DREAM

The European Commission is pleased to launch this new Science, Research & Innovation account. We look forward to connecting with the community on Bluesky! 🧪

Here you will find:
- EU scientific news
- Horizon Europe funding opportunities
- Innovative EU-supported projects
- Events, tools & resources

Register at https://www.eurobioimaging.eu/events/plant-imaging-expert-group-meeting-dynamic-regulation-of-photosynthesis-in-light-acclimated-organisms/

Our project partners from @SorbonneUniversity and @ecolenormalesuperieure @cnrs will introduce our #HorizonEU project @EuroBioImaging “Plant Imaging Expert Group“ meeting! 🌿🔬

Hear from Ludovic Jullien, Aliénor Lahlou, and Ian Coghill on Wednesday 24 September, at 13:00 CEST

Home - DREAM Bringing precision agriculture to the next generation Dynamic regulation of photosynthesis in light-acclimated organisms DREAM VISION The vision of the EU-funded project DREAM is to reduce the environ...

In our #HorizonEU project, Andrea and his team at @fz-juelich.de are supporting our consortium by studying plant physiology under fluctuating illumination.

More about us at: dream-eic.eu

Our @horizoneu.bsky.social project partner, Andrea Lodetti, has his poster at the European Plant Phenomics Symposium #EPPS2025!

Check his research on “Sensing the Dynamic Response of Photosynthesis to Abiotic Stressors with Forced Oscillating Light” today from 17:30–19:00 or tomorrow 15:45–17:00!

Register at https://www.eurobioimaging.eu/events/plant-imaging-expert-group-meeting-dynamic-regulation-of-photosynthesis-in-light-acclimated-organisms/

Our project partners from @SorbonneUniversity and @ecolenormalesuperieure @cnrs will introduce our #HorizonEU project @EuroBioImaging “Plant Imaging Expert Group“ meeting! 🌿🔬

Hear from Ludovic Jullien, Aliénor Lahlou, and Ian Coghill this Wednesday 24 September, at 13:00 CEST

[WEBINAR] The power of luminescent probes✨

FBI member Ludovic Jullien (Department of Chemistry, ENS) is organizing a webinar exploring the use of luminescent probes for sensing applications.

📅 When? Thursday, September 11 – 9:30–11:30 am
🔗 Join here: bit.ly/4geydrj

We had a wonderful lineup from Photon Systems Instruments, and also #OpenSource experimental setups being developed by researchers at the Jan IngenHousz Institute.

The DREAM microscope was part of this roaster, with a demonstration guided by our partner Ian Coghill. 👏

People around a plant with small sensors and LEDs blinking.

People look at a plant measuring software showing data from a potted plant.

People gathering around a large metallic display shining a strong blue light onto a small rosemary plant that, in turn, shows red fluorescence.

Many photosynthesis measuring devices displayed on a table, including a scale model of a portable shipping container modified to house high-tech plant-growing technologies.

Last night, participants got to see instruments in action, from systems that control light fluctuations to devices that measure photosynthetic parameters! 🔬💡🪴

Our @horizoneu.bsky.social summer school and workshop brings together physicists and biologists to come closer to understand photosynthesis.

Innovating agriculture: How New Genomic Techniques can boost sustainability in Europe. Online webinar on 18 September 2025 from 16:00 to 17:00 CEST. For policymakers, growers, farmers, breeders, scientists, and innovators.

Join our online webinar 18 September on how New Genomic Techniques #NGTs can significantly contribute to sustainable agriculture in Europe! 🇪🇺 🌾

✅ Free registrations at lnkd.in/dMj8ThfM
Secure your place and participate in shaping Europe’s sustainable agricultural future!

Farmers are using IoT to take the guesswork out of growing Farmers are eager to save time and cut costs. Precision agriculture and IoT technology might be the answer.

Precision agriculture is already helping farmers make more informed decisions!

Our EU-funded team is working on lighting sensors for indoor farming to help reduce energy and water needs.

@sarahsloat.bsky.social writes for @businessinsider.com

www.businessinsider.com/iot-technolo...

“The insights go beyond the reactor design. They are relevant in analytical photochemistry & photocatalysis, where poor characterisation of light is widespread.”

The authors are Yuriy Shpinov, Ian Coghill, Mrinal Mandal, Philippe Pelupessy, Isabelle Aujard, Thomas Le Saux, & Ludovic Jullien.

The research team from @normalesup.bsky.social, @cnrs.fr developed an affordable DIY mini-photoreactor using common lab parts, providing uniform illumination with minimal photon wastage. 💡 📐

A Modular Low‐Cost 3D Uniformly Illuminated Mini‐Photoreactor with Versatile In‐Situ Analysis A “green” Do-It-Yourself (DIY)-realizable mini-photoreactor made from cheap commercially available parts delivers unprecedented 3D uniform illumination with minimal wastage of photons, and additional....

A new research article from our team was selected as a hot topic at @chemistryeurope.bsky.social! 🔎 🔥 Discover this “Modular Low-Cost 3D Uniformly Illuminated Mini-Photoreactor with Versatile In-Situ Analysis.”

📰 Read the open-access article at advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

David Kramer – Jan Ingenhousz Institute
Dusan Lazar – Palacký University in Olomouc
Shizue Matsubara – Forschungszentrum Jülich
Ladislav Nebdal – Palacký University
Rascher Uwe – Forschungszentrum Jülich

We will be joined by (preliminary list):
Benjamin Bailleul – Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology (IBPC) Paris, France, @cnrs.fr
Alfred Holzwarth – Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Ludovic Jullien – Ecole normale supérieure, @psl-univ.bsky.social, @sorbonne-universite.fr

📚 Summer School Features:
Hands-on experience with specialised instruments,
An accessible introduction to essential mathematical tools,
Direct interaction with instrument developers,
A good fit for graduate students and early-career researchers! 🧑‍🔬

🎯 Workshop Focus:
Innovative photosynthesis sensing techniques,
Frequency vs. time domain analysis,
Light-use efficiency optimisation,
Advanced plant stress detection,
Non-photochemical quenching dynamics.

Plants and Algae in the Frequency Domain – 2025 Summer School and Workshop Join us for a groundbreaking workshop and summer school that brings frequency domain analysis to plant biology!

Join us this August in the Czech Republic for “Plants and Algae in the Frequency Domain”, a workshop and summer school that brings frequency domain analysis to plant biology! 💡〰️🌱

Pre-register and get more information at dream-eic.eu/2025-summer-...

Congratulations, Yuxi Niu @w-u-r.bsky.social, David Fuente from Palacký University Olomouc, Shizue Matsubara @fz-juelich.de, Dušan Lazár, and Ladislav Nedbal.

Researchers from our #HorizonEU project have recently released a preprint on how Arabidopsis thaliana responds to oscillating light patterns similar to those in nature!💡

”The model simulations provided mechanistic insight into molecular processes forming the plant response to oscillating light.“ 📊

High energy costs still challenge indoor farming, but our #EUfunded project sees potential for progress.
We are developing methods to optimize indoor lighting for plants based on their photosynthesis dynamics. 🌱💡

Another similar news we’re reading: www.bbc.com/news/uk-engl...

In case you missed it, Aliénor Lahlou, an early career researcher on our #HorizonEU project, was awarded the Prix de la Chancellerie for her PhD work! 👏

Her thesis on dynamic photosynthesis monitoring is helping us develop better lighting, instruments, & data processing for indoor agriculture! 💡🌱

The study was led by Hélène Merceron, Ian Coghill, Aliénor Lahlou, Marie-Aude Plamont, Ludovic Jullien, and Thomas Le Saux @chimieens.bsky.social

This work could eventually enable more affordable plant state monitoring in indoor farming! 🌱

#EUfunded #EUeic #HorizonEU #luminescence #Imaging

These protocols, published in Advanced Science (Wiley-VCH GmbH), allow imaging of luminescence kinetics using standard low-cost cameras, even under ambient light. This task previously required expensive specialized equipment! 💡

Periodic Light Modulations for Low‐Cost Wide‐Field Imaging of Luminescence Kinetics Under Ambient Light Imaging fast luminescence kinetics has required costly camera setups. The RIOM and HIOM protocols relying on modulated illumination are introduced to make this possible with standard low-cost cameras...

New DREAM publication! 🔎 Our coordinator @sorbonne-universite.fr (@cnrs.bsky.social) has published about two new protocols (RIOM and HIOM) that could make current costly imaging cheaper and easier in fields like biology and chemistry. 🎦💲📉

Read their paper at doi.org/10.1002/advs...