Vision for Life – Innovation Days in Bioscience Imaging 2026

The international conference Vision for Life – Innovation Days in Bioscience Imaging will bring three
days of intensive knowledge exchange, technological innovation, and hands-on experience in
advanced microscopy and biological imaging to Prague.
The event will take place at the Institute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences
(IMG). It is organized by Specion (an authorized distributor of Leica Microsystems) in collaboration
with IMG.
The conference is fully supported by the Light Microscopy Core Facility at IMG, which is part of the
Czech BioImaging national research infrastructure and a member of the Prague node of Euro-
BioImaging, the European research infrastructure for biological and biomedical imaging.

Pavel Hozák, Director of Czech BioImaging, will contribute to the program with a presentation titled “Czech-BioImaging – The National Imaging Platform for All,” introducing the national research infrastructure and its mission to provide open access to state-of-the-art imaging technologies.

The program will feature:

• More than 60 expert speakers
• Dedicated core facility talks and experience sharing
• A User-to-User meeting focused on real-world applications
• Practical Hands-On Sessions with state-of-the-art imaging systems
• New product launch by Leica Microsystems

The main keynote speakers of this year’s edition include:

• Paolo Bianchini – expert in advanced imaging methodologies (IIT, Italy)
• Julita Wesołowska – specialist in microscopy techniques (CEPHARES, Poland)
• Jana Nebesářová – expert in electron microscopy (BC CAS, Czechia)
• Igor Weber – specialist in cellular imaging (RBI, Croatia)
• Jurij Dolenšek – expert in physiological imaging approaches (UM, Slovenia)

The conference will connect the scientific community, technology partners, and core facility
professionals, creating a platform to discuss current challenges and future directions in bioscience
imaging at both the national and European level.

How to join

For any questions regarding the organization of the event, please contact Martin Kopecky (Specion),
main organizer.

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