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) – for 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
Certified 3R Symposium
(Tuesday 09.00h-15.00h)
6 CPD (Continuous Professional Development) are certified upon full completion (09.00h 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.
Educational Sessions (ES)
(Tuesday 11.30h-15.00h)
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!
- Four Topics tbc
Plenary Sessions
Plenary Lectures (PL)
…giving the floor to outstanding leaders, rising stars, and award winners
- Speakers tbc
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).
(Thursday 12.00h-13.30h)
- Five Topics tbc
Sessions filled with Abstracts / original Work
Parallel Sessions (PS)
30 PS will be filled already with original, unpublished research. 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.
SESSION OVERVIEW 2025 (!), session detail for 2026 will be determined in accordance with number and quality of abstract submissions. To get an impression of possible session sets, here is the overview from the recent EMIM 2025 in Bilbao.
| Wednesday | |
| PS 01 | Optical, Optoacoustic, Ultrasound | Probes/Reporter Genes |
| PS 02 | Cancer Biology & Tumour Microenvironment |
| PS 03 | Image-guided Drug Delivery & Theranostics |
| PS 04 | Cardiovascular & Pulmonary | Characterisation of Disease |
| PS 05 | In vitro Models |
| PS 06 | Targeted Contrast Agents |
| PS 07 | X-Ray, CT, PET & SPECT Technologies |
| PS 08 | Metabolism |
| PS 09 | Cancer Therapy Response (late-breaking) |
| PS 10 | Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning |
| PS 11 | MRI, MPI & Multimodal | Probes/Reporter Genes |
| PS 12 | Multimodal Technologies |
| PS 13 | Brain Metabolism, Function & Perfusion |
| PS 14 | Immune System |
| PS 15 | Cells & Tissue Models (late-breaking) |
| Thursday | |
| PS 16 | Theranostic Agents | Probes/Reporter Genes |
| PS 17 | Acute & Chronic Brain Disorders (late-breaking) |
| PS 18 | Optoacoustics & Ultrasound Technologies |
| PS 19 | Quantification & Image Analysis |
| PS 20 | Gut & Bone |
| PS 21 | Multimodal & Multiscale Technologies (late-breaking) |
| PS 22 | Cancer Diagnosis |
| PS 23 | Neuroimaging Tools in Disease Models |
| PS 24 | Infection |
| PS 25 | Interventional & Surgical Imaging |
| Friday | |
| PS 26 | PET/SPECT, Radionuclide, X-Ray, CT | Probes/Reporter Genes |
| PS 27 | Cancer Therapy |
| PS 28 | (Hyperpolarized) MRI & MPI Technologies |
| PS 29 | Brain (Micro-) Structure, Anatomy & Receptors |
| PS 30 | Cardiovascular & Pulmonary | Treatment Response |
Poster Sessions (PO)
(Wednesday & Friday)
Two extended 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.
Study Group & young ESMI Sessions / Events
Study Group Meetings/Sessions (SG)
(Tuesday 16.00h-19.00h)
10 thematic Study Groups are organizing their interactive, viable group sessions. To continue discussion these sessions are followed by a thematic bar hopping – do not miss to join and read more about Study Groups here.
young ESMI events
(Tuesday 09.00h-11.00h)
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 – 45 minutes of interactive exchange and discussion on specific topics with high relevance for early-career researchers.
Basic Timeline
- 30 Sep. 2025 | Opening Abstract Submission
- End of October | Opening of Registration
- 18 Nov. | Deadline Abstract Submission
- 5 Jan. 2026 | Notification to Presenters
- 21 Jan. | Early Bird Registration Deadline