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Visualizing Life in 3D at High Speed with Viventis SCAPE

Discover how oblique plane microscopy (OPM) enables light sheet imaging through a single objective, combining illumination and detection in a geometry that is compatible with conventional sample…

Serial Lift-Out workflow for cryo-ET lamella preparation - Schematic illustration of the Serial Lift-Out method applied to a vitrified biological sample (e.g., C. elegans larva) embedded in bulk vitreous ice (blue). Image courtesy: Prof. Dr. Jürgen M. Plitzko - doi.org/10.1038/s41592-023-02113-5.

Cryo-ET Sample Preparation: From Waffle Method to Serial Lift-Out

Cryo-ET sample preparation becomes more demanding when specimens are thicker, larger, or more complex. This webinar brings together four perspectives on how high-pressure freezing can be connected…

Low-input spatial proteomics workflow for megakaryocyte isolation from bone marrow.

Spatial Proteomics Workflow in Blood Cancer (MPNs)

Megakaryocytes play a central role in the biology of myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), yet their in vivo proteomic characterization remains a major challenge due to low abundance and disrupted…

Long-term in toto imaging of FUCCI2 intestinal organoids.

Multiscale Imaging of Organoids: High Content to Light Sheet

Learn multiscale organoid imaging: fixed high content phenotyping, gentle dual view light sheet, and reproducible pipelines that turn 3D data into insights.

Expert Techniques for Superior Visualization in Cataract Surgery

Join renowned ophthalmic surgeons, Dr. Hussein Almuhtaseb and Mr. Simon Madge, as they share their clinical expertise and real-world surgical strategies during the 2025 Online Cataract Surgery…

Foraminifera (Ammonia confertitesta) labeled with membrane-permeable calcein, high-pressure frozen in salt water using EM ICE. The sample was cryo-planed and targeted with the M205 on the Cryo-Fluo Enuity, then transferred under cryo conditions to the Cryo-Stellaris for widefield and confocal imaging, revealing details of the staining pattern. Image courtesy: David Evans, University of Southampton.

High-Pressure Freezing for Organoids: Cryo CLEM & FIB Lift Out

Master cryo EM workflow steps for challenging 3D samples: when to choose HPF vs. plunge freezing, reproducible blotting/ice control, contamination aware transfers, Cryo CLEM 3D targeting in organoids,…

Single cells collected via laser microdissection as part of the Deep Visual Proteomics workflow.

AI meets Deep Visual Proteomics (DVP) to Advance Disease Research

In this webinar, Dr. Andreas Mund will introduce a cutting-edge platform that merges Deep Visual Proteomics (DVP) with AI-powered pathology models, enabling high-resolution mapping of key regions in…

These images illustrate the need for multiple z-slices to capture all gH2Ax foci in a given cell and get an accurate count.

Development and Derisking of CRISPR Therapies for Rare Diseases

This on-demand presentation by Dr. Fyodor Urnov and Dr. Sadik Kassim, originally delivered at ASGCT 2025, focused on a critical challenge in genetic medicine: how to scale CRISPR therapies from…

SEM image of the full Li-NMC electrode sample, showing the two porous layers and the metal film at the center of the structure.

Revealing Sodium Battery Degradation via Cryo-EM and CryoFIB

Explore how cryogenic electron microscopy and focused ion beam techniques uncover the intrinsic structure of sodium battery interfaces. This webinar presents a new degradation model based on separator…

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