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SWOPT at the EIC Summit 2026
On June 3-4, 2026, the EIC Summit took place in Brussels. This is one of Europe’s leading events for innovation, collaboration, and entrepreneurship. Over two days, the summit brought together innovators, researchers, project teams, investors, and key stakeholders from across the European innovation ecosystem. Representing SWOPT, Ivy …Read More »
Exhibition booth at EULAR 2026 Congress
The EULAR European Congress of Rheumatology is the leading annual international meeting for rheumatology, bringing together clinicians, researchers, healthcare professionals, patient organisations and industry partners. The congress attracts more than 12,000 delegates from over 130 countries and features a comprehensive scientific, educational and networking programme. The exhibition …Read More »
SWOPT at Pint of Science 2026
SWOPT at Pint of Science 2026: Bringing Photoswitching to the Public SWOPT was proud to take part in this year’s Pint of Science Germany, thanks to Huma Khatoon, the PhD candidate working at Helmholtz, who actively contributes to the SWOPT project by developing photoswitching agents. Presenting to …Read More »
SWOPT at EMIM 2026
The European Molecular Imaging Meeting (EMIM 2026) took place on 24–27 March 2026 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, bringing together researchers to advance imaging technologies from basic research to pre-clinical and exploratory clinical applications.A total of five members of the SWOPT consortium participated, presenting work related to the development …Read More »
Interview with Giannis Zacharakis at Physics World
Giannis Zacharakis, the PI of partner FORTH contributing to and leading several tasks in the SWOPT project, was interviewed by the Physics World magazine. This science magazine targets non-specialised readers and aims to communicate world-class research and innovation to the widest possible audience. In the interview, Giannis reflects …Read More »
New Thematic Workshops
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 »
Lecture at CHAINS 2025
The 2025 edition of the annual Dutch chemistry conference, CHAINS 2025, featured a lecture by Rosa M. Marquez, from Szymanski Lab at UMCG.Her talk, titled “Molecular Photoswitches as Next‑Generation Contrast Agents for Photoacoustic Imaging,” presented the progress made in the development of photoswitching synthetic agents that will …Read More »
Presentation at the SNOCS 2025
The year 2025 has seen the birth of the Spain Netherlands Organic Chemistry Symposium (SNOCS). This first edition took place at the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ) in the Mediterranean city of Tarragona.In this new symposium, scientists from the Netherlands and Spain working in the …Read More »
3rd Consortium meeting of SWOPT
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 »
October 2025: SWOPT at FORSCHA, with hands-on experience!
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 »
Participation at herCAREER
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 »
New exploitation partner
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 »
SWOPT at Soapbox Science Munich
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 »
SWOPT at the Gordon Research Conference
This 2025, Rosa M. Marquez travelled to New London in the USA to attend the Artificial Molecular Switches and Motors Gordon Research Conference (GRC). The conference is a premium event where researchers can present their unpublished data and engage in discussions with peers in a remote setting …Read More »
SWOPT open the lab for the Girl’s Day 2025 edition
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 »