The 2026 BIST Symposium on Microscopy, Nanoscopy and Imaging Sciences (BSyM), this year in its ninth edition, will take place on March 20th, 2026 at the BIST Community centre ICFO in Castelldefels.
The symposium will include a series of talks and discussions on Optical Microscopy, Electron Microscopy, Scanning Probe Microscopy, and Imaging Technology. Renowned national and international experts in a variety of fields will share their work and the latest advances in these technologies.
Registration
Attendance is free with prior registration. Attendees can choose to register for the morning sessions, afternoon sessions, or the entire day.
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Programme
| 09:00 | Accreditation |
| 09:15 | Welcome and Introduction Jordi Arbiol (ICN2 & ICREA) |
| 09:30 | Prof. Christoph Koch
Humboldt University of Berlin Observing atoms in motion using fast electrons |
| 10:15 | Dr. Marc Botifoll
Ernst Ruska-Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons (ER-C) End-to-end Autonomous Unveiling of Physical Knowledge of Quantum Devices through Electron Microscopy |
| 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30 | Prof. Sebastian Stepanow,
ETH Zurich Imaging and Controlling Electron Spins at the Atomic Scale |
| 12:15 | Lunch & Poster Session with BIST MMRES Students |
| 14:30 | Dr. Alessandra Cambi,
Radboud Medical Center, Nijmegen Mechanobiology of immune cells: from podosomes to immune suppression |
| 15:15 | Dr. Maurizio Ventre,
University of Naples Federico II Engineering Cell-Instructive Materials to Guide Cell and Tissue Dynamics |
| 16:00 | Coffee break |
| 16:30 | Dr. Alba Diz-Muñoz
EMBL Heidelberg The missing mechanical link: how composite interfaces govern cell morphogenesis, immune migration, and stem cell fate |
| 17:15 | Closing Remarks and Poster Awards
Maria Garcia-Parajo (ICFO & ICREA) |
| 17:30 | End of the event |
Please check back for more details coming soon.
The 2026 BIST Symposium on Microscopy, Nanoscopy and Imaging Sciences is organised in collaboration with ICFO and ICN2, sponsored in part by the Sociedad de Microscopia de España and Thermo Fisher Scientific and funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 within the framework of the Severo Ochoa Excellence accreditation CEX2024-001490-S (April 2025-March 2029).
