Czechia


Czechia, a founding member of Euro-BioImaging, proudly hosts the two Nodes in Prague, and one Node in Brno: Advanced Light and Electron Microscopy Node Prague, Multimodal Imaging Node Brno and Center for Advanced Preclinical Imaging (CAPI). Learn more about the Nodes and get an overview of news and interactions with Czechia below.

Advanced Light and Electron Microscopy Node Prague - Key figures 2024

7

Facilities

372

External Users

131

User Publications

94

Remote Users

21

Training courses

33.25

Staff involved

Advanced Light Microscopy and Medical Imaging Node Brno -
Key figures 2024

6

Facilities

64

External Users

61

User Publications

7

Remote Users

13

Training courses

25.3

Staff involved

Center for Advanced Preclinical Imaging - Key figures 2024

1

Facilities

53

External Users

13

User Publications

0

Remote Users

2

Training courses

12

Staff involved

News about Czechia

July 7, 2025

CTLS2025 meeting – Putting Core Facility experts in the spotlight

CTLS (Core Technologies for Life Sciences) is an association bringing together core facility administrators, managers, researchers, and professionals across all different life science…

Institute of Scientific Instrumentation at Masaryk University

July 7, 2025

Meeting the new facilities at the Brno Node

In 2024, the Brno Node brought new facilities into the Node, further expanding its service offer and technology remit. Following the CTLS meeting in…

PRIMTECH 3R meeting

May 15, 2025

Developing new complex in vitro models for preclinical studies - PRIM-TECH3R

Developing new technologies and services for Research Infrastructures is one of our key priorities. Euro-BioImaging is partnering with fellow ERICs Infrafrontier and BBMRI in…

10 Year Anniversary Celebration - CZ BioImaging

April 25, 2025

Czech-BioImaging celebrates its 10 year anniversary!

In 2025, Czech-BioImaging celebrates its 10th anniversary. Czech-BioImaging is the national infrastructure that brings together 16 leading imaging centers across the Czech Republic,…

April 4, 2025

Funding for imaging projects at Euro-BioImaging Czech Nodes

Do you have an innovative research project in the field of biomedical imaging? Czech-BioImaging offers funding opportunities to support the best research ideas, helping…

April 4, 2025

Looking at hidden language in our minds

Linda Krahula Doleží is an assistant professor at the Language Centre at the Masaryk University in Brno. She did her PhD on Czech syntax…

Mohamed Elgendy at his lab in Dresden.

March 10, 2025

Cutting-edge cancer metabolism studies at CAPI Node

Prague is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, but it also hides a scientific secret. Right in the historic city centre, the…

Scientific Ambassadors activities

December 17, 2024

Celebrating Euro-BioImaging’s Scientific Ambassadors

In March 2024, Euro-BioImaging onboarded the first pilot cohort of Scientific Ambassadors, a group of 12 highly motivated…

November 12, 2024

My Job Shadowing visit to the Electron Microscopy Unit in Finland

EVOLVE: Job Shadowing Series František Kitzberger Affiliation and Node: Laboratory of Electron…

November 8, 2024

Imaging Principles of Life – Czech BioImaging Scientific Conference

The Czech BioImaging community came together for its lively annual conference under the topic of “Imaging Principles of Life” from Sept 30th to October…

Chatu Imihami Mudiyanselage, UKRI Fellow, University of Bristol Dental School, and Euro-BioImaging's Scientific Ambassador, Alice Abbondanza.

October 22, 2024

At the intersection of biological & material sciences

This interview with Chatu Imihami Mudiyanselage, UKRI Fellow, University of Bristol Dental School, by Euro-BioImaging’s Scientific Ambassador Alice Abbondanza highlights the outstanding interdisciplinary science…

Special Edition Virtual Pub: Innovation in Imaging

September 13, 2024

Innovative CryoEM Workflow Development: An In-Depth Look at TESCAN and the Institute of Molecular Genetics Collaboration

At the Special Edition Virtual Pub, Dominik Pinkas (Institute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, part of Euro-BioImaging’s Advanced LIght & Electron Microscopy Prague Node) & Ondřej Šulák (Tescan), will present a use case on how they worked together in an academia-industry partnership to develop and optimise workflows for cryo-electron microscopy. Their talk is entitled “Innovative CryoEM Workflow Development: An In-Depth Look at TESCAN and the Institute of Molecular Genetics Collaboration.” 

July 12, 2024

Latest developments in cryo-EM and a goodbye to iNEXT-Discovery

The final consortium meeting of the iNEXT-Discovery project took place in Brno in June 2024, alongside the Symposium on Recent Advances in Cryo-EM. This…

Lightsheet microscope dedicated for imaging of plant samples at the Brno CELLIM facility

July 9, 2024

A visit to our Brno Node

In June 2024,  Johanna Bischof, Head of Bio-Hub operations, got the opportunity to visit the facilities of the Brno Node. 

Euro-BioImaging map

June 17, 2024

New facilities join Euro-BioImaging Nodes

We are delighted to welcome new facilities into the Euro-BioImaging family as part of our recent Node upgrade. Four Euro-BioImaging Nodes – Swedish NMI,…

Image data analysis user project at the Prague Node

March 11, 2024

From Pixels to Patterns: Comprehensive Analysis of Whole Mouse Brain Lightsheet Images

Join us for an afternoon of presentations from Euro-BioImaging users and image data/image analysis experts at our Nodes that will provide a compelling overview…

A staff scientist sits at the Thermo Fisher Scientific Volumescope, looking closely at data

February 21, 2024

Dissecting the natural history of the Malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum in mosquitoes with advanced 3D electron microscopy

Pablo Suárez Cortés is a Postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin (Germany). His work focuses on understanding how Plasmodium falciparum,…

November 2023 cover of Cell Reports featuring imaging work done at Euro-BioImaging's Brno Node.

December 4, 2023

Motor neuron development revealed using multiple imaging techniques and 3D reconstructions

Dr. Alena Salašová is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University (AU). Her work focuses on neurodevelopment, in particular, understanding the…

In the photo above, Katerina Kaduchova tests out the Virtual Reality headset at the IEB Plant imaging training course in Prague, October 2023. Picture taken by: Beáta Strejčková (shared by @pecinka_grp on X)

November 6, 2023

Learning new plant imaging techniques at an IFIEB training course

Katerina Kaduchova is a PhD student at the Centre of Plant Structural & Functional Genomics, Institute of Experimental Biology, Czech…

Poster for the Multiscale Imaging in Neuroscience event with EBRAINS

October 25, 2023

Introduction of human neuroimaging in Euro-BioImaging’s Brno Node

Our next Special Edition Virtual Pub, “Multiscale Imaging in the Neurosciences,” organized in collaboration with EBRAINS, will take place on Friday, October 27. At…

Prague Node at Euro-BioImaging User Forum

September 7, 2023

Imaging of the interactions of plant cells with fungal pathogens

Imaging technologies support research into the structure and function of plants, shed light on plant health, resilience and adaptability, and help answer agroecology-related research…

Experimental schema. Image courtesy of Shiladitya Mitra, Laboratory of Neurobiology of Stress Resilience, Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry

May 5, 2023

Analyze large-scale light-sheet microscopy images of the brain

Want to analyze and annotate your sample with the Allen Brain Atlas but don’t have the hardware, software or know-how…

View of the commercial CARS system at the Biomedical Facility of the University of Helsinki.

January 24, 2023

Fruitful scientific exchange with Euro-BioImaging

David Vondrasek is a biologist at the Institute Of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, part of Euro-BioImaging’s Advanced Light and…

Scientific User Forum - Neuroscience

March 16, 2022

How to identify epileptogenic zone in MRI negative epilepsy with arterial spin labelling data

Euro-BioImaging is organizing an online User Forum on April 5, 2022, from 14:00-17:00 CEST. This event will highlight the importance of…

Plant imaging. Copyright IEB CAS.

March 14, 2022

Toppling the microscope - to shed new light on plant biology

Imaging living plants has always been challenging. Most microscopes place the sample horizontally – while plants grow vertically. But scientists at Czech Republic’s Institute…

October 21, 2021

Successful 2nd Euro-BioImaging User Forum on “Understanding and Fighting Cancer”

The second edition of the Euro-BioImaging User Forum was held on Thursday, October 14th, 2021 – an afternoon of exchanges on the importance of…

User Forum on Cancer, Margarita Solo

September 21, 2021

Understanding and Fighting Cancer: Endogenous DNA single-strand breaks in cancer

Euro-BioImaging is organizing an online User Forum on October 14, 2021 from 14:00-17:00 CEST. This event will highlight the importance of…

March 30, 2021

New, super-resolution microscope available at Euro-BioImaging's Brno Node

The Advanced Light Microscopy and Medical Imaging Node in Brno, Czech Republic, has just invested in a new, super-resolution microscope that can perform…

January 12, 2021

The Virtual Pub: Complex-Scale Imaging in the Czech Republic

On Friday, January 15th, at 13:00 CET, we welcome:  Michal Mikl, Head, and Milan Esner, Deputy Head, of the Advanced Light Microscopy and Medical…

QPI

September 23, 2020

QPI: The elegant method for slow live cell imaging

Interview with Helena Chmelová, Ph.D., from Light Microscopy Core facility at Institute of Molecular Genetics, Prague, Czech Republic, part of Euro-BioImaging’s Advanced Light…

September 23, 2020

CARS: A label-free technique for live samples

Interview with Dalibor Pánek, Ph.D., from Imaging Methods Core facility at BIOCEV, Faculty of Science, Charles University, part of the Advanced Light And…