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Chris Schmidt @schmchris.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Team @nfdi4bioimage.bsky.social at the #BoostingBiodataBootcamp. TA leads, data stewards and coordinators contributed with talks and workshops and to the organization. What a pleasure👏. Awesome teamwork @nfdi4microbiota.bsky.social, @fairagro.bsky.social, @nfdi4plants.bsky.social, #NFDI4Biodiversity

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Chris Schmidt @schmchris.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Carsten Fortmann-Grote from @nfdi4bioimage.bsky.social speaking about Semantic Web Technology implemented with OMERO leveraging the power of knowledge graph infrastructure. He is one of several colleagues representing the bioimaging community at the #BoostingBiodataBootcamp in Aachen. Thank you!

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Chris Schmidt @schmchris.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

#BoostingBiodataBootcamp by @nfdi4microbiota.bsky.social, @fairagro.bsky.social, @nfdi4plants.bsky.social, #NFDI4Biodiversity & @nfdi4bioimage.bsky.social in full swing. Impressions from day 1 incl. the opening by Konrad Förstner, a keynote by Tom Clavel & the workshop afternoon. Day 2 kickin' off!

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Chris Schmidt @schmchris.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

On my way to Aachen. Looking forward to the Boosting Biodata Bootcamp by #NFDI consortia @fairagro.bsky.social @nfdi4microbiota.bsky.social @nfdi4plants.bsky.social #NFDI4Biodiversity and @nfdi4bioimage.bsky.social! Looking forward to three exciting days with talks and workshops around Biodata RDM!

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German National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI) @nfdi.de · 10/07/2026

Die #GWK hat in ihrer heutigen Sitzung eine neue Bund-Länder-Vereinbarung (BLV) beschlossen. Bund und Länder wollen #NFDI mit bis zu rund 98,7 Millionen Euro pro Jahr im Zeitraum von 2029 bis 2038 weiterfördern. 🎉 ℹ️ Weitere Infos: www.nfdi.de/gwk-beschlie... #fdm #rdm #researchdata

Text im Bild: GWK beschließt weitere Förderung von NFDI ab 2029 durch Bund und Länder

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Chris Schmidt @schmchris.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

4 days of #ELMI2026 have just come to an end. A huge thank you and congratulations to @ppbioimaging.bsky.social for an outstanding organization and hospitality. It was an honor to participate and represent @nfdi4bioimage.bsky.social's work within this great scientific community. 👏🙏

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Chris Schmidt @schmchris.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

At #ELMI2026 now listening to @virginieuhlmann.bsky.social from BioVisionCenter at UZH Zürich, showing how OME-Zarr, ngio, and platforms like Fractal bring us closer to enabling (re)use of very large bioimaging data within modular image analysis workflows. Bringing tools to the community faster. 👏

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Chris Schmidt @schmchris.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

@jo-soltwedel.bsky.social presenting about how important FAIR data management is for efficiently leveraging AI in a trustworthy manner. Small differences in underlying data annotation and metadata can effect AI-based analysis output a lot. #ELMI2026 @gerbi-gmb.de #OME-Zarr

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Chris Schmidt @schmchris.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Team @gerbi-gmb.de and @nfdi4bioimage.bsky.social have arrived at #ELMI2026 in the beautiful city of Coimbra, Portugal! We're super excited about this event, now about to kick off with the Core Facility Day. 🔬

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forschungsdaten.info @forschungsdaten.info · 02/06/2026

📢 Boosting Biodata Bootcamp 2026: Call for Abstracts verlängert Die Konsortien @nfdi4microbiota.bsky.social, @nfdi4plants.bsky.social, @fairagro.bsky.social, NFDI4Biodiversity und @nfdi4bioimage.bsky.social rufen auf, bis zum 15. Juni 2026 Beiträge einzureichen forschungsdaten.info/praxis-kompa...

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Boosting Biodata Bootcamp 2026: Call for Abstracts verlängert

Interessierte sind aufgerufen, noch bis zum 15. Juni 2026 Beiträge einzureichen.

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Chris Schmidt @schmchris.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Your perspective is key! Are you working with microscopy and/or bioimage analysis? Please participate in this community survey to assess the state of research data management practices regarding bioimaging. The survey is still open for participation (beyond the initial deadline). Thank you!

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NFDI4Microbiota @nfdi4microbiota.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

🚀 Register for the Boosting Biodata Bootcamp now! Join us to discuss #RDM and tools to accelerate your research. ✅ Free of charge 🎟️ Registration: events.hifis.net/event/3702/r... Co-hosted with @fairagro.bsky.social, @nfdi4plants.bsky.social, #NFDI4Biodiversity and @nfdi4bioimage.bsky.social.

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Chris Schmidt @schmchris.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Great to be guests at the Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur in Mainz joining the @nfdi.de Managementkreis-Präsenztreffen representing @nfdi4bioimage.bsky.social. Many thanks to @nfdi4culture.bsky.social, nfdi4memory, and @nfdi4chem.de for the organization and invitation. #OneNFDI

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German BioImaging @gerbi-gmb.de · 19/03/2026

📢 Bioimaging folks, your input matters! The NFDI4BIOIMAGE Research Data Management Survey 2026 is live. Help shape future tools, services & training. ⏱️ ~20 min | 🔒 anonymous | 🌍 open to all 👉 nfdi4bioimage.de/en/community... 🗓️ Deadline: April 30, 2026 Please share! 🧬

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German BioImaging @gerbi-gmb.de · 22/01/2026

19th #OME Community Meeting, Düsseldorf · 28–30 April 2026 Registration is now open! Join researchers, developers, and imaging facility staff to connect, share experiences, and discuss the future of OME tools. Details & registration (deadline: 31 March 2026): gerbi-gmb.de/event/ome-20...

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19th OME Community Meeting - German BioImaging

Join us for the 19th Open Microscopy Environment (OME) Community Meeting from 28.-30.4.2026, in the Haus der Universität Düsseldorf. Invited Speakers Carole Goble – Keynote – Jean-Marie Burel Josh Moo...

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NFDI4BIOIMAGE @nfdi4bioimage.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Poster Session at #CoRDI2025. Here is @joshmoore.bsky.social presenting how cloud-ready next-generation file formats like #OME-Zarr enable federated repositories with large N-dimensional arrays at peta-scale. #OME-NGFF @nfdi4bioimage.bsky.social Find the poster on C.A.R.L level 2 @rwth.bsky.social

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Chris Schmidt @schmchris.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Large, complex data require the right environments to handle and process. Dirk v. Suchodoletz and his team create an open source virtual desktop infrastructure fit for bioimage data and more. @nfdi4bioimage.bsky.social @nfdi4plants.bsky.social #CoRDI2025

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Chris Schmidt @schmchris.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

An enlightening opening keynote by Rob Finn from @ebi.embl.org at #CoRDI2025 in Aachen. Among others, he highlighted the rapid growth of data in the field of imaging as well as challenges of data handling and sharing across scales and technologies. Looking forward to an exciting conference ahead.

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Chris Schmidt @schmchris.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Join Riccardo Massei, Michele Bortolomeazzi, & me -representing @nfdi4bioimage.bsky.social & #I3Dbio - for an introduction to the new Helmholtz #OMERO instance hosted in HIFIS by DigIT Infrastructure & Scientific Computing at @www.helmholtz-munich.de 🙏to @helmholtzimaging.bsky.social for organizing!

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the Node @the-node.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

In this SciArt profile, we find out more about Henning Falk @falk-illustrations.de‬, who did a PhD in developmental biology, and now enjoys creating science-related cartoons as a freelancer. Check out his recent illustrations about biological data management: thenode.biologists.com/sciart-profi...

The cartoon was done for German BioImaging (GerBI-GMB) to illustrate the enabling power of research data management (RDM)

This cartoon is part of a series of post cards raising awareness for the work of the NFDI4BIOIMAGE consortium. Published under a CC BY 4.0 licence.

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NFDI4BIOIMAGE @nfdi4bioimage.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

📨 Find out what's new, what's upcoming and what's to read or review in our recent @nfdi4bioimage.bsky.social newsletter. We have compiled our latest conference contributions, publications and important upcoming events in the field of #BioImaging and #RDM for you. 👉 nfdi4bioimage.de/community-in...

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NFDI4BIOIMAGE @nfdi4bioimage.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

🌟 #MeetOurDataStewards – Why does #DataManagement matter? #1: Ksenia Krooß 🎥 Ksenia Krooß shares: “It keeps research organized, helps your future self and others, and accelerates science.” Don’t treat it as an afterthought— reach out to your local #RDM office or #NFDI initiative for support.

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Chris Schmidt @schmchris.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

@joshmoore.bsky.social presenting at #ELMI2025 about the #Bioimaging community's immense efforts to pave the way to OME-Zarr 1.0 - Stable cloud-readiness for bioimage data is getting real. Slides available in Zenodo: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... @gerbi-gmb.de @nfdi4bioimage.bsky.social

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Chris Schmidt @schmchris.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

What a special atmosphere! #ELMI2025 Poster Session 1 on Helix A last night. The perfect environment to exchange with friends & colleagues about #bioimaging #RDM: - OMERO-vitessce - IO-FAST initiative - @nfdi4bioimage.bsky.social Data Stewardship Talks, Workshops & Poster Session 2 up ahead today!🔬

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Tom Boissonnet @tom-bssnnt.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Who does microscopy and has never heard of Bio-Formats? You probably used it anyway

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Chris Schmidt @schmchris.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Great stimulating discussions about #bioimage data organization in #OMERO led by @tom-bssnnt.bsky.social from #i3dbio at #ELMI2025

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German BioImaging @gerbi-gmb.de · 03/06/2025

🥳 We've just signed the Memorandum of Understanding with @globalbioimaging.bsky.social at #ELMI2025! 🥳 With this step, GerBI proudly joins the international network to foster global exchange, training, and collaboration in bioimaging. @sweidtkamp.bsky.social @janinahanne.bsky.social

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OME @openmicroscopy.org · 04/06/2025

On #ELMI2025 an ad-hoc Question&Answer session on OMERO went very well, lively discussion with lot of tips on finding the optimal path to successful OMERO adoption in an Institution.

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NFDI4BIOIMAGE @nfdi4bioimage.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

🐿️ This week you could meet some of our colleagues at the FDM-Werkstatt in Münster. Various RDM tools were presented, tried out and discussed at the community workshop, including in a session with our @nfdi4bioimage.bsky.social colleague Jens Wendt. He explained how to embed OMERO.iviewer in eLabFTW.

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German BioImaging @gerbi-gmb.de · 25/03/2025

🌟 Thank you for an amazing #TiM2025! 🌟 Five days filled with inspiring talks, cutting-edge workshops on #microscopy, #RDM, #ImageAnalysis, and much more! A huge thank you to all 220 participants for your enthusiasm & contributions! Special thanks to @gerhardholst.bsky.social for the group picture!

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Chris Schmidt @schmchris.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Today, #TiM2025 came to a close after a splendid talk by Anna Kreshuk @ilastik-team.bsky.social, Task Area Leader in @nfdi4bioimage.bsky.social, about making machine learning for bioimage analysis not only better but also more accessible. Thanks to @gerbi-gmb.de for this exciting & inspiring week!

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German BioImaging @gerbi-gmb.de · 21/03/2025

🔬Lasers in science, lasers on the dance floor! More fantastic moments from Day 4 of #TiM2025: Our #fluorescence party brought both, with a spectacular laser show and live saxophone beats from the amazing Moni Ramoni. 🎷🎶🔥

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German BioImaging @gerbi-gmb.de · 21/03/2025

Memorable moments from Day 4 of #TiM2025: Key note speaker @superresolusian.bsky.social provided us inspiring insights into accuracy and reliability in #Fluorescence and #SuperResolution #Microscopy image processing.🔬🎯

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Chris Schmidt @schmchris.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Learning big time from our colleagues Guillaume Gay and Julio Mateos-Langerak from @france-bioimaging.bsky.social about Data Management Tools and practices in the French Community at the #TiM2025. Thanks for a great and personalized Workshop! 👏

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Josh Moore @joshmoore.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Kudos to Matthew Hartley of the @bioimagearchive.bsky.social for his message of global collaboration in the #bioimaging community @ #TiM2025 👏👏👏

A photo of Matthew Hartley of the BioImage Archive standing at a podium in front of a slide showing the flags of 43 different countries which are making use of the image archive.

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Chris Schmidt @schmchris.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

@anwaiarchit.bsky.social & @cppape.bsky.social demonstrating the power of micro-sam, the napari plugin for the microscopy segment anything model, in their awesome workshop at the #TiM2025 conference in Münsingen. 🔬🦠💻

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German BioImaging @gerbi-gmb.de · 18/03/2025

Today we had two fantastic key note talks at #TiM2025. Matthew Hartley enlightened us about #DataSharing through @bioimagearchive.bsky.social 🔬➡️🧑‍🔬 Mayeul Collot invited us into the world of photo-convertable dyes for #highresolutionimaging! 🔴➡️🟢 Many thanks to our amazing speakers!

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Chris Schmidt @schmchris.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Learning about image segmentation tools in napari/python with @jo-soltwedel.bsky.social & @zoca-biodev.bsky.social at the #TiM2025. Excellent Workshops and great people here in Münsingen. 🎓🧑‍🔬 #gerbi-gmb

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Chris Schmidt @schmchris.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Bugra Özdemir from @eurobioimaging.bsky.social BioHub demonstrating how to work with #OMEZarr at the #TiM2025 Conference in Münsingen. We're having a great time at TiM and are thrilled to see the power of OME-Zarr in this hands-on workshop.

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Chris Schmidt @schmchris.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

It is so amazing to be back at Albgut Münsingen for the Trends in Microscopy #TiM2025 Conference. Looking forward to an outstanding week of bioimaging science with workshops, lectures, & a full-on RDM concept managing data at TiM, organized by @nfdi4bioimage.bsky.social and #I3D:bio. 🌞🔬🥼 #gerbi-gmb

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NFDI4BIOIMAGE @nfdi4bioimage.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Ever wondered if you could access large bioimaging data via a browser on your mobile? The #OME-NGFF specification of a cloud-ready file format for large N-dimensional arrays makes it possible! Watch this demonstration⏬ - loading a 221 GB dataset from the OME-NGFF challenge on a smartphone! 😍

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NFDI4BIOIMAGE @nfdi4bioimage.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Join us @e-science-tage.de from March 12-14! We are excited to offer a workshop on #FAIR microscopy data management, specifically for non-bioimaging experts. Meet us for 3 days of discussing "Challenges in a Changing World" in RDM. Looking forward to the event. 👉 e-science-tage.de

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NFDI4BIOIMAGE @nfdi4bioimage.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Repositories are essential for #FAIR data. Our invited speakers Frances Wong from @openmicroscopy.org #IDR & Aybüke Yoldaş from @bioimagearchive.bsky.social present recent developments at @nfdi4bioimage.bsky.social All-Hands Meeting. We're excited to extend our collaborations ➡️FAIR #bioimaging #NFDI

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NFDI4BIOIMAGE @nfdi4bioimage.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Day 2 of #NFDIbiomed workshop is about to start. Prior session 1, early birds collect the outcomes of yesterday's barcamp. Next: Presenting & discussing results on cross-consortia use case sessions @nfdi4microbiota.bsky.social #NFDI4Health #NFDI4Immuno @ghga.bsky.social @nfdi4bioimage.bsky.social

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