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this is a map of the OME-Zarr contributors so far! nice to see different regions — and the opportunities for the community growth are you in one of the gray countries and interested in advanced microscopy data projects? talk to me :) +

I had much fun today at the OME-NGFF community call. So good to see the progress of the community. I _really_ like those — so I woke up 4am for the first one and I am exicted for the second round in about 6 hours :) forum.image.sc/t/join-us-fo... #OME-Zarr #microscopy

friday fun: Latin American imaging facilities on Wikidata w.wiki/NPAW @wikidatacommunity.bsky.social @latambioimaging.bsky.social #SPARQL #bioimaging #latam

Linda Chaabane in the name of @eurobioimaging.bsky.social introducing the last session of the @gideproject.bsky.social plenaries! An absolutely fantastic project & event

@guillaumegay.bsky.social from France BioImaging showing the architecture of their BioImage Cloud with OMERO integration. ..and working towards "distributing better the future". Nice quote!

great first presentation of the @image.coop, by @perlman.bsky.social exciting stuff! #GIDE2026

More nice talks about the @bioimagearchive.bsky.social by Teresa Zulueta Coarasa, including an overview the standards MIFA and REMBI for imaging metadata and the pipeline for conversion of data into OME-Zarr

Erin Diel now presenting on the mutualistic relation of Glencoe Software and the Open Microscopy Environment and the contributions of Glencoe towards OME-Zarr 1.0 #GIDE2026

Member Eric Perlman takes the stage at @embl.org to announce our launch as an international worker co-op for #OSS scientific imaging software. First task supported by @biohub.org is accelerating #OMEZarr towards a 1.0 alpha early 2027. Stay tuned! image.coop #GIDE2026 @gideproject.bsky.social

What's new in Ome-Zarr 0.6? Ome-Zarr is a cloud-optimised next-generation file format #NGFF for bioimaging, aiming to increase #FAIR access and remove barriers in the scientific process. The latest version offers numerous improvements and features. 👉 Find out more on Zenodo: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

Tim Olsen from XNAT showing the 27 years of progress of a platform used all over the world for clinical and pre-clinical imaging (a "DICOM repository" and much more) #GIDE2026

last day of plenary sessions at #GIDE2026 now Anna Klemm from @scilifelab.se and the bioimage analysis infrastructure in Sweden

today we also saw the vision of a bioimage index project with AI-readiness at the raw data level a nice presentation by Chi-Li Chiu (@biohub.org), and right in time to share the hot news on the @os4science.org fund

„A data ecosystem is not only about sharing data, but about creating trust, capacity, and value in the communities where data originates.“ -Andrea Lara, Guatemala 🤩👏🏼

what a panel! closing session for today at @gideproject.bsky.social with diverse voices on the global community efforts for bio data sharing #GIDE2026

Great data presentation by @caronjacobs.bsky.social and the African BioImaging Consortium. In the image, the distribution of research microscopes used in African institutions #GIDE2026

Chris Wood and the origins of Latin American BioImaging at #GIDE2026

shoutout to @openmicroscopy.org by Katy Wolstencroft in the context of NL-Bioimaging (at #GIDE2026)

I love this slide from Matthew Hartley (@bioimagearchive.bsky.social) on the repositories behind the last 50+ years of biodata management (at @gideproject.bsky.social)

Today we're launching the Open Source for Science Fund, a new multi-donor philanthropic fund by Renaissance Philanthropy, seeded by @biohub.org and @wellcometrust.bsky.social, with support from @kavlifoundation.org and @researchsoftware.bsky.social 🧵 os4science.org/news/open-so...

We built a thing ✨ Check it out:

@emmy-ft.bsky.social from @investinopen.bsky.social showing insights into the structural risk patterns & sustainable strategies for funding scientific (digital) infrastructure at @gideproject.bsky.social. also happy to see Emmy again! Long time since the @elife.bsky.social innovation sprint 2019!

nice to see Jason Swedlow showing the advances and vision of @biohub.org for imaging data @ @gideproject.bsky.social 2026 particularly happy to see mentions of the tech parts around the FBbi ontology and the ideas for needs of bioimaging search capabilities

Thomas Lemberger from @embo.org discussing the advances in AI checks/reviews in (open) bio publishing at #GIDE2026

Michael Arentoft from the @ec.europa.eu with an overview of the support for european-global collaborations for AI-ready science datasets #GIDE2026

Jan Korbel showing their semi-autonomous AI + bioimaging workflow, with rich analogies to self driving cars #GIDE2026

@gideproject.bsky.social community event starting right now in the stunning @embl.org in Heidelberg

#OME2026 day 2 opens with Shuichi Onami from RIKEN, Kobe, Japan, speaking about SSBD, an infrastructure for sharing biological dynamics data. SSBD combines repository functionality based on minimum required metadata with an added-value database containing richly curated datasets for optimal reuse.

@carolegoble.bsky.social and an amazing track record of work on digital research infrastructures #OME2026

@ssbd.bsky.social + @gideproject.bsky.social @ #OME2026

Day 1 at #OME2026 is coming to an end with stimulating discussions during the poster session. It's been a wonderful first conference day. Looking forward to tomorrow with highlights including workshops and our keynote speaker Carole Goble. Stay tuned.

now @will-j-moore.bsky.social and the new developments in ome-zarr.js github.com/BioNGFF/ome-... #OME2026

now Aastha Mathur presenting on all the interoperability brought by @gideproject.bsky.social #OME2026

Now flash poster talks at #OME2026! Including Isabel Kemmer presenting about the awesome @eurobioimaging.bsky.social

nice to see fellow Latin American presenting on how the Smithsonian Tropival Research Institute (STRI) is using OMERO to manage data on ancient polen from the Amazon forest (at #OME2026) "the solution I have been waiting my whole life"

OMERO for material sciences (with RDF!) at #OME2026

Meme-lord @tom-bssnnt.bsky.social at it again at #OME2026 🤣

@tom-bssnnt.bsky.social's slides are pure gold

It's on! #OME2026 kicking off at Haus der Universität in Düsseldorf! @sweidtkamp.bsky.social opened this exciting community event, looking ahead at three days of exchange to shape bioimage data management as an international collaborative endeavor.

Congratulations to @tiagolubiana.bsky.social for shepherding our paper to publication & to all my wonderful co-authors. "Wiki Loves iNaturalist: How Wikimedians Integrate iNaturalist Content on Wikipedia, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons" can be read here doi.org/10.3897/biss...

OME-NGFF Hackathon in Zürich just started! We're organizing ourselves to dig into various topics during the next few days. Let's shape the future of microscopy image data standards together. #OME-NGFF_Hackathon #GerBI

The wonderful speakers from @tiagolubiana.bsky.social’s #Wikimedia & #BiodiversityData session at #LivingData2025 (we also had the fabulous @siobhanleachman.bsky.social online). 🧪🔗🌎👩🏼‍💻 @rdmpage.bsky.social @svmering.bsky.social @biodivlibrary.bsky.social @wikimediafoundation.org

Que legal @tiagolubiana.bsky.social 🇧🇷 ! Connecting Wikimedia + iNaturalist 💚 #LivingData2025

My amazing #Wiki colleague @tiagolubiana.bsky.social has released this lovely video on the #BHLImageExporer. This tool (bhl-gallery.toolforge.org) explores @biodivlibrary.bsky.social images in #Wikicommons. It facilities image reuse in the #Wikiverse. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XK9i... #ILoveBHL

Late to share here on bsky, but so happy with this award! Also: ISB is a beautiful society; if you care about organizing bio data/knowledge, you might benefit from joining it!

It's bedtime but I can't drag myself away from the Biodiversity Heritage Library!

I haven't shared much here lately, but I've been developing this tool over the past few months. A fun way to navigate the intersection of @biodivlibrary.bsky.social and Wikimedia Commons bhl-gallery.toolforge.org

📢 Big news from the Biodiversity Heritage Library: The Smithsonian will no longer host BHL’s central operations from Jan 2026. After 20 years, we’re entering a new chapter – seeking new funding and support to sustain our global staff and infrastructure. Please share. 🌱 #ILoveBHL #OpenAccess