EVENTS @CNC

Introduction to QuPath Course

Coimbra, CNC, 21 - 23 MAY, 2025

We are pleased to announce the 4th edition of the course “Introduction to QuPath”, taking place from May 21 to 23, 2025. This nationwide course is organized by the Bioimaging Platform at GIMM in collaboration with the Portuguese Platform of BioImaging (PPBI).

The course will be held in person at GIMM – Oeiras (Protagoras Room), and locally at several PPBI Nodes across Portugal, including Porto, Coimbra, and Covilhã. This allows participants from across the country to join the training while connecting with the national bioimaging community.

This course intends to give a brief introduction (Theoretical & Practical) to the use of QuPath (free open-source software for “Quantitative Pathology”) for analysis of tile & stitched large image datasets, such as those obtained at slide scanners from the Histopathology and Bioimaging Platforms.

The course will include:

1) Introduction to image analysis basic concepts (21^st May)

2) Introduction to QuPath software (22^nd-23^rd May)

Data visualization and representation
Image segmentation
Classification with machine learning
Brief introduction to deep learning with QuPath extensions and automatization with groovy workflows
Exercises

Registration at CNC: https://forms.gle/5rw9FKZWGcVniFN5A

spatial biology workshop

Coimbra, CNC, 20 MAY, 2025

Spatial biology extends beyond analyzing the molecular composition of individual cells—it considers their spatial arrangement and interactions within complex tissues and organisms. Named “Method of the Year” by Nature Methods in 2020, spatial biology is driving breakthroughs in cancer research, organ mapping, and personalized medicine.

The workshop aims to bring together companies that offer different technologies to support spatial biology studies, and their applications in both fundamental and translational research.

Join us in the workshop to discover how spatial biology is redefining the future of life sciences by offering unparalleled insights into the molecular architecture and dynamic organization of living systems.

Registration at CNC: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1jiqsDVYck5guSt33_M-LomzN1BzOWweHFfPQfk1Glfk/viewform?edit_requested=true

Workshop Confocal LSM 980

Coimbra, CNC, 4 - 6 February, 2025

The MICC-CNC Scientific Platform is pleased to invite the CiBB comunity to a workshop on the new Carl Zeiss LSM 980 confocal microscope with Airyscan 2.

The Carl Zeiss LSM 980 with Airyscan 2 is a state-of-the-art inverted microscope designed to support advanced imaging needs. It combines laser scanning confocal capabilities with the innovative super-resolution Airyscan technology. This system is optimized for fast and sensitive live cell imaging with a full incubation chamber. Further, the LSM980 is optimized for simultaneous spectral detection of multiple weak labels with the highest light efficiency. The Airyscan 2 detector allows for significantly improved resolution—120 nm laterally and 350 nm axially in super-resolution mode (at 488 nm).

The workshop will provide MICC users with an opportunity to gain an overview of the new system’s capabilities.

All lectures are open to the scientific community. However, the hands-on sessions will have a limited number of spots available.

Registration for the hands-on sessions is mandatory. Kindly complete your registration here.

(deadline for registration: 29^th January)

Program of the Workshop here.