International European Light Microscopy Initiative Meeting (ELMI) 2025

The 25th International European Light Microscopy Initiative Meeting (ELMI) took place from June 3–6, 2025, at EMBL Heidelberg, Germany, marking the initiative’s 25th anniversary. The event opened with the traditional Core Facility Day on June 3. Over the next two and a half days, the scientific programme featured lectures by leading scientists and invited speakers from across Europe and beyond which showcased the latest research and technological developments in light microscopy.

Session topics included probes and biosensors, smart and advanced microscopy, super-resolution imaging, tissue imaging and light sheet microscopy, imaging for health, and data analysis. In parallel, hands-on workshops and industry-led training offered practical insights into cutting-edge technologies and applications.

The conference brought together around 600 participants, with approximately 500 from academia and 100 from industry. More than 50 companies in microscopy and related fields presented their latest innovations through technical workshops and exhibitions.

The Microscopy Imaging Center (MIC) was represented by Yury Belyaev, who presented the poster Boosting precision in cryo-CLEM via deconvolution, developed together with Jaime Llodrá and Benoît Zuber (also a MIC member) from the Institute of Anatomy, University of Bern.