Present your work and check submission options here.
overview of Session Types
- Certified 3R Symposium (6 CPD)
- 30 Parallel Sessions (PS) &
- 2 Poster Sessions (PO) sessions – both filled with your submissions
- Plenary Lectures (PL) by outstanding leaders and award winners
- Educational Session (ES) – juniors and seniors
- Informal, interactive Study Group Meetings (SG)
- young ESMI events: Scientific Speed Dating & Think Tank Sessions
- Focus Sessions (FS)
- Endless Networking opportunities including study group bar hopping, opening reception, get-together (…)
Details per Session
(certified) Training & Education Sessions
3R Symposium
(Tuesday 08.30h-14.15h)
6 CPD (Continuous Professional Development) are certified upon full completion (08.00h to 15.00h) and in accordance with Directive 2010/63/EU. The 3R Symposium serves the increasing need for continuous, certified education and training on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes.
However, this course is not only relevant for scientists who need certified continuous education, but certainly for everyone who is concerned with this topic.
Organizers: René Tolba, Aachen & Jordi Llop, San Sebastián
Educational Sessions (ES)
ES provide you with the perfect state-of-the-art update on latest developments in the field and prepare you for the coming week. For juniors and seniors alike!
- TOTAL BODY IMAGING
Organizer: Simon R. Cherry, London & Stefano Fanti, Bologna - IMMUNE SYSTEM
Organizer: Jolanda de Vries, Nijmegen - MOLECULAR MRI
Organizer: Amnon Bar-Shir, Rehovot & Peter Caravan, Boston - ENTREPRENEURSHIP & COMMERCIALIZATION
Organizers: Dimitri Stowbur, Tübingen & Giannis Zacharakis, Heraklion
(Tuesday, 10.15-14.15)
Plenary Sessions
Plenary Lectures (PL)
…giving the floor to outstanding leaders, rising stars, and award winners
- Vasilis Ntziachristos, Munich
ESMI Award Winner 2027 - David Shackelford, Los Angeles-
TRAILBLAZER Plenary Lecture Series - Molly Stevens, Oxford
- Peter Horvath, Szeged/Munich
Learn more about the Plenary speakers here
Focus Sessions
Focus Sessions (FS)
FS allow in-depths insight into a dedicated topic by a lower number and longer presentation time (usually 3×30 minutes).
- IMAGING ACROSS SCALES
Organizer: Maddy Parsons, London - BRAIN CHEMISTRY
Organizer: Guy Bormans, Leuven - TREATMENT RESPONSE
Organizer: Ferdia Gallagher, Cambridge - SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY
Organizer: Roman Jerala, Ljubljana & André Stiel, Munich - HIDDEN INSIGHTS WITH AI
Organizer: Frauke Alves, Göttingen
(Thursday, 11:45-13:15)
Sessions filled with Abstracts / original Work
Parallel Sessions (PS)
30 Parallel Sessions will be filled with your original, unpublished research from abstract submissions. Each PS starts with an introductory lecture providing an overview of the state-of-the-art developments in that field followed by six shorter talks selected from abstract submissions.
Sample of PS session topics from the recent EMIM 2026 in Ljubljana
| Wednesday | |
| PS 01 | PET, SPECT, Hybrid Nuclear Technologies |
| PS 02 | Molecular Imaging Probes | Late-Breaking Session |
| PS 03 | Cancer Therapy |
| PS 04 | CNS Diseases |
| PS 05 | Acquisition, Reconstruction & Processing |
| PS 06 | Metabolic MRI & MPI Technologies |
| PS 07 | Radiotheranostics |
| PS 08 | Disease & Dysfunction | Late-Breaking Session |
| PS 09 | Brain Function |
| PS 10 | Artificial Inteligence, Machine Learning & Data Modelling |
| Thursday | |
| PS 11 | X-RAY Technologies |
| PS 12 | Probes | Cancer |
| PS 13 | Quantification & Analysis |
| PS 14 | Brain Structure & Receptors |
| PS 15 | Infection & Tissue Immunity |
| PS 16 | Technologies Across Modalities | Late-Breaking Session |
| PS 17 | Probes | Excretion System |
| PS 18 | Cancer Metabolism |
| PS 19 | Cardiovascular / Pulmonary: Inflammation & Atherosclerosis |
| PS 20 | In Vitro Models |
| PS 21 | Optoacoustic & Ultrasound Technologies |
| PS 22 | Reporter Genes |
| PS 23 | Immuno-Oncology |
| PS 24 | Brain Metabolism |
| PS 25 | Image-guided Interventions | Drugs & Surgery |
| Friday | |
| PS 26 | Optical & Omics Technologies |
| PS 27 | Probes | Brain |
| PS 28 | Cancer Diagnosis |
| PS 29 | Cardiovascular / Pulmonary: Structure & Function |
| PS 30 | Autoimmunity |
Poster Sessions (PO)
(Wednesday & Friday)
Two poster sessions are scheduled with no competitive sessions in parallel to enhance discussion and exchange. Posters are grouped in thematic walks, each poster is evaluated by two experts. One poster award per thematic walk is presented during the Closing Session on Friday.
Study Group & young ESMI Sessions / Events
Study Group Meetings/Sessions (SG)
(Tuesday 14.30-17.15)
10 thematic Study Groups organise interactive, viable, group sessions. To continue discussion, these sessions are followed by a thematic bar hopping – don’t miss out! Join in. read more about Study Groups here.
young ESMI events
(Tuesday 08.00-11.00)
Do not miss out the best start into an EMIM: participate in the traditional Science-Speed-Dating by young ESMI. Followed by the Think Tank Sessions (TT) – one hour of interactive exchange and discussion on specific topics with high relevance for early-career researchers.
Basic Timeline
- 29 Sep. 2026 | Opening Abstract Submission
- 28 Oct. | Opening of Registration
- 12 Nov. | Abstract Submission Deadline
- 4 Jan. 2027 | Notification to Presenters
- 13 Jan. | Early Bird Registration Deadline
- 29 Jan. | Withdraw Deadline