Symposium 2025 - 10 Years of mesoSPIM
October 13 - 15, 2025
Zürich, Switzerland
Venue
Join us for the mesoSPIM 10-Year Symposium, celebrating a decade of innovation, collaboration, and scientific discovery powered by open-source light-sheet microscopes. This three-day event in hybrid format will bring together developers, biologists, physicists, facility managers, image analysis experts, and industry experts to showcase their discoveries, tools, products, as well as share experiences and explore future directions in light-sheet microscopy.
Highlights include keynote presentations, developer talks, application showcases, poster sessions, and industry demonstrations. The symposium aims to strengthen the mesoSPIM community, promote interdisciplinary collaborations, and foster the adoption of open-source microscopy solutions across Europe and beyond.
Whether you're a seasoned light-sheet microscopy expert or new to the field, this symposium offers valuable insights and networking opportunities.
Program summary
Day 1: Super-users and developers
Townhall meeting with latest insights from expert users and microscope builders. Diverse program of talks and posters.
Day 2: Image analysis and industry demos
Insights from experts on how to handle those terabytes of images with grace. Talks, poster session, and industry demos.
Day 3: Maker Day: building, modifying, and troubleshooting your microscope
Mingle with makers and hackers who design, build and improve open-source light-sheet microscopes. Limited number of spots!
Call for abstracts
The mesoSPIMs have been used in over 100 published research papers, dissertations, and preprints since the launch of the initiative. And it is just one of the stars in the SPIM open-source universe (openSPIM, openSPIN, exaSPIM, to name a few other). Visit us and present your work in a form of short talk, poster, or a demo!
We accept abstracts in the following categories:
- applications of light-sheet microscopy in biology, neuroscience, physics, or other natural sciences
- open-source image processing and data analysis tools in light-sheet microscopy
- commercial software for large-scale image analysis
- commercial hardware for building light-sheet microscopes
- open-source light-sheet microscopes: original designs and creative modifications
Deadlines
Abstracts deadline: June 15, 2025
Early-bird registration deadline: August 15, 2025
Regular registration deadline: September 15, 2025
Registration
Registration is open now:
Organising Committee
Microscopy Innovation Platform (MIP) of the University Research Priority Program (URPP) Adaptive Brain Circuits in Development and Learning (AdaBD), University of Zurich
- Dr. Nikita Vladimirov, Manager of the Microscopy Innovation Platform
- Dr. Marco Garbelli, Staff Scientist of the Microscopy Innovation Platform
- Dr. Angeliki Vavladeli, Staff Scientist of the Microscopy Innovation Platform
- Dr. Philipp Bethge, Brain Research Institute, scientific coordinator
- Sandra Weiss, Brain Research Institute, administrative assistant
- Dr. Sabina Huber-Reggi, Head of the Coordinating Office AdaBD, general manager
- Corinne Nussbaumer, Coordinating Office AdaBD, administrative assistant
- Laura Zanetti, Coordinating Office AdaBD, scientific coordinator
Contact
If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact us via E-mail.
