During the past consortium meetings, the SWOPT partners held two highly focused workshops: one dedicated to the development of the hardware setup and inversion algorithms, and another centered on the creation of new photoswitching agents and the development of relevant model systems for the future testing. These …Read More »

SWOPT Consortium Meets in Crete for Its Third Project Meeting From November 5th to 7th, 2025, the partners of the SWOPT project gathered in Heraklion, Crete, for the Third Consortium Meeting, hosted by our partner FORTH.Over two productive days, the consortium engaged in a mix of progress …Read More »

IBMI at FORSCHA 2025: Science in Action! On October 10th–12th, 2025, the Münchner Wissenschaftstage FORSCHA (Munich Science Days) once again transformed Munich into a vibrant hub of scientific discovery. And for the third year in a row, the Institute of Biological and Medical Imaging (IBMI), part of …Read More »

Helmholtz Munich and the Institute of Biological and Medical Imaging (IBMI), coordinator of the SWOPT project, took part in herCAREER 2025, Europe’s largest career fair for women. The event offered an inspiring space for female talent to explore opportunities in science and technology.At the Helmholtz Munich stand, …Read More »

We regret to share that iThera Medical has discontinued its operations due to financial challenges. This is a deeply unfortunate development for the entire iThera team and a significant loss for the field of optoacoustic imaging. As a pioneer and leader in the development of optoacoustic devices …Read More »

Soapbox Science is an annual public engagement initiative that brings cutting-edge research directly to the public in a format that is free, inclusive, and unintimidating — demonstrating that science is not confined to laboratories, but belongs to everyone. The event challenges the notion that science is complex …Read More »

Celebrating Girls’ Day 2025 at the SWOPT Coordinator lab On April 3, 2025, the Institute of Biological and Medical Imaging (IBMI) welcomed a group of enthusiastic young visitors as part of this year’s Girls’ Day activities. Girls’ Day and Boys’ Day give students across Germany the chance …Read More »

A new LinkedIN page dedicated to SWOPT has been launched! LinkedIN is an excellent platform to expand our networking to relevant stakeholders including the scientific and industrial community, as well as the general public. Follow us in LinkedIN to stay updated with the most important project results …Read More »

Prof. Vasilis Ntziachristos, director of the Institute of Biological and Medical Imaging and leader of the instrumentation work package of the SWOPT project, is a new member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. He is also a Professor at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) holding the Chair for Biological Imaging.  …Read More »

As we are approaching the end of the year, it is a good moment to recover a recent podcast featuring Prof. Vasilis Ntziachristos, the director of the Institute of Biological and Medical Imaging (IBMI, HMGU) and the lead of the instrumentation work package in the SWOPT project. …Read More »

On October 9th – 10th 2024, the Second Consortium Meeting of the SWOPT took place in-person in the hystorical city of Besançon (France). Hosted by partner Sonaxis, the consortium met for two days to discuss the progress and challenges of the project, and to define future crucial …Read More »

Back in late 2023, the SWOPT consortium was approached by the group of Dr. Giannis Zacharakis, who was interested in contributing to the project, through the HopOn Facility. Dr.  Zacharakis is a Research Director at the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser – Foundation for Research and …Read More »

The 88th Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) took place this year on September 7th-15th in HELEXPO, the largest exhibition and congress centre in Greece. Under the motto “made in Germany” the honoured country in 2024 has been Germany, providing 6000 squared metres of exhibition space for German institutes …Read More »

On July 20th 2024, the Oben Ohne Open Air music festival took place in Munich. This is one of the largest outdoor festivals in southern Germany with about 20.000 visitors, mainly aged between 15 and 25 years old. Along with the music performances, the space serves as …Read More »

On the 28-30 June 2024, the FORSCHA (Münchner Wissenschaftstage) took place in Munich. This is a science communication fair free of cost that lasted 3 days and targeted general audience, with special emphasis on non-scientific public and kids. It took place in the Deutsches Museum Verkehrszentrum in …Read More »