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 08.30h-14.00h)
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 10.30h-14.00h)
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!
- Imaging Cancer Metabolism
- Activity Sensing Probes
- In vitro Models
- AI in Imaging
Plenary Sessions
Plenary Lectures (PL)
…giving the floor to outstanding leaders, rising stars, and award winners
Confirmed speakers
- Markita del Carpio Landry, UC Berkeley – introducing the TRAILBLAZER Plenary Lecture Series
- Katherine Ferrara, Stanford
- Hans Clevers, Utrecht
- ESMI Award Winner 2026: Simon Cherry, UC Davis
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).
(Wednesday 14.30h-16.00h)
- Imaging Drug Delivery to the Brain (joint session with CRS – Controlled Release Society)
- Cancer Immunotherapy
- Cardio-Oncology
- Deep Tissue Imaging
- Title tbc (joint Session with BMAS – Bone Marrow Adiposity Society)
Sessions filled with Abstracts / original Work
Parallel Sessions (PS)
30 PS will be filled with original, unpublished research from abstract submissions.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.
SESSION OVERVIEW 2025 (!), session details 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 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 16.30h-19.45h)
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 08.30h-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
- 3 Nov. | Opening of Registration
- 18 Nov. | Deadline Abstract Submission
- 5 Jan. 2026 | Notification to Presenters
- 21 Jan. | Early Bird Registration Deadline