientific Topics Optical microscopy High-throughput screening Microfluidics Micromanufacturing Computational imaging Artificial intelligence in microscopy Conference Format Keynote and invited lectures Selected contributed talks Poster session Industry demonstrations in a dedicated exhibition room Attendance limited to 120 participants Committees Scientific Committee Andrea BassiPolitecnico di Milano, Italy Francesca BragheriConsiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy Andrew de MelloETH Zurich, Switzerland Alessia CandeoPolitecnico di Milano, Italy Organizing Committee Matéo Yerlès · Diego Marti · Arturo Cabrera · Lisa De Toni · Lucien Rauscher · Yuwei Liu · Edoardo Massarelli · Yoginder Singh · Sourabh Das · Seyedpouria Laghaee · Jeter Huang Program Manager Giorgia LancerottiPolitecnico di Milano, Italy