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Beth Cimini 🔬💻📊 @bethcimini.bsky.social · 15d

Halfway to I2K is BACK, friends of all kinds! Last year, 650 people attended 30+ TOTALLY FREE image analysis workshops of all kinds, across many timezones.

If you make image analysis software and want to teach it, workshop submissions are open now! We'd love to have your tool highlighted.

BioImaging North America @bioimagingna.bsky.social · 19d

#HappyFluorescenceFriday!

#microscopycommunity- want to learn open source image analysis or share your knowledge to help others? We’ve got a FREE virtual workshop Nov 17-19! Now accepting workshop session applications!

Learn more & sign up: buff.ly/esGIotD

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The BioImage Archive @bioimagearchive.bsky.social · 23d

@florianjug.bsky.social, @joshmoore.bsky.social, @arratemunoz.bsky.social, @perrinegil.bsky.social, @gnodar.bsky.social, @martinjones.bsky.social, @aybukey.bsky.social, @lucamarconato.bsky.social, @nilsnorlin.bsky.social, @astitchyscientist.bsky.social, @normanrz.com, @virginieuhlmann.bsky.social

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The BioImage Archive @bioimagearchive.bsky.social · 23d

MIFA rests on 4 key pillars:
- Clear metadata for annotations
- Incentivise the production of annotated datasets
- Reduce the number of formats used for annotations
- Make data accessible to all

Huge thanks to all collaborators—can’t wait to see MIFA in action!

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The BioImage Archive @bioimagearchive.bsky.social · 23d

🎉 Our paper “MIFA: Metadata, Incentives, Formats and Accessibility guidelines to improve the reuse of AI datasets for bioimage analysis” is out in @natmethods.nature.com!
Community-driven standards to make bioimage data AI-ready & reusable.
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41... #AI #Bioimaging #FAIRdata

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 27d

'Microscopy data analysis: machine learning and the BioImage Archive' is back.

Join teams from across @ebi.embl.org to analyse your microscopy data using the latest machine learning and image analysis techniques.

Virtual course, UK time zone | 16 – 20 March 2026

www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve...

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Virtual course

Microscopy data analysis: machine learning and the BioImage Archive
2026. 16 - 20 March 2026. EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute.

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aybukey.bsky.social @aybukey.bsky.social · Aug 27

Honoured to be featured - and even prouder of what the @bioimagearchive.bsky.social team is building together for the life sciences community.

EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · Aug 27

Meet Aybuke Kupcu Yoldas 🇹🇷🇬🇧 our BioImage Archive Data Project Leader.

Aybuke swapped telescopes for microscopes and stars ⭐ for cells a few years ago, when she pivoted from astrophysics to bioimaging.

She now helps make bioimages easy to access and reuse.

www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/p...

We are EMBL: Aybuke Kupcu Yoldas on trading stars for cells

Aybuke Kupcu Yoldas, Senior Imaging Bioinformatician at EMBL-EBI, talks about the Bioimage Archive and her journey from astrophysics to biology

www.ebi.ac.uk

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Saez-Rodriguez Group @saezlab.bsky.social · Jul 14

Our group @ebi.embl.org‬ is a host for the ARISE2 MSCA-funded post-doc fellowship, in collab with @bioimagearchive.bsky.social‬ and ‪@scilifelab.se (esp. A Mezger and S. Giacomello) to support the development of next-gen spatial data infrastructures. Apply by 30/09
www.embl.org/training/ari...

ARISE2

Career Accelerator for Research Infrastructure Scientists

www.embl.org

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The BioImage Archive @bioimagearchive.bsky.social · Jul 2

We are at #mmc2025! Come to our booth to say hi and learn about the Data Steward Training Program 👋

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AI4Life @ai4life.bsky.social · Jun 26

Ever wished your AI model could test itself before you download it? Now it can.

AI4Life has a new model evaluation platform that connects models from the BioImage Model Zoo to real data in the @bioimagearchive.bsky.social.

Details here 👉 ai4life.eurobioimaging.eu/the-ai4life-...

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The BioImage Archive @bioimagearchive.bsky.social · Jun 23

📣 We are pleased that @natureportfolio.nature.com recommends The BioImage Archive for depositing bioimaging data, as part of their cross-journal microscopy reporting pilot.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Here is to improving transparency and reproducibility in light and fluorescence microscopy 🔬!

Light microscopy reporting for reproducibility - Nature Cell Biology

We announce a cross-journal pilot at Nature Portfolio journals with a goal of implementing standardized light and fluorescence microscopy reporting to improve methodological description and aid in rep...

www.nature.com

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · Jun 17

Join our #webinar next week to learn about FAIR data, with a focus on EMBL-EBI resources Biosamples and @bioimagearchive.bsky.social! Registration is free but essential trainingcontent.embl.org/open-fair-da... #datamanagement #FAIRdata #opendata #lifescience @embl.org @ebi.embl.org #PlanetaryBiology

Graphics image showing webinar at EMBL-EBI about Open FAIR data: the role of public data archives. The webinar will run on 25 June 2025 at 14:30 BST. The speakers are Jeena Rajan and Aybuke Kupku Yoldas. Image credit: Karen Arnott and Rebecca Nicholl, EMBL-EBI

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The BioImage Archive @bioimagearchive.bsky.social · Jun 16

We will be speaking on Wednesday as part of the University of Vienna Open Science and Research Data Management Seminar Series! Join us if you want to learn about what you can expect from the BioImage Archive and the
PANGAEA repository for Earth Sciences.

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AI4Life @ai4life.bsky.social · May 28

💡Success stories from AI4Life: From the BioImage.IO models to @bioimagearchive.bsky.social’s AI-ready datasets, and community resources like the Helpdesk, Open Calls, and Challenges — see how it all connects in one ecosystem!

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The BioImage Archive @bioimagearchive.bsky.social · May 27

Such a beautiful (and useful) dataset! 🐟✨

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Dave Barry @david-j-barry.bsky.social · May 27

It's not something we had in mind when assembling this data with @rebannjones.bsky.social, but it's very gratifying and flattering to see our zebrafish embryo images and annotations feature at the top of the AI Ready list presented by @bioimagearchive.bsky.social

www.ebi.ac.uk/bioimage-arc...

BioImageArchive < The European Bioinformatics Institute < EMBL-EBI

The BioImageArchive – a free, publicly available online resource which stores and distributes biological images

www.ebi.ac.uk

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AI4Life @ai4life.bsky.social · May 27

📊 What does AI-ready data actually look like?
Time to find out! Head over to @bioimagearchive.bsky.social’s gallery — it’s like an art museum for high-quality training data and metadata. Perfect for your next model!
www.ebi.ac.uk/bioimage-arc...

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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · May 21

Did you know that Bioimage Archive has a specific database for people to share AI-ready imaging datasets? I did not until @yanlanmao.bsky.social told me! Please deposit! If people regularly submitted, it would have a huge collective impact on bioimage analysis. www.ebi.ac.uk/bioimage-arc...

BioImageArchive < The European Bioinformatics Institute < EMBL-EBI

The BioImageArchive – a free, publicly available online resource which stores and distributes biological images

www.ebi.ac.uk

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The BioImage Archive @bioimagearchive.bsky.social · May 16

Wonderful! Please keep us in mind 🙂

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The BioImage Archive @bioimagearchive.bsky.social · May 14

Outstanding work by @kenzoivanovitch.bsky.social and colleagues. And you can explore this beautiful dataset at the BIA! www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/b...

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The BioImage Archive @bioimagearchive.bsky.social · May 14

Mesmerising! Are these images publicly available?

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Mesoscopic Imaging Facility @mif-emblbarcelona.bsky.social · May 13

We’re excited to share the amazing science our microscopes are enabling🔬

From #3Dimaging technologies to developmental biology, cancer research, spatial-omics and more!🧬🧠

Follow us for cutting-edge discoveries at @embl.org @prbb.org and discover how #mesoscopic imaging can support your research

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · Apr 3

This week we've been joined by participants learning more about bioimaging and analysing microscopy data. Thank you to @bioimagearchive.bsky.social and Image Data Resource for your support!

Want to join us for this course next year? Register your interest: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve...

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EMBL-EBI course
Microscopy data analysis: machine learning and the BioImage Archive
Virtual

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The BioImage Archive @bioimagearchive.bsky.social · Apr 2

Thanks for the great lecture Esti, we love some FAIRy deep learning!

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AI4Life @ai4life.bsky.social · Apr 2

🎤 AI4Life continues its presence at the @bioimagearchive.bsky.social course! Esti presents BioImage.IO, emphasizing the importance of keeping AI models accessible, reproducible, and interoperable. With so many image analysis tools out there, common model standards are the way forward!

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The BioImage Archive @bioimagearchive.bsky.social · Apr 2

Such a great lecture and practical, thanks Dominik!