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See the Hidden at EMBL Imaging Centre: Fast and Gentle 3D Imaging powered by Advanced Light Sheet Technologies
July 02, 2026 09:30 AM Europe/Berlin
Dr. Timo Zimmermann
Bernhard Magerl
Bernhard is a PhD candidate in the Cavazza Lab at the University of Zurich / University Hospital Zurich and part of the URPP Human Reproduction Reloaded. His research explores aneuploidy in early embryogenesis using long-term 3D light-sheet imaging and computational analysis. He has published in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology and Nature Biotechnology and received the URPP H2R Best Researcher Award (2025).
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Dr. Marina Cuenca
Marina Cuenca trained as a physicist at the University of Buenos Aires and completed her PhD at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, working at the interface of physics and developmental biology. She is now a postdoctoral researcher at EMBL Barcelona, focusing on organoid tissue organization, and an experienced light sheet user supporting courses and beta testing Viventis SCAPE.
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Laura Rustarazo-Calvo
Laura is a developmental biologist and PhD student in the Petridou group at EMBL Heidelberg. She studied at Heidelberg and Freiburg University, focusing on signaling pathways in development and regeneration. Her research explores how phase transitions regulate tissue properties and morphogenetic potential in early embryos, combining developmental biology and biophysics.
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Dr. Florian Eich
Florian joined Leica Microsystems in 2019 as Business Execution Manager, driving product launch excellence and commercialization. In 2022, he became Manager Application Management before moving to his current role in 2025. He now leads European teams of Advanced Workflow Specialists for Confocal Microscopy, Spatial Biology, and Sample Prep, focusing on application support, launches, and business development.
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Dr. Sarah Untucht
Sarah Untucht studied Biotechnology with a focus on Biomedical Science and holds a PhD in Cell Biology from Heidelberg University. Her research covered multicellular models of the human neuromuscular junction and glial cell differentiation, using advanced imaging methods. At Leica Microsystems, she is an Application Scientist, supporting the development of innovative 3D microscopy systems.
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Dr. Davide Gambarotto
Dr. Davide Gambarotto is an Application Manager for Viventis light sheet solutions with a background in cell biology and advanced imaging. He completed his PhD at Institut Curie in Paris, focusing on centriole biology, and pursued postdoctoral research at the University of Geneva, advancing expansion microscopy. At Viventis, he worked on the development and application of the Viventis Deep system.
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Ulf Schwarz
Ulf was trained as a biologist and received his Diploma at the University of Bayreuth. Subsequently he worked for Unipath Diagnostics GmbH in the health care industry. In 2002 he joined the Application Team of Leica Microsystems CMS GmbH as a Global Application Specialist.
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Dr. Zhongxiang Jiang
Zhongxiang Jiang is an Application Manager at Leica Microsystems. He earned his PhD in cell biology from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and joined Leica in 2011. His expertise focuses on confocal microscopy, complemented by advanced optical imaging techniques, including multiphoton microscopy, coherent Raman scattering (CRS), FLIM, and light-sheet microscopy.
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Discover how advanced light sheet and high-speed confocal technologies can help you capture fast, gentle, information-rich 3D imaging from embryos, organoids, tissues, and living cells.
You will learn:
How fast, gentle volumetric imaging enables long-term observation of dynamic processes in embryos, organoids, and tissues
How advanced light sheet and high-speed confocal approaches address challenges of depth, phototoxicity, and throughput
How single objective and multi-view light sheet strategies improve sample compatibility and scalability
How quantitative 3D imaging and analysis can link cellular dynamics to tissue organization and developmental fate
From living cells and organoids to developing tissues and whole embryos, an accurate understanding of biological processes demands imaging approaches that capture complex structures and rapid dynamics across space and time—without compromising sample health.
In this hybrid See the Hidden event, hosted by Leica Microsystems and the EMBL Imaging Centre, Heidelberg, and broadcast globally by Bitesize Bio, leading scientists and imaging experts will showcase how next-generation microscopes are enabling fast, gentle, and information-rich 3D imaging across scales.
Drawing on real biological applications—from long-term live imaging of mammalian embryos and large organoids to quantitative studies of tissue mechanics and morphogenesis—this event will highlight how modern and easy-to-use light sheet strategies overcome traditional trade-offs among speed, depth, throughput, and phototoxicity.
The program provides an exclusive look at the latest advances in accessible light sheet technology, including new solutions designed to support both high-throughput organoid studies and long-term live imaging of sensitive 3D systems.
Furthermore, you will gain insight into how high-speed confocal approaches expand experimental flexibility while preserving compatibility with standard sample formats.
Whether your focus is developmental biology, disease modeling, or advanced 3D workflows, this session will reveal how cutting-edge imaging can help you see what was previously hidden.
Why you should join
Learn directly from researchers applying state-of-the-art 3D imaging to real biological questions
Discover imaging strategies that balance speed, gentleness, and experimental flexibility
Get an early look at the next generation of light sheet technologies, including SCAPE microscopy
Join live to ask questions and gain practical insights to advance your own 3D imaging workflows
Join live to put your questions to the experts and gain fresh insights into how next-generation confocal and light sheet microscopy are enabling fast, gentle, and information-rich 3D imaging across scales.
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