Katharina Kriegel

Visual to promote the Helmholtz Imaging Conference 2026; image by Thorsten Wiegand from the UFZ called "Tropical Forest on Barro Colorado Island" showing the spatial position, species (color), and size of 87,570 individual trees in a 1000m × 500m section of the tropical forest on Barro Colorado Island, located in the Panama Canal. On the image colorful dots of different sizes are placed in an unstructured way on grey background.

Image: Thomas Wiegand, UFZ | info

Published on 03.02.2026

Helmholtz Imaging Conference 2026

Experience imaging excellence and engage with the leaders of today and tomorrow. Join us from November 9–13 in Leipzig for the Helmholtz Imaging Conference. Discuss challenges, share breakthroughs, connect with leading experts, and meet like-minded peers. Mark your calendar and stay tuned for updates.

This image shows the Physics School in Bad Honnef on a bright and sunny day.

Image: DPG / Fuchs | info

Published on 03.02.2026

Summer School: Physics of Imaging

Join this summer school in Bad Honnef from July 5-10, 2026, and take a deep dive into holography, ptychography, tomography, and AI.

Image: HMC | info

Published on 02.02.2026

HMC Conference 2026: Metadata in Action

Join this year’s HMC Conference 2026, taking place 28–30 April at the DKFZ in Heidelberg! Under the theme “Metadata in Action,” the conference will explore how metadata generates real scientific impact across disciplines and infrastructures.

Image: Rafael Deliz-Aguirre, MDC | info

Published on 28.01.2026

Helmholtz Imaging Newsletter Issue No. 25

From new imaging projects and tools to AI platforms, events, and opportunities to contribute, catch up on the latest Helmholtz Imaging news in our new newsletter.

Decorative image showing abstract particles in bluish colors rendering on dark background.

Image: Envato Elements | info

Published on 22.01.2026

ScienceServe: Boosting Research Software at Helmholtz

From climate research to biomedicine: 17 new ScienceServe projects are set to boost sustainable research software at Helmholtz. Discover the funded projects!

Visual to promote a HIDA Lecture; wording "HIDA Lecture Series" on an abstract background displaying blue and purple converging lines

Image: HIDA | info

Published on 22.01.2026

HIDA Lecture: When AI Performance Misleads

Join Annika Reinke from the Helmholtz Imaging Research Unit at DKFZ on February 19 at 11 AM (CET) for her virtual lecture “When AI Performance Misleads: From Success in Papers to Failure in Practice”. Don’t miss out, register today.

Image by L. Y. Wick, UFZ, called "Microbial viruses hitching a ride", showing phages that hitch a ride on motile bacteria that co-transport them to new environmental habitats (tube-shaped structures in black and grey colors).

Image: Lukas Y. Wick, UFZ | info

Published on 21.01.2026

Open job position: Scientist / Postdoc – Vi(MA)²C

The newly funded Helmholtz Imaging project Vi(MA)²C is looking for a scientist to help build a lab-on-chip system for creating and manipulating structured “microbial arenas” in real time. Interested? Learn more.

Image by Markus Bachmann, DLR, called "A Heart from the TanDEM-X DEM", showing a heart-shaped topographic structure in the Lut Desert, Iran, acquired by the German radar satellites mission TanDEM-X.

Image: Markus Bachmann, DLR | info

Published on 15.01.2026

Seven new Helmholtz Imaging projects selected for funding

Helmholtz Imaging has selected seven new interdisciplinary projects for funding from its latest project call. The projects address key challenges in imaging research and strengthen collaboration across the Helmholtz Association. New this year: additional budget for generalizing imaging solutions. Learn more about these new projects!

Image: D. Tirsch, DLR | B. Schreiner, FU Berlin | info

Published on 09.12.2025

Helmholtz Imaging Newsletter Issue No. 24

Discover what’s new in imaging across Helmholtz and beyond in our final newsletter of the year, from new tools, workshop recordings and a community survey to benchmarking initiatives, event highlights, and upcoming opportunities.

Decorative visual to promote the Helmholtz Software Award showing name and other information on bluish background.

Image: HIDA | info

Published on 02.12.2025

Celebrating Science’s Hidden Heroes

From the background to the spotlight: The Helmholtz Software Award recognizes the often overlooked work of software developers in the association. Dive into HIDA’s article to learn more!

Pixel Patrol visual, a sketch of a woman sitting at a desk.

Image: Deborah Schmidt, MDC | info

Published on 12.11.2025

PixelPatrol: Scientific Image Quality Control

Explore your imaging data before diving into analysis! PixelPatrol helps you quickly assess quality, consistency, and completeness. This early-version tool generates interactive reports to reveal insights and potential issues across your entire dataset.

Visual to promote the UNLOCK projects showing circular graphics of molecules, formulars, sketches and forest trees.

Image: UNLOCK | info

Published on 27.10.2025

Helmholtz launches first UNLOCK benchmarking projects

The Helmholtz Association has selected the first projects to be funded under its UNLOCK call for AI benchmarking datasets aiming to strengthen reproducible and trustworthy AI across Helmholtz. Explore all twelve projects!