Was lovely to see many of you @ I2K! Despite having major FOMO about missing so much stuff this fall (GloBIAS! CytoData! FoundingGIDE! CBIAS!), conferences ARE usually a great way to find @erinweisbart.bsky.social and I. In Episode 19, we talk through great societies/meetings we think you'll enjoy!

Thanks again to everyone who joined us. Already looking forward to the next edition in 2026 to be hosted in collaboration with the Society of Biomolecular Imaging and Informatics in Boston!

From the hands-on hackathon on the EU-OPENSCREEN Cell Painting data to engaging talks on image-based profiling, large-scale datasets, assay development, advanced image and data analysis, and new 3D and complex cell models, the energy in the room was amazing.

CytoData 2025 was a fantastic week of science, data and collaboration. A big thank you to Christopher Schmied, @eu-openscreen.bsky.social, and all organizers, speakers and participants for making it a success!

Big thank you for making CytoData 2025 a success! 🔬📊🤝✨

Looking forward to welcoming all participants to the CytoData 2025 Hackathon next week in Berlin! This year’s challenge centers on analysing a newly generated Cell Painting dataset from EU-OPENSCREEN. A hands-on event for scientific innovation! #Hackathon #CellPainting #ImageAnalysis

Berlin AI x Bio Meetup · Luma Graph Therapeutics, Merantix Capital, and TechBio Transformers (TBT) are bringing together techbio enthusiasts and experts in Berlin for a meetup, timed…

​You’re invited to join us for an evening to connect with others building at the intersection of biology, technology, and AI:

📅 19 November 2025, 18:30
📍 Merantix AI Campus, Berlin
👉 Sign up: lu.ma/u4i3i1i3

We’re excited to see you there and to talk about the future of techbio with you! 💡⚙️

𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗟𝗲𝗳𝘁: Abstract submission for oral presentations 🗣️ and hackathon registration 🧑‍💻 for CytoData 2025 Berlin close July 25!

Submit abstracts or register here: 🔗 cytodata25.eu-openscreen.eu/registration/

#Cytodata2025 #Hackathon #ImageBasedProfiling

Exciting news! We've extended the deadline for oral submissions for Cytodata 2025. You now have until July 25 to submit oral presentations and register for the hackathon. Don't miss this chance! Poster submission closes September 10, and general registration ends October 1

🌟 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 🌟
The deadline for abstract submissions for oral presentations at Cytodata 2025 in Berlin is approaching!

👉 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 25!
cytodata25.eu-openscreen.eu/registration/

#BerlinConference #Imageanalysis #Microscopy

Join us in Berlin for CytoData 2025!
👉 Info & registration: cytodata25.eu-openscreen.eu

🔬 Hackathon: Nov 17–19
📢 Symposium: Nov 20–21

Explore advancements in image-based profiling & high-content screening and Tackle real-world challenges using EU-OPENSCREEN data.

🌟 Call for Proposals: Host CytoData 2026! 🌟

We invite North American institutions to submit proposals for the 2026 symposium, whether in-person or hybrid. Nominate your institution by September 1, 2025. Join us in shaping the future of image-based profiling!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

MorphoDiff utilizes a diffusion process to generate images while encoding perturbation information in the latent space. It excelled in generating images with high fidelity and demonstrated the ability to generalise to held-out compounds.

IMPA employs a conditional style transfer process to separate perturbation and batch information from basic cellular information and incorporates perturbation details. It demonstrated significant improvement over other batch correction methods and generalised to unseen perturbations.

[1] Predicting cell morphological responses to perturbations using generative modeling (IMPA): Nature Communications (2025) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-55707-8 IMPA employs a conditional style transfer process to separate perturbation and batch information from basic cellular information and incorporates perturbation details. It demonstrated significant improvement over other batch correction methods on the RxRx1 dataset and showed the ability to generalize to unseen perturbations.

[2] MorphoDiff: Cellular Morphology Painting with Diffusion Models: ICLR2025 (accepted spotlight presentation) https://openreview.net/forum?id=PstM8YfhvI MorphoDiff utilizes a diffusion process to generate images while encoding perturbation information in the latent space. It excelled in generating images with high fidelity and demonstrated the ability to generalize to held-out compounds.

Recent approaches, IMPA [1] and MorphoDiff [2], use generative models to predict cellular responses to chemical and genetic perturbations.
[1] www.nature.com/articles/s41...
[2] openreview.net/forum?id=Pst...

Save the date for the CytoData Symposium and Hackathon 2025!
Hosted by EU-OPENSCREEN, MDC, and FMP
📅 November 17-21, 2025
📍 Berlin, Germany

Join us for an exciting event!
#Symposium2025 #Hackathon2025 #ImageAnalysis #BioImaging #LifeSciences #SaveTheDate #Microscopy

👋 We are CytoData Society (CytoDS)! 🌟 We build and maintain an active community around image-based profiling of biological phenotypes induced by genetic, chemical, or other perturbations of biological systems. Join us to explore, share, and innovate together! #CytoData #Community