Embo Practical Course: Hack your Microscope - April 20-25, 2026

Embo Practical Course: Hack your Microscope – April 20-25, 2026

This EMBO Practical Course trains participants to design and build scalable, sustainable, and affordable open-source microscopes. Through hands-on workshops, expert lectures, and team-based challenges, attendees learn to prototype modular imaging systems tailored for bioimaging and microfluidics. The course covers 3D fabrication, optics customization, and the use of platforms such as openFlexure, openUC2, openFrame, and Thorlabs components.

Held at ITQB NOVA in Oeiras, Portugal, the course emphasizes accessibility, reproducibility, and open sharing of designs—empowering researchers to advance the future of open-source microscopy.