Program outline

Conference Programme

June 10–12, 2026

Wednesday, June 10

08:00–08:45 — Registration
08:45–09:00 — Opening Session & Welcome (101A)

Plenary Talk (09:00–10:00, 101A)

• Eija Jokitalo (Research Director, Leader of the Electron microscopy unit of the Institute of Biotechnology (EMBI), University of Helsinki):
  From Slices to Volumes: Advancing Cell and Tissue Imaging with VolumeEM

10:00–10:30 — Coffee break

Session 1: Company Session LS1+MS1 (101A)

10:30–12:00

• JEOL
• Zeiss
• Finfocus
• Ciqtek
• Thermo Fisher
• MicrotoNano
• Oxford Instruments
• Quantum Detectors

12:00–13:30 — Lunch break

Session 2 (13:30–15:00)

LS2: Volume EM (101A)

• Irina Kolotuev (Université de Lausanne, Switzerland)
  TBA

• Nedal Darif (EMBL Heidelberg, Germany):
  Ultrastructural Cell Atlases of the Plasmodium Mosquito Stages

• Ilya Belevich (Electron microscopy unit of the Institute of Biotechnology (EMBI), University of Helsinki):
  Developing and streamlining image segmentation and analysis: from manual tracing to AI-driven automation

MS2: Technological Advancements in EM (F202)

• Quentin Ramasse (Director, SuperSTEM laboratory, University of Leeds, UK):
  Recent progress in high-resolution EELS: phonon spectroscopy and beyond at the atomic scale

• Vincenzo Grillo (Research Director, CNRNANO, Italy):
  Electron beam shaping present and future

• Marijn van Huis (Debye Institute for Nanomaterial Science, Utrecht University, The Netherlands):
  TBA

15:00–15:30 — Coffee break

Session 3 (15:30–17:00)

LS3: Imaging Technology Development (101A)

• Amrinder Nain (Virginia Tech, USA):
  Suspended Fiber Networks Enable High Spatiotemporal Imaging from Single Cells to Whole Organism

• Emmi Kapiainen (Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu):
  Collagen remodeling as a label-free imaging biomarker of uterine function in mouse models

• Alexander Bykov (University of Oulu, Finland)
  TBA

MS3: 2D and 3D Nanomaterial Analysis (F202)

• Mathieu Kociak (Research Director, CNRS / Université Paris Sud, France):
  TBA

• Jakob B. Wagner (National Centre for Nano Fabrication and Characterization, Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU), Denmark):
  Exploring thin-film and 2D materials – probing crystal and electronic structure

• Animesh Bhowal (Centre for Materials Science and Nanotechnology (SMN) University of Oslo, Norway ):
  Stoichiometry-driven metal–semiconductor insulator behavior in lanio3-x thin films

17:00–18:30 — Poster Session
19:00 → — Reception at Oulu City Hall

Thursday, June 11

Plenary Talk (09:00–10:00, 101A)

• Dierk Raabe (Director, Max Planck Institute for Sustainable Materials, Germany):
  Correlative Atom Probe Tomography and Electron Microscopy

10:00–10:30 — Coffee break

Session 4 (10:30–12:00)

LS4: Correlative & Multimodal Imaging (101A)

• Bettina Weigelin (University Tübingen, Germany):
  Connecting cancer immunity across scales: from sublethal T cell hits to systemic immune response

• Sergi Padilla-Parra (King’s College London, UK):
  Integrative imaging to understand HIV-1 Env conformational dynamics upon maturation

• Mika Kaakinen (Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu):
  Microscopic Imaging of Brain Perivascular Spaces: Role of Perlecan Glycosaminoglycan Chains in Solute Transport

MS4: Analytical EM in Metallurgy (F202)

• Vahid Javaheri (Faculty of Technology, Materials and Mechanical Engineering, University of Oulu):
  Decoding the Complexity of Multi-Phase Steels through Correlative Advanced Characterization: A Case Study on Medium Manganese Steels

• Alice Bastos Fanta (Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Denmark):
  In-situ SEM heating of bulk-like specimens using MEMS heaters

• Kidane F. Gebremariam (Museum of Archaelogy, University of Stavanger, Norway ):
  Microscopic and spectroscopic investigation of slag and slag-like materials: some cases from finds in south-west Norway

12:00–13:30 — Lunch break

13:30–14:30 — Nordic Microscopy Society General Assembly (101A)

14:30–15:00 — Coffee break

Session 5 (15:00–16:30)

LS5: New Techniques (101A)

• Balpreet S. Ahluwalia (UiT, The Arctic University of Norway, Norway):
  Photonic Chip-Based Microscopy: Bridging Fluorescence and Label-Free Nanoscopy

• Leena Latonen (Research Director, University of Eastern Finland, Finland)
  TBA

• Linda Sandblad (Director of Centre for Electron Microscopy, Umeå University, Sweden)
  TBA

MS5: Advanced EM for Catalysts and Battery Materials (F202)

• Andras Sapi (University of Szeged, Hungary):
  Catalyst Evolution in CO₂ Utilization Systems: A Nanoscale Perspective

• Idan Biran (VISION, Technical University of Denmark):
  Advancing transmission electron microscopy with an open gas cell and sub-0.5Å resolution

• Gomathy Chakkaradhari (Umicore Finland):
  Atomic‑Scale Characterisation of Battery Materials Using Advanced Electron Microscopy

Session 6 (16:30–18:00)

LS6: Talks from the abstracts (101A)

• Tatiana Kormilina (Austrian Centre for Electron Microscopy and Nanoanalysis (FELMI-ZFE), Graz University of Technology, Austria):
  X-ray CT in combination with electron tomography, spectroscopy and microscopy techniques for advanced correlative workflows

• Henri Malmi (JBL-group, MediCity, University of Turku, Finland):
  Antiparallel stacks of Csu pili from Acinetobacter baumannii act as scaffolds for 3d biofilm assembly

• Jenni Kyyriäinen (A.I.V. Institute, University of Eastern Finland (UEF)):
  Multiresolution approach to aid in assessment of complex histopathological features in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE)

• Aleksandra Antic (Dept. of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden):  
  Flourescent hydrazone derivative as a new probe for deliniation of heterogeneity of amyloid-beta pathology in situ

• Feby Pratiwi (Disease Networks research unit, Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine & Kvantum Institute, University of Oulu):
  From nanoscale structure to in vivo dynamics: multimodal imaging of natural product–derived extracellular vesicles

MS6: Talks from the abstracts (F202)

• Jana Marsalkova (National Center for Nano Fabrication and Characterization (DTU Nanolab), Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Insight Chips ApS):
  Dynamics of metal-liquid interface under the scanning electron microscope

• Daniel Jakobsson (Centre for Analysis and Synthesis, National Center for High Resolution Electron Microscopy (nCHREM),NanoLund, Lund University, Sweden):
  Formation of alkali niobate functional ceramics via a polyoxoniobate precursor route

• Erik Nilsson (LUMIA, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden):
  A correlative multiscale workflow for tomography

• Markus Riihimäki (Center for Material Analysis, University of Oulu):
  Nanoscale phase heterogeneity and cloudy zone formation in Fe–Ni metal

• Philip Christ (Institute of Electron Microscopy and Nanoanalysis (FELMI), Graz University of Technology, Austria):
  Determination of absorption capacity for organic photovoltaics using STEM-EELS and kramers-kronig analysis

• Yuxuan Zhang (National Center for Nano Fabrication and Characterization (DTU Nanolab), Technical University of Denmark):
  Spots Pattern Indexing Framework in on-axis Transmission Kikuchi Diffraction

19:00 → — Conference Dinner (Hotel Lasaretti, transport provided)

Friday, June 12

Plenary Talk (09:00–10:00, 101A)

• Robert Prevedel (Group Leader, Senior Scientist, EMBL Heidelberg, Germany):
  Advancing microscopy to explore life in context

10:00–10:30 — Coffee break

Session 7 (10:30–12:00)

LS7: Cryo-EM (101A)

• David Haselbach (Technology Platform Head, IMP Vienna, Austria)
  TBA
• Arjen Jakobi (Kavli Institute for Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands)
  Nanofluidic Systems for Time-Resolved CryoEM Imaging
• Simone Mattei (EMBL Heidelberg, Germany):
  SNOR primes translation restart after nutrient-induced dormancy

MS7: Analytical EM in Geology (F202)

• Jose-Maria Gonzáles-Jiménez (Universtiy of Granada, Spain):
  Micro-to nanoscale analysis applied to high-tech critical mineral ore research

• Paavo Nikkola (The Geological Survey of Finland (GTK)):
  Open-source AM-SEM: custom phase mapping from EDS elemental maps in QGIS

• Tapio Soukka (Center for Material Analysis, University of Oulu):
  Development of characterization methods for Pt-Cu inclusions occurring within platinum mineral nuggets using FIB-SEM and SC-XRD

12:00–13:00 — Lunch break

Plenary speakers

Prof. Dr. -Ing. habil. Dierk Raabe, Director, Max Planck Institute for Sustainable Materials, Germany

Dr. Robert Prevedel, Group Leader, Senior Scientist, EMBL Heidelberg, Germany

Dr. Eija Jokitalo, Research Director, Leader of the Electron microscopy unit of the Institute of Biotechnology (EMBI), University of Helsinki, Finland

Session speakers

Assoc. Prof. Arjen Jakobi, Team Leader, Kavli Institute for Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

Dr. Simone Mattei, Team Leader, EMBL Heidelberg, Germany

Assoc. Prof. Linda Sandblad, Team Leader, Director of Centre for Electron Microscopy, Umeå University, Sweden

Dr. Emmi Kapiainen, University of Oulu, Finland

Assoc. Prof. Leena Latonen, Deputy Head of Unit, Research Director, University of Eastern Finland, Finland

Prof. Balpreet Singh Ahluwalia, UiT, The Arctic University of Norway, Norway

Dr.Sc., Assoc. Prof. Aliaksandr Bykau, Group Leader, University of Oulu, Finland

Dr. Nedal-Djamil Darif, EMBL Heidelberg, Germany

Dr. David Haselbach, Group Leader, Technology Platform Head, IMP, Vienna, Austria

Prof. Sergi Padilla-Parra, King’s College London, UK

Prof. Dr. Bettina Weigelin, Deputy Head, University Tübingen, Germany

Dr. Mathieu Kociak, Research Director, CNRS / Université Paris Sud, France

Prof. Quentin Ramasse, Director, SuperSTEM laboratory, University of Leeds, UK

Prof. Dr. ir. Marijn van Huis, Debye Institute for Nanomaterial Science, Utrecht University, The Netherlands

Prof. Jakob Birkedal Wagner, National Centre for Nano Fabrication and Characterization, Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU), Denmark

Dr. Jose Maria González-Jiménez, University of Granada, Spain

Dr. Paavo Nikkola, The Geological Survey of Finland (GTK), Finland

Dr. Vincenzo Grillo, Group Leader, Research Director, CNRNANO, Italy

Assoc. Prof. Andras Sapi, Team Leader, University of Szeged, Hungary

Dr. Irina Kolotuev, Université de Lausanne, Switzerland

Dr. Ilya Belevich, Electron microscopy unit of the Institute of Biotechnology (EMBI), University of Helsinki, Finland

Assoc. Prof. Vahid Javaheri, Group Leader, University of Oulu, Finland

Prof. Amrinder Nain, Group Leader, Virginia Tech, USA

Dr. Mika Kaakinen, Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Finland

Company presentations

During the coffee and lunch breaks companies will have separate presentations for interested participants in smaller meeting rooms. Schedule of these presentations will be available closer to the meeting.