The French Institute of Bioinformatics is organizing its next conference, focused on the use of generative AIs to support programming and scripting for biology, on June 13, 2025.

This event, intended for bioinformaticians and biologists, aims to share experiences, tools, and perspectives on the use of generative AIs (ChatGPT, Copilot, Devin, etc.) for developing scripts and software in biology..

Program

  • 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM: Presentations and roundtable featuring developers, researchers, educators, and trainers sharing concrete feedback and experiences
  • 2:00 PM – 5:30 PM: Hands-on workshops and closing session

Workshops are optional and limited to 50 participants. If demand is high, selection will be based on responses provided in the registration form.

General Information

Date: Friday, June 13, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM
Location: Université Paris Cité, 5 rue Thomas Mann, 75013 Paris
Register and learn more: https://iabioscripting.sciencesconf.org/?lang=fr
Contact: iabioscripting@sciencesconf.org

Join us on June 3rd at 14:00 for the next FBI.data webinar, where the France-BioImaging team will share the latest updates and improvements to their data management solution, and answer all your questions!

Agenda

  • Project Background and History: Overview of deployments across the France-BioImaging’s Nodes
  • Théo Barnouin: System Security Enhancements – Implementation strategies at the Nodes and collaboration with Information Security Officers (RSSI)
  • Guillaume Gay: New Project Developments – Data import scenarios and insights from user testing

How to join?

Stay tuned! Registration details will be shared soon.

The Executive Board of the Rhône-Alpin Node of France-BioImaging is pleased to invite you to the event “Imaging & Microscopy Day in Rhône-Alpes – Image Analysis” – pre-program attached.

It will be held on Tuesday, July 1st at the Faculté Rockefeller, 69008 Lyon

Registration here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScTyOV5tjfxZp2i4j-6OmXzdLUcHa7ByMOiJPnBMkEZZkAVBg/viewform?usp=header 


During registration, we will collect proposals for:

  • User Case Presentations (16 + 4 min questions) – Ideal for PIs and established researchers
  • Short Communications (8 + 2 min questions) – Perfect opportunity for students and early-career researchers

If you have any questions, please contact the organizers:

Jacques Brocard: jacques.brocard@ens-lyon.fr
Olivier Destaing: olivier.destaing@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr
Xavier Jaurand: xavier.jaurand@univ-lyon1.fr

As the number of seats is limited, please register as soon as possible to best organize the final program!

Last weeks to apply to the last canSERV Open Call, a unique opportunity designed specifically for early career cancer researchers worldwide. This initiative aims to provide these researchers with access to cutting-edge services and training, helping them advance their groundbreaking work in cancer research.

Who can apply?

This call is open to:

  • First-stage researchers: PhD students and junior researchers without a PhD.
  • Recognised researchers: Postdoctoral fellows, assistant professors or young investigators.

What’s on offer?

Selected applicants will gain free access to imaging services and expertise provided by 36 Euro-BioImaging Nodes, as well as state-of-the-art image data analysis resources. This support empowers researchers to elevate their projects through innovative technologies and expert guidance.

Research focus areas

Your project should address one or more of the following:

  1. Cancer research topics, spanning discovery science, translational research, personalised oncology or clinical studies.
  2. At least one of the four strategic goals of the EU Cancer Mission:
    • Understanding cancer,
    • Prevention and early detection,
    • Diagnosis and treatment,
    • Quality of life for patients and their families.

Deadline?

July 15th, 2025 at 14.00 CEST

How to apply?

Find all the informations here: https://www.eurobioimaging.eu/news/final-open-call-from-canserv-more-nodes-more-services/

Our colleagues from the National Biomedical Imaging Center (NBIC) in China are organizing a summer school focused on biomedical imaging. As International Research Network partner, France-BioImaging invites you not to miss this opportunity!

Program overview

Five modules covering cutting-edge technologies applied to the biomedical field:

  • Optical Super-resolution Imaging
  • Fluorescent Probes and Optogenetics
  • Illuminating the Mechanobiology
  • In Vivo Imaging
  • Computational Imaging & Visualization

General informations

  • Training Schedule: July 14 – July 27 (2 weeks), combining lectures and hands-on workshops
  • Application Period: April 1 – June 30
  • Application Requirements: Personal statement + two recommendation letters + academic transcripts. Please send your application to beiliu@pku.edu.cn
  • Participants: Graduate students (Master and PhD students), selection of 30 students + 10 internal students
  • Training Fee: Application fee of 5000 RMB (approximatively 620€). Accommodations and meals throughout the two-week training will be fully covered by the center

Detailed schedule

NBIC-summer school v3 – EgDownload