Past Events

Coffee Break - Topics for General Assembly

Facility Coffee Break
  • Date: Apr 22, 2026
  • Time: 02:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Location: web-talk
  • Room: Zoom-Meeting
  • Host: Max Planck BioImaging Core Unit Network - Facility Coffee Break
This Coffee Break is open to all MaxBI members. We will present our upcoming General Assembly in Munich and brainstorm topics of general interest for our delegates. In particular, during this General Assembly, we will invite representatives from the Max-Planck Society’s headquarters to share ideas and workflows for the daily business of a facility or group. [more]

Coffee Break - Teaching

Facility Coffee Break
  • Date: Dec 10, 2025
  • Time: 02:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Location: web-talk
  • Room: Zoom-Meeting
  • Host: Max Planck BioImaging Core Unit Network - Facility Coffee Break
This Coffee Break is open to all MaxBI members. We will discuss our workflows to introduce a new facility user to microscopy. How do we teach theoretical concepts? How do we show the operations of a microscope? If the topic interests you and you'd like to participate in the conversation, join us! [more]

General Assembly 2025 of the Max Planck BioImaging Core Unit Network

  • Start: Nov 10, 2025 05:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • End: Nov 12, 2025 04:00 PM
It's that time of year again! Our annual General Assembly will take place on the 11th and 12th of November at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics in Berlin with a early arrival Welcome Tour and Get together dinner on the 10th of November. [more]

Ask the experts: Spatial transcriptomics

Ask the experts- Joint event of MaxBi and GerBi
  • Date: Nov 5, 2025
  • Time: 03:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Location: web-talk
  • Room: Zoom-Meeting
  • Host: Joint MaxBi GerBI event
Don't miss the next Ask the Experts meeting on Spatial Transcriptomics which will take place on Wednesday November 5th! [more]

Coffee Break - Community Tools

Facility Coffee Break
  • Date: Sep 11, 2025
  • Time: 02:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Location: web-talk
  • Room: Zoom-Meeting
  • Host: Max Planck BioImaging Core Unit Network - Facility Coffee Break
This Coffee Break is open to all MaxBI members. We will present common microscopy tools, such as small hardware adapters or software plug-ins which we use within our facility and discuss how to make them available to the MaxBI Network. [more]

Coffee Break - High content screening

Facility Coffee Break
  • Date: Jun 26, 2025
  • Time: 02:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Location: web-talk
  • Room: Zoom-Meeting
  • Host: Max Planck BioImaging Core Unit Network - Facility Coffee Break
This Coffee Break is open to all MaxBI members. We will explore the field of High Content Screening, highlighting relevant issues, trends, and future directions. [more]

Coffee Break - Classical electron microscopy

Facility Coffee Break
  • Date: Apr 3, 2025
  • Time: 02:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Location: web-talk
  • Room: Zoom-Meeting
  • Host: Max Planck BioImaging Core Unit Network - Facility Coffee Break
This Coffee Break is open to all MaxBI members. We will be discussing classical electron microscopy, covering topics such as: challenges in sample preparation and integration with other techniques [more]

Flow Cytometry Training Course 2025

  • Start: Apr 1, 2025
  • End: Apr 3, 2025
  • Location: MPI for Heart & Lung Research, Bad Nauheim
In 2025, the MPI for Terrestrial Microbiology, the MPI for Heart and Lung Research, and MaxBI will offer a Flow Cytometry Training course, combining both theory and practical sessions. This workshop is designed for flow cytometry facility staff, staff scientists, technicians, PhD students, and postdocs who want to deepen their knowledge of flow cytometry fundamentals and advanced applications. [more]

Coffee Break - Maintenance courses

Facility Coffee Break
  • Date: Jan 30, 2025
  • Time: 02:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Location: web-talk
  • Room: Zoom-Meeting
  • Host: Max Planck BioImaging Core Unit Network - Facility Coffee Break
This Coffee Break is open to all MaxBI members. We will be discussing the Maintenance courses from Leica, Abberior, Flow cytometry we are supporting and want your feedback! [more]

Coffee Break - Future-Proofing BioImaging: Leveraging Large Language Models in the Facility Environment

Facility Coffee Break
  • Date: Dec 12, 2024
  • Time: 02:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Location: web-talk
  • Room: Zoom-Meeting
  • Host: Max Planck BioImaging Core Unit Network - Facility Coffee Break
This Coffee Break is open to all MaxBI members. We will informally discuss the current and potential future applications and adaptations of LLMs to daily facility workflows. We invite you to share your current experiences and visions for the future. [more]

Ask the experts: Tissue Clearing

Ask the experts- Joint event of MaxBi and GerBi
  • Date: Nov 27, 2024
  • Time: 03:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Bettina Weigelin, Katie Shirley, Nils Kirschnick, Ruth Hans
  • Location: web-talk
  • Room: Zoom-Meeting
  • Host: Joint MaxBi GerBI event
Don't miss the next Ask the Experts meeting on tissue clearing which will take place on Wednesday November 27th! [more]

General Assembly 2024 of the Max Planck BioImaging Core Unit Network

  • Start: Oct 22, 2024 01:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • End: Oct 23, 2024 04:00 PM
It's that time of year again! Our annual General Assembly will take place on the 22nd and 23rd of October at the MPI for for Multidisciplinary Sciences in Göttingen followed by a satellite workshop on Multi-color STED, deep imaging STED, and MINFLUX on 24th of October with Abberior. You can find more information about the agenda here. [more]

Coffee Break - Flow Cytometry Community

Facility Coffee Break
  • Date: Mar 19, 2024
  • Time: 02:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Location: web-talk
  • Room: Zoom-Meeting
  • Host: Max Planck BioImaging Core Unit Network - Facility Coffee Break
This Coffee Break is for all MaxBi members but will focus on the flow cytometry community [more]

Coffee Break - Career Pathways in Core Facilities

Facility Coffee Break
  • Date: Jan 16, 2024
  • Time: 01:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Location: web-talk
  • Room: Zoom-Meeting
  • Host: Max Planck BioImaging Core Unit Network - Facility Coffee Break
This Coffee Break is for all MaxBi members. We want to discuss about career opportunities in core facilities. [more]

Coffee Break - MaxBi Budget and some new ideas that might need support

Facility Coffee Break
  • Date: Dec 14, 2023
  • Time: 01:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Location: web-talk
  • Room: Zoom-Meeting
  • Host: Max Planck BioImaging Core Unit Network - Facility Coffee Break
This Coffee Break is for all MaxBi members. We want to discuss ideas do make optimal use of our funding. [more]

Targeting and Manipulating Endogenous Transcriptional Condensates

  • Date: Nov 16, 2023
  • Time: 03:00 PM - 04:15 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Dr. Choongman Lee
  • Max-Planck-Institute of Immunology and Epigenetics, Laboratory Ibrahim Cissé, Freiburg
  • Location: web-talk
  • Room: Zoom-Meeting
  • Host: Max Planck BioImaging Core Unit Network - Spotlight Talks
Zoom call:https://eu02web.zoom-x.de/j/66904154170?pwd=SGtsNjlUVFl1aWI2YjBaalV3MmJ0UT09 [more]

General Assembly 2023 of the Max Planck BioImaging Core Unit Network

  • Start: Oct 11, 2023 01:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • End: Oct 12, 2023 04:00 PM
It's that time of year again! Our annual General Assembly will take place on the 11th and 12th of October at the MPI for Biophysics and Brain Research in Frankfurt am Main. You can find more information about the agenda here. [more]

Coffee Break for the CryoEM specialists of the MPG

Facility Coffee Break
  • Date: Oct 5, 2023
  • Time: 02:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Location: web-talk
  • Room: Zoom-Meeting
  • Host: Max Planck BioImaging Core Unit Network - Facility Coffee Break
This Coffee Break is for CryoEM specialists to exchange knowledge in the field of cryo-electron microscopy. [more]

Coffee Break connecting the Mass Spec community

First Facility Coffee Break
  • Date: Jun 29, 2023
  • Time: 02:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Location: web-talk
  • Room: Zoom-Meeting
  • Host: Max Planck BioImaging Core Unit Network - Facility Coffee Break
This Coffee break is for the Mass Spec community to get in touch, exchange and network. [more]

Ask the experts: the technique of OMERO

Ask the experts- Joint event of MaxBi and GerBi
  • Date: Jun 13, 2023
  • Time: 03:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Susanne Kunis, Carsten Fortmann-Grote, Kristian Ullrich, Anna Hamacher and Josh Moore
  • Location: web-talk
  • Room: Zoom-Meeting
  • Host: Joint MaxBi GerBI event
Don't miss the next Ask the Experts talk on the technique of OMERO which will take place on Tuesday June 13th! [more]

Coffee Break for the CryoEM specialists of the MPG

First Facility Coffee Break
  • Date: Jun 1, 2023
  • Time: 02:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Location: web-talk
  • Room: Zoom-Meeting
  • Host: Max Planck BioImaging Core Unit Network - Facility Coffee Break
This Coffee break is for CryoEM specialists to exchange knowledge in the field of cryo-electron microscopy. [more]

Coffee Break about the agreement the MPG has reached with Zeiss

First Facility Coffee Break
  • Date: May 11, 2023
  • Time: 02:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Location: web-talk
  • Room: Zoom-Meeting
  • Host: Max Planck BioImaging Core Unit Network - Facility Coffee Break
In this Coffee break, we want to present the agreement the MPG has reached with Zeiss on spare components & service contracts. [more]

Led by landmarks – Retrieval of inflamed skin venules using correlative intravital light- and electron microscopy

  • Date: Apr 4, 2023
  • Time: 02:00 PM - 03:15 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Rebekka Stegmeyer
  • Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Biomedicine, Department of Vascular Cell Biology
  • Location: web-talk
  • Room: Zoom-Meeting
  • Host: Max Planck BioImaging Core Unit Network - Spotlight Talks
https://gwdg.zoom.us/j/89602652875?pwd=cXI4b01VVy9XU0xmeWkvQlZBS2xxdz09 [more]

Coffee Break dedicated to Electron Microscopy

First Facility Coffee Break
  • Date: Jan 19, 2023
  • Time: 02:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Location: web-talk
  • Room: Zoom-Meeting
  • Host: Max Planck BioImaging Core Unit Network - Facility Coffee Break
With this Coffee Break, we want to foster the interaction between the EM community of the MPG. [more]

Coffee Break about "Biosafety regulations in core facilities"

First Facility Coffee Break
  • Date: Nov 17, 2022
  • Time: 03:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Location: web-talk
  • Room: Zoom-Meeting
  • Host: Max Planck BioImaging Core Unit Network - Facility Coffee Break
In this coffee break we want to talk about biosafety regulations in core facilities and it is open to all affected facilities of the MPI. [more]

General Assembly of the Max Planck BioImaging Core Unit Network

  • Start: Oct 5, 2022 03:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • End: Oct 6, 2022 03:30 PM
On the 5th and 6th of October, the annual general meeting for all members will take place at the Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology in Potsdam. You can find more information about the agenda and the registration here. [more]

Partial scholarships for GerBi "Core Facility Leadership and Management Course"

  • This is a German BioImaging (GerBi) Event
  • Start: Jun 27, 2022
  • End: Jun 30, 2022
  • Speakers: GerBi
  • Location: online course
  • Room: Zoom-Meeting
  • Host: GerBi event
One of the main goals of our community is to support facility personnel in improving scientific, technical, and managerial skills. As you may know, each year, the German BioImaging Society (GerBI) is organizing a Core Facility Leadership and Management Course. This year the course will take place in presence again 27th of June 2022 till 30th of June 2022. The MaxBI steering committee recognizing the high quality of the GerBI course decided to provide financial support for MaxBI members in attending the course. For more information, please get in contact with Dr. Gabriel Malengo. [more]

Coffee Break about "Quality controls at light microscopes"

First Facility Coffee Break
  • Date: Apr 28, 2022
  • Time: 03:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Location: web-talk
  • Room: Zoom-Meeting
  • Host: Max Planck BioImaging Core Unit Network - Facility Coffee Break
We hope you will join and enjoy our "Facility Coffee Break" for all facility members. We want to talk about quality control tools at light microscopes. What do you use, share your experience and advise. [more]

Enhancing the biocompatibility of rhodamine fluorescent probes by positional isomerism: developer's and user's perspective

  • Date: Mar 31, 2022
  • Time: 03:00 PM - 04:15 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speakers: Ruta Gerasimaite and Jonas Bucevicius
  • present positions at Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences
  • Location: web-talk
  • Room: Zoom-Meeting
  • Host: Max Planck BioImaging Core Unit Network - Spotlight Talks
https://gwdg.zoom.us/j/81256150916?pwd=Rk44WEhBOHJsbURRRjdFM0hEVWFWdz09 Meeting ID: 812 5615 0916 Passcode: 580646 [more]

ImageJ-Macro scripting March 2022

  • Booking will be opened on 14th of February 2022 at 10 am
  • Start: Mar 21, 2022 01:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • End: Mar 22, 2022 05:00 PM
  • Speaker: Politi, Tischer, Stokkermans
  • Antonio Politi; Live-cell Imagaing Facility of the MPI for multidisciplinary Sciences and Christian Tischer and Anniek Stokkermans; Center for Bioimage Analysis of EMBL
  • Location: online course
  • Room: Zoom-Meeting
  • Host: Max Planck BioImaging Core Unit Network
The scripting for image analysis course covers how to setup and run scripts, variables, comments, functions, and batch processing. The practicals will be conducted using the ImageJ macro language. A knowledge of the graphical user interface FiJi and basic concepts in image analysis is a prerequisite. Two afternoons online course on " ImageJ-Macro scripting" March 21st & 22nd 2022: 13:00 - 17:00 (CET) [more]
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