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Published on 23.06.2026

Helmholtz Imaging at HAICON26: Connecting Imaging, AI and Scientific Discovery

With hands-on workshops, a busy booth, and a poster spotlight on the Helmholtz Model Zoo, Helmholtz Imaging had many opportunities at the conference to connect with AI-savvy researchers and discuss how we can lift their imaging-related research to the next level.

Visual to promote the Helmholtz Imaging Week 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. On the image a black box is place to inform the viewers about the date and location of the Helmholtz Imaging Week.

Image: Thorsten Wiegand, UFZ (background image) | info

Published on 18.06.2026

Helmholtz Imaging Week 2026

Mark your calendars: Helmholtz Imaging Week 2026 is coming to Leipzig from November 9–12, 2026, bringing together the imaging community for an extended program of scientific exchange, collaboration, and inspiration. Join us for the Imaging Deep Dive Day & annual Helmholtz Imaging Conference! Registration is open now.

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Published on 16.06.2026

Helmholtz Imaging is moving to Matrix

Helmholtz Imaging is moving its community communication from Mattermost to Matrix. Join our new Matrix space for community updates, exchange, and sharing. Mattermost will be shut down by July 1, 2026.

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Published on 16.06.2026

Open Call: ScienceServe, Boosting Research Software at Helmholtz

Apply for project funding to enhance the sustainability and quality of research software! Deadline: August 14, 2026

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Published on 04.06.2026

Survey: Help Shape Helmholtz’ Data Science Training Portfolio

Participate in a short survey on current training needs and future skill development priorities!

Image: Digital Forest / Digital Twin by Aldino Rizaldy, Sam Thiele, Sharad Kumar Gupta, HZDR | info

Published on 29.05.2026

Helmholtz Imaging Newsletter Issue No. 27

From the Project Call 2026 and upcoming training opportunities to new community tools and a preview of Helmholtz Imaging Week 2026, our latest newsletter highlights what’s happening across Helmholtz Imaging and beyond.

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Image: Tim Roith & Lena Dunst, Helmholtz Imaging, DESY | info

Published on 19.05.2026

Regularization in Image Reconstruction: From Model to Data Driven Methods

Build a strong foundation in image reconstruction and inverse problems in this 7-hour online course on September 16, 2026. Learn about regularization strategies, deep learning for inverse problems, and Bayesian approaches to uncertainty quantification through expert lectures and hands-on tutorials in Python.

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Image: Anja Rösel, DLR & Polona Itkin, UiT - The Arctic University of Norway | info

Published on 13.05.2026

Ron Kikinis Honored with KIT International Excellence Award 2026

Congratulations to Ron Kikinis, member of Helmholtz Imaging’s Scientific Advisory Committee, on receiving the 2026 International Excellence Award of KIT for his internationally renowned contributions to medical image processing, image-guided therapy, and biomedical informatics.

This image resembles an abstract mosaic or painting. It is composed of many irregular, crystal-like shapes in vivid shades of pink, yellow, turquoise, orange, blue, and black. The fragmented patterns create a textured appearance similar to stained glass or cracked ice illuminated by polarized light. It shows a longitudinal thin section of a sea ice core.

Image: Anja Rösel, DLR & Polona Itkin, UiT - The Arctic University of Norway | info

Published on 13.05.2026

Helmholtz Imaging contributes to two Excellence Clusters in Hamburg

From uncovering hidden ancient texts with mobile X-ray imaging to studying sustainable water-driven materials, two Excellence Clusters in Hamburg showcase how advanced imaging enables interdisciplinary research across the humanities, natural sciences, and engineering.

Promotional graphic for the Best Scientific Images 2026 call, showing a black background with past winning images arranged in triangular shapes. One triangle displays a question mark, symbolizing the search for the next winning image.

Image: Katharina Kriegel, DESY | info

Published on 29.04.2026

Best Scientific Image Contest 2026: Call for Submissions

Extended deadline: Submit your best scientific images by May 13, 2026 for a chance to win best image in one of the three categories Jury Award, Public Choice Award & Participants’ Choice Award, and exciting prizes including €4,500 in total prize money. Show us what your research looks like!

Hyperspectral data cube symbolizing the general remote sensing and hyperspectral imagery domains, showing an aerial view of a landscape at the front with bluish, green and reddish colored lines leading to the back of the cube.

Image: Aaron Christian Banze | info

Published on 27.04.2026

NEW on CONNECT: Estimating Soil Properties from Satellite Data with Explainable AI

How can we accurately and transparently predict soil nutrients from space? A new CONNECT blog post presents Hype-Spectral, a top-performing approach combining hyperspectral imagery and explainable AI.

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Published on 13.04.2026

From Data to Impact: Helmholtz Imaging Shapes the MEDAL Project

A €3 million grant from the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung supports the MEDAL project at DKFZ, led by Helmholtz Imaging Center Coordinator Lena Maier-Hein, marking a major step toward clinically meaningful AI in medical imaging by developing a global standard for evaluating AI systems.

Visual to promote the Helmholtz Imaging Project Call 2026, showing title, deadline and two images from previous projects on black background

Image: Katharina Kriegel, Helmholtz Imaging, DESY (images from Helmholtz Imaging projects) | info

Published on 30.03.2026

Helmholtz Imaging Project Call 2026 – Now Open

The Helmholtz Imaging Project Call 2026 is now open. Researchers across the Helmholtz Association can apply for funding of collaborative projects advancing imaging science. Deadline: June 26, 2026. Join one of our information sessions on to learn more.

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Image: J. Nyffeler, L. Reger, N. Teßendorf, UFZ | info

Published on 26.03.2026

Call for Experts: Contribute to Europe’s AI-in-Science Agenda

Interested in shaping the future of AI in scientific research across Europe? Apply to join a working group by April 10, 2026.

Image: K. Spiers, D. Brückner, DESY | A. van der Ent, Wageningen University | L. Goudard, Université de Lorraine | G. Rouhan, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris | info

Published on 24.03.2026

Helmholtz Imaging Newsletter Issue No. 26

From funding calls to community highlights: the new Helmholtz Imaging Newsletter brings together opportunities to get involved, share your work, and catch up on the latest developments in the realm of imaging.